Fun day hike finds!

Mar 18, 2019 4:29 AM

So beautiful in the light

Odd turtle shell like fossil?

Some of my finds

Gorgeous little crystals, shouldve taken a better picture.

Anyone know what any of these rocks are? I just thought they looked cool but dont know what they are. I found them in midwest Illinois for reference.

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They are Calcite crystals

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Neat!

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#2 is just a concretion of some sort, sorry to burst your bubble. Still a cool find.

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some reason just got the notification for your comment. What does that mean exactly? And I don't mind I just wanna know what it is haha

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A concretion is just a glob of sediments that stuck together. Sometimes they nucleate around a shell or a pebble or something.

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Ah, still pretty cool haha. Thanks for the info though!

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