Is it, or not?

[ncsuwolf]

Found this several years ago, can’t remember exactly where but sure of central va. Was cleaning out garage today and re-found it laying amongst the clutter. Is it a) worked, but not finished, b) finished and broken and some type/thing I’ve never seen, or c) a rock?

 

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[pepperj]

I'll say rock.

 

[ncsuwolf]

I'll say rock.

Thus the reason I’m here. 99% I don’t have to ask….assume if I do it’s probably not. But oh well.

 

[pepperj]

Thus the reason I’m here. 99% I don’t have to ask….assume if I do it’s probably not. But oh well.

Learning about things makes for a great day.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Looks like a cool rock, but just a rock. I'd have snagged it too..

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry, it is unworked natural stone.

 

[newnan man]

A Leverite.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Quartzite. There are two types, ortho and meta. Ortho is knappable, meta is not. I can’t tell which type you have but it does look a bit like ortho.

 

[ncsuwolf]

Quartzite. There are two types, ortho and meta. Ortho is knappable, meta is not. I can’t tell which type you have but it does look a bit like ortho.

I had been told by a buddy it was quartzite. Didn’t know of the two types or differences in knapping. Thanks

 

[RGINN]

I think just a rock, but just like you it would have caught my eye. That might be a spot you would want to go back to for a closer look around.

 

[galenrog]

Yes, indeed, it is a Geofact, a natural object that, to a novice, has some superficial appearance to an actual artifact.

In other words, just a rock.

Time for more coffee.