Not Your Typical ID... Any Geologists Here?

Mike,
I'm confused, initially you said it was found a mile high in Colorado.

 

The coral was found in Indo, but I didn't find the dark areas until I cut into it. It was buried inside a big chunk of rock covered in favites.

 

I see, my buddy still stands by his opinion.

That would make a sweet piece of LR.

 

It certainly makes a lot more sense than it being wood.

 

I'd say the chances of finding live coral a mile above sea level was pretty unlikely, lol. Maybe I'm misreading the post? It looks like a gerontic muricid covered with coral overgrowth and stromatolites to me.

 

Sorry, the rest of the posts just loaded. I see the explanation now