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Some kind of black Crystal rock I put it next to the half dollar to show size . I don't know what kind of rock it is if you do please let me know.

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Yellowstone erupted 600,000 years ago and it runs in that cycle so watch out the clock is ticking. Obsidian is found on the West coast in Oregon ect. also in the SW.

Sep 17th, 2014 at 6:11:16 PM PDT by

Ty for the info

Sep 17th, 2014 at 6:14:20 PM PDT by

It's probably obsidian

Sep 10th, 2014 at 9:24:28 PM PDT by

Ok what is that , is it worth much?

Sep 10th, 2014 at 9:28:38 PM PDT by

Obsidian is a black glassy rock that was formed from volcanoes. It's not rare, but it is pretty

Sep 10th, 2014 at 9:34:14 PM PDT by

O ok don't know how I found that in southern Illinois lol. Look at my other auction I have a fossil I found too that I don't know too much about

Sep 10th, 2014 at 9:36:50 PM PDT by

Looks like Obsidian.

Sep 10th, 2014 at 9:50:12 PM PDT by

Yea that's what I was told earlier thank you just can't figure out how I found it in southern Illinois

Sep 10th, 2014 at 9:54:51 PM PDT by

It probably came from yellow stone quarter million years ago. Obsidian is nice wine it's used as ring stone(s)

Sep 14th, 2014 at 9:04:39 AM PDT by

I have a piece of it that I use to open packages. It is very sharp when it is shaped to be so.

Sep 17th, 2014 at 7:22:58 AM PDT by

http://www.geochemicalresearch.com/grlv2/pdfs/Illinois_Archaeology_paper.pdf

Sep 17th, 2014 at 7:23:43 AM PDT by

One more if Listia allows me to. http://www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/nat_amer/pre/htmls/w_trade.html

Sep 17th, 2014 at 7:24:47 AM PDT by

As someone else said it is probably from a Yellowstone super volcano eruption hundreds of millions of years ago. I know there have been other instances of obsidian being found in Illinois and other states.

Another possibility is that it was a trade or conquest item from the local Indian tribes that lived in the area.

Sep 17th, 2014 at 3:36:45 PM PDT by

I can see that I live on a farm and there are Indian mounds all over the back of my properties I have found tons of arrowheads a.couple of axes grinding stones pottery. So that could be what it was. Thank you for your comments

Sep 17th, 2014 at 3:41:20 PM PDT by

You are welcome. Yellowstone is in my backyard.

Sep 17th, 2014 at 6:18:18 PM PDT by

I have also found many of these rocks in southern Illinois around etown, cave in rock area! They can be very sharp if split! Sliced myself and didn't even feel it..until after the fact!

Sep 17th, 2014 at 8:09:50 PM PDT by

Yea that's close to where I am I am in Marion

Sep 17th, 2014 at 8:12:14 PM PDT by

Black crystal rock ? is in the Antiques category