Coral?

[rock]

I was wondering if this was coral and if not what type it might be if it is a fossil? I have put this in other places and nobody seems to know. Maybe somebody here can tell me what type or what it is. It was found in NW Ga in a field far away from the ocean but still possible cause the NA Indians did trade. Thanks, rock

 

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[Indian Steve]

Hi Rock, I found stuff that looks a lot like that near Richland Georgia. I was told that it was agatized coral. We actually saw boulders as big as cars. Some pieces were broken open by Native Americans and had been made into points and tools. The outside of the boulders were white/ tan crusty looking but the inside was reds, blues, greens, browns and other colors. I went back a few years later to get a truckload and there was a nursing home on the site with no rock to be found. steve

 

[Harry Pristis]

I was wondering if this was coral and if not what type it might be if it is a fossil? I have put this in other places and nobody seems to know. Maybe somebody here can tell me what type or what it is. It was found in NW Ga in a field far away from the ocean but still possible cause the NA Indians did trade. Thanks, rock

Have you looked at the piece under magnification? I think you can eliminate coral because the cells are so small. The other colonial animal to consider is bryozoan which may have tiny cells (zooecia, the whole colony being called a "zoarium"). These zooecia are tubes with an opening at one end. Usually, within the tubes there is not much structure apparent to the naked eye. (A thin-section slide is usually required for identification.)

There is the possibility that it is not a colonial animal at all. Perhaps wood, palm, or something else geological like oolites.

If you don't want to settle for a guess, take it to a geologist with a microscope. Let us know what you find out.

 

[RPG]

I think what you have is either rhyolite or quartzite with spherulites. I have Indian artifacts made of this same material. Google it and see if you find a match.

 

[rock]

Thank you everyone for your kind responses. Now I have to go search the net. This is either a knife or a preform, only one side has some secondary flakes removed and they arent small kinda like a scraper. I dont know if it is broken in half or it was designed this way. If broken the base is very flat and I would guess it is a very ancient break cause there is no color change on the end. Thank you, rock

 

[Harry Pristis]

Thank you everyone for your kind responses. Now I have to go search the net. This is either a knife or a preform, only one side has some secondary flakes removed and they arent small kinda like a scraper. I dont know if it is broken in half or it was designed this way. If broken the base is very flat and I would guess it is a very ancient break cause there is no color change on the end. Thank you, rock

Yes, show us that broken end, rock. It may be apparent on that face whether the round components are tubes or spheres.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Just my opinion, but I don't see a knife or preform there..... Could be your seeing breaks done by mother nature as secondary flakes...

 

[rock]

Hope you can see this. I might have to wait till tomorrow afternoon if you cant. Let me know

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Can see picture, just don't see anything that says it is worked.....Just my opinion...

 

[rock]

I tried the wet look.

 

[rock]

Probably a spall then. I know I have found plenty of them.

 

[Harry Pristis]

I tried the wet look.

Good images! Spherules for sure.

 

[rock]

Ty Harry. So is this a natural type for my area? Do you think it is quartzite then?

 

[Harry Pristis]

I'd say that 'RPG' may have a better idea about the nature of the material. Not quartzite, but perhaps some other silica material.

 

[GatorBoy]

Pretty sure its a flake of rayholite of some sort. Or quartzite.

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[rock]

Thanks Harry