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  1. Kandy

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    IMG_0239.JPG IMG_0238.JPG When we were away on the Isle of Wight in August I found this whilst walking along the beach at Compton Bay.I thought it was just a stone but now I am not entirely sure.

    Any Ideas from anyone as to what they think it could be...
    Thanks:smile:

    PS,for some silly reason it always puts my photos in the wrong order...:scratch:
     
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    Silica tetrahedra, Si04. Most common mineral in the earths crust, hardness 7 on the Mohs scale, conchoidal fracture patern.

    From what I remember from Geology lessons :spinning:
     
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      I think it's an alien.
       
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        Oh, and it probably used to be a Sponge before it was replaced.
         
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          I reckon it's a fossilized shrunken dinosaur head
           
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              Yeah, you find them everywhere.:biggrin:

              I think its a pebble.
               
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                Big mouth, no ears, and little space for a brain. Its obviously the fossilised head of a politician.:heehee:
                 
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                  Well, it depends if you want the answer in Latin or Scottish....

                  In Latin, it is the greater spotted 'Frigginius Biggious Stonious', or in Scottish, it is known as a 'Glasgow Key'
                   
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                    Thanks for all the interesting comments:blue thumb: It is nice that people have different ideas as to what it actually is but if it is just a pebble it is an interesting shaped one.:smile:

                    I shall keep it for the time being as I do find it interesting and will put it with the other bits I have picked up when beach combing:snorky:
                     
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                      I was gonna say hit it with a hammer to check if it had conchoidal fracture, but that would break it :heehee:
                       
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                      Oh, and if @clueless1 is right, it would annoy it and possibly start an interstellar war so best not to.
                       
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