That tooth is very Rock like so it could easily be mistaken for a rock.
Then again, how certain are you that it's actually a tooth, and not just a tooth-shaped rock?
That tooth is very Rock like so it could easily be mistaken for a rock.
Then again, how certain are you that it's actually a tooth, and not just a tooth-shaped rock?
Teeth are basically mouth rocks so it counts.
What kind of tooth is it?
Mammoth tooth is what my uncle who found it has always said. I have it in at my shop, and a couple of years ago a paleontologist came In and I showed him, he agreed, mammoth tooth. Much more than that I do not know.
I should get my ass in gear and take it to the geology department at the university in town.
Buried the lead on that one. That's cool as hell.
I wanted the post to be about the rock, not the story.
I respect that.
A place for:
Minerals are cool, too.
Be gneiss to each other
Please use posts for your rocks. Feel free to add more pictures and links to articles in the post text.