#lookatmycoolrock

[metz-n-matteo]

Look at this cool rock I found!

Dug this out of the ground in our backyard while making a hole for a post. It was 24 inches down in a layer of brown clay in a vein of rocks. It appears to be quartz and maybe fossilized coral or perhaps a bone due to its organic shape. Measures approximately 3 X 4 inches. Michigan was an ancient sea 350 million years ago. I have found fossilized branching and horn coral in the same location. It is fascinating what one can find in your own backyard! ~ Matteo

[metz-n-matteo]

Found a Petoskey Stone in our yard yesterday! Not a usual place for such a find but I'll take it. Petoskey Stones are fossils of six-sided rugose coral. They are formed by glaciers picking them up from the bedrock and grinding them smooth. Later they were deposited along mostly the northwestern area of Michigan's lower peninsula. ~ Matteo

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