Any ideas?, Rock I found any input? |
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 Jan 17 2015, 01:53 AM
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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, 07:31 PM
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(not all Hematite is magnetic)
I'm not sure that torching it will get you any closer to an answer.... it does sound fun though.  A streak test and/or hardness test as suggested will be far more revealing and get you much closer to an answer. I would also recommend a simple specific gravity test. Fill in those blanks and we can probably nail it. 
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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 bigfoot6696 weighs about 40 pounds its heavy and nope don... Jan 17 2015, 03:39 PM 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 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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