What kind of rock is this?

[Unitedstatesofamerica1]

 

[kingskid1611]

Very old statue of a lady that has been in a running stream. That is what I see but I don't know what kind of rock it is.

 

[Crispin]

Petrified heart, I can clearly see the left and right ventricles and atrium, the aorta, and the pulmonary artery.

 

[austin]

Think it is a large piece of shist. Yeah, that's the rock's name and it is metamorphic. Looks like a carved statue, but don't know.

 

[Rawhide]

Calcite maybe? Crush it and pan it lol.

 

[davjaymo]

Very old statue of a lady that has been in a running stream. That is what I see but I don't know what kind of rock it is.

I agree. Could just be my imagination but i see the Pieta https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Michelangelo's_Pietà_Saint_Peter's_Basilica_Vatican_City.jpg

Though that could just be one of those Jesus-In-A-Pancake type things

 

[trdking]

Put it on eBay and reference the Face of Jesus on the ritz cracker!

 

[Ant]

Maybe Basalt Sediment:

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[hawkinac74]

I'm an amateur geologist (but PhD biologist by training). I'd say it looks like a sedimentary rock like a limestone or fine grained sandstone. Some of the photos show grains - but hard to tell. Another clue is the uniform nature of the stone.

Cool find!
Andrew


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[Lone Star]

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I thought I saw smoething lke that chasing Scooby-do last week.
Is it as grainy as it appears or more like a mold of something. I found mineralized root impressions before that are just as weird.
I'd keep it!
Lone Star


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[curious4moreknowledge]

You know, it might be helpful if we had something to reference the size of the object. It's easy to say that it may have been a statue of some sort, assuming its at least the size of a lawn gnome. But if its only a few inches in size then it would most likely be a natural rock formation of something like sandstone or calcite. Post measurements or photos with a ruler or other known size object for reference, then members will be better equipped to provide an answer.

 

[lastleg]

This proves my theory of a race of miniature women. Outstanding discovery.

 

[Gooner]

Limestone.

 

[Mike70]

I have seen similar weird shapes before, so am thinking it may be from a patch of sand, (or dirt) that has been struck by lightning. The intense heat fuses the particles together creating strange shapes. Hope this helps.

 

[tamrock]

I'm an amateur geologist (but PhD biologist by training). I'd say it looks like a sedimentary rock like a limestone or fine grained sandstone. Some of the photos show grains - but hard to tell. Another clue is the uniform nature of the stone.

Cool find!
Andrew


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I agree.

 

[tamrock]

It looks like Alf

 

[sutphin]

VIRGIN MARY. GOING ONCE GOING TWICE SOLD TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT FOUND IT. THAT IS A EBAY ITEM IF I EVER SAW ONE. CAN I BE YOUR AGENT, THIS ROCK COULD BE ON THE WAY TO SOTHEBEYS OH HEK FORGOT HOW TO SPELL IT AND [USA] GOOD CHANCE YOU COULD RETIRE OR TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD WITH YOUR FIND.

 

[sutphin]

AH BE DAMN IF IT AINT OBAMMIE TAM ROCK. YEP RECONIZE THAT FACE ANYWHERE. UPDATE, NOW I AM TALKING ABOUT ALF NOT THE TNET MEMBER....

 

[Garrett424]

I agree. Could just be my imagination but i see the Pieta https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Michelangelo's_Pietà_Saint_Peter's_Basilica_Vatican_City.jpg

Though that could just be one of those Jesus-In-A-Pancake type things

What he said. Looks like a heavily eroded Pieta to me too.

Then again, I don't know Jack about art when you get right down to it. Even still, that's what I see.

As to what kind of rock it is; I have no clue.
It's interesting though.

 

[RAWalter]

Boy, what a bunch of wild guesses. Was fun reading them, thanks. As it is plain gray and no real visible grain in it, and we don't have a chip to look at the true internal structure, the external ruff face is semi-dissolved and mineralized from what appears to be iron in the stream. My best guess is this was a low fire clay figurine that someone left as a religious icon in a water area. It looks like it once represented a seated Madonna and Child.