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Hi everyone, newbie here. I was walking through the woods along a creek in upstate New York and found this rock in the creek. I've never seen anything like it, so thought I'd show it here and see if anyone can figure out what it is. It's about 12" high. I'm thinking it may be a rock full of fossils, but I surely don't want to break it open because I don't know what I'm doing, and don't want to destroy it. I've also searched on the internet for a couple hours and didn't find anything that resembles this
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Found near mountain / river / creek bed in northern cali. So perfectly two toned. It’s heavy for the size 4”x2”. How does this even happen so neat! Not a whole lot of explanation when I searched online anyone have any more insight?! Thank you so much!
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New to the forum and wanted to start a thread on hagstones. But first I figured it'd be good to see if there already was one. Other than my posts, this is the only one that turned up when I searched on the term. So I am resurrecting it. About hagstones: they are rocks with naturally occurring holes in them. They are believed to have magical powers to the FIRST finder. Some believe those magical powers remain with the rock and are transferable, but evidence is murky. "Wear it around your neck on a string to ensure good health and to heal any minor ills. Nail one above the door of your barn to stop witches souring your herd's milk or taking your horses for a gallop in the night. Attach a hag stone to your bedpost to keep bad dreams away. "Jul 25, 2021 Another place said hagstones (sometimes hag stones) are difficult to find as they "choose" when to be found and by whom. Dunno about that. I've found at least forty in my driveway, and one recently on an out of town trip to Columbia, Illinois, in the parking area of a Hampton Inn. One yesterday in my driveway. I also discovered one I already had found actually has TWO holes all the way through it. That's gotta be super effective! Don't remember when I found it, but I bet the next few days were unusually blessed. This is yesterday's find. Also found a poor excuse of a fossil, and this hagstone appears to have a fossil of some small critter piece in it, though it's such a good hagstone that's where it would be housed. I was feeling so lucky yesterday, what with the hagstone find and discovery of a previous find having two holes, I almost cashed in my deferred compensation account and bought lottery tickets. But once my heart stopped pounding I thought better of it. Made me then think maybe this latest hagstone brought bad luck, which I, fortunately, did not fall victim to. I noticed one of the earlier posters was going in search of hagstones. One cannot do that successfully. If one's goal is specifically to find hagstones, they will not cooperate. They will only allow themselves to be found as part of another search, like a general search for interesting rocks. If you even think "Time for another hagstone find" you will not be successful.
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I was rock hunting while cleaning up the garbage on the shore of Ohio river and I found this. It resembles a petrified tooth of some sort. Did I find a rock or is it indeed a tooth?
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Hello. I found this rock on the shore of a beach in Narragansett, R.I. It was buried pretty good wedged between other rocks and can tell these are plants of some sort. I broke the rock in half and it’s inside and outside of the rock as well. Was wondering further information. Thank you. 72983672556__F86D833E-8517-47BA-8B91-3D058EEEE308.MOV 72983676876__E73E2472-B58F-4969-A5BE-885B7965DB96.MOV 72983685808__B60707A6-3F94-47ED-81DC-6A4B4DE5347A.MOV
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Hi, we come across this pattern on a hike in Wales that didn’t seem to match the rest on the rock and were curious, does anyone have any suggestions?
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I have kept this thing on a shelf for some 40+ years just because I found it intriguing, but now I'm (lately) getting curious to understand what it could possibly be. I know I have collected it, but I don't seem to remember where - the most likely possibility is the Liaoning region in China, with Pakistan's Baltoro Glacier as a second and rather remote option. I don't see how it could be a fossil, but than what? A concretion? I've seen (not collected, we followed very strict self-imposed rules) quite a few truly bizarre concretions in close to three decades of speleology, but nothing resembling this. Further, it does not feel like a typical concretion to the touch, and rather gives the feeling of pressed sand. Any idea?
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Found on the beach in North Carolina. Wasn’t sure if it was actually a tooth or just a very neat looking rock. Any help would be appreciated!
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Recently found what I thought was a turtle shell. However the more I examine it the more it looks like a rock/mineral. Interesting pattern on top, side and bottom. Any ideas? Images are side view, bottom and top
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Confused by this fossil and hoping for some help learning how to differentiate. Fossil is approximately 3 1/2” x 4 1/2”. One side looks like bark, break patterns look like rock and line patterns are varied. Perhaps I’m overcomplicating?
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I found a couple of weird rocks in a beach. Are they fossils or normal rocks? Location: Ormos Lemonias, Greece. I would appreciate if you could identify whether this particular one is a fossil or not, the other is similar but I can't send it right now.
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I found this strange rock at the oregon coast. Lincoln city, Oregon. It is quite heavy and is flourescent under UV light. Is this a fossilized coral? or sponge? Or is it nothing at all? Thanks for your help
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I've just found what Im sure is a petrified 9.5" chubutensis if I'm measuring correctly if anyone is interested in having a look please, I'm super inexperienced with shark teeth
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I found these rocks on my ranch in El Paso County Colorado. I think they could be fossils, not sure of what type of animal. However one looks like a bone that turned to rock. Any help in identifying would be appreciated!! Item 1 Item 2
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We live in Southwest Michigan. We have a large barn filled with miscellaneous things including many large rocks collected over the years. We have no idea where this one might be from- possibly belonged to our Aunt from Chicago who spent time in Australia, Hawaii and Florida (sorry I know that doesn't help I'm just trying to give details). I really love this rock, and would appreciate any thoughts! I have the utmost respect for paleontology, and zero experience in this field unfortunately, so I do not know how to look at this with educated eyes. Knowing this, forgive me as I describe what I see: The rock is very heavy (20 lbs) and appears to have metal or iron embedded in certain spot areas. In those particular areas (of iron) it is shiny, slippery and smooth. All other areas are rough, rock like. There are a few tiny bright green flecks that look like gemstone, as well as little crystal flecks at the flat end where it appears to have been broken off. Opposite that end, at the more narrow end, there is a series of something that looks like it could have been alive- a tiny spine or something? A long bug? Additionally there is a mark in the center that stands out almost heart shaped that is interesting in appearance as well. I have it positioned on a round placemat that is 15 inches across. It is so heavy that if I pull the placemat across the granite, it feels like it's cutting or scraping the granite surface. Thanks in advance, looking forward to your comments!