Very Heavy 3lb Rock ...need I.D.

[Antny]

Rock or meteorite?
I picked this up years ago at a house sale. There was a collection of rocks from a geologist who had passed on. I have never been able to determine what kind of a rock it is. I tried it in the "what is it Forum" but we couldn't nail it.
It's very heavy for it's size. Weighs just over 3 lb. Measures approx. 3" tall by 4" wide. It is a dark maroon color & the top is very smooth. I get no reading with my detector.
Any help is appreciated.
ant.

 

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[pgill]

Hi AntNy,

Just looking at the pictures, but not a rock expert...... they seem to look like something from a volcano, they seem to look like they are melted smooth.

Just a guess...

God bless
Peter

 

[Cannonman17]

Perhaps a stoney metiorite

 

[GabbyGEP]

JMO.

Looks like you have a chunk of hematite or goerthite(an iron ore). Does it create a streak on a ceramic plate, and if so, what color?
Nice looking specimen. Keep your eyes to the ground as you never know what you might find there.

GabbyGEP(Gaylord)

 

[stud564]

have you ever seen joe dirt?? looks just like his "metorite". lol

 

[gord]

Maybe a coprolite?
Gord

 

[Antny]

Thanks guys.......
Gabby,
It makes a redish maroon streak on an unglazed surface.
ant.

 

[GabbyGEP]

Reddish-brown streak is definitely hematite.
Thanks for checking that out.
GabbyGEP(Gaylord)

 

[Antny]

Thanks Gabby....I believe you have nailed it! I went on the web & found a pic like mine.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/geophys/hematite.html#c1


Thanks,
Antny (AnthoNY)

 

[wcgems]

Well, hematite is gun-metal gray. Your looks more brownish in color NEARLY throughout.

It looks more like a BAD piece of FIRE AGATE that has dried out (kinda like opal will do).