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Mystery Object

Geplaatst: 19 mei 2007, 15:29
door skorpion
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Hi Folks

Sorry to bore you but could this be a fossil?
It is very light.

Pete

Re: Mystery Object

Geplaatst: 31 mei 2007, 12:41
door webmaster
I do not think it is a fossil. I cannot recognise any structures op living compartments of corals or other organisms. I thing the rock is some volcanic pumice rock.

[Editted by webmaster on 01-06-2007 at 11:28 GMT +1]

Re: Mystery Object

Geplaatst: 31 mei 2007, 14:48
door Stijn
no fossil indeed

look for reaction with HCl to look if it is a weathered limestone, or to the microstructure of the stone if it can be volcanic rock (pumice)

cheers stijn

Re: Mystery Object

Geplaatst: 05 jun 2007, 20:05
door Junior
I have a rock like that to,
when I found it my friends grandad(who is an archeologist) sed it was an, I don\'t know how to call it in English, so I have to say it in dutch, an \'vuursteen\' from the Createcious Era.

PS: does annybody knows how it\'s called in english?

Re: Mystery Object

Geplaatst: 05 jun 2007, 21:53
door DNAtim
Vuursteen= Flint(stone) or Silex. The stone shown here aint flint, pumice also seems the most reasonable to me.

Re: Mystery Object

Geplaatst: 05 jun 2007, 22:24
door Junior
oh, ok.
i saw it just now, it ain\'t the same thing...:S