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Question... May 31, 2013 11:17:39 GMT -5

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I have a friend in PA that found an unusual rock...Shaped like an egg(about the same size as an egg too..)...he had it tested and the guy says its Laminated Pyrite.
Have any of you heard of that type of rock?
He will send photos of it in a day or so,I'll post them..
Yes its for sale,he isn't a rockhound...
He just wants more information on it and the value of something like that..

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Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	Question... May 31, 2013 11:40:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on May 31, 2013 11:40:47 GMT -5 Maybe it is in layers with other minerals/rocks?
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paulshiroma has started giving rock gifts Psalm 145:1 Member since March 2011 Posts: 3,227	Question... May 31, 2013 14:47:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by paulshiroma on May 31, 2013 14:47:28 GMT -5 I think Toad nailed it: www.indiana.edu/~sepm04/PDF/JS-J12-Newland_pyrite_mat.pdf Although, admittedly, I didn't read the whole article. It was getting "thick" ... and I'm on my lunch break right now.

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Question... May 31, 2013 14:58:27 GMT -5

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Post by Fossilman on May 31, 2013 14:58:27 GMT -5

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" Quote...Hey Foss.... I found a "rock" here in PA. about 10 or 12 years ago. About the size of an egg. Very heavy and looks like a brain. I had it tested because at first a lot of people told me it was a non-magnetic meteorite. I ground and polished a small spot on it too to show the metallic surface. Anyway the University lab informed me that it is laminated pyrite . It is a really cool rock and I haven't seen any other examples that look like this one. I was told that it was made by volcanic action. Really wild cause no one around here even thinks about volcanos ever being here in PA. I found it laying right on top of the ground in a corn field near home while looking for arrowheads. Send me your mailing address... I'll send it to you to check out.... I want to sell it , but don't have any idea what it is worth . Between you and your rockhound friends, you guys should be able to figure out what it is worth. A VERY unusual find !"Quote...

Last Edit: May 31, 2013 14:59:38 GMT -5 by Fossilman

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Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,718	Question... Jun 1, 2013 11:01:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Jun 1, 2013 11:01:53 GMT -5 Also''Quote"I might add, for its size ,it is very heavy...12ozs. and it is completely covered with rosette crystallization..one rosette over another ."Quote
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Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,718	Question... Jun 3, 2013 14:26:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Jun 3, 2013 14:26:34 GMT -5 Just recieved pics of the rock.....Cool indeed!!!! Heck I might buy it myself,if the price is right.. Will post pics in a different thread later on today or tomorrow...
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