Identification of a rock from Kentucky
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I was hiking the other day in southeastern Kentucky and ran across this rock on a river bank. I've never seen a rock like this before. Can anyone here identify it?
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I was hiking the other day in southeastern Kentucky and ran across this rock on a river bank. I've never seen a rock like this before. Can anyone here identify it?
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Looks like a fossil coral (or something similar). What happens if you drop vinegar on it? Does it fizz?
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I was hiking the other day in southeastern Kentucky and ran across this rock on a river bank. I've never seen a rock like this before. Can anyone here identify it?
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I was hiking the other day in southeastern Kentucky and ran across this rock on a river bank. I've never seen a rock like this before. Can anyone here identify it?
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Looks like a fossil coral (or something similar). What happens if you drop vinegar on it? Does it fizz?
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Looks like a fossil coral (or something similar). What happens if you drop vinegar on it? Does it fizz?
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Looks like a fossil coral (or something similar). What happens if you drop vinegar on it? Does it fizz?
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– Gimelist
yesterday
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Looks like a fossil coral (or something similar). What happens if you drop vinegar on it? Does it fizz?
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Your rock is most likely colonial horn coral fossil. It is common fossil in middle Devonian Period in Kentucky. I won't venture a guess on species from just an image. Kentucky Geological Survey has a nice introductory guide to fossil corals.
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Your rock is most likely colonial horn coral fossil. It is common fossil in middle Devonian Period in Kentucky. I won't venture a guess on species from just an image. Kentucky Geological Survey has a nice introductory guide to fossil corals.
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Your rock is most likely colonial horn coral fossil. It is common fossil in middle Devonian Period in Kentucky. I won't venture a guess on species from just an image. Kentucky Geological Survey has a nice introductory guide to fossil corals.
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Your rock is most likely colonial horn coral fossil. It is common fossil in middle Devonian Period in Kentucky. I won't venture a guess on species from just an image. Kentucky Geological Survey has a nice introductory guide to fossil corals.
answered 2 days ago
Gary KindelGary Kindel
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Your rock is most likely colonial horn coral fossil. It is common fossil in middle Devonian Period in Kentucky. I won't venture a guess on species from just an image. Kentucky Geological Survey has a nice introductory guide to fossil corals.
answered 2 days ago
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Looks like a fossil coral (or something similar). What happens if you drop vinegar on it? Does it fizz?
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– Gimelist
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