Can anyone identify this i found it in the woods in a hole

[jdist1984]

Can anyone identify this i found it in the woods in a hole

 

[Mud Hut]

 

[jdist1984]

im a new member i found this years ago in the 90s but just dug it out of some old rock mineral and stone collection i had

 

[treblehunter]

I think there is a rock forum, check it out? I'm not sure what kind of rock that is?

 

[Backwoodsbob]

Was the whole already there?

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[jdist1984]

yes the hole was there its more like a large drainage ditch in the woods not sewage but a huge drain ditch with leaves and trees in in that just holds water in the rain

 

[Chizzy]

Welcome to TNet..........
From the pics it appears to be a type of mica schist........does it flake off when rubbed?
The rock forum would be the place to show that off.

 

[jdist1984]

yes some flakes come off when rubbed

 

[jdist1984]

i was looking at that and some types of ore
but im not sure

 

[jdist1984]

found it in monmouth county nj

 

[Chizzy]

yes some flakes come off when rubbed

If the flakes are black it is a biotite schist, if clear/translucent it is a muscovite schist..........google both and see if the results match your specimen.

 

[jdist1984]

na there goldish colored shiny flakes i was hoping maybe it had some value to it im not too familiar with this.

 

[jdist1984]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/gold-prospecting/137653-any-gold-quartz-veins-mica-schist.html

i found this post in google when looking it up the schist

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/gold-prospecting/137653-any-gold-quartz-veins-mica-schist.html

 

[jdist1984]

those ones are much nicer but its probably just that mica schist

 

[RVRoamer76]

nice find, welcome to TNet.....

 

[Hitndahed]

Mica,,,schist

 

[smokeythecat]

Welcome. Yes, to me looks like mica schist. And yes you can have quartz running through it.