New Members DawnC Posted June 26, 2022 New Members Share Posted June 26, 2022 I picked up this curious, largish piece at an estate sale. I have no formal --or informal! -- fossil knowledge but have always collected interesting rocks and frequently have a few in my pocket. The owner had labeled this item as being from NE-central Oregon and they had mounted it with fence wire to a board. (It obviously struck them as interesting, too.) Judging from other items, the family did some elk hunting. I thought they might know bone when they saw it. Thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 This doesn't look like bone to me. Looks more like quartz or quartzite. But wait for other opinions - bones are not my wheelhouse. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 This looks like the kind of silicate rock that invades cracks in bedrock. The process may be responsible for the porous look. I agree that this does not look like bone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I started to think this was petrified wood at first glance, but upon closer inspection, I don’t see any features that would confirm that suspicion. Like the others, I’m leaning more towards something geological. Still, if nothing else, it’s a neat piece to add to the “cool rock” shelf. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DawnC Posted June 27, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted June 27, 2022 Thanks, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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