heatherhjorth Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I live in Richmond, Virginia and recently discovered a bounty of agates in my back yard. Here are pictures of one I found yesterday that is different from all the others. There is still some dirt/mud from the garden in the crevices. I stopped cleaning it after seeing bits of druzy quartz along a seam in the agate and wondered if it could possibly be a fossilized head of some sort? I looks like it spent some time tumbling in a creek or something of that nature (most of the other agates are rounded Patuxent stone types). Also, I apologize for not including a metric ruler, but I've included a picture with a US quarter for scale. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I think this is non-biologic in origin. A fossilized skull would display specific bone-like texture, and is composed of separate bones, not fused as a single piece (as what appears here). One would also expect a lot more symmetry in the piece for it to be a fossil skull. 1 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Looks like a quartz pebble. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Looks like a quartz pebble. That's only because it is a quartz pebble. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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