something cool or nothing?

[jerseyben]

Picked up this "rub" stone or "touch" stone today. Or maybe it is just nothing?

Opinions are welcome.

 

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[Sheperdess]

We can't tell what size it is.
If you are thinking a grinding plate, it is not.
Possibly a grinding stone with the side busted out, but I need better pictures.
Some one with hawk eyes chime in here.

 

[jerseyben]

We can't tell what size it is.
If you are thinking a grinding plate, it is not.
Possibly a grinding stone with the side busted out, but I need better pictures.
Some one with hawk eyes chime in here.

Added pic for size. Also, someone suggested to me that it might be a small mortar?

 

[rockheadhunter421]

I have a chalcedony jasper stone that looks very similar to yours here. Mine is bigger but it was suggested to me that mine was used as a mortar also. I'll add some pics of it tomorrow. Thanks for sharing.

 

[intensecrasher]

When I zoom way in on the pictures the edge around the "bowl" appears to be beveled and does not look natural. It also looks like the edge is slightly polished ot has wear use? As for the bowl its self it is easy to see that it has not been altered by man because of the rough surface.

 

[rock]

Did you pick it up in a field or a creek? Looks natural to me but Ive been known to be wrong sometimes.

 

[monsterrack]

JMO I think it is natural also, I call them worry stones

 

[rockheadhunter421]

Here's that stone I was talking about. I was told it may have been used as a hand mortar. You can see the flat, bottom side and then it has a concave top (that has a change in color compared to the bottom surface). The material itself is not natural or has a rare occurrence where I found it; I think it's a jasper or chalcedony material. Also, the area I found it was a known Woodland site where many people and I have found artifacts. I thought I had more pictures of the sides but they really disappeared off my computer. There is a place on the side that looks like a piece was chipped off. Whether it's natural or not, I think it was a great pick anyway.