Timothy Stroede Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 What is it? And is it worth anything? Its lite but hard. I broke a small peiace off (seen in last pic.) it acts and feels like a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EMP Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Could be a fossilized cone/seed? Or maybe some very weathered bone. Any other info on where it was found or how old it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 My guess is that it's actually a modern peach pit: "light but hard" would describe them very well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I agree with modern peach pit. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Welcome to the forum. it does look like a modern, dessicated peach pit. Just FYI, as per forum rules, we cannot appraise the commercial value of fossils ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 $23,759 dollars and 6 cents. Ha!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I'm very skeptical, but, looks like it has some mineral stainings (dendritic growth) all over, mostly visible at the back side (internal part of the pit - picture 2). I'm wondering, if couldn't be considered a fossil. (?) excerpt from Zheng Y, Crawford GW, Chen X. 2014. Archaeological Evidence for Peach (Prunus persica) Cultivation and Domestication in China. PLoS ONE 9(9): e106595 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ema Tzedakah Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 4/21/2017 at 8:48 PM, abyssunder said: I'm very skeptical, but, looks like it has some mineral stainings (dendritic growth) all over, mostly visible at the back side (internal part of the pit - picture 2). I'm wondering, if couldn't be considered a fossil. (?) excerpt from Zheng Y, Crawford GW, Chen X. 2014. Archaeological Evidence for Peach (Prunus persica) Cultivation and Domestication in China. PLoS ONE 9(9): e106595 I am skeptical as well because I have one: At least, I believe I do. Rather than open a new string, I'll ask here as well. Is mine a petrified peach pit? The specimen in this article looks like one of the more unusual forms of Chert called Ribbon Chert. I've hardly any fossil identification and so I'll add, the atypical nature makes me strongly suggest you get an in person examination. Great pics, but I think it's too close to call. Thanks for posting. And thanks to any who answers about mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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