dredge material

[steve71]

this and fossil shark teeth and other fossils were dug up.was just wondering what it is. not the artifact butis it fossiizedl sea floor?

 

[zztop357]

Looks like smoky quartz to me. How big is it? Are there any mountains or gravel pits close by?
HH zztop

 

[chipveres]

I respectfully disagree, I think the crystals are calcite. Look at the end of the crystals, they are four-sided where quartz would be hexagonal. Here in Miami, we used to pick these up associated with fossilized sea-shells dredged up in dredge-and-fill projects.

Chip V.

 

[IronSpike]

I respectfully disagree, I think the crystals are calcite. Look at the end of the crystals, they are four-sided where quartz would be hexagonal. Here in Miami, we used to pick these up associated with fossilized sea-shells dredged up in dredge-and-fill projects.

Chip V.

Is the artifact smokey quartz?

Difficult for me to judge whether the crystals are four-sided, however the cluster does look different from clustered crystal quartz rocks. I agree with Chip V.

 

[steve71]

I respectfully disagree, I think the crystals are calcite. Look at the end of the crystals, they are four-sided where quartz would be hexagonal. Here in Miami, we used to pick these up associated with fossilized sea-shells dredged up in dredge-and-fill projects.

Chip V.

yes you are correct i'm looking for this stuff