Obsidian found

[TerryC]

I met a new neighbor yesterday and talked up metal detecting, of course. I was invited to detect and went there today. I found a Georgia quarter and a Virgin Mary medallion on the drive. Nearby, on a hillside , I found these pieces of obsidian. Nice. The other piece appears to be fossilized wood. Am I right?

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[TerryC]

I met a new neighbor yesterday and talked up metal detecting, of course. I was invited to detect and went there today. I found a Georgia quarter and a Virgin Mary medallion on the drive. Nearby, on a hillside , I found these pieces of obsidian. Nice. The other piece appears to be fossilized wood. Am I right?

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Update: Since taking this pic, I learned the father of the previous owner was a stone mason.... probably why the striped piece appears to be "worked". ╦╦Ç
A second look tells me the smooth edge is probably natural.

 

[stephaniea44]

looking beautiful

 

[TerryC]

looking beautiful

Tnx, Steph. I must consider the obsidian may have been brought here by the previous owner. I say that because the natural occurrence of obsidian here seems to be non-existent. I'm checking further. It would be neat to find a new, unknown source here in Calaveras County. ..... Here's hoping...... ╦╦Ç

 

[TerryC]

looking beautiful

Welcome to Treasurenet! ╦╦Ç

 

[TWray]

Nice pieces. Quality Hard rocks and minerals are rare in the eastern, US.

 

[Johncoho]

That does appear to be petrified wood, and a nice piece at that. Nice find. Congrats.

 

[Johnnybravo300]

Nice!! I find alot of pet wood around my place but can't see the pic very well. Obsidian isn't far away from here, a collapsed caldera at cochetopa dome nearby and Apache tears too.
All formed by volcanic ash, possibly same as yours. They are found together at times for what I've read too.

 

[Johnnybravo300]

I find bucket loads of pet wood around here, and septarian nodules in the layers below.

This is the smallest sep nod I've found. Like a little chicken egg!

 

[TerryC]

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I find bucket loads of pet wood around here, and septarian nodules in the layers below.
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This is the smallest sep nod I've found. Like a little chicken egg!

Very nice! Tnx for the pics. ╦╦Ç

 

[TerryC]

 

[T.C.]

Here's some petrified wood I polished up in my tumblers....

 

[TerryC]

Here's some petrified wood I polished up in my tumblers....

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WOW! Very nice. My brother, TimC, Has collected bucketsful from AZ. 25 pounds at a time, of course. ╦╦Ç

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds, congratulations!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice looking pieces.

 

[against the wind]

looking beautiful

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

 

[uglymailman]

Hi Terry. When I worked in S.Dakota there was an Arkie. dig along the MO. River. They found stone for arrowhead's (not worked yet) from 500 miles away. Seems the Natives used it like money. Your stuff could be local or from far, far away. Happy New Yr. & good luck.

 

[against the wind]

Good eye Terry.
I would probably walk right by those stones and not realize what they are.
Congratulations

 

[TerryC]

Hi Terry. When I worked in S.Dakota there was an Arkie. dig along the MO. River. They found stone for arrowhead's (not worked yet) from 500 miles away. Seems the Natives used it like money. Your stuff could be local or from far, far away. Happy New Yr. & good luck.

Yes, Ugly! I recently went to the eclipse at Weiser Idaho. There is an archie site there that shows a trading post that has been in continuous operation for thousands of years, only stopping 400 years ago. They could have, in fact, been part of trading hundreds of years ago. The Weiser site connected the tribes from west of the Rockies and east of them. I'm no archie, for sure, but this collection of glass could have been brought in by Indians hundreds of years ago. ╦╦Ç

 

[TerryC]

Good eye Terry.
I would probably walk right by those stones and not realize what they are.
Congratulations

Tnx. Once tuned in, you don't pass up a second time! ╦╦Ç