In know this isn’t turquoise, but can someone tell me what this honeycomb patterned stone is? Thanks.
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It reminds me of a Petoskey stone which is found in Northern Michigan. But not quite.
Petoskey stones are from ancient coral reefs in Lake Michigan. So maybe this is some kind of coral?
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Thanks. I think you are correct. I’ve never seen Petoskey stone with such small cells as these, but it sure looks like it.
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The bear is wonderful, even better if he’s Petosky stone. I’ve never really seen it that light colored, but one thing I read said it runs from whitish to grey. I’m a northern IN girl who has spent her share of time combing the shores of Lake Michigan looking for petosky stones, so that was what I thought of first.
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Not Petosky but definitely fossilized Coral. Cute piece!
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Itmight be a favosite coral.
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also known as a Charlevoix stone around Lake Michigan.
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Oh. My. Gosh. You guys have to be right! I knew it wasn’t quite like Petoskey stones, but close. All the years I have spent in northwestern MI and I have never heard of Charlevoix stones. And those two towns are about 20 minutes apart (although I know the stones are found up and down the lake). Bizarrely I hope to be up in that area in a few weeks. I’ll have to look for some!
I learn something new and fun constantly on here.
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My hubby just said he thinks he has heard of them when we’ve been up there, but he thought it was just Charlevoix trying to glom on the Petosky stone bandwagon and calling them Charlevoix stones. 
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Excellent - you’ve nailed it. Here is another bear of honeycomb coral.
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credit goes to fernwood for the “favosite coral” call, I just dug deeper from there 
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I wouldnt mind having that Bear fetish!
Excellent article on the stones, thank you
funny how folks get used to “rarities”…petosky stones;just another rock.
lol
kinda like the omg…BLACK squirrels??? uh,yeah-at least 85+% around here
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We are just a wee bit too far south for black squirrels so I’m one of “those” people
Although they have some just 20 minutes north of here 
My family always spends Labor Day weekend in Ludington, a lovely Lake Michigan town. On Fridays they have a farmer’s market, and there’s a gentleman there every year with the table full of really cool stones. I found these, and remembered this thread. Favosite Fossil Coral, commonly known as Charlevoix Stone! I bought them for my nephews who live in Grand Junction; their dad is a national park superintendent and the boys collect stones. But I bet they don’t have these.
I have actually never seen any for sale, although I admit I hadn’t specifically looked for them till recently. But you see Petoskey Stones everywhere up there.
The gentleman who has the booth always comments on my turquoise jewelry
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Very cool stones. We have a Charlevoix bear carving in our store by Zuni artist Paulette Quam. Farlan and Paulette Quam, Zuni Triple Fetish Bear carving of Charlevoix Stone FB973
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Ooh, what a great bear fetish, with a really interesting bundle. I agree with @Ziacat, fossilized coral, or petoskey stone. Do you know who carved it?
I love fetishes…we need to start a fetish thread!
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Darn, I wanted to buy your Bear fetish…but it’s sold. Now I’m on a search for a Charlevoix carved fetish; hopefully a bear!
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