Fossil, Relic or another Love Rock?

[Fiesty]

I have 2 pieces that was found in the same area close to river in a water run off area...The first I thought at first was some petrified bark, but the longer I looked at it the pattern seemed wrong and it looked more like reptile skin to me, but at the opening it looked as if it was cut and possible used for something by the NA's....The second one looked as if it could have been a stone torch, but there was also a suggestion of a bone...I don't care if they are anything or not, but these 2 are some of the coolest finds I have found, if for no other reason then just cause of the oddity.

 

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[surf]

He'ya Fiesty,

Welcome aboard the What Is It train. The first one looks like shale to me. I don't believe it has been worked by man. Your flash removed all the detail from the second.

Types of Rocks

 

[HutSiteDigger]

In a place we metal detect along the Potomac River in Virginia we find little pieces of petrified wood a-lot and you can normally tell by the feel if it was petrified wood or a rock, this doesn't really look like petrified wood/bark but then again your in whole different part of the country. But does it feel rockish or kinda rockish/petrified woodish? kinda odd way of asking but you can normally tell by the feel of it, there is a fossil section also i think here on TreasureNet.

 

[Fiesty]

I don't believe it's shale cause isn't shale layered like slate?....I will try to get some better pics of the other one cause I would like to give people a clear view of what I have so that I can get their honest opinion

 

[Fiesty]

It don't feel woods nor does it really look it either...It's almost as if you can feel something to the likes of leathery hide, like an alligators....All I know is that it's weird

 

[Paleopilot]

Old dried up leather holster?

 

[Fiesty]

It could be...I think I will go and have it looked at, so the curiosity don't kill this cat...We have someone who specializes in fossils, but I just thought it would be neat to get other peoples opinion first