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I found these in Washington County Maryland (live in Central PA) while staying at an Airbnb. They were lying in and around a small creek. I've never seen anything like these before. I kept thinking they were peices of wood but was surprised to find them to be rocks when I picked them up. I also found this large peice of quartz? I have no idea so what do you all think?
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Just wanted to share this little stone. Unsure as new to all this of what it is, but I just like it. It reminds me of a carved netsuke. If anyone has any advice I would love to hear. Thanks all.
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Hello everyone I found this stone in the middle of a sandy desert. 60cm long, 15cm wide, very heavy. When I cut it in half, I was very surprised at all these pretty colors. Which kind of stone is it? Any idea?
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I found this beautiful Petoskey stone with I believe quartz? Ive never found one like this..
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Found this unusual colored river polished rock in Texas creek. is this petrified wood or some sort of quartz etc. ? mineral experts please weigh in. this color is unique for my area.
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This weekend as I was out rockhounding for quartz crystals I found this interesting piece. It looks very much like bone to me. Any insight or information would be appreciated. I will add more pics in the comment section. Thank you!
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Hi I Found all of the rocks and many more at one location in middle GA. Some of the peices look like they maybe petrified wood because of the bark like on some of the edges but there is so many diffrent colors to all be petrified wood. The last photos are of a peice that has been roughly polished. I know there is alot of diffrent rocks here in the photos I just figured it may help identify some or all of them if people can see what other kind of rocks are in the area. Any information what what any of the rocks could be would be greatly appreciated.
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Found near our home recently. Was covered in grime and mud but a bath sorted it out. Quite a percentage of iron in the ground here. Weighs just over 4 kilos.
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Found in Dahlonega, Georgia. Original origin (if different) unknown. Before I realized it was a fossil, I had aggressively scrubbed the stone with a denture brush in hopes of cleaning off the deep dirt stains. It worked, but I'm not sure if it damaged it at all. It doesn't look noticeably damaged, if it is, but I figured I'd bring it up. This rock is *most likely?* limestone & quartz but I'm not terribly confident in that answer. Any help GREATLY appreciated!! The fossil appears to be a mix of star shaped and column shaped indents, with what appear to be shells as well. There may be more (as there are a lot of similar indents that look more like closely packed dots) but I'm not sure. P.S.: If anyone has tips to safely remove the iron stains, let me know! I'd rather preserve the fossil than remove the iron, but I figured I might ask.
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I found this in SE missouri & can't identify what exactly is.
JSERTL posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
Okay so first off hello everyone & thanks for taking the time to look at this for me. I really appreciate it,thanks. I foud this stone about a week ago in a nearby stream just downstream from a natural spring that fed into the stream. It didn't look like quarts & felt soft to the touch. It was about twice the size you see know (which is about 1.50" x 2.25") but it was a soft cloudy white not clear like it is now. So I started to file the rock with an average flat file to get an idea of what i had to work with as i had originally planned on trying to make an arrowhead out of it. When i seen how clear & reflective all the inside layers were getting the smoother it got. i just got hooked on seeing how smooth & clear could i get it. So i hit it with 1500 & 2000 grit sand paper off & on over the last week to get it to what you see now. Ive tried identifying the rock but it looks like so many i cant tell. At first i thought it was soapstone do to the feel of it. Any info would be greatly appreciated thank you
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Hello! Today I accidentally found some stones, which I assume to be Quartz, considering, in the same region I had found normal Quartz. But both minerals look rather beautiful and I wondered, what they could be? I googled it, of course and am not sure, whether they (or one) is a Jesper and the other one a Chalcedony? I hope someone of you can help me
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Was wondering what this could be. Unfortunately my kids broke it and I lost the piece that looks like a fossilized oyster or muscle stuck to it I've cleaned it in iron out as I am a collector of minerals but have never found anything like this. It was extremely slimy and stunk when I found it. I picked it up because along bottom has these tiny baby crystals. the copper rusty areas is fragile but has peculiar shapes. Somebody told me it could possibly be a fossilized she'll on coral rock but I'm new to this thank you in advance for any information
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starting to look for Micro fossils in the Pittsburg Bluff Formation - what is this?
OregonFossil posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
I've looked at a lot of sediment now and I just found this. It is a perfect sphere and semi-clear. Hard but perfectly round. Don't think it's a microfossil, but anyone have a guess as to what it is? It was inside a 3 x 6" piece of the formation. Image about 4-500X. Object cannot be seen with naked eye.
