cmthunder Hero Member Joined Mar 20, 2013 Messages 844 Reaction score 2,298 Golden Thread 0 Location Maryland Detector(s) used Minelab Xterra Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 12, 2023 Thread Owner #1 I thought this rock was unusual with deep hole? Any fossils here? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon! Attachments IMG_3525.webp 855.9 KB · Views: 21 IMG_3524.webp 716.6 KB · Views: 22 IMG_3526.webp 1.2 MB · Views: 17
I thought this rock was unusual with deep hole? Any fossils here? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!
dognose Silver Member Joined Apr 15, 2009 Messages 4,193 Reaction score 11,485 Golden Thread 0 Location Indiana Detector(s) used Fisher F70 Oct 12, 2023 #2 I don't see any fossils. it looks to me to be an igneous stone where a softer mineral weathered out of the matrix leaving the void you see. this is just from the photos. inspection in person holding it may yield a different opinion.
I don't see any fossils. it looks to me to be an igneous stone where a softer mineral weathered out of the matrix leaving the void you see. this is just from the photos. inspection in person holding it may yield a different opinion.
unclemac Gold Member Joined Oct 12, 2011 Messages 7,433 Reaction score 7,817 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: Beach & Shallow Water Hunting Oct 12, 2023 #3 i think what you have there is a cryptocrystalline silicate (CCS). Like chalcedony... think of it was a mineral rich fluid that filled a void and solidified and crystalized. Those squarish shapes are indicative.
i think what you have there is a cryptocrystalline silicate (CCS). Like chalcedony... think of it was a mineral rich fluid that filled a void and solidified and crystalized. Those squarish shapes are indicative.