Is this a pecked stone?

[CHUDs]

Is this pecked or natural? Thank you.

 

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Or maybe a hammerstone?

 

[monsterrack]

Or maybe a hammerstone?

From your photos it looks to be a hammer stone.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Could you get a real clear close up of the lighter surface please? I'm not sure if that is pecking or not.

Pecking would look like this.

 

[CHUDs]

I will get the pic tomorrow. I'm thinking, if anything, it may be a hammer stone.

 

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I've been turning this over in my hands for a few days now and my belief is that if anything, it may be a hammer stone. The underlying stone is heavy in iron and may have just flaked off the outer layer as it oxidized. I would expect to see that over the entire stone if that is the case though...As always thanks for the insight. I'm just going to keep looking.