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Richprins wrote: Mon May 04, 2020 5:45 pm Is this a fossil?
Given to me as part of a potted plant ensemble 20 years ago. The plants have been dead for 19 years...
Not sure.
I think it could be a coral. But that's not my area.

I can ask on a specialist fossil forum
RP - can I download the photos and ask there?


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Yes please, Dzombs! \O ^Q^


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Richprins wrote: Wed May 06, 2020 1:28 pm Yes please, Dzombs!
According to the experts this is either a coral or a sponge.
Can't really id it further without knowing exactly where it was collected


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:ty: Dzombs!

I think it came from the mountains around Nelspruit somewhere?


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Richprins wrote: Fri May 08, 2020 6:32 pm :ty: Dzombs!

I think it came from the mountains around Nelspruit somewhere?
I think I am going to leave it at that.
Although at the time, collecting may have been ok, now it’s not
Don’t want that crowd getting all p c with me.


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:shock:

0: 0-

lol


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Received this recently:

Stromatolite - Cotham Marble. Fossilised cyanobacteria
Triassic (Approx 208 mya)
13 cm
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Pretty! :-0


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:yes: \O


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My latest addition.
About 5cm
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