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Hi everyone. Can someone help identifying this rock? Found it in Northern Morocco and is quite heavy (455 g) for its size. I wasn’t able to find anything similar the internet.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

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Cool looking rock but I don't know what it is.

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From what I got "lensing" your photos, it could be Marcasite, a form of pyrite. Morocco is known for it. Is it magnetic or translucent?

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Definitely unique looking!👍👍

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I have to agree with F350 on this, if it isn't though I still think it is a nice piece.

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Marcasite is a really good guess. I would go one step further and call it as a specimen of limonite pseudomorph after marcasite. Saharan specimens are fairly common.

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