What is this wierd rock I just dug up?

[Fix The Stupid]

Cool, real heavy rock the missus and I dug up with a metal detector.

It weighs 1.5 lbs - it is SUPER heavy for its size...

It has flecks of a gold like substance all over it...

What the heck is this?

Thanks

[Fix The Stupid]

1. Oh yeah, it has a SLIGHT magnetic pull to it as well ??? n/t

[PoliticAverse]

2. Iron pyrites?... n/t

[AnneD]

7. My first guess too.....

Take it to a local university. You never know what you might have. They mght be able to better tell.

[Trailrider1951]

3. If it has a rather "melted" look to the outside,

it may very well be a meteorite. Take it down to the local college Geology department for identification. One that size could be worth some moolah.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

4. this ^^^ n/t

[Fix The Stupid]

5. Oh giggety - that is what I want to hear :) n/t

[PoliticAverse]

6. Report back with what they tell you... n/t

[Orrex]

8. Looks like an eagle eating a snake.

[Fix The Stupid]

9. lol... That should be a Duzy.. :)

[Trailrider1951]

22. LOL Do you just troll the lounge looking for opportunity?

Of course you do!

[Orrex]

26. Such cruel accusations!

Cruel! Cruel!

[lame54]

10. Cow Pie

[magicarpet]

30. Kool Aid for the next trDump Cult Nazi Rally.

[LeftofObama]

11. Please let us know when you find out.

Now you've piqued my curiosity.

[graywarrior]

12. Cheney's heart

[antiquie]

20. Obviously correct.

[Vashta Nerada]

13. Are those green crystals?

If so, they could be olivine crystals. Then the rock would be the igneous rock peridotite, which is made up of olivine and pyroxene.

[Trailrider1951]

18. Peridotite would not be slightly magnetic.

Not enough Fe and too much SiO2 in peridotite for the magnetic property, and it would not be that heavy for its size. An iron nickel meteorite would be magnetic and would be very heavy for its size. It could also be just a hunk of magnetite. And yes, I am a geologist.

[Vashta Nerada]

19. What do I know.

I just minored in Geology.

[Trailrider1951]

21. Not a problem, my friend

[lastlib]

14. What part of the country are you in?

What can you tell us about the land in your area? Mountains? Prairie?

[Fix The Stupid]

25. Southern Ontario, Canada.

I live in the sand plains of Norfolk county, very rich farmland... - which would make this a very weird find I think...

[leftyohiolib]

15. meteorite?

[Callmecrazy]

16. And they call me crazy?

It's a gall stone from a mastodon.

If that rock weighs 1.5 pounds (720 grams) and is a magnetic meteorite, you might be able to pay off your mortgage.
I have personally known a man who found a 2 pound iron meteorite and paid off his house and bought a boat.
Swear to God.

Or, it could be a piece lead and copper worth about $11 bucks. But definitely check it out at a nearby University.

[hunter]

17. If it's just slag it's not as fun.

http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/slag.htm

Wastes from steel mills and other metal refining is often used as fill or dumped wherever...



http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/sudbury/inco_ops.htm

[Incitatus]

23. You might want to ask this in the Earth /geology forum section on this site:

http://www.physicsforums.com/

[Demo_Chris]

24. I definately see Jesus. I'm sure you do too. nt

[Art_from_Ark]

27. I asked one of the geologists at my company what it was

and he immediately said "meteorite".

[Emit]

28. That's what I suspected from the description

My uncle collects them - has quite a few

[chknltl]

29. Definitely not a chunk of leaverite, definitely!*

*translation: The suspense is killin me!