[Rockhounds] fossil corals

[Alan Goldstein]

Rik,

If you have some photos that show detail, e-mail me directly and I'll try to 
make a general determination. It helps to know their age, as Morocco is well 
know for having Devonian coral. Many are similar genera found in the Eastern 
U.S.

What is a "cap coral?" That is a term I've never heard before.

Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rik Hill" <rhill at lpl.arizona.edu>
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Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:32 AM
Subject: [Rockhounds] fossil corals


> At the Tucson show I bought a number of fossil corals in a flat. They are 
> from the Altai Mountains in Morocco. It appears I have at least 3 species 
> of horn coral and at least two of cap corals. I searched on the web and 
> while I can find pictures of these, I cannot find anything that will help 
> me classify these. Any suggestions?   -Rik
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