New Members rocksmom Posted April 13 New Members Share Posted April 13 Am new to this forum and hoping you can help me, please. My son found this rock behind our garage. Am not sure if this rock was formed at our home in Maine or was laid down from quarried rock as a base for construction on our property. There are numerous quarries near my home where the rock may have been taken from. I live in the Downeast part of Maine, there was a glacier here , as well as volcanic eruptions. Searched my rock identification book but found nothing like this. Searched the internet and found similar looking rocks that were from Canada and England. They were identified as Chrysanthemum Stone, Fossilized Coral, Fossiliferous Coral, Carboniferous Tabulate Coral. Coral seemed to be the repeating identification, although each identification varied slightly from the others because there were different samples on the internet. Thank you for your time and help with this identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Moved to ROCKS AND MINERALS. This is a geologic sample, and not a fossil. Maybe something like Cumberlandite? 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
Darktooth Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Hello and welcome to the forum from New York! I agree that object is not a fossil but an interesting rock. Dave 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 It is an igneous rock, a porphyry, with light crystals, possibly feldspar. 1 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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