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Unusual Rock - Mudstone Inclusion
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<blockquote data-quote="19.3" data-source="post: 678626" data-attributes="member: 13753"><p>I don't think it is a rusty lump of iron. For one it does not appear flakey.</p><p>Also it appears to include a number of 'nodules' of black crystalline material which sparkles in the light. The nodules are covered in a thin 'rusty' crystalline crust which appears to have grown on the outside. These appear to have sections 'chipped' off exposing the black interior - probably due to tumbling by wave action in a hollow in the bedrock.</p><p>The rock does not have its own magnetism, but a magnet does stick to it.</p><p>Interestingly, given its size I would expect it to send the 2300 wild but while it is a strong signal, it is nowhere near as strong a signal as I would expect from a lump of rusty iron.[ATTACH=full]13331[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]13332[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]13329[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]13330[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="19.3, post: 678626, member: 13753"] I don't think it is a rusty lump of iron. For one it does not appear flakey. Also it appears to include a number of 'nodules' of black crystalline material which sparkles in the light. The nodules are covered in a thin 'rusty' crystalline crust which appears to have grown on the outside. These appear to have sections 'chipped' off exposing the black interior - probably due to tumbling by wave action in a hollow in the bedrock. The rock does not have its own magnetism, but a magnet does stick to it. Interestingly, given its size I would expect it to send the 2300 wild but while it is a strong signal, it is nowhere near as strong a signal as I would expect from a lump of rusty iron.[ATTACH type="full" alt="20240403_081315.jpg"]13331[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]13332[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]13329[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="20240403_081347.jpg"]13330[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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