Please identify

[Deniseslastone]

I have this rock ...well i think its a rock . It has like hair or something on it...its kinda heavy and when i peel the hair off it appwars to be made up of these hair like strands ..it is gray in colors but the hairlike things when pulled off are white

 

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[Deniseslastone]

I have this rock ...well i think its a rock . It has like hair or something on it...its kinda heavy and when i peel the hair off it appwars to be made up of these hair like strands ..it is gray in colors but the hairlike things when pulled off are white

 

[Deniseslastone]

 

[Red_desert]

ATSDR - Naturally Occurring Asbestos - Where is Asbestos Found

www.atsdr.cdc.gov

 

[Deniseslastone]

ATSDR - Naturally Occurring Asbestos - Where is Asbestos Found

www.atsdr.cdc.gov

Ok thank you and one more question ....maybe crazy ...but ...uummm...is it dangerous if well someone where to say ...have licked the rock

 

[Deniseslastone]

And i have one more rock thats really heavy and im not sure what it is ...let me get a picture for you ...if you have the time

 

[Deniseslastone]

 

[Peyton Manning]

Ok thank you and one more question ....maybe crazy ...but ...uummm...is it dangerous if well someone where to say ...have licked the rock

And just why would anyone lick a rock?

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Your first rock looks to be asbestos. Don't know on the second rock but you could do a specific gravity test to see if it is a metal.

 

[Deniseslastone]

And just why would anyone lick a rock?

Well...i was trying to figure out what it waz for sure so i smelled it then i peeled a piece off and tasted it

 

[Deniseslastone]

Your first rock looks to be asbestos. Don't know on the second rock but you could do a specific gravity test to see if it is a metal.

Whats a gravity test and how do i do that and can i maybe just use a magnet

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Whats a gravity test and how do i do that and can i maybe just use a magnet

A magnet would tell you it is a type of metal but it wouldn't give you specifics, you can google how to do a specific gravity test.

 

[Deniseslastone]

Whats a gravity test and how do i do that and can i maybe just use a magnet

Thank you for your time and response i will do that but then whats that going to tell me ?

 

[ARC]

Ok thank you and one more question ....maybe crazy ...but ...uummm...is it dangerous if well someone where to say ...have licked the rock

not recommended

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[dozer dan]

And just why would anyone lick a rock?

Are you trying to say you never have? 😉

 

[Red_desert]

If it is metal, you may have a piece of history.

 

[GlowingArtist]

The image at the top looked like some kind of wood or maybe very thick rope to me.

 

[Retired Sarge]

In my opinion I'd say the top one is asbestos or something sandwiched in asbestos. See images of a cross section of asbestos below.

 

[Red-Coat]

I would agree the fibrous specimen is a naturally-occurring asbestos, but that's a catch-all for a variety of fibrous silicate materials. What you have looks to be 'Chrysotile' (aka 'white asbestos'). I don't know about licking it, but it has a long association with serious respiratory diseases from inhalation of the fibres.

The other rock specimen appears to have features known as 'Liesegang' rings/bands. These are secondary features arising from precipitation of (usually iron oxide) minerals from groundwater percolating through sedimentary rocks or permeable igneous and metamorphic rocks that have chemically weathered.

The first example below is a granite and the second one is a sandstone: