What's this? Fossil?

[Jpgied]

Found in old mine. Any ideas? https://photos.app.goo.gl/SgUbYb4qiE5Y7hx36

 

[22-rimfire]

Tree fossil. Did it come from a coal mine?

 

[Jpgied]

Tree fossil. Did it come from a coal mine?

From what i believe was a gold mine

 

[22-rimfire]

What was the nature of the rocks surrounding it? It looks like a shale or possibly slate. Gold mines are typically in igneous rocks although there may be layered rocks that the mine passed through the get to their mining objectives.

I assume you're talking about an underground mine also. Google tree fossils pictures and you should see something very similar to what you have.

 

[Jpgied]

Yes horizontal shaft with perpendicular branches in shale. Probably coal, but i was told gold and was going under that assumption. Thanks for your help.

 

[Jpgied]

Looks like lepidodendron. Found identical pictures found in coal seams. Thanks again.

 

[22-rimfire]

That be correct. That is a very nice example and I would save it. What state or country was this in?

 

[Jpgied]

Alabama

 

[22-rimfire]

I know there is gold in North Carolina and Georgia historically, but I've never heard of gold in Alabama. Fun to find stuff and enjoy it. I still have what people call "Petrified Palm" from Texas that I always intended to make book ends out of it. Never happened, but it makes a good door jam. I have a nice big chunk of coal from KY that is actually really nice with the colors and fractures.

 

[Jpgied]

That's cool. I'll hold on to it maybe for the bookcase.

 

[newdebate]

Found in old mine. Any ideas? https://photos.app.goo.gl/SgUbYb4qiE5Y7hx36

Looks like a scale pattern

 

[22-rimfire]

Yes horizontal shaft with perpendicular branches in shale. Probably coal, but i was told gold and was going under that assumption. Thanks for your help.

Be very careful going inside abandoned coal mines. A fist sized rock from the roof hitting you might kill you. There are potential air issues.