what kind of rock is this?

[gods country girl]

anyone know what kind of rock this is? It was found in northern pa.Came out of the dirt just like this.It is rather heavy, is not magnetic, and it is about 6 inches in length.

GCG

 

[Angelo]

If it's aluminum should you not be able to tell by taking a file to it?

Tony

 

[captain Jack]

petrified tin man droppings?

lmao..."IF I ONLY HAD TO FART"...<<<the deleted song lyrics

sorry guys i had too type that

HA hA! you would fit right in at work with me and the guys! this goes on all day.

I don't think it would be as weighty if it was aluminum would it? He said it was pretty heavy.

 

[ron lord]

I would say it is a Meteor. You need to find out what kind of metal is , Alum. doesn't come out of the ground looking like that. Meteors are heavy, small or large and all kinds of metal. If it is a Meteor  it could be worth a lot of MONEY!!  So e-mail and let me know what you find out .

 

[gods country girl]

ok i know stupid question but , how do i find out what kind of rock it is ?

meteorite?? does that mean a nice way to say space junk......lol

 

[diggummup]

Did you find this with a metal detector or does it register on a metal detector? Can you take a photo using a magnifying glass or can you take a closer look with a magnifying glass and explain how it looks.I know you said it makes a powder when you break it and it sounded like you broke it without the aid of a hammer, correct? How heavy is it,exactly? In what type of area was it found?

 

[aaaaaaa]

I think not aluminium and definately not meteorite.. Could be (man made) silicon.
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/meteorwrongs/m027.htm

 

[ron lord]

Silicon is a Principal component of a meteorites know as Aerolites.
So your Rock could be Silicon and a Meteorite!!

 

[gods country girl]

no i didn't find it with a metal detector
it was found while digging around an old foundation hole . i dig up "farm flowers" and usually find some other cool items.i had been digging where i found some metal stapping of some sort sticking out of the ground, when this popped up about 1 to 1 1/2 foot down. it was found sort of up on a mountain, in the middle of no place.we dug around after we found this rock to see if we could find more but this is the only piece we found. have been back a few times and still haven't found anymore.

i broke it by hammering it on concrete, didn't want to break it in large pieces only wanted to break a small section off, to get a look at the inside.
to shiny to get close up pics.not an expert with the camera any ideas would be great.

it is about 3 - 4 lbs it almost looks like it has some tiny little holes in it

finding farm flowers i have found is also a good way to find old foundations and foundation holes

 

[gods country girl]

the area this was found is called Gurnee not sure if it is the right spelling

 

[Noodle]

GCG,
If you have a university or college close to you, take it in to the geology department and see if anyone can ID it for you. Those professors love a challenge. Just try and get more than one opinion. Good luck! -Noodle

 

[steve71]

If I told you it was an indian sex stone,would you believe me? If I told you why it is Jeff in PA would kick me out.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just another fn rock is that what your trying to say

 

[bakergeol]

no i didn't find it with a metal detector
it was found while digging around an old foundation hole . i dig up "farm flowers" and usually find some other cool items.i had been digging where i found some metal stapping of some sort sticking out of the ground, when this popped up about 1 to 1 1/2 foot down. it was found sort of up on a mountain, in the middle of no place.we dug around after we found this rock to see if we could find more but this is the only piece we found. have been back a few times and still haven't found anymore.

i broke it by hammering it on concrete, didn't want to break it in large pieces only wanted to break a small section off, to get a look at the inside.
to shiny to get close up pics.not an expert with the camera any ideas would be great.

it is about 3 - 4 lbs it almost looks like it has some tiny little holes in it

finding farm flowers i have found is also a good way to find old foundations and foundation holes

You menitioned small holes. This usually implies man made from a furnace.
Still an interesting piece.

George

 

[Stormtrooper154]

baked potatoe rock?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Thats the funniest thing I have heard this week!

 

[justine093]

no doubt you have a local rock collecting club in your area.
they would know.

 

[EggyOG]

It looks like specular hematite to me. If it is, you'll have little sparklies on your fingers when you handle it. It will also lose its sparkle when wet, looking much darker. When it dries it will sparkle again. If it is specular, it will streak red.

 

[rockdude]

Looks like it is a Leverite; You were suppose to leaver rite there.
Just kidding, I think it looks more like Galena

 

[newbieprospector]

Found in the appalachain regions of Pennsylvania : Anthracite
http://www.search.com/reference/Anthracite_coal

 

[ivan salis]

quite correct---a very high temp sort of coal often used by certain industries--due to its low emissions of hydrocarbon gases takes a lot of heat to get going but burns fairly cleanly--- it is quite shiny----Ivan

 

[Nana40]

Hey! I found one of those rocks too! Here's the link....

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,65055.0.html

Nana

 

[steve71]

If I told you it was an indian sex stone,would you believe me? If I told you why it is Jeff in PA would kick me out.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just another fn rock