Yesterdays find: Coprolite?

[BurntBear]

Yesterday's find: Coprolite?

I found this piece at a lumber/saw mill yesterday in northeastern Tennessee.
This piece was covered in rust-colored clay and the first thing I noticed is that it was VERY heavy for it's size.
So, not having any idea what I was looking at, I decided to cut this ugly rock.
What I found inside is what threw me for a loop. There appears to be organic material and even honeycomb formations, all black. There is also a reflective luster to the cut as you can see in the photo. I had to wash it several times to remove the iron deposits that seemed to pour out of it. Input? -Luke

 

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[Harry Pristis]

Not a fossil. Meteorite?

 

[BurntBear]

I used a magnet and a metal detector and it is not magnetic and did not pick up on the detector at all. Strange piece!

 

[cowboy7450]

see it it is magnitic could be a meteorite

 

[Terry Soloman]

It is not a meteorite.

 

[GatorBoy]

Looks a lot like hematite