Found Carvings in Northwest Georgia Mountains

[mandi913]

Any ideas? Thanks...

 

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[keith2004]

i think i see a Thunderbird in the upper left.....how large is this?

 

[mandi913]

i think i see a Thunderbird in the upper left.....how large is this?

This one is maybe 2 feet x 2 feet, maybe larger. We have found at least 3 others so far. Here is a different one.

 

[mandi913]

Some additonal carvings...
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[aquachigger]

I think you will find that they are fossils. Either plant/algae colonies or maybe just a mineral intrusion in some ancient fractures. Look at the second picture in the OP. Someone would have had to carve away the ENTIRE rock face to make the ribs stand out. The "ribs" are harder than the surrounding rock and the surrounding rock has weathered away over the eons.

 

[diggummup]

I think you will find that they are fossils. Either plant/algae colonies or maybe just a mineral intrusion in some ancient fractures. Look at the second picture in the OP. Someone would have had to carve away the ENTIRE rock face to make the ribs stand out. The "ribs" are harder than the surrounding rock and the surrounding rock has weathered away over the eons.

I agree. You may want to post this in the Fossil forum on here- Fossils

 

[Gunrunner61]

I think AC is onto something.......HH

 

[GaRebel1861]

I have no idea what that is, but it is interesting.

 

[Montauk]

Waffle Rock or Carpet Rock or variation thereof.
Strange Rock Formations

 

[Papa Bear]

I would go so far as to contact the state archeologists and show them photos. They may know what it is. Interesting find. Please let us know what it is when you find out. Well done!!

 

[Papa Bear]

Waffle Rock or Carpet Rock or variation thereof.
Strange Rock Formations

I think you have it there.

 

[mandi913]

Someone on another site found a link; they are called "boxwork weathering". I'll have to research further. Thanks for your ideas!

 

[leprechaun]

exellent find for sure.

 

[Edgenation]

Yeah it looks like sedimentary rock with quartz crystalization within. Then over millions if years the sedimentary washes away with rain and moss growth leaving the quartz behind! very nice patterns though!