hndmarshall Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 ok here is a weird potato looking thing...any ideas? the item was wet in the photos and is actually lighter than pictured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Looks like a pebble to me. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hndmarshall Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 its about 4 inches long and 2 across these are pics of its texture unlike other stones in area...more crystalized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I like a little carbon with my hot dogs but that potato is way overcooked. Nice rock!! Could be jasper which can have all these colors including black. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hndmarshall Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Idk it has a stem or mouth like part. there is no red, the orange/tan you see has been scrubbing off like I said its more crystalized. especially in the small open area where it is either a mouth or stem attachment???.... there is also a texture to the outer part its not smooth...only smooth on the dark area on bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yep...its a rock. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 It's a broken water-worn rock. Rocks are made up of mineral crystals. Unfortunately your photos aren't sharp enough to be able to recognize which. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Rock RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Pictures not clear, but I think limestone, calcite, maybe quartz and iron staining. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hndmarshall Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Another look at my crazy potato. Not sure if better lighting would make a difference or not. Been thinking this could be some type of sponge or water plant, it looks like it had a stem. sorry for repeating...just thought better light may help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Still looks like a pebble to me. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 27 minutes ago, hndmarshall said: Another look at my crazy potato. Not sure if better lighting would make a difference or not. Been thinking this could be some type of sponge or water plant, it looks like it had a stem. sorry for repeating...just thought better light may help. Topics merged. No need to start another post. Better to keep it all together. Unfortunately, I have to agree with the others. No fossil here, ... but an interesting rock. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Ma Nature at her artistic best! Quite the trickster when she's of the mood... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hndmarshall Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 thank you guess it goes in my weird rock pile...which is growing...lol...seems I am attracted to weird things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 It looks like a tumbled chert / flint nodule. comparative picture from the Internet " 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...
hndmarshall Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, abyssunder said: It looks like a tumbled chert / flint nodule. comparative picture from the Internet mine dont look like those actually it could be something else... I found these am looking into what exactly they are though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 In A-H, and the last picture, I suppose, all are fossil echinoderms, crinoids and cystoids (in a quick view). I can't compare any of them to your specimen in question. " 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...
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