20 deep in the ground in missouri

[troydogs]

20' deep in the ground in missouri

Found it Deep ! Took pictures some wet and some dry . After we cut a piece off of the rock, the rock is magnetic ! It has tiny sparkles inside it. And it is very very heavy, any ideas of what kinda rock it is? Thanks

 

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[CoinandRelicMan]

You found this with a metal detector?

 

[maipenrai]

Please tell us how you discovered this rock, and how you dug it up.

 

[Shunkaha]

At 20 feet deep, I'm sure a backhoe or some type of heavy equipment was involved.

 

[troydogs]

Found it Deep ! Took pictures some wet and some dry . After we cut a piece off of the rock, the rock is magnetic ! It has tiny sparkles inside it. And it is very very heavy, any ideas of what kinda rock it is? Thanks

Hi was digging in backyard with backhoe after digging. Was messing around with metal detector . So next day dug deeper and found the rock. It was a combination of detector and backhoe. I started digging for dirt I needed else ware , but then found rock with detector, . Does anybody know what kinda rock it is ? Thanks

 

[supertraq]

When you say magnetic do you mean metal/iron sticks to it?If so then its magantite. If you mean a magnet sticks to it, it could a iron conglomerate. or a meteorite.Does not look like hematite at all.If it crumbles easily its probally not a meteorite.

 

[troydogs]

When you say magnetic do you mean metal/iron sticks to it?If so then its magantite. If you mean a magnet sticks to it, it could a iron conglomerate. or a meteorite.Does not look like hematite at all.If it crumbles easily its probally not a meteorite.

A magnet sticks to the rock. Everyware but it has to be kinda strong magnet.

 

[supertraq]

looks good

It does look like a meteorite to me because a conglomerate /sedimentary rock would show layers. It is a consistent texture which a iron containing terestial rock would not be...I would cut of a small specimen and send to one of the many labs that you can find on the net,one is the smithsonian institute. good luck

 

[Oklahoma Digger]

Looks like hematite rock.... I don't see any chondrites from the cut. A rock that size would many different sizes of chondrites inside exposing from the cut or the w design from cut. I would check with a geologist at a local university just to be sure.

 

[Davers]

Let Us Know The Result Please.

To just happen to dig that up at 20 feet , tells me your one lucky guy (if a true Meteorite ).

Were / Are there any similar rocks Close By?