Anybody???

[HowRad]

I'm a lapidary artist and a lifelong rockhound and I cant tell if this is a fossil or a mineral formation? size approx. 1 1/4'' in.

 

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[unclemac]

looks like a mineral formation to me...similar to many agates i have seen

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Agree. I don't see enough symmetry in it for a fossil . . . unless it a fragment of some type of coral(?)

Or maybe a combination - agatized fossil coral.

 

[thoroughbred9000]

I dunno...looks like a "trace fossil" to me. They are useually made by sea worms making tunnels, burrows and the like. Hard to say from photo but it's really neat! Take it to a fossil shop for an opinion.

 

[Whiplash00]

Agate spong coral.

 

[Inyo]

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[Whiplash00]

That's odd. Maybe crinoid stalks in a row?

 

[Whiplash00]

Agree. I don't see enough symmetry in it for a fossil . . . unless it a fragment of some type of coral(?)

Or maybe a combination - agatized fossil coral.

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Sry Charlie I didn't know you were using that as a reference.