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Hey guys, I need help identifying this specimen that I found in my backyard. We live in Whitfield County, Ga on a big rocky hill. This land has been passed down throughout the family for at least 50 years and before that it was just unused forest land. Thre Cherokee Natives resided here in the early 1800s and before. We find lots of white quartz and lots of perfectly round rocks the size of a large grapefruit. There is natural gas pipeline going through the land. (In trying to give a much info on the area the rock was found in) 

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Welcome to the forum! It could possibly be a Stromatolite.

But I am not 100% sure. Let's see what others say.

Dave

 

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Thanks, Dave! I was thinking this as well.

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stromatolite was my first impression as well. 

 

 

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Does anyone know anything about churt nodules? We have huge deposits of churt in our area. Could this be a churt nodule?

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But it does look more like stromatolite

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stromatolites can be silicified.

Chert is silica

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