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Funny you should mention that! I worked in the steelworks for a decade and definitely had some first-hand experience with those loud bangs - sometimes a little too close for comfort...... 8) Cheers... (Edit - grammar)

G'day Mackka, Yes, the slag is an 'occupational' hazard for any budding rock hound in our area and I hate to say it but it's not the first time I've been caught! At least this lump looks pretty. Cheers...

Aplolgies goldierocks, my response was a little rushed. Those two stones easily scratched the plate and left behind a white powder (not colourless), which belonged to the porcelain only. As for not needing much help - it is the information that I have been reading on this forum for the last...

Sorry Lefty, I missed your reply. That stone was found close to a basalt headland near Kiama and there are literally thousands of similar stones just in the one spot. Definitely a volcanic area but I have never seen any specific mention of rhyolite.

Thanks for the replies. I have just broken off a portion of that last stone. Definitely metallic, scratches with quartz, dark grey streak and specific gravity of 2.98. The stone also has a lovely silver/gold lustre. I would like to think that it is not slag but I am a realist - this was found...

G'day, I haven't done a streak test on any of these stones however, I always conduct a very general hardness test on those that I plan to cab, using a quartz point. I could not scratch the first stone on any part of it's surface, however on the second stone I was able to achieve a light...

G'day, Long time lurker, first time poster. I enjoy trying to identify the various minerals etc presented here from time to time (I'm usually incorrect) and I was wondering if anyone wants to have a stab at identifying some of my own unidentified pieces from the Illawarra region? Found near...