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    Posted 12 years ago

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    sabrina118
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    Size: 112*28*29cm
    Weight: 50kg
    Location : Weihai, China
    This naturally occurring fish stone was found in Xinjiang, China. There are many raised nubbins covered on the whole fish body, rounded with hexagonal shape. There are many cross grains on the head and two sides of body.

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    Comments

    1. sabrina118 sabrina118, 12 years ago
      Thanks, Bellin68
    2. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 12 years ago
      this is amazing! it looks more fossilized than some kind of mineral-weathering pattern - like tafoni. do you know any more about it?

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