Anyone know what this is ?

[Jaxon96]

Hi guys I found this near my house.
Just wondering if anyone knows what it is?
Here's a couple photos it's magnet an very heavy an solid.
I have cut it in half from a bigger piece an sanded it down an found weird join lines in it

Slag, meteorite not bloody sure I ain't
I put it in vinegar as it has acid I. It which would take all the other stuff off it an that colour disorientation is from that btw

 

[LONEWOLF]

We have a New Section in Gemstones and Minerals for Identification ... Put it in there.... and a few tests for you to try... :Y:

LW....

 

[Jaxon96]

Hi lone wolf okay awesome thanks for that.
Can u tell me what the forum is to ask about what it is ?

 

[aussiefarmer]

Looks like a man made alloy of some type ,like bronze.

 

[silver]

We have a New Section in Gemstones and Minerals for Identification ... Put it in there.... and a few tests for you to try... :Y:

LW....

Good thought LW
heres the link Jaxon
https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=381585#p381585

 

[LONEWOLF]

That's What it was made for.... Identification of Rocks, Minerals and 'the Unknown' .... And a few Geos will pop in from time to time to help out... O

LW....

 

[LONEWOLF]

Hey Jaxon96, You are coming up with some Weird Rocks here... Where do you live Mars ? .... :lol: ] ] Nice Finds... :Y:

LW....

 

[Jaxon96]

Lol yeah.
Nah lone wolf not mars wish I did.
An yeah I don't know but they keep popping out to e when I go for searches an I just take them home an ask cause I ain't got a clue what they are ahah

 

[Keen Ken]

It looks to have a texture similar to an iron-nickel meteorite.
I found a couple of small ones, characteristic physical features of an iron-nickel meteorite are a metric lustre, high density, an almost melted look on one side normally away from a central point , smooth to pitted on the other.
Mine has triangular hopper cavities one side, melted look on the other. I found two side by side. Not knowing what they were at the time I hammered one until it broke in two, it had a very metallic crystalline appearance.
I kept one half on that one, tossed the other half and lost the other one before I found out what they were.
the finger print looking texture is similar to Iron-nickel meteorite.
hope this helps

 

[Jaxon96]

Hi keen keen.
Do u have any photos of your one ?
An also here's some mire photos if u could tell me more of that Type of one

 

[LONEWOLF]

Mmmm the plot thickens... Now that looks more the goods...

LW...

 

[Jaxon96]

Ahah thanks Lw what do u think it is ?

 

[RedDirtDigger]

Jaxon, Your last image is a great example of slag. keep em coming (in the ID section) cheers RDD

 

[starfield7]

This rock does not have any characteristics of a meteorite. It is definitely not a nickel-iron meteorite.

It looks more like magnetite or hematite. It is a terrestrial rock. Sorry the news isn't more interesting.

 

[Keen Ken]

I do have some pictures
1st is of the melted looking (inbound) side.

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second is the triangular "hopper" etching (trailing side)

Last image is of the fractured surface.

 

[Gutshot]

That looks great.
Thanks for showing KK.