I found plant fossils in my sandstone pavers from Home Depot

    by animaljewels

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    1. I didn’t notice them when I first purchased the paver. We had a heavy rain recently and I think it uncovered the fossils. Also, I don’t know for sure if they are fossils but they…they look like fossils.

    2. Those are not fossils. They are manganese dendrites. They’re formed by water flowing into cracks between layers of stone that precipitates out manganese oxides, creating branching patterns. You can buy them from various mineral sellers online.

    3. omg that’s so cool, kinda want to go fossil hunting at home depot now instead of paying those museum gift shop prices lol.

    4. That is super-cool, even though they’re not fossils, they’re still totally spiffy. I’d put that up in my house. 😀

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