IndianRiverSonrise
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I posted photos of this item in the Rocks and Gems forum thinking that it was a rock and not a fossil. However, some of the people over there think that it is a fossil, so I am posting it over here.
What do you think?
It might help to know that it was found on a Florida beach where I have never seen a rock like that, but where I have found both fossils and Indian points. When I first picked it up I thought it was a fossil tooth, but after cleaning it off and getting a better look, I thought it was a rock. It seems to be very dense, but the layers are so thin and irregular (curved and wavey), that I doubt it would be used by the Native Americans to make points. Just doesn't look like it would flake well, even though I don't really know much about that.
The guys on the rock and gem forum seem to be going towards a conclusion of chalcedony fossil (if I am fairly summarizing majority opinion).
What do you think?
It might help to know that it was found on a Florida beach where I have never seen a rock like that, but where I have found both fossils and Indian points. When I first picked it up I thought it was a fossil tooth, but after cleaning it off and getting a better look, I thought it was a rock. It seems to be very dense, but the layers are so thin and irregular (curved and wavey), that I doubt it would be used by the Native Americans to make points. Just doesn't look like it would flake well, even though I don't really know much about that.
The guys on the rock and gem forum seem to be going towards a conclusion of chalcedony fossil (if I am fairly summarizing majority opinion).