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What is this??

It was found in Leavenworth KS while digging a ditch.

It is in rock form and I've never seen anything like this!

Measurements are approximately 6.5" x  3" x 3".

Any help identifying this would be greatly appreciated!

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I honestly have no idea but it strikes me as the remains of a trilobite or some damaged/convoluted form of stromatolite.

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Looks like some sort of melted plastic? What is it composed of? Is it "rock" or plastic?
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21 minutes ago, FranzBernhard said:

Looks like some sort of melted plastic? What is it composed of? Is it "rock" or plastic?
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It's rock.

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25 minutes ago, FranzBernhard said:

Looks like some sort of melted plastic? What is it composed of? Is it "rock" or plastic?
Franz Bernhard

 

That was a thought at first, like a bunch of plastic cups that got melted.

It feels like a light weight rock with some kind of heavier rock on one side.

I put 2 more pics of it with flash.

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I still have to agree with Franz that this is plastic. Of course I don't have it in my hand so I can't say for sure, but its appearance almost screams out plastic.

 

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Hi,

 

The first picture reminds me of a oyster that would have grown strangely :look:

 

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Just to be absolutely certain in being able to rule out plastic, have you applied flame to the object? If it gives off a smell or melts, that might be indicative. 

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4 minutes ago, Kane said:

Just to be absolutely certain in being able to rule out plastic, have you applied flame to the object? If it gives off a smell or melts, that might be indicative. 

You read my mind!

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first idea was Oyster, but when I have a close look I can see partly covered stone it look like something melted to me

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 this are the parts I am sure to see melted parts

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4 hours ago, Kane said:

Just to be absolutely certain in being able to rule out plastic, have you applied flame to the object? If it gives off a smell or melts, that might be indicative. 

 

Okay, good idea.

What area should I try this test?

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3 hours ago, rocket said:

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 this are the parts I am sure to see melted parts

 

There definitely is a more harder rock on the one side.  If it is a fossil, couldn't that be where the object laid when it died?

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12 minutes ago, VickyRenee said:

 

Okay, good idea.

What area should I try this test?

I would try at the edge where the yellow curled part is in your fifth image.

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8 minutes ago, Kane said:

I would try at the edge where the yellow curled part is in your fifth image.

 

Okay, so a fossil won't melt or have odor?

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18 minutes ago, VickyRenee said:

 

Okay, so a fossil won't melt or have odor?

No, it should not. Since most fossils are organisms replaced by minerals, they should not melt under low heat such as a lighter.

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It does look like melted plastic to me, probably including some of the soil or rocks it melted onto. Or maybe it could be melted metal?  

When I saw your post it reminded me of melted aluminum sardine cans I still find on the beach many years after the factory burned down. Some of them have that look of flowing metal (or plastic) that yours has.  I'm just throwing in my two cents, maybe it is a fossil of some sort. I'm glad you posted it here in any case. We sure have a lot of curious people here on this forum.

 

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Okay, so it IS plastic!

It definitely has the plastic smell and it did catch fire a little. 

I would have never thought to try to heat it so thank you everyone!

I love this forum LOL!  I would've hate to have kept this art piece of a stack of plastic cups for years :rolleyes::heartylaugh: 

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On 7/24/2022 at 5:23 PM, VickyRenee said:

Okay, so it IS plastic!

It definitely has the plastic smell and it did catch fire a little. 

I would have never thought to try to heat it so thank you everyone!

I love this forum LOL!  I would've hate to have kept this art piece of a stack of plastic cups for years :rolleyes::heartylaugh: 

Ha! I am glad you have taken it in good spirit! Who knows you might hit the jackpot next time and find a melted coke bottle for a full set!

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On 7/26/2022 at 7:56 AM, mr.cheese said:

Ha! I am glad you have taken it in good spirit! Who knows you might hit the jackpot next time and find a melted coke bottle for a full set!

 

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