Went to the beach for the weekend. Found a weird stone/rock. Wondering if anyone knows any quick ways to identify the material. My first thought was flint, but after a quick Google I'm in doubt. It doesn't look like an amazing find, I'm just a bit bored and currently looking at the stone and am a bit curious.
On that note and to justify this thread. Anyone ever found any interesting fossils/prehistoric tools or weird things on the beach or during a dig in the back garden?
I imagine there are quite a lot of websites with rock identification charts.
Used to find these a lot on the beach.
Haven't seen any for about 10 years though.
This one can be recognised by the smell of cooking
Quote: sootyj @ June 21 2011, 5:23 PM BSTThis one can be recognised by the smell of cooking
Have I accidentally picked a suspiciously "sexy" image of Dwayne Johnson?
I like a nice big pebble. But it's murder walking across a lot in your bare feet.
Quote: sootyj @ June 21 2011, 5:36 PM BSTHave I accidentally picked a suspiciously "sexy" image of Dwayne Johnson?
It's impossible not to he's a sexy mother f**ker.
Quote: Leevil @ June 21 2011, 5:18 PM BSTWent to the beach for the weekend. Found a weird stone/rock. Wondering if anyone knows any quick ways to identify the material. My first thought was flint, but after a quick Google I'm in doubt. It doesn't look like an amazing find, I'm just a bit bored and currently looking at the stone and am a bit curious.
On that note and to justify this thread. Anyone ever found any interesting fossils/prehistoric tools or weird things on the beach or during a dig in the back garden?
Pic?
Later. 
Imagine finding this on the beach: http://www.bibleprobe.com/giantsleg1.jpg
Quite. Imagine the amount of sand in his beard.
Quote: catskillz @ June 21 2011, 6:16 PM BSTImagine finding this on the beach: http://www.bibleprobe.com/giantsleg1.jpg
How do they know it was a humanoid anyway?
And why not have a big bed if you're the King? He probably had loads of porcupines.
I've found a few Native American arrowheads. My hometown in Florida was a fossil paradise and you could find as many horse/camel/shark teeth as you'd like. There were also fossils from giant manatees, sloths, turtles and armadillos -- everything seemed to be huge back in those days.
My Mojave Desert camping/shooting/drinking excursions of involve climbing through treacherous rocks to collect trilobites.
Like I said. Not very exciting but a weird shape.
Quote: DaButt @ June 21 2011, 7:18 PM BSTI've found a few Native American arrowheads. My hometown in Florida was a fossil paradise and you could find as many horse/camel/shark teeth as you'd like. There were also fossils from giant manatees, sloths, turtles and armadillos -- everything seemed to be huge back in those days.
My Mojave Desert camping/shooting/drinking excursions of involve climbing through treacherous rocks to collect trilobites.
Cool.