rock???

[gods country girl]

found this while digging for worms,thought it was interesting.i was thinking its fred flinstone's bow tie did i find something, or is another sex rock?

 

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[Merlyn555]

That certainly is an odd looking rock.........

The line down the side looks to straight to be natural considering the contour it has to follow. The thing at first made me think of the weight on a fishing net but that does not explain the line on the side.

exact measurments or an object placed beside the pics would give a better idea of perspective and perchance do you know the weight of the object?

I like the idea that it might be a mold for it does bare a resemblance to a hammer head and could have been used by Native Americans to mold copper hammers. Just some ideas thrown out there.

 

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[Tuberale]

Primitive goddess icon? Doesn't look ceramic. Probably stone of some kind. Need to do streak test. I think there are faint scratches/markings on at least one side, but can't be certain. Pretty faint.

As for the joke about rocks don't float: at least one, pumice, can. Lava Lake in Oregon is near such a pumice deposit, and when I was young I thought it great fun to toss bits of lava froth (i.e. pumice) into the lake to see how long they would float.

 

[gods country girl]

what is a streak test?
there is faint markings on one side,will try and get pics

 

[gods country girl]

some more pics,sorry there so big not sure how to resize

 

[gods country girl]

pics

 

[gods country girl]

close up

 

[NHBandit]

After looking at the closeups I don't think the line around the rock is man made. It looks more like just a natural crack. With that being said though I have to wonder if the shape of the rock is something made to be used as a tool like some of the others have suggested. Maybe hold off on cracking it open until you get some expert opinions. Have you tried asking in the American Indian Artifacts section ? I'd have probably smashed it with a hammer by now only to find out later it was a native hammer made thousands of years ago & belonging in a museum....

 

[Neogeo]

How large is it?If it is smallish....I would say it is a Stinekern(fossil) snail shell

 

[gods country girl]

its a shade over 4 3/4"

 

[Neogeo]

Thats kinda large for what I was thinking,but it could happen I guess...I will see if I can find a pic of one..

 

[DialM]

It is a rock. I have one like it, but only two "bubble" nodes, not three. Mine also has what appears to be a seam, or seams, formed as sediment was deposited. Mine is like a very hard sandstone. Iron in the sand causes the bubble nodes. I don't have a pic of mine, but here is a link to some information about these: http://factoidz.com/moqui-marbles-a-natural-notable-meteor-wrong/

 

[Tuberale]

what is a streak test?
there is faint markings on one side,will try and get pics

A streak test is an indicator of what a rock may be. The rock is scraped across a portion of unglazed tile. In a pinch, the underside of your toilet tank can be used. Or any piece of broken tile that hasn't been glazed works fine.

Post a photo of the streak plate: it will help us identify what kind of rock it may be.

 

[CRUSADER]

It just happens my Uncle is a leading UK Geologist & here are his thoughts:

The stone is a somewhat irregular concretion - ie highly cemented part of a sedimentary rock succession. It is most probably a carbonate concretion, with either calcite cement or siderite cement (ie slightly iron-rich). If cracked open it just might have some pretty calcite crystals inside (like a septarian nodule) or possibly the remains of a fossil or other nucleus that caused it to form where it did.

 

[gods country girl]

streak test

should i try and break it open?

 

[NHBandit]

streak test

should i try and break it open?

Yep...

 

[CRUSADER]

streak test

should i try and break it open?

Yes, based on my Uncles analysis, it more likely to be more interesting on the inside. Equally it could contain very little in the the way of crystals, either way its better to try.

 

[WishfulThinker]

Nothing ventured, Nothing gained. If you decide to do anything wear Safety Glasses, flying rock chips can make for a real bad day. Gently tap a sharp blade into the crack and see if it splits open. (Good item is replacement hand plane blade, $3 to $4, at Home Depot Tools Dept. -or- old 1/2 to 1 inch wood chisel. For the purists, if you do not want to mar it too much, get nylon/plastic tools used for smoothing out auto-body filler, sheetrock finishing compound)

Or on the other hand dump it on local university or museum and be rid of it. If these guys want to look into it, FedEx or mail it to them; won't cost that much and Post office will even supply the box.

Was not worth much when you picked it up, and not worth spending bunch of money getting tied up in legal wrangles if it does turn out to be something. Pass it along, "I found this, wonder what it is?" Remember where you got it if it turns out to be valuable, there is probably more where that came from.

 

[Tuberale]

Please, PLEASE! Don't break this!

A streak test does not harm the rock. It just scrapes off a little of it, and may give an accurate identification of the rock itself.

It may be sandstone. It might even be a nodule.

But it also might be an early goddess icon, like those found in Europe.

I don't think this is natural. The straight line would have gone completely through the stone in that case.

I do think it might have a rudimentary face carved on it. Might even have other features if the surface of the rock is carefully cleaned. Personally, I'd take it to an archeaolgist first, just to make sure it isn't ancient and/or man-made. You can always crack it open afterwards, if you want. But it's just as likely the stone will shatter if its sandstone, as has been suggested.

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[CRUSADER]

Please, PLEASE! Don't break this!

A streak test does not harm the rock. It just scrapes off a little of it, and may give an accurate identification of the rock itself.

It may be sandstone. It might even be a nodule.

But it also might be an early goddess icon, like those found in Europe.

I don't think this is natural. The straight line would have gone completely through the stone in that case.

I do think it might have a rudimentary face carved on it. Might even have other features if the surface of the rock is carefully cleaned. Personally, I'd take it to an archeaolgist first, just to make sure it isn't ancient and/or man-made. You can always crack it open afterwards, if you want. But it's just as likely the stone will shatter if its sandstone, as has been suggested.

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Did you not read the expert opinion I posted. He is a professor in Geology, has written many books, has a rock system named after him (as he discovered it). You will not find a better opinion!!!

He tell oil companies where to drill, has students all over the world, has travelled all over the world, he lectures in it, need I continue....

 

[NHBandit]

Blow it up with Dynamite...