KristyDFox
Newbie
- Mar 14, 2013
- 4
- 0
- Detector(s) used
- visual
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hi, I'm new: What is this, and is it worth anything to anybody? Thanks.
Location: Foothills of Allegheny Mountains in a very, very rural hiking/hunting land owned by my family for many generations. This land is along a river and adjacent to State Game Lands in Venango County, PA. There is absolutely no manufacturing in this area, nor is there much of anything inhabited. The nearest house is about 6 miles away, and the nearest industry/factory is about 35 miles away. Unless there were Native Americans settled in this ravine/riverbed, nothing modern has been situated there in recent decades/centuries.
When it was found: I found this on a hike with my husband last year. We were about a 45-min hike from our vehicle when I found it in the riverbed, but I talked him into filling our backpacks and bringing it home. It resembled the beautiful obsidian volcanic rocks I'd paid good money for at a shop in Florida years before.
Perspective: I put a quilter's mat on the table, so the squares are 1" each. There is natural light behind me. I washed the rocks before photographing them so you can see the shine. I don't own a tumbler or anything like that, so they're just like how I found them on the hike.
The biggest point of emphasis I have is that this is from a very remote location. There is no smelting or manufacturing there, and never has been. No old railroad tracks, no old factories, no manmade roads, etc. It's beautiful out there. You can see so many stars at night. Anyway....
Thank you for taking a good look at these and letting me know what you think it is and/or how to determine if it's worth anything.
Location: Foothills of Allegheny Mountains in a very, very rural hiking/hunting land owned by my family for many generations. This land is along a river and adjacent to State Game Lands in Venango County, PA. There is absolutely no manufacturing in this area, nor is there much of anything inhabited. The nearest house is about 6 miles away, and the nearest industry/factory is about 35 miles away. Unless there were Native Americans settled in this ravine/riverbed, nothing modern has been situated there in recent decades/centuries.
When it was found: I found this on a hike with my husband last year. We were about a 45-min hike from our vehicle when I found it in the riverbed, but I talked him into filling our backpacks and bringing it home. It resembled the beautiful obsidian volcanic rocks I'd paid good money for at a shop in Florida years before.
Perspective: I put a quilter's mat on the table, so the squares are 1" each. There is natural light behind me. I washed the rocks before photographing them so you can see the shine. I don't own a tumbler or anything like that, so they're just like how I found them on the hike.
The biggest point of emphasis I have is that this is from a very remote location. There is no smelting or manufacturing there, and never has been. No old railroad tracks, no old factories, no manmade roads, etc. It's beautiful out there. You can see so many stars at night. Anyway....
Thank you for taking a good look at these and letting me know what you think it is and/or how to determine if it's worth anything.
