Have you ever seen a rock like this? Found Hunting!

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This did not pick up as a metal but I did find it digging! It has a gorgeous iridescence to it like a pearl! I've seen ones that have some pearl like qualities but never this pretty and this drastic! Anyone know what kind it might be? Thanks guys!

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Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)
 

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The good news is there are usually Garnets found with that type of rock.
 

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That looks like that stuff they found at Area 51.
 

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look like,,unfinished palladium..
 

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The good news is there are usually Garnets found with that type of rock.

I live in Massachusetts though I don't believe there's many gems found around hear

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You can research this online, but you need to do a hardness test, a streak test, a specific gravity test, and maybe a cleavage test (this has to do with how the rock breaks), posting the results of these tests will greatly narrow down the possibilities of what this rock is.

The first two test are very easy to do, the hardness test involves trying to scratch the rock starting with something like your fingernail and progressively harder items until one scratches the rock.

The streak test is rubbing the rock on a "streak plate" which is a piece of unglazed ceramic material and noting the color of the streak, there are many streak color charts online, the under side of a coffee cup or the underside of the toilet tank lid will work for a "streak plate" sometimes it's maybe necessary to have a dark colored streak plate for some lighter colored minerals/rocks, you can also buy inexpensive test kits if you chose that has what you need.

The specific gravity test takes following instructions, a digital scale, and a little bit on doable construction to suspend the rock while weighting it.

The cleavage test involves learning to identify the type of cleavage when the the rock breaks.
 

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You can research this online, but you need to do a hardness test, a streak test, a specific gravity test, and maybe a cleavage test (this has to do with how the rock breaks), posting the results of these tests will greatly narrow down the possibilities of what this rock is.

The first two test are very easy to do, the hardness test involves trying to scratch the rock starting with something like your fingernail and progressively harder items until one scratches the rock.

The streak test is rubbing the rock on a "streak plate" which is a piece of unglazed ceramic material and noting the color of the streak, there are many streak color charts online, the under side of a coffee cup or the underside of the toilet tank lid will work for a "streak plate" sometimes it's maybe necessary to have a dark colored streak plate for some lighter colored minerals/rocks, you can also buy inexpensive test kits if you chose that has what you need.

The specific gravity test takes following instructions, a digital scale, and a little bit on doable construction to suspend the rock while weighting it.

The cleavage test involves learning to identify the type of cleavage when the the rock breaks.

Thank you so much I just noticed your message sorry it took a while! I appreciate your help very interesting.

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)
 

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I don't know if it is schist. I don't know if it's not. :tongue3:

With what I can see and the description, may I suggest a fossilized oyster shell?

Mike
 

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I live in Massachusetts though I don't believe there's many gems found around hear

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

You should put it in the rock forum. There is some good people in there that will probably know what it is. Id be interested in knowing I have never seen a rock that isnt metal shine like that.
 

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You should put it in the rock forum. There is some good people in there that will probably know what it is. Id be interested in knowing I have never seen a rock that isnt metal shine like that.

I know its the very first time I've seen one like this! I live looking at rocks all the time in different places I Ho so I've seen a lot but never one like this one!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)
 

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You should put it in the rock forum. There is some good people in there that will probably know what it is. Id be interested in knowing I have never seen a rock that isnt metal shine like that.

Oh and thank you very much I didn't know there was a rock forum!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)
 

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Schist or Mica, are you of west of the Ct. river? HH
BK
 

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It could also be Margarite which is a brittle form of aluminum rich mica associated with emery deposits.HH
BK
 

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There are quite a few gems found around Ma. Have a look at this. HH
BK
http://gemsandgemstones.blogspot.com/2011/06/gemstone-occurrences-in-massachusetts.html

Thank you so much for doing some research on this for me it was very helpful. I'm actually very strongly leaning towards the fact it could be margarite now because I found quite a few stone s around it that looked like the example and the shiny part of margarite looks exactly like the piece I have!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)
 

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