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Hi. I ve found this Kind of stone with shiny black face with my metal detector in a field. React to detector and neodym magnet. What is it?
 
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Cant answer that. Broken machine part? Furnace slag? Meteorite? Artillery shrapnel?
 
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Looks like iron slag to me, but I wouldn't rule out it being a meteorite. :icon_scratch:
Here are some pics of iron slag for comparison.

Dave
 

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Thanks a lot guys!! I will cut small piece of it to look inside.
 
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