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Found this hiking around the central US. Pardon the blurry Furryosa. (lemmy.today)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/cool_rocks@lemmy.today
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I just think it's neat.

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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Wont pardon you for blurrying her

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    • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Looks like (the beginnings of?) an arrowhead, hard to tell from a photo. They tend to turn up after a rain dries up.

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    [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I wonder if there are more pieces. Great rock. Excellent lines.

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    [–] 4 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    Bet it's a fossil. Don't forget where you found that.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    Found in Appalachia, so if it is then it is incredibly old.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    Asheville?

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Ouachitas

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    ?? That is nowhere near Appalachia.

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  • [–] [S] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

    Til. Lol, I fucking live here and I always just assumed it was part of Appalachia cause of the way I've read about it described. Thanks for educating me.

    Edit to add a panoramic photo I took of the scenery today.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    You're more right than most people realize. The Ouachita and Appalachian mountains were once part of the same mountain range, along with the Scottish Highlands iirc. You're definitely right about that being a very old fossil if it is a fossil and if you found it in the Oachitas.

    Nice photo BTW. That's from the lookout tower at Hot Springs, right?

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