Look what the chickens scratched up!!

[beav_29906]

Mending fence around the chicken yard and found this. A local rock shop said it was Saphire in its matrix. The outer material has metalic qualities, attracts a magnet. The Saphire is pink and has iridescent qualities.

 

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[Minrelica]

That's a pretty cool find. I'm not sure if I've seen saphire in that state. nice

 

[Eu_citzen]

Is it strongly attracted by the magnet?
Looks like magnetite, and I haven't seen of a sapphire seen in that kind of matrix either. Very nice!

 

[beav_29906]

Thanks, I think its pretty cool kind of looks like a sushi roll. It can't support its own weight but you can feel it pull. The rock shop I took it to didn't think it came from this area. They weighed it at 372 kt but I know alot of that has to be the matrix. It does have 6 distinguishable sides. If you notice the large end looks like it has been polished smooth. That is the way I found it. The area is rich with Native American artifacts so maybe it was traded from another area and used to grind other stone tools. I don't know, any suggestions? I really want to have it cut but then I really like it the way it is, at least for now. I was also told at the rock shop it would probably star.

 

[Hot zone]

Holy mackerel sapphire, I say I say looks like the work of longhorn leghorn paid off! Nice find Beav!

 

[chatmangreer]

That's cool. You should tape a chicken to your metal detector, then you will really get some stuff......

 

[Hot zone]

Dang, told my wife your chicken found the sapphire and she said" see you didn't need to spend the $645 on a new detector." next time just make up a story how your new fangeld hightech long range gold and sapphire detector that only cost $$$$ found it. Thanks a lot pal.

 

[strickman]

How much for the chicken ?

 

[Eu_citzen]

Ok, sounds like pyrrhotite might be the matrix, either way; I'd leave it as is!
Not every day you some across one and then one that's even quite big!

 

[mamabear]

next will be the golden egg! what a great find! & I thought saphire was local to NC