doc_feld Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) I found this as a kid in an old surface mine (I was told) in the upper peninsula of Michigan near lake Gogebic. I found it in a large pile of loose sand. It looks and feels like sandstone, but maybe harder. It has what looks like a "foot" on the bottom and a hinge in back. I would appreciate any speculation on what it is. Just a funny shaped rock? Thanks. Edited March 19, 2018 by doc_feld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I’d say some water worn sandstone or quartzite, the white being a seperate vein or bed. A rock, but a cool looking one. 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Welcome to TFF! You are right with it being a rock. It is a piece of sandstone with a mineral vein in the center. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 It looks interesting and holds childhood memories, so worth keeping. But I agree with the others. And a very warm welcome from Morocco. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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