Odd rock

[Bkfinds]

Found this in the desert in texas, what could it be. Half metal half rock,metal part is not magnetic

 

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[Bkfinds]

Top view some of the rock part is magnetic

 

[Kray Gelder]

It's a nice specimen of slag, IMHO.

 

[Bkfinds]

Trying to see what this rock is

 

[Charl]

I think slag is a good bet...

 

[Bkfinds]

Would slag have magnetic rock hooked to it

 

[SpaceRocks]

Yes.

 

[Bkfinds]

Most of the metallic part is like square granular that will flake.some reflect gold like color

 

[Bkfinds]

Here is a close up,don't think it's slag.

 

[Art_Blade]

If you are thinking there is not a slag so cut it and show surface of cross section. We will see

 

[Bkfinds]

After doing a streak test,it seemed to be hematite and magnatite. Rock part made redistribution brown streak while metallic part streaked dark gray.but magnetic properties are opposite for those minerals

 

[Art_Blade]

Your rock probably is a mixture of porphyry and magnetite

 

[Bkfinds]

The metallic part has no rock mixed in it at all,just a chunk of rock attached to one part of the outside

 

[Bkfinds]

 

[Bkfinds]

this end has also been melted somehow

 

[Art_Blade]

Ok, those pictures are better. I think that someone wanted to melt rocks or it's some volcanic rock.