Polished Stone...ID help, please!

[West Jersey Detecting]

I was visiting family this weekend on Eastern Long Island. The town was originally occupied by the Montauk & Shinnecock tribes. The first European settlers came in the 1640's. My sister-in-law found this polished stone buried in the yard, which is on a hill next to a creek. It measures approximately 1" x 1/2". It is yellowish to brown/black in color. It seems too polished to be a natural stone. Did the Native Americans polish stones?

 

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[LadyDigger]

Nature has a way of polishing stones too, as I have found a few. Not to say that is what has happened to the one you picture. Maybe it was part of a piece of jewelry someone lost.

It is however, a nice looking stone!!!

Wanted to say, that I visited your website...so interesting the similarities of where you live and where I live. Our home is nestled in a neighborhood where the homes were built in the 1960's...ours being built 1965. We are on a creek (that's what they call it anyways...as we only get water in it during high tide, hurricanes and nor'easterners!!). It runs from the Lynnhaven Inlet out to the Chesapeake Bay. My hubby grew up in this neighborhood and use to swim in this creek, go boating and fishing...today? Well, it's only memories now!

We started metal detecting on our property first and we have found 2 rings, merc's and rosie's, a spoon, wheaties, fishing weights, and various other odds and ends. I was hoping this fall to tear up the yard and replant grass...but it looks like next year instead...and metal detect it again before the new grass seed gets put down...but that will be a project for later on

Found out this land, prior to the houses was farm land for about 75 years to a family of BELL.

Isn't it exciting to know the land you live on? Our house is near the area where the barn once stood! Two houses down from me, a woman has a well in her yard that was part of the land where the home once stood. I love history...great website you have and nice find on the stone!

HH,
Annmarie

 

[diggummup]

Indians polished certain stones but they could not achieve the high sheen like you have on that piece of tigers eye. That could only be produced with a mechanical tumbler. I'm not sure but I don't think tigers eye is found naturally in the U.S., I could be wrong. Nice piece regardless.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Tiger's Eye??

B

Wow! I should have known that! I have a ring with a Tigers Eye in it!

FYI: I did a little research and Tigers Eye deposits are found in the USA in Arizona, however most are in South Africa and China.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Tiger's Eye??

B

I'd also say tiger eye.

 

[49er]

Tiger Eye...nice stone.