Through the power of the internet, we've found an expert that was able to identify a Michigan woman's once in a lifetime find on the shores of Lake Huron. I lived in a swampy area in the eastern U.P., and they rusted, so I warned the woman in the article about long-term storage of her rock. Editing... Michigan Petoskey Stone, The socially responsible bookstore with cheap new & used books at bargain prices.

The oldest life and rock formations on the planet are in Michigan's upper peninsula dating back several billion years, (please click image for full view) Title: Michigan Petoskey Stone Image: Created by Aaron J. Greenblatt using an Epson Perfection 1200U scanner. These corals are called colonial rugose corals and lived in the Devonian Period.

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according to Battle Creek radio station WBCK-FM, an interview with the Fast Five edition of MI Environment.

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It is situated just north of the point where Lake Huron narrows into the St Clair River. Michigan is home to the most varieties of stones in the entire world. HARRISVILLE, MI - A longtime rock aficionado was doing a little hunting on a Lake Huron beach near Harrisville last month when she found something that stumped her: a small, smooth gray rock that looked like it had something metallic hidden inside of it.

4.7 out of 5 stars 50. The Petoskey stone also happens to be the official state stone of Michigan. Use Escape to move to parent menu from submenu items. A place for Rockhounds in Michigan to share tips on good hounding locales — what you can find, and where.

And her love of rocks was born in the Upper Peninsula during visits to her grandmother’s home. Fordite, also known as Detroit agate, is actually old automobile paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished.

But Mary Ann St. Antoine, an environmental quality analyst for the state of Michigan who has a degree in geology, took one look at the picture of the shiny find and knew exactly what it was: A pyrite nodule. Unfortunately, not everybody shares my excitement!”. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. In Wisconsin? Growing up in Toledo, her father used to take her fossil hunting, which led to her first brush with pyrite nodules similar to what McKercher found. Petoskey Stone: Finding, Identifying, and Collecting Michigan’s Most Storied Fossil Dan R. Lynch. Granite: Granite is an igneous rock that formed deep underground and is abundant in northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Ontario. I never thought it would cause so much hoopla!,” said St. Antoine in an interview with the Fast Five edition of MI Environment. 3. The red or pink mineral in granite is potassium feldspar.

In recent times the material has been recycled as eco-friendly jewelry.

Concrete: Concrete is a man-made product. Michigan Rockhounding. The red or pink mineral in granite is potassium feldspar.

Petoskey isn't the only stone on the beach, and the Lake Michigan shoreline from South Haven to St. Joseph offers wonderful stones for rock collectors. Pyrite - also known as “fool’s gold” - is one of several minerals commonly found as nodules.

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“Pyrite nodules (or concretions) are pretty common.

The fossil corals have eroded out of the rock and are polished by the waves and sand. 9.6K likes. Crinoids: Crinoid fossils look like small discs with holes in their centers, like Cheerios.

Tina McKercher wasn’t sure what to make of it, and neither were a jeweler she reportedly showed it to, or members of a Great Lakes rock hunting group on Facebook where photos of her find were shared, according to Battle Creek radio station WBCK-FM.



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