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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 679277" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>Lol, no it almost certainly isn't true. That rock is most likely a Charlevoix Stone (also called Favosites), which is a glacier-worn fossil coral, which often contains inclusions of other material:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/07/meet-the-charlevoix-stone-a-petoskey-lookalike-thats-become-a-michigan-rock-hunting-treasure.html#:~:text=So%2C%20how%20to%20tell%20these,in%20irregular%20columns%20or%20rows" target="_blank">https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/07/meet-the-charlevoix-stone-a-petoskey-lookalike-thats-become-a-michigan-rock-hunting-treasure.html#:~:text=So, how to tell these,in irregular columns or rows</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://umorf.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/wp/mi-backyard-fossils-corals/#:~:text=Charlevoix%20Stone%20(Favosites)&text=Favosites%2C%20also%20known%20as%20'Charlevoix,coral%20can%20be%20found%20worldwide" target="_blank">https://umorf.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/wp/mi-backyard-fossils-corals/#:~:text=Charlevoix Stone (Favosites)&text=Favosites, also known as 'Charlevoix,coral can be found worldwide</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.visitcharlevoix.com/petoskeyandcharlevoixstones/#:~:text=The%20Petoskey%20and%20Charlevoix%20stones%20are%20fossilized%20pre%2Dhistoric%20coral,on%20their%20unique%20exoskeleton%20structures" target="_blank">https://www.visitcharlevoix.com/petoskeyandcharlevoixstones/#:~:text=The Petoskey and Charlevoix stones are fossilized pre-historic coral,on their unique exoskeleton structures</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 679277, member: 4012"] Lol, no it almost certainly isn't true. That rock is most likely a Charlevoix Stone (also called Favosites), which is a glacier-worn fossil coral, which often contains inclusions of other material: [URL]https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/07/meet-the-charlevoix-stone-a-petoskey-lookalike-thats-become-a-michigan-rock-hunting-treasure.html#:~:text=So%2C%20how%20to%20tell%20these,in%20irregular%20columns%20or%20rows[/URL]. [URL]https://umorf.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/wp/mi-backyard-fossils-corals/#:~:text=Charlevoix%20Stone%20(Favosites)&text=Favosites%2C%20also%20known%20as%20'Charlevoix,coral%20can%20be%20found%20worldwide[/URL]. [URL]https://www.visitcharlevoix.com/petoskeyandcharlevoixstones/#:~:text=The%20Petoskey%20and%20Charlevoix%20stones%20are%20fossilized%20pre%2Dhistoric%20coral,on%20their%20unique%20exoskeleton%20structures[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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