DChalo Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Well, i was in this deep river that has marine fossils and i ran into a rock that had crystals in it. There was a chunk that fell off so i got a hammer and smashed it. On one part there is this crystal looking thing with egg shells surrounding it. Is it an egg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Umm I doubt it but can you show us pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn835 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 NEED PICS PLEASE With rocks in my head, and fossils in my heart.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DChalo Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 here sorry for the poor quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Looks like a geode to me. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 From the description i would have to agree the picture is too blurry for my eyes but geode make the most sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Geode would help if we knew river state any more info Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 That looks like a geode to me, but they are sometimes called THUNDER EGGS. Too blurry to be certain, but what looks like eggshell might be an outer growth of agate. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DChalo Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 It was in the north sulfur river of Paris, Tx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 If it came from the NSR, them it is a mud ball that hardened and crystals formed on the inside. You can find then quit a bit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 geode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 there are some extremely hard "mudstone" septaria/concretions at the NSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Fossil eggs are really difficult to find in the fossil record. There are certainly some bird eggs known from the Cenozoic, but dinosaur eggs are only known from a few localities in North America. 90% of all fossil eggs ever collected from North America are one block away from my apartment, in the Museum of the Rockies - all collected from Montana. Eggs require a very specific environment of preservation, and because of their fragility and chemistry, are very rare. There are only a handful of localities outside Montana in the US where they are known to occur; I believe there are some eggshell fragments from Big Bend, but that's the only place in Texas from what I know. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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