Hello John, hope you can figure out what kind of ore you found, interesting.
Pictures of the platarsite you mentioned reminded me of a rock I had seen many years ago.
Long story but I'll try to cut it down.
As a kid I had a friend whose dad was a teacher, later a principle of an elementary school. Anyway, his dad had worked his way through college working as a garbage-man. This was back when that was a hands-on job, manually emptying each trash can into the back of a truck. During those garbage-man days his dad had accumulated a collection of 'good trash' which he'd saved.
Years later his son took me into their garage and showed me his dad's 'trash' collection. All I can remember now is a nice, brand new boxed set of knives, and a chunk of very shiny rock about the size of a large grapefruit. From time to time, we'd take out that rock and admire it. All kids love shiny rocks.
Over the years, I've often wondered what the heck kind of ore/rock that had been?
Looking at pictures of the platarsite you mentioned was close, but not identical to the rock in my memory.
For the right amount, I'll take you to the trash-can where his dad found that said shiny rock.
Just kidding!
I have no idea, other than I believe his dad went to college in Texas of all places.
(Maybe the trash can was from behind 'the Tumlinson Family' house!!!)
Good luck with your search John.
I'll admit it...I was higher than a kite when I imagined I went to that site...
