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Shawn Burke posted an image in the group
Museum of Fossils from the myFOSSIL app 1 year, 5 months ago 1 year, 5 months ago1 year, 5 months agoThis is a piece of glass that I found by the Des Moines Iowa river. I was wondering if anyone could please help Identify what kind of rock or glass this could be?
it may be amber, use a black light and see if it reacts
can also heat up the end if a needle until red and then just touch an inconspicuous spot – amber will smell like pine resin
The rocks in the area are much older than most amber unfortunately, this appears to be some sort of cryptocrystalline quartz rather than a fossil