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Post by fernwood on Jun 15, 2022 6:33:13 GMT -5
Some friends of mine asked me to wire wrap these rocks and make leather braided necklaces from them. They were given them by a friend. Found at “Bethany beyond the Jordan”, about 3 weeks ago. Near the Dead Sea in Jordan. Jordan River. She had permission to take them. They are fairly soft, about 5 - 5.5 hardness. Remind me of hardened, charred remains from burning wood or coal. Some areas of green crystals. Some silver colored materials. My friends would like to know what type of rock they are. Thank you.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 15, 2022 10:49:42 GMT -5
I have no clue, but what a cool souvenir to have wrapped. I'm sure it will be cherished.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2022 11:01:10 GMT -5
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 15, 2022 11:37:25 GMT -5
Would be interesting to do a nickel test on them to see if the silvery metallic areas are nickel. Looks possibly like highly weathered meteorite fragments.
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 15, 2022 14:24:39 GMT -5
Here is an example of a meteorite from my collection that looks similar to your stone. If you look closely you will see the small,bright silvery iron-nickel flakes.
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Post by rmf on Jun 15, 2022 15:24:27 GMT -5
fernwood The first rocks look Igneous like high in olivine. Most the images I have seen in Israel are sedimentary. So it looks like it is time for a geologic map of the area to know what is local.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 15, 2022 15:34:07 GMT -5
Would be interesting to do a nickel test on them to see if the silvery metallic areas are nickel. Looks possibly like highly weathered meteorite fragments. So...basically you're saying it looks like it came from heaven?? (Which I think would be REALLY cool!! ) fernwood - I too will agree with Tela and Ashley...pretty awesome "souvenir"!
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 15, 2022 17:31:34 GMT -5
Would be interesting to do a nickel test on them to see if the silvery metallic areas are nickel. Looks possibly like highly weathered meteorite fragments. So...basically you're saying it looks like it came from heaven?? (Which I think would be REALLY cool!! ) fernwood - I too will agree with Tela and Ashley...pretty awesome "souvenir"! So often I see people post pic of what they think is a meteorite. and 99% of the time it clearly is not. This one does look look like it has some potential with those metal flakes in it. I would definitely start with a nickel test. easy to do.
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Post by fernwood on Jun 16, 2022 4:39:42 GMT -5
Thanks. I thought they were cool rocks. Will try the nickel test and post results.
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 16, 2022 12:30:23 GMT -5
Thanks. I thought they were cool rocks. Will try the nickel test and post results. When doing a nickel test put a drop of a dilute acid on the stone first and rub around a little to ionize any nickel if present. I personally use diluted hydrochloric acid, but vinegar will work. Then put a couple drops of the each of the testing solutions (household ammonia and dimethylglyoxime-methanol solution) on a cotton swab. Roll over the face of the stone where the acid was applied. If nickel is present then the cotton swab will turn a cherry red.
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Post by LazerFlash on Jun 16, 2022 17:16:59 GMT -5
Most the images I have seen in Israel are sedimentary. I have a nice piece of Jerusalem Sandstone that was a scrap from work done at a synagogue. (I, too, had permission to take it.) Not polishable, but cool as is.
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Post by fernwood on Jun 17, 2022 4:21:47 GMT -5
I did some research on the area. Meteorites have been found in the Dead Sea. About 3600 years ago a meteorite wiped out a nearby city.
These rocks were attracted to a rare earth magnet. Not real strong, but the magnet held them.
I need to get some ammonia to do the nickel test.
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