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"I agree, looks like a very pale Petosky stone  "

"Stuart It looks like a type of fossilized coral known as a Petoskey stone.  I have a similar piece that I have cut and polished. Kim"

"Get youself a "jeweller's loupe" which a small pocket size magnifier. I got mine at a jewellery supply store or maybe you can find a distributor on line. It comes in very handy when I want to look at my rocks up close. It helps also…"

"Hi Frances... I did polish the cut side and I will post some pictures later as I have to find it. Asked a few people at the rock club as to what they thought it might be, some say they think it is just crystal formation, but they were not 100% sure.…"

"Hi Stuart -- Still waiting to see the polished side. Have you considered taking it to a museum. Some host rock identification clinics. The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario Canada has one every other month, as an example. I am not sure where…"

"did you ever discover what your stone is?  also, does anyone in this group use a metal detector?"

"Such amazing colors in the Kaleidoscope Jasper"

"Such amazing colors in the Kaleidoscope Jasper"

"This stone was found on the Fraser River In Vancouver Canada. I found another one today that is larger. I am going to polish the cut side so that it will show clearer and will post next week. Thanks for the response Frances"

"Well, it looks  like something "fossilized". Show the cut side, to see the cross-section. That's an interesting pattern showing on the surface. May I hazard a guess at "fossilized coral"."

"Gorgeous "

"Those are way cool...May even be opalized, just a thought.You can also find opal inside of the thunder eggs in BC."

"Looks like a piece of agate to me."

"You can still feel the ridges on this shell"

"Clam shell from the Fraser River"