Anybody know what this is ?

[Gunboss]

Hello I am new this forum and I am hoping that some member will recognize this rock.

A large specimen non magnetic weighs 1.7 lbs and measures 5x3x2.5in. Its very heavy, looks like black and small transparent brown or red stones?

 

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[smokeythecat]

Welcome. It would help to know where it came from. It looks metamorphic in nature. You can rule out tourmaline or uraninite. There are a lot of minerals of that color.

 

[Georgivs]

The black mineral looks similar to black tourmaline that I find around here. The matrix looks different though.

 

[Gunboss]

I really appreciate the help !
I traded for it in Northern California, but I am not sure of its origin.