New Members MzAvalon Posted July 3 New Members Share Posted July 3 I’m new here, so please guide me if this is inappropriate..but we found a strange material and can’t identify it..it seems almost like it was turning into agate, which makes me think it’s fossilized. The parts in the ground are smoothing and rounded/cylindrical, and the exposed parts are the angular pieces. One was completely flat and smooth on the bottom. Does it look like fossils or possible coprolites to anyone? ( A geologist IMG_2478.mov friend says they wouldn’t be in this area).There is peacock ore on some of the pieces. They were all lined up in a row about 15’ apart. We are about 9500’ in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 Inoceramid bivalve steinkern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 3 Share Posted July 3 My research has shown me that Cripple Creek sits atop an outcrop of volcanic breccia and other magmatic intrusive rocks which are surrounded by precambrian granitoids, so I don't think you'll be finding any fossils there. I'm not seeing any here at any rate. By the way, agate has nothing to do directly with the building of fossils, but is pure mineral substance, although some fossils can become agatized after the fact. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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