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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 12:29:19 GMT -5
Covellite streaks black. Pyrite streaks black with a hint of green. That is black and strong green. Im saying you have shattuckite/covellite (and willing to be totally wrong!) shattuckiteAnd yes, I am very proud of you! |
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Post by Tommy on Mar 21, 2017 12:42:27 GMT -5
Somebody messaged me to say that it is absolutely positively Congo shattuckite. Googling images produces a lot of similar results - some of which have the metallic shine at an angle. It still doesn't answer what the metal is but maybe I'm close enough...
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Post by bsky4463 on Mar 21, 2017 12:45:11 GMT -5
OK I did some streaking around the house. Boy wasn't momma surprised  . Are you proud of me @shotgunner ?  Did you use the back of the toilet lid?  Cheers |
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Post by Tommy on Mar 21, 2017 12:48:52 GMT -5
From an Etsy listing:
"This is a rare cabochon of Shattuckite from the Congo ... Some of the minerals that compose this gem include chrysocolla, azurite, cuprite and something metallic."
LOL right?
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Post by Tommy on Mar 21, 2017 12:50:02 GMT -5
Did you use the back of the toilet lid? Cheers Absolutely! is there any other way? lol |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Mar 21, 2017 12:51:16 GMT -5
Covellite? CuS copper sulfide Why did you choose hematite for the metallic portion? Scratch test on porcelain? It's a valid question ... JEAN !!! rockpickerforever please make up an answer for him and we'll go with it. IDK the answer!! Tommy, I think his educated guess is much better than anything I can come up with. I'll go with what he said.
(Of course, he has been wrong before... once or twice, maybe...)
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Post by Tommy on Mar 21, 2017 12:55:38 GMT -5
That's why you were supposed to make up an answer. Something maybe about me having ground some up and snorted it and the spirits of the ancient rocks took me to a place in the desert and showed me the truth of things hematite related... Where's your creativity  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Mar 21, 2017 13:06:18 GMT -5
Sorry, don't know where it went, lol.
I'll try harder!!! Let me think on it for a bit.
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Post by Tommy on Mar 21, 2017 13:15:29 GMT -5
... maybe about me having ground some up and snorted it and the spirits of the ancient rocks took me to a place in the desert and showed me the truth of things hematite related... While listening to the doors ... weird scenes inside the goldmine ... or LA Woman |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 14:46:32 GMT -5
Somebody messaged me to say that it is absolutely positively Congo shattuckite. Googling images produces a lot of similar results - some of which have the metallic shine at an angle. It still doesn't answer what the metal is but maybe I'm close enough... Makes more sense to be Copper based than iron based. Did it at least stink like sulfur when u cut it? |
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Post by metalsmith on Mar 21, 2017 14:49:49 GMT -5
 Haha - and mine! Thought it was just my connection.
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Post by metalsmith on Mar 21, 2017 15:00:33 GMT -5
Pyrrhotite: streak dark grey-black but the visible colour was silver not bronze-brown. I'm sure I've seen a variant of pyrite that was very pale. Just need to rattle my brains (not as hard as the last guy did) to see if I can remember what it is.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Mar 21, 2017 17:05:04 GMT -5
That's why you were supposed to make up an answer. Something maybe about me having ground some up and snorted it and the spirits of the ancient rocks took me to a place in the desert and showed me the truth of things hematite related... Where's your creativity
Had to pull it out and dust it off, ha ha.
Well, the story goes....
Last time we camped in the desert, we had this nice roaring fire going, lit the whole area up. Bob had recently made these alien cutouts out of steel, made three of them actually. Two are in our front yard, and we gave the third one to the friends we were camped with. The husband, Chris, decided he was going to paint it brightly, bring it out to the Desert (Ocotillo Wells), and set it just outside of camp. He was using it for a decoy, see, to lure in the aliens.
Late that night, after the fire had burned down to a bed of glowing, hot embers, we saw a shooting star zip across the sky. No, wait, it wasn't a shooting star! It was much lower in altitude, and it did a crazy change of direction, double 90s in a zigzag fashion. Hmmm, could it be? Did Chris finally get his wish (Beam me up, Scotty!)?
We were disappointed that the craft did not land. Probably a better thing that it didn't, large objects from outer space colliding with earth, if you get my drift? However, they dropped something as they passed over our camp. We heard a whistling, like incoming artillery, as it plummeted to the ground. It fell within a quarter mile of camp, but not close enough to see where it actually landed. There was no moon, and it was just too dang dark to go hunting for it until morning.
So, the next morning, we went a-hunting for it, didn't take long to find it. It was a crusty looking thing, didn't look like much, maybe 20, 25 lbs or so. After getting it home, we whacked at it for a bit, until we got a few pieces off. It had a lovely blue-ish/ metallic/ sheeny/ shiny thing going on. Out of this world!! I immediately knew it was something to make people sit up and take notice, lol. So I hid it away, with no immediate thoughts on what to do with it.
