NJ Art Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Not sure what this is. It has iron throughout with some kind of white shining metal scattered with the iron. It was found in New Jersey. It passed the magnet test of course but the bigger holes on just one side reminded me of coral or limestone, a NOT by what I am reading. There are very small gray areas that look like glazing on pottery. Thanks for looking. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lodge Scent Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Art I was about to loose my mind thinking you were going to be posting a few more gorgeous Liberty Caps. 😆 Sorry, can't help with the material ID. Lodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 Here are a few more pics. It weighs 1270g. Any feedback is welcome, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 More pics. Blackish green type crust with striations maybe, it is very sparse. Cut a very small window 3/4 x 1/2. The silver dot to the right has 8 sides. There are many minute specks only seen under magnification. Any body out there with any comment would be very welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Is it possible that it is a weathered piece of slag from an early foundry? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 On 4/11/2024 at 10:25 AM, JCR said: Is it possible that it is a weathered piece of slag from an early foundry? Thank you for your response. You never know it very well could be. I'm new to this, as I always thought that it was a piece of coral until I saw the Apollo rocks brought back from the moon. The holes looked very familiar in shapes and appearance that is why I posted it. What ever it is, it was super heated and is loaded with flakes and tubes of possible iron nickel, I hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 14.8 gram end slice, medium rare please with no onions. Not the best of cuts, had trouble feeding it through my water fed diamond bandsaw, using a custom jig to hold it down it kept binding towards the end of the cut. Looks like a group of stars when angled in the right light. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Wonder how hot that was once upon a time for the metal to appear as it does. Nice spherical shape, no streaks & looks very pure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 4 hours ago, JCR said: Wonder how hot that was once upon a time for the metal to appear as it does. Nice spherical shape, no streaks & looks very pure. What puzzles me is it looks to be totally different materials in a number of places on the outside. I agree after looking at a whole lot of pictures the inside is very uniform. There is a silver flake that looks like it ozzed out of its resting place in the iron, had to be glowing what ever it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Art Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 I now know what left the melted looking gray substance had to have been from the center mass, color matches. Dripped right out of the small vent hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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