We found a large piece of fossilised wood on a fossil walk in the Isle of Wight on holiday last year.
We don't know much about it other then what the tour guide told us...it is 125 million years old...it has to be kept in water or it will rust...it cannot be kept with living creatures (fish, turtles etc) as it will kill them.
Basically we want to klnow a bit more about what it is and what it's worth as at the moment it is in an otherwise empty fish tank sat in the corner of the room taking up space (and we're sick of having to fish things out when they fall in!)
We are moving in July and don't really want to lug it along with us unless it's worth holding on to and we wouldn't know where to start with selling it anyway!
It is about 60-70cm long and 10cm wide and has a coating of fools gold on the top. It was found on the beach just north of Sandown on the Isle of Wight.
Thanks :o)
2007-03-27 07:40:48 · 4 answers · asked by nevine1982 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
It sounds like you own a nice piece of petrified wood. I doubt anyone could date it just by looking at it. Don't bother keeping it in water. Any exposed iron is already coated with a layer of iron oxide, protecting it fairly well from further oxidation. I doubt they are harmful, since desert animals live in petrified logs.
If you don't want to keep it, the easiest way to part with it is to sell it to a local rock shop.
2007-03-27 15:06:16 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you are bored with it try selling it on ebay! Or contact a local museum near you and ask if they want it, if it were worth anything and if you can sell it to them or if they know any collectors nearby who would purchase it. Advertise in your local paper once you find out all the information you can about it if you have no luck elsewhere.
2007-03-27 14:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by Confuzzled 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't mind it for my collection! However the next best thing to do, after contacting me, is wrap in a wet cloth and take it to the museum. Best to phone them first to see if their geologist/minerologist can see you at short notice
2007-03-27 14:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Birdman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hummm if its fossilized it shoudn't rust are you sure what it is even?
2007-03-27 14:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