CatEyeSapphire Greenie Jul 15, 2020 11 17 North Carolina Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Aug 23, 2020 #1 I got this as a gift a few days ago I can't say I've seen anything like this before any ideas on what it is? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 DR.ÖTEK Metal Detector, Waterproof Gold Detector, Pinpoint & Terrain Modes, Professional Metal Detector - Grab it through Amazon!
I got this as a gift a few days ago I can't say I've seen anything like this before any ideas on what it is? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 DR.ÖTEK Metal Detector, Waterproof Gold Detector, Pinpoint & Terrain Modes, Professional Metal Detector - Grab it through Amazon!
ToddsPoint Gold Member Mar 2, 2018 5,402 13,096 Todds Point, IL Primary Interest: Metal Detecting Aug 24, 2020 #2 Look up Petoskey stone. Hexagonaria. It's a type of coral and looks very similar to your find. Gary Upvote 0
OP OP CatEyeSapphire Greenie Jul 15, 2020 11 17 North Carolina Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Aug 24, 2020 Thread starter #3 ToddsPoint said: Look up Petoskey stone. Hexagonaria. It's a type of coral and looks very similar to your find. Gary View attachment 1858548 Click to expand... It looks similar to my piece but Petoskey stone has very uneven hexagon shapes and a dark centers while mine is a lot more uniform with small lines inside each one like an agate. Still interesting though I've never heard of Petoskey stone! Upvote 0
ToddsPoint said: Look up Petoskey stone. Hexagonaria. It's a type of coral and looks very similar to your find. Gary View attachment 1858548 Click to expand... It looks similar to my piece but Petoskey stone has very uneven hexagon shapes and a dark centers while mine is a lot more uniform with small lines inside each one like an agate. Still interesting though I've never heard of Petoskey stone!
DDancer Bronze Member Mar 25, 2014 2,339 2,002 Traveling US to work Detector(s) used Current Equinox 600 Past Whites DFX Garret GTI 2500 and others Prospecting Minelab GPZ 7000 Past SD 2100 GP 3000 (retired) Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Aug 25, 2020 #4 Can you figure out a hardness and streak? It does look like a fossil however as you said its pretty uniform. Upvote 0
Can you figure out a hardness and streak? It does look like a fossil however as you said its pretty uniform.
I islamoradamark Silver Member Aug 26, 2016 3,630 3,993 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Aug 25, 2020 #5 crystallized coral thats why is as hard as a rock Upvote 0