I have heard of flying saucer flint, but have not seen one. Don't
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Flying Saucer flint?
I found this 6” diameter stone in a small branch near a woodland/ Mississippian mound site. There was no other pieces that looked similar. On the relatively flat bottom, in the middle, there is a slick, hard button about 5/8” in diameter. The rest of the surface is a limestone looking rock that is smoother on top and looks like layers on the bottom.
I have heard of flying saucer flint, but have not seen one. Don'tfeel like breaking it up. Looks too interesting.
Fayette County, southern IllinoisTags: None
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That is a head scratcher. I haven't seen anything like it. Just curious but are you sure it's not some kind of industrial waste? There are some concretes that are fine grain and even made from limestone dust that can appear like a natural stone. Not saying you don't know your artifacts because I know you do, it's just that looks more like a poured, hardened material judging just from the two pics. I'll be following this post to see what others might know about it.Central Ohio
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Cool find, some of the limestone formations in the Midwest/Mississippi river valley have lots of types of chert nodules. I've seen some flat "pancake" nodules in some areas.Hong Kong, but from Indiana/Florida
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Knowledge is about how and where to find more Knowledge. Snyder County Pa.
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Here is one thought . I find so many iron ore pieces that are perfect cylinders . Might have been under water and coral grew on it millions of years ago .
Don't know if your area is that zone .
it’s an interesting site to literally see the earths crust cooled and if it were under water that could have happened .
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