Mysterious rock. What is it...

Matthew K · Sep 24, 2016

Hi guys.
The mysterious rock has still not been identified.
Please share your best guess.
I found it 100m from the shoreline in Gippslands 90mile beach.

Reeks · Sep 24, 2016

Looks like a shell, have seen same colour but smaller around local beaches

Matthew K · Sep 24, 2016

woomera said:
http://www.therussianstone.com/products/minerals/sugilite-crystal-from-south-africa-0.8/

http://www.sebastiancilento.com/en/page/sugilite-57

Well done Woomera
Thanks

Well done. The above is naming the rock
Very rare crystalized Sugilite specimen from South Africa with a rich violet color.

But is it a fossil

Matthew K · Sep 24, 2016

Reeks said:
Looks like a shell, have seen same colour but smaller around local beaches

Hi. Reeks
yeah a shell it could be. Anyone know how old,
Is it rare

Shambala · Jan 10, 2018

I have hundreds of these in jars not a shell but like a type of sea creature that attaches itself to rocks on the bottem of the ocean ..the east coast of NSW they are plenty ..not rare

Hunting the yellow · Jan 10, 2018

old sand blown bottle neck is my guess simple test wold be to try and scrap a bit off and put it in hydrochloric acid if it fizzles you have a fossil if it dose nothing you have glass

AussieChris · Jan 10, 2018

It's not a Megalodon tooth is it? I have seen some in the past almost that colour but not quite as vibrant.

Dolphin · Jan 10, 2018

Shambala said:
I have hundreds of these in jars not a shell but like a type of sea creature that attaches itself to rocks on the bottem of the ocean ..the east coast of NSW they are plenty ..not rare

Hi Mathew K,
I agree with Shambala, It is a kind of larger marine Barnacle, I used to run Trawlers in my younger years and fishing off 90 mile beach and north right up into NSW waters we would often get them as part of the by catch, they are reasonably common to Fishermen, hope this helps.
Dolphin.

Fossil_phile18 · Aug 19, 2018

Dolphin said:
Shambala said:

I have hundreds of these in jars not a shell but like a type of sea creature that attaches itself to rocks on the bottem of the ocean ..the east coast of NSW they are plenty ..not rare

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Hi Mathew K,
I agree with Shambala, It is a kind of larger marine Barnacle, I used to run Trawlers in my younger years and fishing off 90 mile beach and north right up into NSW waters we would often get them as part of the by catch, they are reasonably common to Fishermen, hope this helps.
Dolphin.

Beautiful colour, fascinating shape --- are they fossils?

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