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Post by knave on Aug 4, 2020 20:09:08 GMT -5
The burnt orange or red color is common in coprolite it seems. Is it iron?
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 4, 2020 21:46:30 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 4, 2020 21:49:15 GMT -5
Oops, looks like my photos got spun around. Sorry
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Post by RickB on Aug 5, 2020 14:14:44 GMT -5
The burnt orange or red color is common in coprolite it seems. Is it iron? Pork & Beans. |
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 11, 2020 9:57:50 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY !!! Here's little Benjamin showing you the biggest one I've ever lugged back to the truck.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 11, 2020 13:51:11 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY !!! Here's little Benjamin showing you the biggest one I've ever lugged back to the truck.
What a cutie! I'm sure that rock is bigger than Benjamin!
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Post by stephan on Aug 11, 2020 14:54:23 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 11, 2020 16:39:54 GMT -5
stephan thanks for showing us the cabs. Very nice, and do you know where the coprolite came from? It's interesting to note the nuances of different sources worldwide. I'm inclined to guess that your "suspected coprolite" is the real deal. It certainly has that look to it.
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Post by stephan on Aug 11, 2020 22:56:33 GMT -5
stephan thanks for showing us the cabs. Very nice, and do you know where the coprolite came from? It's interesting to note the nuances of different sources worldwide. I'm inclined to guess that your "suspected coprolite" is the real deal. It certainly has that look to it. Thanks. I think Utah, for the most part, but all of came with origin info. |
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 13, 2020 21:20:52 GMT -5
This is one of the rarest colors I've found. Many are blackish on the exterior but it's only surface color. I sold this one before I realized the black agate interior was scarce. I have many more to cut so maybe I'll get another black interior.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 13, 2020 21:41:20 GMT -5
The black ones with the bright red splotches are my favorite poop!
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 18, 2020 11:51:23 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY  |
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Post by stephan on Aug 22, 2020 9:35:35 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY Now, these are the ones that remind me of septarian nodules. |
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 22, 2020 10:38:14 GMT -5
One of the things I like so much about coprolites is the variety is broad and interesting.
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Post by agatewhisperer on Aug 22, 2020 11:33:42 GMT -5
Fresh off the saw! Coprolite confirmation?  |
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Post by 1dave on Aug 22, 2020 12:00:03 GMT -5
TURD TUESDAY Now, these are the ones that remind me of septarian nodules. Those are probably "drying cracks" like you see in drying mud. |
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 22, 2020 12:25:22 GMT -5
Now, these are the ones that remind me of septarian nodules. Those are probably "drying cracks" like you see in drying mud. Yes, and most folks who've seen old dried cow turds in the pasture have observed they often get deep fissures in them. I hypothesize that these dino turds had dried out and gotten cracks in them before whatever burial event overtook them and then the voids became receptacles for agate formation. I'd be interested in hearing other ideas people might have. |
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Post by RWA3006 on Aug 22, 2020 12:29:15 GMT -5
Fresh off the saw! Coprolite confirmation? My best guess is yes it is because the interior is so similar to countless others I've seen, plus the exterior shape and texture is consistent with many I've found in Utah. |
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Post by agatewhisperer on Aug 22, 2020 13:18:23 GMT -5
Fresh off the saw! Coprolite confirmation? My best guess is yes it is because the interior is so similar to countless others I've seen, plus the exterior shape and texture is consistent with many I've found in Utah. Thanks. Bought it out of the coprolite bin at the rock store but never really know! |
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Post by stephan on Aug 22, 2020 14:01:29 GMT -5
Now, these are the ones that remind me of septarian nodules. Those are probably "drying cracks" like you see in drying mud. That’s what I figure, too, but it still reminds me. So, since we refer to Dino bone as “gembone,” what we have here could be marketed as brecciated gem poop. 😂 |
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