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 Jan 17 2015, 01:53 AM
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Diggin' In!  Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 23-February 11 Member No.: 11,806  |
I found this rock while landscaping my yard while moving some piles of rock no idea what it is ....
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Jan 17 2015, 03:39 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 23-February 11 Member No.: 11,806 |
weighs about 40 pounds its heavy and nope don't live near tracks found it my yard in a pile of rock it is NOT magnetic in any area they slide right off of it and my cheap metal detector says its a high grade metal gold or silver the out side is melted and the inside is almost crystalline you can see how the outer layer is melted and the closer you get to the center it gets more crystal like it is metallaic on the outside but if you get it wet its really weird looking the surface looks like a rainbow from what looks like heated metals one part looks almost like its gold not sure have never seen anything like it and I can tell ya its not lead too hard
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bigfoot6696 Any ideas? Jan 17 2015, 01:53 AM
swizz Hi bigfoot and welcome!
At first glance it l... Jan 17 2015, 05:56 AM swizz My first guess might be some form of Hematite... p... Jan 17 2015, 03:55 PM Mrs.CP Welcome to the forums bigfoot6696!
From what ... Jan 17 2015, 04:12 PM
bigfoot6696 QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Jan 17 2015, 03:12 PM) W... Jan 17 2015, 05:10 PM bigfoot6696 just looked at hundreds of images of hematite noth... Jan 17 2015, 05:16 PM swizz (not all Hematite is magnetic)
I'm not sure t... Jan 17 2015, 07:31 PM fenixsmom I read on minerals.com that heating magnatite will... Jan 17 2015, 07:44 PM swizz ah, interesting the plot thickens Jan 17 2015, 08:34 PM fenixsmom Dum duhhh duhhhhh. Jan 17 2015, 08:40 PM NewRockHounder Hijacked post - Good title - I found this rock in ... Feb 3 2015, 12:43 AM swizz I looks like Quartz fused to Feldspar. Feb 3 2015, 09:53 AM |
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