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[Lou B.]

Thank both of you for stepping up. I have always loved rocks i have lots of them. Im 54 years old and am amazed by the amount of matter out there. I got this rock with the fossil I have heard some creatures could eat rock. So just a thought since the previous owner had collected it. I also appreciate the people who did respond for being polite even if may have been not the best answer.

[Lou B.]

Smashed it banged it snorted it and it does have a slight smell of egg.

[Lou B.]

Also is this a type of object that someone would save or want to collect?

[Matt_Zukowski]

Collecting is in the eye of the beholder. People collect all sorts of things, and if you'd like to keep it, then keep it.

That said, I would wager that most people who frequent this forum wouldn't keep something like this unless they had self collected it. We are a forum celebrating minerals, especially those with beautiful or interesting or rare properties of some interest to someone with some knowledge of the subject.

What you have is a fossil specimen, and although i am no expert in fossils, i honestly do not believe it is an especially good one. But there is an old coal mine near me where collecting used to be allowed. I have collected fossils there not much better than what you have and i keep them because they remind me of how much fun i had collecting them. If you want to learn more about fossils, there must be fossil collecting sites out there where you can get more information.

Good luck.

[Lou B.]

Thank you well said.