What did I find?

[GOHUNT]

I believe this came from around the LBL area. I found it a few years ago and had it laid up. Just came across it last night and thought the TNdeer guys will know what it is. Probably some kind of natural formation, based on the crystalline looking structure. The tiny crystals are evident by the tiny shiny "sparks" in the pictures. Notice in the last picture it seems to have concentric rings around it and it looks like the hole is square cut. I'm pretty sure the thing on the right is manmade. What is it?

 

[grapple]

Its a tube worm fossil. Find them all the time.

 

[chip]

We always called em indian money

 

[GOHUNT]

Here's a link to tube worm fossils. It does not look like these pictures.
http://geology.about.com/library/bl/ima ... beworm.htm

 

[Plateau Hunter]

It is a section of a crinoid stem. These are fossils from the Missisippian Era and are quite common. They are often called 'Indian money'.

 

[RUGER]

It is a section of a crinoid stem. These are fossils from the Missisippian Era and are quite common. They are often called 'Indian money'.

Winner winner, chicken dinner.

 

[RUGER]

What gets me is all of them I have ever found, probably 50 or more, have ALL been that same length, never any longer.

 

[Whelen Man]

Up on Dale Hollow Lake you can find them by the bucketfuls. They are in all lengths.

 

[huntinman]

Indian money, and a dirty 1966 Washington Quarter

 

[whistlinwingman]

a cheerio?

 

[Gray Ghost]

crinoid fossil

 

[archer19]

Have never seen nor ever heard of such a thing.
That's what makes me love this site, I learn something here everyday.
Awesome!

 

[Locksley]

Have never seen nor ever heard of such a thing.
That's what makes me love this site, I learn something here everyday.
Awesome!

YEP Indian money.

 

[JA1234]

well dang I wouold have been wrong. I was going to say a wheel off of a cavemans kids toy.

 

[buckhorn40]

 

[tickweed]

No clue but neat!