Recognizing Interesting Erosion

[Ron Kelley]

At times it can be dificult to recognize erosion. These are not pendants or beads. They are all 100% natural but I did have fun collecting them.


This is not an anchor: It's 100% natural limestone and the water eroded a hole in it.

[Ron Kelley]

This one fooled me: It's a 100% natural Omar.


This big thin piece of rock could be used for many things but it's 100% natural freez pop.


Other interesting shapes. All are 100% natural.

[LongStride]

We collect them also, I believe natives utilized them evidenced by a heap of them I found at the hill on the river with the camp circles, some showed signs of being pecked to open up.the hole, I theorised the heap was once some kind of net or fishing basket trap that rotted away long ago leaving only the stones

[Atlantic City]

Thank you for this thread. Geofacts such as these (as well as hag stones) definitely create a lot of confusion amongst those of us who are new to studying artifacts.

Here's a photo of a hag stone - completely natural - that I posted in a thread a while back. While not a human-made artifact, it was, apparently, found in a field a little over a mile from the ocean. I guess I'll never really know how it got there. I doubt it walked from the beach to field so someone must have brought it there. Who and when I have no idea.

[gregszybala]

Good post Ron and needed.

[Cecilia]

O, Wow! You got some gooood stuff, Ron!
I will admit that holes in rock have me pondering much harder than those in shells. (I’m pretty fair at examining shell to determine if exterior hole opening “countersunk”, drilled not by man but by another gastropod. But, rocks…… , huh…..)

[LongStride]

thanks Ron for posting a lesson on how to tell a rock from an artifact, your right about needing this post on the forum, my post about possible use isn't helping your cause, these are all God made artifacts, I like the long pencil ones and ones with holes, any shape where something could be tied to it, pondering a couple of the ones in my pic could be dinosaur gizzard stones ??

[Cecilia]

Yep, but gotta acknowledge those NAs like me absolutely thrilled to find, thread with leather cord to proudly hang beautiful “pendant” round neck!

[Mattern]

Great post Ron. I, like others have found many. Here is a classic. K

[Fat]

A few I have pics of. I toss them on my root cellar.

[Hal Gorges]

Oh man thanks fo sharing , folks..That’s some really neat stuff .

[KyChipStone]

Very informative post Ron. I too have a couple that fooled me…Thanks for sharing!

[LongStride]

got several of those "paint pots" they work great for grinding stuff and more sturdy than muscle shell
here is my moccasin effigy complete with dragonfly motif
all God made artifacts

[sailorjoe]

Hi Ron. It is a great thread and like Greg said, it was needed. I just discovered the thread and wanted to give you an "attaboy".

[Tam]

Nice thread Ron .. love getting a rare lesson from you
We use coral with worm holes for key chains here in Hawaii .

[Quicksilver]

We see tons of eroded rock in Fla. My favorite are those where the fossil has eroded out. That type of material was used extensively as net weights. The only one worth keeping are the ones with string wear from hanging on the net so long. A lot of landscapers love the big pieces here in Fla, have see pieces 4ft or bigger.