Is this a fossil or what?

[JerryHaskins]

I am an old mechanical engineer in western Mississippi (near the Mississippi River), and I joined specifically to ask for help in figuring out what this is.

It is a piece of gravel with an apparent raised image on the surface.

The 3 circles in the middle are raised and so is the entire perimeter of the irregular shape.

Notice how the raised perimeter wraps around the bottom of the rock.

I have seen lots of fossils in limestone in other parts of Mississippi, but all of the gravel that I have seen is smooth due to the millions of years of erosion.

It was found locally, but I have no idea where it originated. We have gravel pits in the area, and they don't haul dumptruck loads of gravel long distances; so it probably came from a local gravel pit..

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Indian Steve]

Very Cool! I'm not sure what it is but I sure would have brought it home.

 

[old digger]

It looks like agate material, (non colored).

 

[Kray Gelder]

I don't think it's a fossil. It's a fragment of drusy quartz that tumbled for a long time in a stream, hammering off most of the crystals. I believe I see crystals in the center area in your photos.