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hi guys, yesterday i found this bone while collecting fossils plants , really i dont know if its fossilized or not, maybe not.  If not i will keep it anyway, its nice :D  

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Bones like this are difficult to evaluate in hand let alone from a photo. Color is not a reliable indicator because bone stains in a relatively short time.

You can try tapping it with something metal. A spoon works well. A high pitched sound like fine china would make indicates a mineralized fossil. A hollow tunk usually indicates something not so old. 

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Another test is the burn test.

Hold a lighter's flame to it - if it burns/smells like burnt hair, it is not a fossil. Fossil will not burn since it is mineralized, and no smell. 

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