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Indian Beads is the everyday American term for the fossilized stem segment of the columnal crinoid, Crinoidea class sea echinoderms. Fossils, generally one centimeter or less in diameter, tend to be cylindrical with small holes (either open or full) along the axis and may resemble unbound beads. Fossils are abundant in certain areas, including parts of the American Midwest where they are present in gravel. They are sometimes also referred to as "Indian money".
The same item is known as Bonifatius pfennige in German ("Saint Boniface pennies") and St Cuthbert's beads in England.
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- St. Cuthbert beads, designations for identical beads in the United Kingdom
- Kentucky Geological Survey: Identifying Unknown Fossils (by shape)
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