LiamL Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Firstly, i never have any finds where i live so i doubt this is even a fossil. I have to travel to the coast for finds. Anyway, i was walking my dog in Wakefield in west yorkshire and found this rather unusual stone. Does anybody know what it is and why it has so many holes? Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Better pictures may help. Don't looks like a fossil to me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I'm curious if it might be some sort of basalt or igneous rock ... they often use local rock quarried as roadstone or fill for paths and roadways. You may do some research on local formations in your area. A cursory search brings up the Clevland dyke intrusion or Armathwaite dyke that has been used as road fill. But that was just a quick search .. the rock type looks off for what is described. Still it may be worth a look. Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 So, as an example .. the type of rock you are looking for might be a type of lava called andesite . Which is also quarried .... btw. Again .. just a guess. Someone else from the area is sure to pipe up. 1 hour ago, LiamL said: Firstly, i never have any finds where i live so i doubt this is even a fossil. I have to travel to the coast for finds. Anyway, i was walking my dog in Wakefield in west yorkshire and found this rather unusual stone. Does anybody know what it is and why it has so many holes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 make that andesite(after the South AMerican orogeny of that name). Not saying that it is,but .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, doushantuo said: make that andesite(after the South AMerican orogeny of that name). Not saying that it is,but .. Ahh .. haha .. touche'. Good catch and duly noted (and spelling corrected). B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thanks for your replies! Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 It's far and away most likely to be a form of industrial slag - effectively an artificial igneous rock. There's nothing natural like that anywhere near, probably not even with glacial transport. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I'm inclined to say its limestone with boring holes. (mollusks most likely) The texture and color are all wrong for igneous at least from my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I agree with Tarquin, particularly if it is lightweight. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 It could be weathered coal 'clinker', a form of slag. Near railroad tracks they are quite common. Some are rather stone like. They can be rather heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Can we get better (focused on the specimen) images? " 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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