Got A Rock you Want Identified? Post it here! gimme a good picture or 3 or 4!

[D2MAINOFFICE]

I noticed this rock while hiking in northeast Utah thought it was cool now wondering what it might be someone said possibly a petrified bone or agate. any thoughts?

 

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[D2MAINOFFICE]

Also saw this on the same hike it was seemed really out of place think its obsidian(sp) but curious as well - sorry pics aren't great will be taking same hike in a few weeks may try and find rocks again and get better pics. thanks for any help

 

[Nappy701]

Any clues found on what kinds theses are or if any r rare. Found in Minnesota.

 

[hawttdawgg]

Can you Identify any of these? The last few, I am curious to know if they might be gold?

 

[kfoote_11]

Me and my dad came across this outcrop in northern Montana. Assayed out with 595,000 ppm Fe, 264,000 ppm S, 9,920 ppm Ni,12,900 ppm Cu, 1520 ppm Co, smaller amounts of Au,Ag,Zn,As. Not sure what it is.
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/4cu4d7d8snbgujw/9XxIZR03zp

 

[Ivybridge]

I went to an estate sale and this was down in a box of rocks they gave me that had been stored in the garage. Any info is appreciated. Thank you!

 

[3xflyfisher]

Ivy, the metallic material looks like it could be chalcopyrite, Copper/iron sulfide. There is probably pyrite (iron sulfide) as well.

 

[Ivybridge]

Thank you!

 

[Tree!]

It's pure GOLD!!!

 

[sideshowmick]

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Its pretty heavy

 

[kyleoflyman]

I need help identifying the minerals in these rocks. I found them in an outcropping of similar rock. It is different than the surrounding geology. The outcrop is in a mountain range of shale in Western Washington.

 

[tyeechinook]

Silver in quartz?


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[Tree!]

Silver in quartz? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did you clean it at all?

 

[tyeechinook]

I did clean it in a tub of water and a scrub brush. The possible silver stuff won't come off, I tried my fingernail and a stick, didn't want to go further because I didn't want to damage it if it is silver...


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[Sheldon J]

looks more like gold bearing ore to me...
It could be crush and pan time....

 

[Tree!]

I did clean it in a tub of water and a scrub brush. The possible silver stuff won't come off, I tried my fingernail and a stick, didn't want to go further because I didn't want to damage it if it is silver... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I believe silver comes out of the ground heavily tarnished, so unless it did before you cleaned it, it could be a number of naturally occurring metallic mineral!

 

[tyeechinook]

It looked black and nasty before I scrubbed it. After scrubbing, it looked like polished silverware!


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[tyeechinook]

Here's a better pic. Maybe it's white gold haha!


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[Eu_citzen]

Been awhile since I came by. To make it easier for whom ever is trying to help identification, try not to post a dozen pictures!

5 pictures are plenty for a post, if you have more rocks you want an ID on - save those for a later post.
It's easy to get discouraged by having to write a long list and trying to remember what photo is what number.

Now back to ID!

Kyle,
Looks like pyrite. the rocks look folded, i.e. metamorphosed. Keep on looking.

Tyee,
Silver, just like gold is malleable. Push a needle against it, see if it gives after like a soft metal does.
Also do a streak test, rub it against a unglazed piece of porcelain. What colour do you get?

 

[sideshowmick]

Dug this out of the creek.