msmotorman Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Found this in large wash gravel from a pit ? any ideas it is solid rock looks like calcium deposits in holes looks like tool marks ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Slick Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Petrified peanut. Probably lost by a caveman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 MMman, I think what you have found appears to be a piece of Palmoxylon, or the common name, petrified palm wood, i.e. fossilized palm tree wood, so yes it is now a rock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmoxylon Here's couple of photos of polished pieces of petrified palm wood. https://www.google.com/search?q=petrified+palm+wood&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=638&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjV6_fsperPAhUG5yYKHSbrBFgQiR4IlgE#imgrc=_ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Dang! there's some smart people here! Gold seeker- What else have you got lying around for us to look at? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Klunker, Those photos are from the internet, click on the link above them for more photos of petrified palm. I have lots of gold and gold specimens, a few other mineral specimens but they're all locked away at the bank and all of my photos of them are on my old computer which bit the dust, so no photos to show, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I was going to say tally marks but i like the fossilized palm wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Where there any indian tribes in the area you prospect? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastTexasChris Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Petrified Palmwood was adopted by the Texas House & Senate in 1969 to be the 'Official State Stone of Texas'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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