Anyone know what this is?

[Me2]

Anyone know what this is?

 

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[fyrffytr1]

Melted glass? And, welcome to the forums.

 

[Me2]

Thanks. It feels like a rock.

 

[Plug N Play]

Could you hold it up to a bright light and check for any color, (even barely) around the edges?
If no color, perhaps chip a tiny sliver off somewhere and double check for any color.

 

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[reale bill]

Slag,from iron ore processing.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

It does look like a byproduct of iron or steel production to me as well

 

[namxat]

Could be tar, from the looks of it. You could take a lighter or blowtorch to it (outdoors please) to see if it melts.


Greets Namxat

 

[Tpmetal]

Could be tar, from the looks of it. You could take a lighter or blowtorch to it (outdoors please) to see if it melts.


Greets Namxat

if it doesnt melt like namxat says, I would also go with slag

 

[HuntinDog]

Don't know where you found it, but I would say it's a blob of spilt roofing tar.

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[dfallis1]

100% slag from producing iron. I have tons of this material on one of my permissions. Large amounts found at iron mills

 

[smokeythecat]

I beg to differ. Not with 100% confidence but it looks like natural goethite, an ore of iron. Check it out on the net, see if it matches, they call it "kidney ore" for obvious reasons.

 

[Yak1366]

I would say tar as well.

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[A2coins]

I would say a tar slagoreglass mix lol

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to MI Tommy

 

[A2coins]

Welcome from MI Tommy