Page Index Toggle Pages: 1 Send TopicPrint
Normal Topic Mystery specimen (Read 1248 times)
Scott LaBorde
RHL Administrator
*****
Offline


"Rock it" science!

Posts: 2960
Location: Wake Forest, NC
Joined: Sep 28th, 2010
Gender: Male
Mystery specimen
Feb 21st, 2018 at 8:45am
Print Post  
My friend Michael Becklo has sent me this photo asking to see if anyone can guess what this is.   Wink 
« Last Edit: Feb 22nd, 2018 at 8:05am by Scott LaBorde »  

thumbnail.jpg ( 114 KB | 40 Downloads )
thumbnail.jpg

Scott LaBorde
RockHoundLounge Creator
Back to top
IP Logged
 
Dennis
Senior Member
****
Offline


Beryl is good!

Posts: 358
Location: Morganton, NC
Joined: Oct 2nd, 2010
Gender: Male
Re: Mystery specimen
Reply #1 - Feb 21st, 2018 at 9:55am
Print Post  
That looks like a large specimen of calcite sand crystals.  I have similar ones from Florida, and found some in Oklahoma City many years ago.

Dennis
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
JoeM
God Member
*****
Offline


I Love YaBB 2.5 AE!

Posts: 4179
Location: Wake County, NC
Joined: Sep 30th, 2010
Gender: Male
Re: Mystery specimen
Reply #2 - Feb 21st, 2018 at 6:31pm
Print Post  
Petrified Chicken of the Woods fungi.
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Scott LaBorde
RHL Administrator
*****
Offline


"Rock it" science!

Posts: 2960
Location: Wake Forest, NC
Joined: Sep 28th, 2010
Gender: Male
Re: Mystery specimen
Reply #3 - Feb 22nd, 2018 at 8:06am
Print Post  
Dennis wrote on Feb 21st, 2018 at 9:55am:
That looks like a large specimen of calcite sand crystals.  I have similar ones from Florida, and found some in Oklahoma City many years ago.

Dennis


Correct!! Well done Dennis!
  

Scott LaBorde
RockHoundLounge Creator
Back to top
IP Logged
 
lizziebird
Full Member
***
Offline


RockHoundLounger

Posts: 143
Joined: Mar 28th, 2013
Gender: Female
Re: Mystery specimen
Reply #4 - Feb 22nd, 2018 at 12:16pm
Print Post  
JoeM wrote on Feb 21st, 2018 at 6:31pm:
Petrified Chicken of the Woods fungi.


Ha!!
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
JoeM
God Member
*****
Offline


I Love YaBB 2.5 AE!

Posts: 4179
Location: Wake County, NC
Joined: Sep 30th, 2010
Gender: Male
Re: Mystery specimen
Reply #5 - Feb 22nd, 2018 at 7:33pm
Print Post  
Thanks, Lizzie.  This is a tough crowd!  Wink

Well done, Dennis! Thank you.
And thank you for the specimen picture, Michael. Smiley
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Rebecca
God Member
*****
Offline


I Love YaBB 2.5 AE!

Posts: 653
Joined: Nov 11th, 2010
Gender: Female
Re: Mystery specimen
Reply #6 - Feb 22nd, 2018 at 10:01pm
Print Post  
I thought it looked like that plant in Little shop of Horrors.
  
Back to top
 
IP Logged
 
Page Index Toggle Pages: 1
Send TopicPrint