need help identifying rock slab

[ontherocks8]

I purchased this rock slab years ago at a rock store. I need help identifying it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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[hvacker]

Can you scratch it with a sharp knife. Is it heavy for it's size. Is it magnetic?
If you rub it on the underside of a toilet lid (Porcelain) what color is the mark if any?
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[ontherocks8]

Can you scratch it with a sharp knife. Is it heavy for it's size. Is it magnetic?
If you rub it on the underside of a toilet lid (Porcelain) what color is the mark if any?
All this stuff is SOP for IDing rocks.

Non magnetic, 86.4grams. Its a brown, possibly black color when I rub it against porcelain.

 

[Tpmetal]

Looks like what ever your counter top is made of haha, sorry couldn't resist

 

[ontherocks8]

Looks like what ever your counter top is made of haha, sorry couldn't resist

Lool yeah. thats just a painted wood board. Its a good camoflauge for the rock

 

[stdenis_jd]

brownish/red streak with the appearance I would say specular hematite. At first glance looks like granite. Can you do a hardness test? if it's 6+ it's probably granite. Could be a few other things though, but those are my thoughts...

scratching with a knife like Hvacker said would help for the hardness unless you're comfortable doing a more pointed hardness test to try to narrow it down better

 

[ontherocks8]

brownish/red streak with the appearance I would say specular hematite. At first glance looks like granite. Can you do a hardness test? if it's 6+ it's probably granite. Could be a few other things though, but those are my thoughts...

scratching with a knife like Hvacker said would help for the hardness unless you're comfortable doing a more pointed hardness test to try to narrow it down better

Its def Specular Hematite. Thanks!

 

[stdenis_jd]

Its def Specular Hematite. Thanks!

no problem how did you find that out? If you're relying just on my guess I wouldn't take that for gospel because it may not be correct, just seems to be the most likely answer. Someone ID it for you in person or a different site?

 

[ontherocks8]

no problem how did you find that out? If you're relying just on my guess I wouldn't take that for gospel because it may not be correct, just seems to be the most likely answer. Someone ID it for you in person or a different site?

It looks exactly identical to the slabs I see on google images. Just my own conclusion.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Hematite I'd guess, to. Doesn't look like any granite I ever saw.