Experts ID help needed!!

[TheRockCollector]

I found this rock near lake Ontario in I ravine. I believe that it is either a nutting stone, bow drill, or Geofact. I believe the rock is sandstone and it fits perfectly in the hand. Specifications: 2 inches long, 1 and a half inches wide, and 3 quarters of an inch thick.
Any help is great!
Thanks

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[bradyboy]

Fishing net weight?
Sounder?
Brady

 

[TheRockCollector]

Fishing net weight?
Sounder?
Brady

The hole dosent fully go through only about halfway so a rope can't fit through and what is a sounder?

 

[BosnMate]

My first guess would be for a bow drill, for either drilling or starting fires.

 

[White Shaddow]

I think your right.

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[Silver Searcher]

I would agree that it is a Fire Stone, nice find for sure

SS

 

[Rasputin]

Fishing net weight?
Sounder?
Brady

The hole dosent fully go through only about halfway so a rope can't fit through and what is a sounder?

He was a dog, wasn't he?? Just kidding, I believe a sounder is a weight tied to a rope to check depth.

 

[Tuberale]

Based on the powdered yellow on the interior of the hole, this may be a pestal for ochre. Could have been applied to the dead for burial or for face/body ornamentation for war.

 

[TheRockCollector]

Based on the powdered yellow on the interior of the hole, this may be a pestal for ochre. Could have been applied to the dead for burial or for face/body ornamentation for war.

The color on the inside isn't yellow it's the stone (sand stone I believe)

 

[Tuberale]

IMO, not sandstone. I have LOTS of sandstone in my area, and grew up digging fossil snails and clams out of Tertiary sandstone beds. If sandstone it would be a more uniform color. Most of the visible yellow I see is within the bowl.

Also, sandstone is composed of small sand particles cemented together under pressure. This rock looks more metamorphic to my eye. Posting a close-up of the stone would be a good idea.

 

[TheRockCollector]

IMO, not sandstone. I have LOTS of sandstone in my area, and grew up digging fossil snails and clams out of Tertiary sandstone beds. If sandstone it would be a more uniform color. Most of the visible yellow I see is within the bowl.

Also, sandstone is composed of small sand particles cemented together under pressure. This rock looks more metamorphic to my eye. Posting a close-up of the stone would be a good idea.

Here is a zoomed in photo.
http://m1194.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/TheRockCollector/photo-1.jpg.html?o=0&newest=1

 

[TheRockCollector]

Guys here is also a more closer look at the hole.
http://m1194.photobucket.com/albumview/albums/TheRockCollector/photo-2.jpg.html?o=0&newest=1

 

[Gunrunner61]

I've looked for "rocks" for twenty years or so,and do not concider myself an expert,That being said I feel that it's a natural occurrence, I think the hole is to deep and not smooth enough in the bottom to be a nutting stone,same reason for not being the top holding stone for a fire drill. JMHO HH

 

[TheRockCollector]

Thanks everyone i have decided that its a geofact!