Found this rock, but i broke it and it is do shinny

[Rockhoppernc]

Thought this was lead but broke it in half and it is shinny like silver or platinum, shinny like mirror, heavy! It was not easy to break apart.

 

[Kodiak43351]

That looks like melted lead I find in old barn sites. I've got a lot of it and it's shinny if I break it also.

 

[Rockhoppernc]

Got a photo? When I slapped it open the sun hit it and blinded me like a disco ball. Was a cool feeling to experience.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Are you sure it is not melted glass?

 

[bigfoot1]

back of the boat is right...it is certainly not a natural occuring mineral conglomeration...no way...it is likely a melted conglemeration of glass or actually marbles.and yes I have photos...recognise the colors?........

cheers

 

[Rockhoppernc]

There is no colors in it just shinny like nothing I have ever laid my eyes on, if you could melt a mirror that what it looks like. Hard to explain!! It is not glass, had a small flake that I bent around till I broke off.

 

[bradyboy]

Mica ?

 

[BVI Hunter]

Or something else entirely!!?

cool find!


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[Kevo_DFX]

Did you find it with a metal detector? If yes, that helps us rule out quite a few guesses, like glass. I was thinking it could be galena. Galena can be very shiny. Also, Galena is the primary ore used for lead.

 

[m240042]

Foundry slag?

 

[Idaho]

Just like I said in the other thread... Looks like oxidized Slag to me.
Could be Lead, Tin or Zinc... Since it is soft and bends before it breaks... most likely lead.

 

[Coldshuz]

Other thread he stated it was Zinc