strange metal-please help to identify it

[1bear]

Hello

I found this metal after the storm in Scotland.
What do you think this might be?
it soes not react to magnet and its quite heavy

Thanks a lot
1bear

 

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[Bajahunter]

Can you scratch it with a penny, a knife, a piece of quartz?
If you rub it on a piece of unglazed tile what color does it leave?
Give us more info to work with

 

[wvwildman]

might be a meteorite

 

[Bajahunter]

1bear
Do some research on platinum.
You have it in Scotland.

 

[1bear]

hi thanks for help
whne I scrached it on unpolished minerla it left brow mark
rather dark brown than reddish
and
when I tried to scrach it with a coin it left sing of a scratch but I have to press it really really hard
but it left mark not a hole if youknow what I mean
its hard to scratch

 

[1bear]

gosh sorry for my spelling
I tend to loose letters whan Im excited

 

[rock]

Looks like Hematite to me. I dont know if you have that where you are from you will have to check to see if you do.

 

[1bear]

hi
we do have hermatite in Scotland but it looks slightly diffrent than my rock
and its really really heavy

 

[Bajahunter]

When you test for hardness by scrstching with another object you might need to use a magnifying glass to look at the scratch. A penny can leave a trail that looks like a scratch but is just a trail of penny powder.
A penny is not very hard so if it is scratching your rock then it is a very soft rock. Try this again with a penny and then a piece of window glass.
Not sure what it is you used to test for color of the rub. The underneath of the top of your toilet tank will work.
Another test you can do is to see how maleable it is. Hit it with a hammer.

 

[rock]

I find all types of Hematite here in Ga. Some smooth and some rough.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Going by what we've been told, Sphalerite might fit?
Soft, brownish streak.. Although I don't know the hardness of a penny.

 

[Brian T. Booth]

Going by what we've been told, Sphalerite might fit?
Soft, brownish streak.. Although I don't know the hardness of a penny.

If its sphalerite scratch it on a unglazed tile or underneath or toilet bowl lid. Smell the powdered mineral. If it has a sulphur smell then more than likely its sphalerite. Sphalerite is a zinc sulfide mineral. When you scratch the mineral the more surface area you create. By creating surface area you are breaking down the mineral. This helps the elements to be more distinguishable.