Jb7054 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Found this on the beach on Long Island a few years ago. Not sure what it is. Seems like it my have been soft at one time because of all the smaller rocks imbedded in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 My guess is a conglomerate nodule that was hollowed out by wave action. Another possibility is it is an indian artifact but unlikely imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb7054 Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 The small stones don’t come through to the inside. It’s mostly smooth inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 I guess it could be a native indian bowl artifact. What are those three "rocks" that I see inside the bowl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb7054 Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Not sure what they are. This rock isn’t very big. About 2 1/2” long by 1 1/2” wide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 It looks bigger than that. I'm going to stick with my original opinion then..a hollowed out, water worn conglomerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_day Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 It might be a broken septarian nodule. It’s possible a septarian formed and was eroded out of where it formed, then ended up in a stream bed or other placer deposit where it became part of a conglomerate. At some point It would have eroded out again and broke, exposing the softer calcite lining the center, which would have then eroded quickly. The bits on the inside would be the only remnants of what was once the interior. I think it’s long shot, but it’s possible. I think it’s pretty likely that it was once a concretion of some type, but not necessarily a septarian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4meter Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I like d-days explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilaoro2 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I agree with Morlock, there are places in Utah were such is common also I have found similar in New Mexico. I have yard rock from Utah that is perfectly round that gets trapped in the harder rock and roll over and over till they get small enough to washout. At one time I thought that they where similar to the round rocks found in Oregon that has a crab or other fossilized item in the center but they are not, Just mother nature playing her games. My wife sure got her dander up when one day I split a bunch or them she had bordered her flower bed with! Not a fossil in a one, now she has more flower bed borders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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