Where can I find more info on these small rock beads I find ?

Question

They are from an inch in diameter to a millimeter. I live in Central Illinois. I can't find any thing like them on the net. Everyone calls them indian beads. They are different lengths and colors. All have a hole in the center.

Answer 1

I grew up finding Indian beads in the yard and creek bed (in central Illinois - near Effingham :) They are supposedly pieces of fossilized plants -like the stems. I still look when I'm home and in southern Illinois or Tennessee....happy hunting!

Answer 2

Are these rock beads found objects?

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