Found this in WI on a lake Michigan beach. The exterior is very iron stained and had some interesting metallic looking sections to it so I split it and this is what is inside. The black mineral snaps to magnet, has a grey streak that seems to be brittle as it left a lot of metallic flakes on the streak plate. Thought I saw some blue iridescence at times reflecting from the black mineral but might have been a reflection of the light source I was viewing it under, I cannot seem to see it any longer. I also see some pyrite in the rock.
So its a quartz, magnetite and pyrite rock....right?
I am going to snap a couple more images as I wasnt happy with the others except for the one posted is ok.
Thx.
So its a quartz, magnetite and pyrite rock....right?
I am going to snap a couple more images as I wasnt happy with the others except for the one posted is ok.
Thx.