Derek Sands Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 I found this strange looking rock near a river in East Tennessee and I was wondering if anyone could help me identify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSC Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 That is unusual, I have collected rocks, minerals, meteorites for a long time, I have no idea, almost a geode like formation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Valen Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 That is not a rock! I believe you have found a bone of some type of animal. You could take it to either a vet to confirm what I am saying or even to a museum that might have dino bones. That is not a rock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Sands Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 Yes it's heavy for it's size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Sands Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 2Valen thank you I wondered about that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacky Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 It definitely looks like a spinal collum vertebra. If it's heavy it could be petrified. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDancer Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Not a fossil in my opinion. It appears to be either a geode or a nodule of quartz that surrounded a softer material thats since eroded out of it similar to a concretion. In the second picture there appears to be banding like that of agate's and some crystal formation towards the center. A slab cut off the open face and a light polish would make the internal structure stand out and help identification. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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