My daughter just sent me tis photo of a rock

[Mud Hut]

She and a friend are on an early morning kayak trip. They stopped on a sandbar in the river where she found this rock thing.
She is wondering what it is and what type of stone it is?
Any thoughts?

 

[mike b]

Of all the different rocks I've seen on t-net thats the coolest. Looks more like glass. What state did it come from ?

 

[Mud Hut]

Of all the different rocks I've seen on t-net thats the coolest. Looks more like glass. What state did it come from ?

They are in southwest Virginia floating the New River.

 

[Kray Gelder]

It looks wet. I think it's naturally shaped from river tumbling. Looks like metamorphosed basalt ( because of the zeolite-like inclusions.) Not obsidian, not anthracite, not jet. IMO.

 

[Mud Hut]

It looks wet. I think it's naturally shaped from river tumbling. Looks like metamorphosed basalt ( because of the zeolite-like inclusions.) Not obsidian, not anthracite, not jet. IMO.

Thanks Kray! I will text her your info. It is wet. She waved it in the river to clean it off and took the photo.

 

[Tony in SC]

Nice piece!! The notch makes me think it is man made. Maybe from a wire wrap necklace lost by another kayaker?

 

[jeff of pa]

For some reason it reminds me of a sharks tooth , Re-shaped and coated.
not natural

 

[GoDeep]

Cool find, do you have a picture of the back side?

 

[islamoradamark]

cool find

 

[Doubter in MD]

For some reason it reminds me of a sharks tooth , Re-shaped and coated.
not natural

It's wet in the picture. I don't know what it is but it's cool.

 

[jeff of pa]

actually, I Think it's a Piece of handmade Jewelry, Or broken off something

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like a natural river pebble to me, but it is a cool shape.

 

[crashbandicoot]

I have no idea,but pretty,I like pretty,especially these days!As far as rock things,wasn,t Benjamin Grimm made of rock?Nice find and a good eye.

 

[blauer]

Piece of jewelry made of glass or crystal. Unless you come up with more info (e.g., hardness) that's what it is.

 

[Mud Hut]

Piece of jewelry made of glass or crystal. Unless you come up with more info (e.g., hardness) that's what it is.

not glass .. not crystal ....jewelry perhaps.

 

[pepperj]

Good eye!
It's a keeper that's for sure. Congrats