Goldfinger 43 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 molybdenum stains rock and stone under the right ways. A little bit of Alkali, Acid from the Ground and it Migrates.I think that may be what ya have there.So does manganese. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,579 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Yep, washes onto all sorta stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red_desert 138 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Here are 3 pics of crinoid stem that I found. Second photo is a type of coral fossil, but stream tumled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldfinger 43 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Nice finds!!!! Have you ever found any trilobites up in that area?Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,579 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sure make ya do some thinking finding stuff like that up on a mountain top some place knowing it was under a ocean at one time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,611 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sure make ya do some thinking finding stuff like that up on a mountain top some place knowing it was under a ocean at one time.Yeah for sure and some folks think we can destroy the planet with our puny existence, Perhaps we will one day make it inhabitable for humans and some other species, but I think the Earth will get us first.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saginaw72 19 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Nice pieces Red_Desert. I keep hoping to find some fossils, but none so far. A friend of mine found a really fine specimen of dino doo. She is going to show me the area she found it in and we are going to look for more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldfinger 43 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 A friend of mine found a really fine specimen of dino doo. She is going to show me the area she found it in and we are going to look for more.I've always wondered how you distinguish a coprolite from any other similar rounded looking rocks in the vicinity without cutting into it..Taste? Smell? Just kidding but seriously!!! :hmmmmm: Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red_desert 138 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Nice finds!!!! Have you ever found any trilobites up in that area?SteveNot here, but can remember taking a family vacation growing up, south to a park somewhere (think in Indiana). The river was shallow enough to wade in, but very rocky. I can still sort of recall seeing them in rocks from that river. Not sure if it was specimens at a park museum or if people were finding them. Probably would have to do an Internet search on trilobites in Indiana. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red_desert 138 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Here is a site for Indiana fossils.http://digsfossils.com/henry/henry_IN_2005a.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeoJack 817 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Why would you copy write protect those images? Do you see a value in doing that? Would you think someone would want to purchase a copy?Unsure why your friend would suggest that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saginaw72 19 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 He explained that these days you can easily lose ownership of a photo by not establishing it at the start. The nature of the internet these days makes these things slippery. The photos aren't the best, but they are unique, and that was the reason I guess. Like you, I want to find out more about this to know exactly how this all works.Saginaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saginaw72 19 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hi Steve. Your right it could be confused, but this one is a really good specimen; inclusions of grassy material and a neat shape in the form of a pile. I don't think anyone has gotten up the courage to lick it to see what it tastes like. I won't be trying it.Saginaw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,579 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 LOL! Lick the Toad, Lick the Toad! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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