WHATZIT Very Heavy Metal?

[Misterminelab]

Hello I am new to this forum,I have visited several times & am excited to be here,I have a very interesting
piece of metal,A friend of mine found this in a field in ohio in 1970,it weighs 10.29 ounces,it is 2 &1/8 by 1 & 1/2
inches,it sounds really good on my excalibur,at first I thought it was a meteorite because of the weight,does not stick
to a magnet and it is very very hard?please help us figure this out,thank you.

 

[PowerDetecting]

looks like a meteorite fragment. Heavy Much?

Edit sry didnt read entire post I see the weight now.


Yes looks like meteorite to me. Some meteorites do not attract a magnet.

 

[taz42o]

That is an ore, witch one I dont know .
Two that have similar structure are chrome ore and maganese ore but I dont think it is either of those Although maganese is non magnetic.

 

[Misterminelab]

Any ideas on where we could take it,or how to test for content,he would like to know the value?
thanks for the replies,HH

 

[taz42o]

Any ideas on where we could take it,or how to test for content,he would like to know the value?
thanks for the replies,HH

I doubt its worth anything unless you had more of it.
Most large scrap yards have xrf analyzres, like the ones in link, tell them you have a ton or so of it and you want to know what it is and what its worth.

http://www.niton.com/en/metal-and-alloy-analysis#.UGzW8mdWpho

 

[woodwizard]

looks like hematite-not sure of spelling -but found similer stuff in TX and was told that was what it was called.

 

[ojm bc]

n/t

 

[BigDan]

Found a similar piece at an old Gold Mine in NV.

 

[edjcox]

Might be chromium ore or even lead...



will it ring with a hammer blow?


Wierd in a field by itself...


I'll send you and offer...

 

[Misterminelab]

Yes it does ring with a hit from hammer,does not seem to mark stone though,as it is very hard?

 

[Ant]

Perform this hardness test and please let us know the results:

http://www.rocksandminerals.com/hardness/mohs.htm

Yes it does ring with a hit from hammer,does not seem to mark stone though,as it is very hard?

 

[Misterminelab]

I tried a penny,case knife blade,not even a scratch?

 

[dave5710]

If you live near a college or University, they should have a geology department, they could tell you what it is pretty quickly.