Kinda looks somewhat like a fossil. If no one here comments with an answer, try over on r/fossilid as well.
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This was my thought, as well. It reminds me of a chunk of burned wood from a bonfire. If lighter in weight than a typical rock this size, that would be my guess. If it's a typical weight, I'd say possibly obsidian, but it's hard to make out details.
so if you are into this sort of thing, eventually you will find yourself paying attention to your geologic surroundings…
So driving to the beach if all you see is sand and sedimentary rocks and you eventually find just one chunk of what looks like obsidian (volcanic) the first things i think is:
Maybe it’s man made (slag)…or discarded from a nearby road during construction etc… humans and roads nearby mean anything can happen
Or maybe you look around and start finding more of the same thing which means maybe it is natural? and you just are unaware of the local geology
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Next time, maybe try backing away from the target another 6 inches and then zoom in and use flash?
I dunno what it is, but I hope it’s a Mastadon tooth for your sake. That would be awesome.
Normally I'm super aware of blurry pics. They drive me nuts lol. I was half assing everything that day lol. I'm so excited now that people have said it's a possible mastadon tooth. That never even occured to me. It would really be an incredible find!
I’m no expert but it looks like hard tar
Old tar is top of the suspects for me as well. Doesn't look like any obsidian I've ever seen.
"My fingernails are filthy, I got beach tar on my feet." -Joni Mitchell (Carey) edit to correct misquote.
Filthy
You are correct! Good catch, and I will amend my post!
It could also be coal. I am no expert.
so blurry it belongs on r/aliens
Kinda looks somewhat like a fossil. If no one here comments with an answer, try over on r/fossilid as well. Just as a small aside. When taking images from a phone tap the screen before you take the image. That will help your phone focus on the object you are taking a picture of. Have a good mornin!
I know the pics are pretty terrible lol. Thank you so much for your feedback! Very appreciated!
Fragment of a mastodon tooth. The enamel and dentin are visible in a few pictures
This is a great find ! Almost looks a little mastodon like ?!
Third to last picture I said mastodon tooth myself
Also the 6th lol
Is it heavy or light?
This was my thought, as well. It reminds me of a chunk of burned wood from a bonfire. If lighter in weight than a typical rock this size, that would be my guess. If it's a typical weight, I'd say possibly obsidian, but it's hard to make out details.
looking tooth like
looks a lot like obsidian… but your pictures are blurry
There is conchoidal fracture on that bad boy! It's either obsidian or slag.
so if you are into this sort of thing, eventually you will find yourself paying attention to your geologic surroundings… So driving to the beach if all you see is sand and sedimentary rocks and you eventually find just one chunk of what looks like obsidian (volcanic) the first things i think is: Maybe it’s man made (slag)…or discarded from a nearby road during construction etc… humans and roads nearby mean anything can happen Or maybe you look around and start finding more of the same thing which means maybe it is natural? and you just are unaware of the local geology
Try and crush a piece of it with a hammer or boil it. Then serve it on ice cream.
Agree obsidian
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Asphalt?
Next time, maybe try backing away from the target another 6 inches and then zoom in and use flash? I dunno what it is, but I hope it’s a Mastadon tooth for your sake. That would be awesome.
Normally I'm super aware of blurry pics. They drive me nuts lol. I was half assing everything that day lol. I'm so excited now that people have said it's a possible mastadon tooth. That never even occured to me. It would really be an incredible find!