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<blockquote data-quote="The yabby" data-source="post: 41560" data-attributes="member: 1812"><p>Gday all, can anybody identify this rock, it sets off a metal detector, is somewhat magnetic and looks to have a brownish red stain in parts. Was found in the Bathurst area, I did take it to the prospecting shop I hired the detector from, at first the guy said it was probably slag that was scrapped off the surface of a furnace,(I thought if it was scrapped off the top of molten metal and hit the ground it would splatter not form a lump as big as my fist) then another guy from the same shop said no its a volcanic rock and the brownish red marks/stains were rust from iron within the rock, they both said it wasn't worth anything wich is fair enough, but then they asked what I was doing with it and if I didn't want it they would take it off my hands and put it in a display, with that an alarm bell rang in the air space between my ears, worth nothing but they wanted it,hmmm sounded a little strange to me.. </p><p> For some reason I can't add the photos so if anyone is interested or think they may be able to help let me know and I'll email pics to you, thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The yabby, post: 41560, member: 1812"] Gday all, can anybody identify this rock, it sets off a metal detector, is somewhat magnetic and looks to have a brownish red stain in parts. Was found in the Bathurst area, I did take it to the prospecting shop I hired the detector from, at first the guy said it was probably slag that was scrapped off the surface of a furnace,(I thought if it was scrapped off the top of molten metal and hit the ground it would splatter not form a lump as big as my fist) then another guy from the same shop said no its a volcanic rock and the brownish red marks/stains were rust from iron within the rock, they both said it wasn't worth anything wich is fair enough, but then they asked what I was doing with it and if I didn't want it they would take it off my hands and put it in a display, with that an alarm bell rang in the air space between my ears, worth nothing but they wanted it,hmmm sounded a little strange to me.. For some reason I can't add the photos so if anyone is interested or think they may be able to help let me know and I'll email pics to you, thanks [/QUOTE]
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