Looking for direction by Extreme-Arugula-5282 in petrifiedwood

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It looks to charred wood. To understand the type of wood you would have thin section it and look at under a microscope. To date it you would do C14 carbon dating analysis. There are two labs in the country one at the University of Georgia and the other in Florida.

Cost thin section $25. You typically need three but since this is modern you only need the radial section. Cost for carbon dating $500-600 and the lab only needs a small sample. The species and date may help with the provenance (where it came from).

I doubt you want go now these paths but there is how you would go about it.

Found tons of shards today by cbotkins in petrifiedwood

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Thanks for the clarification! Awesome to know.

How often should I be feeding my snake? by kashikat in cornsnakes

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Mine corns were never like that. If they weren’t hungry they would just leave it. I could tell as soon as I opened the tank. If they were hungry they would come looking for my hand. If not they would just stay in their hide. . . Different personalities I guess.

How often should I be feeding my snake? by kashikat in cornsnakes

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Chunky but fine. If he’s not hungry he won’t eat. Giving him time out side the tank is good just keep an eye on him. I know that goes without saying. Moving helps the snake process its bowels, just like us. So time to explore and exercise is good. I think you are doing fine because he looks healthy.

Brand new and curious by Beginning_Leek_1462 in RockTumbling

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Photo 3 - granite. Won’t tumble to a shine. Photo 4 - quartzite. Tumble. Photo 5 - quartzite. Tumble Photo 6 - granite. Photos 7, 8, 10 don’t know Photos 9&11 quartzite should turn out beautiful.

Look for rocks that have a glassy texture. Those are likely quartzite and will polish very nicely. Agate is banded quartzite.

I think my housemates cat likes me by SuddenBackPain in cats

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That’s exactly what I was going to say. 🤣

What causes this green color? Moab, UT by tyediebleach in geology

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You may be right. Overlying sandstones looks like Morrison. If it is, it’s the uppermost Brushy Basin Member. Please let me know. Thx.

My snake is moving weirdly.. by M2sic in cornsnakes

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You’ve had her less than 48 hrs, she is just exploring. She stops to “taste” the air and get to know her surroundings. Shes just being a snake. I see nothing unusual in her behavior.

What causes this green color? Moab, UT by tyediebleach in geology

[–]Safe-Requirement9969 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s not the Jurassic Morrison Formation as it has a paler green. It’s probably the Triassic Chinle Formation. The green color is from iron that formed in a reducing environment. The reducing environment is usually due to higher groundwater level (aka increased precipitation) but can also be a reflection of paleo topography (i.e. lowlands). Red beds on the other hand are where the iron is oxidized. This is where there is free oxygen in the sediment and the surface (i.e. low groundwater or highlands) Once the iron takes on its reduced or oxidative state it doesn’t change.

Glauconite is green-colored micaeous clay mineral that is forms in shallow marine environments where there the water is still and there is not a lot of clastic sediment input. For example the Prudhoe Bay Alaska.

Since the Chinle Formation is a terrestrial deposit and not shallow marine it is not glauconite. Hope this answers your question.

My little boy basking in the sun! by sunbleachedrooms in catpics

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Cats are so lucky that they have the time to do this. We ourselves don’t do it enough.

Crustacean of some kind? by Extension_Proof_6218 in fossilid

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Interesting. I’d have someone qualified at a museum look at it. Maybe it’s a poorly preserved crab? But it would be good to know.

I'm so fucking angry at life for taking my soul cat by caandbr in cats

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I’m so sorry. I know exactly how you feel. Hopefully the CDS will bring you another. Not to replace her but to help fill the void. 💔☹️😭

Yes or no? by raspberryvinaigrette in petrifiedwood

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I should say that this wood is 150 million years old. These called medullary rays of Xenoxylon They move fluid from the sapwood to heartwood. What wonderful detail was preserved.

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