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This is obviously not a seed fern fossil, but the "fossil guy" at the flea market across the river in Jersey told me that it is a fern. My understanding was that it is petrified plant material, a petrified fern. I'm not confident in his identification as he, I now know, missed several identifiable pieces (crinoid columnals and a chunk of perfect rose quartz, for example) or simply wasn't as into looking as he said he was.

So, I need another ID! Again, as usual, it was found under the bridge behind my house in Bucks County, PA along the creek not far from the Delaware river. 20180111_003441.thumb.jpg.70bdf4271b17c50c8d561c7b1cc50438.jpg20180111_002922.thumb.jpg.6e87551245d624e1858c155ad891dce6.jpg20180111_002811.thumb.jpg.304c354fca1c3459b5e49f7004b410ac.jpg20180111_003047.thumb.jpg.1ae88c8d75be347f095bc4946e60de96.jpg20180111_002704.thumb.jpg.0dc98a8bb93a4caec173fdbd443933f9.jpg20180111_002627.thumb.jpg.959db285336566c995715bdba70765a2.jpg

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16 minutes ago, Wrangellian said:

It does look layered... Is it carbonaceous (coal) as it appears to be?

I don't think this is carbonaceous, tho I have found plenty of obsidian and jet in the same area. I have found nothing like this, while I have found lots of what I know to be carbonaceous, being the obsidian and jet. Is there a way to check this piece?

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I'm in the geologic camp on this one. 

Looks like worn layers.

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6 hours ago, KraZshardLady said:

know to be carbonaceous, being the obsidian

Obsidian is a volcanic glass, not related to coal and not carbonaceous rock.

There should not be any obsidian in Your neck of the woods unless brought there by man.

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20 minutes ago, ynot said:

Obsidian is a volcanic glass, not related to coal and not carbonaceous rock.

There should not be any obsidian in Your neck of the woods unless brought there by man.

I have misunderstood or been grossly mislead on a great many things as I began researching my new hobby! The flea market guy is not a good source of information and the spiritual rock people are often just plain wrong -- pfft.

Now, I have to go get pics taken of what I'm sure is obsidian so you can tell me it's something else...

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Vote for geological. Never simply trust dealers.

Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

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