Is this a fossil

[No gold in NY]

Found in Arizona. At first glance I thought it was a fossilized Cypress Knee. Nah.

It is 4 inches tall and some sort of stone. Any help?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Pics from a few different angles would be helpful.
Interesting find though, maybe post here as well... North American Indian Artifacts

Dave

 

[No gold in NY]

Thanks Dave. I do not believe this is a worked piece. Check out the second pic the site has allowed me to upload.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Try posting on the gems and minerals forum. Steve is on there from AZ and knows his stuff. Gary

 

[Kray Gelder]

It could be a cypress knee. Do people find petrified cypress wood in the area? The center looks odd, I think, because the hollow knee filled in with muck before petrifying. The outer edge is the wood. It all was turned to stone over time. IMO.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Thanks Dave. I do not believe this is a worked piece. Check out the second pic the site has allowed me to upload.

My first thought when I saw your second pic was a 'petrified antler'?
It almost looks like bone to me?

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

It could be a cypress knee. Do people find petrified cypress wood in the area? The center looks odd, I think, because the hollow knee filled in with muck before petrifying. The outer edge is the wood. It all was turned to stone over time. IMO.

Cypress Knees
“Swamp cypress tree (Taxodium distichum) knees are woody projections that sprout above water level, growing vertically from the knobby roots of bald cypress trees.”

Southeast Georgia cypress knees - raw. All these knees were harvested from the Southern Waters property, on the Ogeechee River outside of Savannah, GA.

 

[No gold in NY]

I have three at home in my garden I harvested in Florida. Annoying when you hit them with your airboat.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Annoying when you hit them with your airboat.

I would think so!