Found This An Odd Stone While Looking For Cephlapod Fossils Need Help With An Id

[RockguyDave]

so im from wisconsin and i go to iowa from time to time to look for fossils or neat stones and i found this one and i am having trouble iding it heres a few pictures would apreciate some help

[Raggedy Man]

I do not see any indicators that point to a fossil.

[minnbuckeye]

Fossilized buckeye???? LOL Now that I can't hunt fossils, are they ice fishing in Stoddard yet?

[RockguyDave]

well i thought it might be a moss agate and i have seen a couple guys fishing not many got warm so the ice was dicey

[howard_l]

I would check and see if it scratches glass. If it does I would lean more toward Quartzite.

[Ludwigia]

I would check and see if it scratches glass. If it does I would lean more toward Quartzite.

Prolly true, at least the light colored stuff. It's not agate anyway

[Rob Russell]

It looks a bit like a beat up Omar.

[Ludwigia]

It looks a bit like a beat up Omar.

What's that?

[Rob Russell]

They're glacial erratics from Hudson bay. Sorry I'm not at my computer or I'd post a link and some pictures. Perhaps I'll have an opportunity this evening.

[Ludwigia]

You learn something new every day.

[Rob Russell]

Here's a little bit on Omar's. And a picture of a few of the ones I've found over the years. Obviously the specimen in question would only have a chance at being an Omar providing the area that it was found was glaciated.

[minnbuckeye]

Stoddard Wisconsin is in the driftless area , hence no glaciation. however, the local river systems, in particular for Stoddard the Mississippi River, flush down many items, like Lake Superior agates from north of the driftless region.