New Members A-Bonn Posted May 28, 2021 New Members Share Posted May 28, 2021 Hello, I'm new. This was found in Central Louisiana, in a rock/dirt pit. Between 30-40 ft. deep. Other fossils were found in the same area. It was under a thick (around 10 ft.) layer of reddit. Please be patient with me. I'm new, but have found some great fossils from this new dig. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Welcome to the Forum. This doesn't look like any fossil I am familiar with. This looks like agate or chert to me. Maybe some others will weigh in? 1 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Looks like chert to me. 1 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Yup. The shiny surface that is evident in the photos indicates it may be a high-silica cherty material. Really interesting erosional patterning on the outside and the inside seems to have a bit of worn botryoidal (cluster of grapes) shape to it which can form on the inside of a hollow (geode-like) rock. Looks to be purely geological but a pretty piece that I'd have picked up to have a closer look (and probably have kept despite it not being a fossil). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botryoidal https://www.google.com/search?q=botryoidal&tbm=isch Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to seeing what other rocks and fossils you have found in your area. Cheers. -Ken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Quote A warm welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 On 5/28/2021 at 3:28 PM, A-Bonn said: It was under a thick (around 10 ft.) layer of reddit. I just love autocorrect! As I understand it, Reddit can get pretty thick at times. 2 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Chalcedony is another possibility. Botryoidal quartz at any rate. Just out of curiosity: What the heck is reddit supposed to be? All I can come up with on google is the well-known website. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Ludwigia said: Just out of curiosity: What the heck is reddit supposed to be? I think she meant “red dirt”, but autocorrect (or fingers that were too quick) came up with reddit. That’s my guess anyway. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Auto-correct can make for some interesting misinterpretations. Any additional insights on the rock in question are moot as the OP was last here on the forum almost 2 years ago. She (hopefully) got the answers she was seeking but did not stay to become a long-term (addicted) fossil hunter. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Chalcedony is another possibility. Botryoidal quartz at any rate. Just out of curiosity: What the heck is reddit supposed to be? All I can come up with on google is the well-known website. Reddit is another forum-like site except it can be for anything. You name an interest, it’s there as a sub-forum (known as sub-reddits) on the site. The problem is that the site is largely unmoderated unless you take care to moderate your own sub-reddit. People are very toxic and unkind there and barring occasional moderation you can also post whatever content you want I won’t say everything on that site is bad, but much of it makes it hard to navigate for those unprepared for the risks… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 5 hours ago, patelinho7 said: Reddit is another forum-like site except it can be for anything. You name an interest, it’s there as a sub-forum (known as sub-reddits) on the site. The problem is that the site is largely unmoderated unless you take care to moderate your own sub-reddit. People are very toxic and unkind there and barring occasional moderation you can also post whatever content you want I won’t say everything on that site is bad, but much of it makes it hard to navigate for those unprepared for the risks… I'm not at all interested in that website. I just wanted to know what the OP was trying to say and it looks like FossilNerd came up with the logical answer. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 38 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: I'm not at all interested in that website. I just wanted to know what the OP was trying to say and it looks like FossilNerd came up with the logical answer. Oh oops! Sorry… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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