🔎 UNIDENTIFIED What are these ??identical stones - Stone anomaly or man made?

[cowsaretrippy]

So, I have these 2 items found them in different fields of the same farm .. they are coincidentally both indented very similarly in the back and rear sides they both appear balanced. the small one lays completely flat on the ground whereas the larger one lays flat on the surface then angles slightly upward at about half it's length.

Wish the photos did better justice,
Any ideas?

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Sorry about the mix, Treasure_Hunter. Let my emotions get the best of me! Have a happy Sunday!

No problem, have a nice day too...

 

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[unclemac]

we are not in school, we are hobbyists trying to inform other members as simply and succinctly as possible. We are here because we love to learn from others that possess esoteric knowledge in areas we share an interest in. Each one of us have little tidbits of specific information that, gathered over time, we find very powerful in answering our questions.

 

[bowwinkles]

My feeling is that during that Erra they also had regular hammers and tack hammers. Just add a bit of wood as handles and some raw hide to secure them to the ends and walla, you now have a couple of pre historic tools.

 

[Timbermaster]

Interesting for sure. I really want to say they are natural unworked stones. But they look too similar, like they were fashioned and used for a purpose. I’m on the fence and can’t say either way. Good post.

 

[crashbandicoot]

LOL. Please try not to plagiarize from Wikipedia.

To explain a concept,it helps to post a definition of that concept. Got to get it somewhere,Wiki is handy for that.

 

[crashbandicoot]

The way I was taught in school was that without reference/citation, it’s plagiarism

This not being school,or a formal forum,as long as you,re not claiming the lines as originated by yourself it,s not plagiarism.

 

[CloudKicker0]

This not being school,or a formal forum,as long as you,re not claiming the lines as originated by yourself it,s not plagiarism.

Thanks crashbandicoot. I moved on from that a few hours ago. Have a great Sunday!

 

[blauer]

LOL. Please try not to plagiarize from Wikipedia.

I get sick of explaining Pareidolia to limited minds, so I posted it quick to help YOU understand what you're perceiving. Derp!

 

[CaptEsteban]

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[bowwinkles]

Come on fellows let's get back on topic and do away with the "wordology" (how's that for a term to talk about?

 

[Kray Gelder]

Come on fellows let's get back on topic and do away with the "wordology" (how's that for a term to talk about?

So, why are they similar, with an all-natural explanation? I think I see faint banding in the large stone, at least. Based on that, and the stones' composition, I am thinking stromatolite. Stromatolites are colonies of an assortment of bacteria that grow in the tropics, Their sticky waste and life juice oozing collects sand and particles in the currents, and slowly build up layers of a gritty mixture. Mats, they are called. These layers are like tree rings, sort of. They still live in the tropics, as they have for 450 mil. years or more. These tropical "fossils" have moved around the globe as the continents moved, and stromatolites are found everywhere.

Here are a few examples



If you can imagine striking these samples with a hammer, breaking them to bits, you may end up with similarly shaped pieces. They would likely shear along seams and layers. The last image highlights the possibility.

It could happen. If you smooth off one side of the big one, and don't see banding or layering, then you can toss this exercise.

 

[unclemac]

I don't see at all what you are seeing, stromatolites? they look the same because they are made from the same stone material and have the same fracture planes and identities. They were found in the same area and had the same erosive pressures on them over time. I do indeed see the look they share with a tack hammer of sorts but they show no modification other than natural, nor are they big or heavy enough to have been used for striking, nor do they show any use wear. I myself have run into areas that produce odd shaped stones that mimic each other but are unusual in different environments. These too are natural and are produced and deposited as I have mentioned above.

 

[Kray Gelder]

I agree. I see banding. I'd like to see it smoothed off. Not a big deal. The physics that you describe are made likely in the examples I showed. Regardless, they 100% natural, IMO.

Produced and deposited as you mentioned.

 

[bowwinkles]

Thank you, back on topic.

 

[cowsaretrippy]

I can definitely see where you might think they were hand-made. I love rocks and collect them all the time...and have also realized it's easy to "see" patterns when you want to (not saying it's not true with yours). If you really want to know, reach out to a local college's geology department and they might be able to help.

Thank you great idea!

 

[cowsaretrippy]

Pareidolia: the tendency for perception to impose a meaningful interpretation on a nebulous stimulus, usually visual, so that one sees an object, pattern, or meaning where there is none.

Lol I'll try to remember this word for the future

 

[cowsaretrippy]

oddly enough the fact that you found two may indicate they are natural.

Understandable, although I found them on the same property. I did find them on separate fields about 1 or 2 years apart .. even if natural, makes me wonder how they got their shapes so similar, haven't found any others like em, just those 2 for now

 

[cowsaretrippy]

I genuinely appreciate all the responses! .. one last question .. found this guy Sunday at the farm .. drilled through, maybe the other half got broken off .. can anyone infer what it may have been used for ? .. my boyfriend says it's slate rock, sadly I don't know much at all about rock type identification. Wish I took geology back in school