Enter Tommy and Eva. We knew you were heading to that show, so we got to the booth just ahead of you, and placed one of the little chunks in that there scrap bin, where you found it. Knew you would love it!
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it! So it was extraterrestrial in origin. I still have no idea what it is, but Congo shattuckite sounds good to me. It is non-ferrous (low weight, so the star people could afford to take it into space), and non-rusting. Maybe it was a good thing Chris painted his alien. Wouldn't have wanted to offend them with rusty ones like I have.
Something you said earlier when you were streaking around the house - (Tommy, you old streaker, you! )
Made me think of this song:
The First Edition : Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
And what condition is that?
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Post by pghram on Mar 21, 2017 17:17:49 GMT -5
Beautiful cab of unusual material.
Peace,
Rich
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Post by Tommy on Mar 21, 2017 17:45:38 GMT -5
Had to pull it out and dust it off, ha ha. Well, the story goes.... Last time we camped in the desert, we had this nice roaring fire going, lit the whole area up. Bob had recently made these alien cutouts out of steel, made three of them actually. Two are in our front yard, and we gave the third one to the friends we were camped with. The husband, Chris, decided he was going to paint it brightly, bring it out to the Desert (Ocotillo Wells), and set it just outside of camp. He was using it for a decoy, see, to lure in the aliens. Late that night, after the fire had burned down to a bed of glowing, hot embers, we saw a shooting star zip across the sky. No, wait, it wasn't a shooting star! It was much lower in altitude, and it did a crazy change of direction, double 90s in a zigzag fashion. Hmmm, could it be? Did Chris finally get his wish (Beam me up, Scotty!)? We were disappointed that the craft did not land. Probably a better thing that it didn't, large objects from outer space colliding with earth, if you get my drift? However, they dropped something as they passed over our camp. We heard a whistling, like incoming artillery, as it plummeted to the ground. It fell within a quarter mile of camp, but not close enough to see where it actually landed. There was no moon, and it was just too dang dark to go hunting for it until morning. So, the next morning, we went a-hunting for it, didn't take long to find it. It was a crusty looking thing, didn't look like much, maybe 20, 25 lbs or so. After getting it home, we whacked at it for a bit, until we got a few pieces off. It had a lovely blue-ish/ metallic/ sheeny/ shiny thing going on. Out of this world!! I immediately knew it was something to make people sit up and take notice, lol. So I hid it away, with no immediate thoughts on what to do with it. Enter Tommy and Eva. We knew you were heading to that show, so we got to the booth just ahead of you, and placed one of the little chunks in that there scrap bin, where you found it. Knew you would love it! That's my story, and I'm sticking to it! So it was extraterrestrial in origin. I still have no idea what it is, but Congo shattuckite sounds good to me. It is non-ferrous (low weight, so the star people could afford to take it into space), and non-rusting. Maybe it was a good thing Chris painted his alien. Wouldn't have wanted to offend them with rusty ones like I have. Something you said earlier when you were streaking around the house - (Tommy, you old streaker, you! ) The black streaks black with a green tinge...the green could be influenced by the blue/green influence but hematite is ruled out and pyrite is a strong possibility.Made me think of this song: And what condition is that? yes ... yes ... YES!!! That is exactly what happened that caused me to name it something that I had no basis whatsoever naming it. So what appeared to be a dumb and presumptuous move on my part in fact turned out to be Bob's fault for luring the aliens in and causing them to empty their black water tank near your camp. There you have it. My condition is looking up thank you thank you thank you |
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Post by metalsmith on Mar 21, 2017 17:50:17 GMT -5
Another shot at this: azurite with tenorite - copper oxide |
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Post by Tommy on Mar 22, 2017 9:48:49 GMT -5
Another shot at this: azurite with tenorite - copper oxide Thanks. I thought about tenorite - and googled it - but I've not heard or could find any examples of it being heavily metallic. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 22, 2017 10:14:55 GMT -5
I wondered about tenorite, too, because it is soo damn black and often found with both, but I have never seen it metallic.
I'm sticking with shattuckite and pyrite.
Think I'll try to find an old photo of the piece I was talking about. I'm thinking I sold it too cheap. Doh!
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 22, 2017 10:25:31 GMT -5
This is a real old piece, sorry abt the picture quality. This was taken with a lot of light. Wherever there is metal, it is black without direct light. I'm wondering about marcasite now...... I think all that I knew about it was that it might have been Mexican because I called it Mexican Paisley.  |
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Post by Tommy on Mar 22, 2017 10:28:48 GMT -5
Marcasite flashes gold tho doesnt it? In hand there is no hint of gold - all silver.
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