What the heck do I got here?

[sepoinak]

Had this odd rock for a few months now and have found nothing like it in the same area, or ever. It is about the size of a fist and rather dense. The close-up photo shows a tiny quartz seam in it. Very curious how it formed. The darker areas are raised up a bit from the rest of the rock.

 

[KinTN]

I'm not a fossil guy, but I'm going with coral.

 

[abnackimac]

Yep. Coral it is. Piece of and ancient reef.

 

[sepoinak]

Wow. You guys seem pretty sure about it....I'm impressed. I found it in southeast Alaska. I searched the general beach area where found but discovered no other pieces. Is there any kind of value to it?... not that I would sell it.

 

[abnackimac]

Not really, but it still might polish into a nice cabochon.

 

[KinTN]

Theres a gazillion tons of it all over, but lots of variations. As ab said, it can be quite pretty when polished.

 

[NJgeoman]

You need to give it the acid test to see if it fizzes - a little dilute HCL

 

[Densuke57]

[sup][/sup] Can anyone translate, provide denomination, Year of Coin and anything else that
provides information, as I am lost!

Thank you,
Densuke

 

[abnackimac]

It's a Chinese coin. The Yuan Shi-Kai, or The "Fat Man Dollar." 1914-1928. Before Chang Kia-shek. Counterfeiting in Asia was widespread back then so it's very likely to be a fake.

 

[Woodstock]

Coral found just about anywhere ... I found similar piece's around the Great Lakes... Woodstock