Strange find at Folsom Lake

[infotraker]

Lund this rock or petrified something while hiking the dry lakebed. Looks like a egg !

 

[Peyton Manning]

dino egg? or petrified golf ball

 

[ATpro5]

That Is Very Neat. Definately Hang On To It. Either Its Just A Natural Formation Or A Petrified egg. Im No Expert.

 

[infotraker]

The rock or whatever is about 8 inches across.

 

[CoilyGirl]

And you're sure it's not metal? It looks like a crushed can to me,see the crimping on the edge?

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Eroded cave formation or very well could be a Dino egg

 

[Peyton Manning]

a can 8 inches across? ( females!)

 

[XL-PRO PRO]

Those are pretty common in Tennessee.We call them love stones.

 

[infotraker]

I guess I better go get it , I know where it is, 1/2 mile out on the lake bottom. Also found a st of keys and found the owner already !

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Take it to a university and let them check it out

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

a can 8 inches across? ( females!)

Whatever Jeff lol -"Males"-

 

[Old Dude]

I have found a couple stones like that here in Ne Pa too. I always wondered what they were. The ones here almost look like sandstone inside. We have deposits from a Canadian glacier that moved through this area many centuries ago, so it's hard to tell where our rocks came from.

 

[CoilyGirl]

^^^^

What she said BHG,LOL! I've never seen a can that small,snort!

 

[Qball]

Folsom lake is off limits for treasure hunters so be careful.

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

^^^^

What she said BHG,LOL! I've never seen a can that small,snort!

LMAO! Right :-)

 

[WHADIFIND]

Folsom lake is off limits for treasure hunters so be careful.

Let's have a show of hands. Anyone here label themselves as "treasure hunter"? No? Guess we're ok then.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Take it to a university and let them check it out

If you do don't tell them where you found it.

 

[coinshooter]

That is known as a mud concretion. They form when leaves, etc. group up thousands of years ago. The ball of crud eventually rolls to a point where it creates a mudball covering the initial sticks or leaves. As time goes on and the mudball rolls around over thousands of yearsthe leaves etc are long gone from decay. Sometimes this leaves a hollow area in the center where water and mineralized solutions have seeped in. They will eventually evaporate out sometimes leaving a hollow mineralized center full of either calcite or quartz.
If you broke it open or cut it in half with a rock saw, you might find it to be full of crystals. You can tell the better ones because they are light. Got one sitting in my backyard that is about 15 inches across and weights about 100 lbs.

 

[Brother Al]

Let's have a show of hands. Anyone here label themselves as "treasure hunter"? No? Guess we're ok then.

I found one penny wrapped in electrical tape and buried in a sandbox. It was buried "treasure" to someone...Am I now a cache finding treasure hunter? or....what the wife calls me.

 

[Tnmountains]

There is also a fossil and rock section here that will be able to give you a good assessment of your find. Check it out! ( It is not a crushed can! ) lol