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Crack a piece off and see what it looks like inside could be quarts or serpentine?
 

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I think that is a type of porphyry. Maybe diabase porphyry? The white crystals are called phenocrysts. Lots of different flavors of porphyry. Here's one from the net. I live in Cent. IL and this stuff is common in the glacial till. Gary

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