Found in creek...?

[dbag1969]

Obsidian or glass?

 

[painterx7]

Looks like left overs from an iron ore furnace but I've only seen it in blue or green

 

[rock]

slag and it comes in all colors

 

[dbag1969]

slag and it comes in all colors

What kind of slag? magnets don't like it
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[painterx7]

It won't b magnetic and it is from iron ore furnaces from 180o's time frame

 

[dbag1969]

It won't b magnetic and it is from iron ore furnaces from 180o's time frame

What is it made of? Is it glass?

 

[painterx7]

You know to b honest I don't know what the bi product is composed of but let me see if I can find out

 

[rock]

Slag Glass is the actual term for it.

 

[painterx7]

No luck on the composition of the slag but it sure is pretty sometimes I have some blue pieces that are beautiful

 

[rock]

I know a guy that saw a bunch of slag in different colors and thought they were gems

 

[painterx7]

Out of towners buy it here lol

 

[hbrown22]

Lots of blue slag in the LBL area (Land Between the Lakes). How far are you from there Painterx7?

 

[painterx7]

Oh I could almost throw a rock lol there is an old furnace 1 mile from my house haha I camp in LBL all the time

 

[painterx7]

I live in Dover I'm about 5 miles from the famous Dover flint mine

 

[hbrown22]

We take our horses out there a few times a year. We also stayed in some cabins in Dover. Dixie Cabins, or something like that. That was a few years back when we went night bass fishing on Barkley.

 

[painterx7]

Next time your in we will go to a good creek !!!

 

[hbrown22]

Next time your in we will go to a good creek !!!

Good deal!

 

[painterx7]

I found my blue piece here is a pic

 

[hbrown22]

I found my blue piece here is a pic

My daughter found a small piece near our creek almost identical to it!

 

[painterx7]

Tell her awesome job !!! Beautiful piece