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cool polished quartz piece I found in the creek today
matthew textor posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
Hi everyone this is Matt again. Today in the creek I found a very nice polished piece of quartz that was shaped like a ball. The nice thing about it was the creek polished it for me.
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Hello, I was gifted this fossil. All I know is that it was found in Tennessee. I believe it is a coral fossil but because of the 'stems' I can't find anything that matches it online. I know fossils cant be valued for price on here but if this is rare and I should contact someone about having it I would like to know. It is in limestone with quartz sparkles in the 'coral' pieces. Thanks so much!
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Petrified Wood and Metamorphic Material from NW NC and southern VA Blue Ridge Mtns
rockyourworld posted a topic in Fossil ID
I showed some of this material to a geologist and licensed gemologist to verify what it is, and he said most is agate in some form, and that a lot is petrified wood. I didn't know we had petrified wood up here. The longitudinal grain seems to be clearly defined, and gives a nice striped pattern. The cross-section cuts give sort of a cloud agate appearance. The large "logs" are in the softer stages. They are composed of powdered phyllite mixed in with sand and mica. The mohs hardness is about 3.5. The teal blue striped material in the video is an example. The quartz petrified wood is mohs 7 and quite brittle. Can anyone identify tree species? Chestnut was abundant at one time. Blue quartz w/ petrified wood (below) Grayson County, VA White Top Mountain Rhyolite: Petrified wood cross-cut on diameter: Petrified wood lengthwise cut on lower right: Petrified logs (some are soft): Watauga County, NC specimens:
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I was fossil hunting looking in South Texas, and I ran across this vein of rock. Looked cook and can't help but wonder if it could have something of value in it. I have no clue what I'm looking at. I know it's not a fossil but so usual Can anyone help with id or where to take it to be evaluated.
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I'm a newbie to The Fossil Forum. I hike in the hilly areas of south-central Indiana (mainly Morgan, Monroe & Brown counties) whenever I get a chance and many times I end up walking the rocky creek beds looking for fossils & unusual rocks. These creeks are rich in geodes and there is a lot of shale & limestone. I believe that some of the unusual finds are geodized fossils. I have several that I'd like to share with the forum to get opinions from the experts. Attaching multiple photos (15 total: 3 groups of 5) of 4 different specimens with the first five photos showing a pair which have similarities. Thanks in advance for any input.
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Carboniferous wood with crystals for trade
Svetlana posted a topic in Member-to-Member Fossil Trades
Hello. I offer for trade fragments of petrified wood of the Carboniferous period with crystals of smoky quartz. Some samples are in the photographs (I did not upload all the samples I have, since there are quite a few of them - of different sizes and qualities, as well as the sizes of the crystals themselves. I think we can agree on what specifically interests you - I have no doubt that I will find the sample you need). The origin of this wood is Ukraine, its age is Carbon. I'm interested in marine reptiles and petrified wood. Thank you. Have a nice day
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Hello. I want to show you some examples from my collection. This is a Carboniferous wood. The preservation is not the best, but for me these samples are interesting for the presence of crystals of smoky and ordinary quartz on them. A sliver that has broken off from a larger fragment. There is more quartz than wood Perhaps a stem or stump - it is almost round in cross section. And thickly overgrown with crystals. Large flattened fragment; perhaps the first sliver was from it.
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I found what I think is a geode in a small stream here in Vigo County, Indiana. Brought it home and discovered all these unusual circular patterns along the narrower edges. Looks like urchin but I have not been able to find a similar type online. It does not feel hollow. Has anyone seen a similar surface patter on another specimen?
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I found this while I was doing some recon on some Salem-Warsaw limestones a day ago. Every other chunk of quartz I stumbled upon looked like your typical oddball sphere of quartz crystal, nothing special. This one's shape and appearance were pretty unique. I almost see the resemblance of a calyx. Is this geodized quartz as well, and why the odd shape? Side view Side view Side view Bottom side Topside Thanks for the input, Jackson
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I found these geodes and when I broke them open I realized they had this reddish brown stuff on them. I would like to remove this stuff but I do not know how I can do it without ruining them, or if I can do it at all. These geodes are fragile so I can not clean them with a tooth brush.
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Looking to see if anyone can tell me what I found. Big 1 looks to be solid quartz. The 2 small ones are as big as a finger.
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