Help! What is this thing??

[mrs.oroblanco]

I think this is my first What is it post, but anyway, this thing was found in Wyoming. It is not any kind of metal - it is some kind of stone.
Not magnetic, doesn't sound off with an md. It was found in an area that is known to have neat stuff like TeePee rings, etc. That's all I know - we found it in a big field. Not sure if it could be something that has been fired. Both the top (pic 1) and the other side (pic three) are bowl-like and hollowed out.

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[ivan salis]

piant or dye holder?

[Bigcypresshunter]

Dog bone?

[Breezie]

Several years ago I saw one similar to yours in my doctor's office on top of his file cabinet. I thought it was some type of paper weight, but he said it was a Native American bowl used to melt opium. Breezie

[Rookie2]

Very well could be petrified dung

[Bigcypresshunter]

Several years ago I saw one similar to yours in my doctor's office on top of his file cabinet. I thought it was some type of paper weight, but he said it was a Native American bowl used to melt opium. Breezie

...and you believed him?

[mrs.oroblanco]

If it was a bowl of some type - then it would have been shaped and fired in some way?

It's definitely (I think) not anything petrified. It feels like stone - and its heavy for its size.


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[Bigcypresshunter]

Maybe the Indian Artifacts people can help.

[mrs.oroblanco]

Good idea - I think I will cross-post it.

Thanks,

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[72cheyenne]

There was a thread over in treasure marks and signs that had pictures of naturally occuring rock formations similar to yours. I tried searching earlier and didn't find it, but I'm pretty sure thats where I saw it. The consensus on that thread was that it was a natural occuring rock. I'm not sure myself.

[TiredIron]

I agree with you....I think its a naturally occurring mineral nodule. Take it into a good rock shop or your local Natural History Museum and ask them.

TiredIron

[just-dig]

Very well could be petrified dung

That's exactly what it is. Coprolite.