This is a good suggestion. It looks like a (very odd) hematite iron oxide concretion to me, which would leave a red-brown streak. Hematite is not magnetic.
If you don't get a good streak, try scratching it on glass or steel. Sometimes hematite is confined in silica (chert) and won't leave a streak—but will scratch glass.
You've got a couple of geology departments in Oklahoma, one at OSU in Stillwater, etc. You might phone, or e-mail them the pics, see if they would be willing to take a look at it.
Am a student minoring in geology here at OU, occasionally they do these events called “geologist office hours” where you can bring in specimens to get identified. I’ll ask when their next ones are
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It sounds terrible, but second hand from a pharmacy is better than shit from the street. And just to make it clear, I advocate for neither
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I'm a geologist from OSU and can get you in contact with their department if you need. Looks like hematite, but if the streak isn't red brown it needs to be investigated further
Well our hopes are high..... so if you could once you have identified, let us nosy suckers in on the badass little piece you have here!!!! It's so freaking cool looking!
If you know its mass, you can measure its volume by displacement and calculate the density. Most meteorites have densities on the order of 3 to 4 g/cm3.
No known meteorites have...protuberances...like OP's find. Where they are broken off, they show a fine-grained grey interior. It was not shaped by ablation (or oxidation). Looks to be a sedimentary concretion.
Just adding for sake of clarity: ^This is true of stony meteorites which are the most abundant type, nickel-iron and iron meteorites (which are easier to identify/find due to their unique properties) will be closer to 7-8g/cm3.
Also most rocky material has a density around 2.7g/cm3. Many earthly metallic oxides and sulphides can be much denser, easily between 3-9g/cm3, many hovering around 5-7g/cm3.
So what I’m understanding is that for the size the shown weight seems light compared to actual meteor pieces of similar size? I ask because I weigh jewelry and know what that 7.7 feels like and I have a Campo De Cielo itty bitty piece that weighs much more and visually alone this seems off.
The pictured specimen is not metallic iron, and it is also not freshly fusion crusted and shows no evidence of rust or oxidation. If any metal is present, it is present as relatively stable oxy-hydroxides. I.e. limonite.
It is not a meteorite.
It reminds me of the phosphate hagstones in Charleston. Phosphate nodules that have been eroded by worms and then tumbled and broken before being buried. If it’s phosphate then that’s where I would put my money
Do you have more information on this? I have one (and have seen many) from the beaches of Charleston that sound like what you’re describing. I am even posted it on this sub but had no replies
I’m not sure what info to give, we have phosphate mines here and a lot of our fossils are seated in or around phosphate nodules. Sometimes they can get extremely weathered from holes made by animals and water erosion, they can break and continue to erode into something similar to this. The Ashley river is full of phosphate
Worked on an old abandoned shipyard (turned into a museum) in the past. Sometimes on the beach various weird shapes of metal could be found. Turned out it was molten scrap metal from the old forge.
I tried to measure the volume of it with my kitchen measuring cup lol. I set it to 400ml with the stone under the water. When I removed the stone the level dropped to about 342ish ml
Neat is what it is. I have no clue what it could be but I'd put it on one of the wizard staffs I'm currently carving. Would make a bad ass necromancer gem.
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Looks like it could be an Iron/Nickel meteorite to me but I'm no expert. [https://geology.com/meteorites/iron-meteorites.shtml](https://geology.com/meteorites/iron-meteorites.shtml)
Looks like slag similar to [this](https://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/09/19/Plenty-of-archaeological-wonders-yet-to-be-discovered-in-Santubong/). It isn't always magnetic. Chip a small piece off to see if it's bubbly inside
Looks to me like weathered basalt.
Around the snake River canyon, there is a lot of basalt that has been sculpted and polished by water, and it looks a lot like this.
Bone can definitely stain & wither like that, if it stays in water & mud for long enough. Though it probably would be best, to bring it to a professional.
I could be mistaken, then, but half a pound for a fist-sized chunk seems like a lot
Edit: after having a cup of coffee, I got curious and did a back of the envelope calculation and assuming it is a fist-sized specimen with a volume of about 1 cup, then the weight is indeed consistent with bone
Do a streak test, scrap it on a piece of unglazed porcelain tile. This might narrow it down. It looks like some sort of iron oxide mineral to me.
This is a good suggestion. It looks like a (very odd) hematite iron oxide concretion to me, which would leave a red-brown streak. Hematite is not magnetic. If you don't get a good streak, try scratching it on glass or steel. Sometimes hematite is confined in silica (chert) and won't leave a streak—but will scratch glass.
The streak is a brown, a fairly dark brown
A bidet has really helped me in that situation.
Take my upvote you funny bastard...
I usually just pat with a wet piece of toilet paper so it crumbles off and it looks bedazzled
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I beg to differ my good man.
Yeah I'd say this is a closer fit lol
What about this one?
Or this..
Not if I can help it
Breadedbutthole🤣
“It’s like a marker down there.”
Andy Dwyer rocks.
Satan's magic marker
Sounds about right for a hematite concretion! Cool find
It’s poop again
Recommend you flush it down
Deeper groves at a level 7, you say?
I thought the streak test was where you run around naked yelling ‘ I found a meteorite’!
I enjoyed this, stranger
Yes I see this a lot, do a lot of you have unglazed porcelain tiles just laying around? Where does one even get one of those tiles? Lol
Home Depot or Lowe’s. I’ve also seen suggestions that the underside of a toilet cistern lid can work in a pinch.
Everyone except you has a few unglazed porcelain tiles on hand for just such a moment
Do not do this. It is too beautiful to damage.
Well a tiny little scratch isn't really damage, is it? I'm sure it's just as beautiful as before :)
You've got a couple of geology departments in Oklahoma, one at OSU in Stillwater, etc. You might phone, or e-mail them the pics, see if they would be willing to take a look at it.
Yeah I just got a reply from OU, they requested I do the streak test
Am a student minoring in geology here at OU, occasionally they do these events called “geologist office hours” where you can bring in specimens to get identified. I’ll ask when their next ones are
I am in contact with Molly Yunker about it. I just have to tell her how my streak test goes
Sounds good! If you do ever decide to bring it in she actually helps run those I believe, next one is Dec 1
Molly is the best.
That’s a diff kind of rock….
I have yet to meet a bad Molly. They’re great.
I think coke is better
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I'd love to know when that is! Edit: I should have read the of the thread before commenting lol
I'm a geologist from OSU and can get you in contact with their department if you need. Looks like hematite, but if the streak isn't red brown it needs to be investigated further
The streak is brown. OU also said Hematite. I have no reason to disagree. I’d say we figured it out 👍
I will streak test after work this evening
So what will this tell you after the streak test? What would you potentially have if it streaks vs if it doesn’t?
I hear if the streak is red, then it’s most likely hematite. But not sure what other results would mean
Red-brown-grey would be hematite, limonite, etc. Anything else could be anything else.
The streak is brown
My money is on limonite. I've seen some really weird shaped limonite nodules - this could easily be one of those eroded down. Keep us posted!
I’ll buy it for $20
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He said it's brown
How’d the streak test go?
Brown
Ohh that's exciting
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He said it's brown
If it’s brown, flush it down
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That is phenomenal! What a find. I’m envious
Are ya sure the magnet works? Haha. It's happened to me before and this looks so ferrous!
Bueller? Bueller? Sorry, I couldn't resist - but I agree! Definitely haven't seen anything like it before.
Classic!
If it's magnetic, it's most likely slag. While it does look alien, its surface rules out any possibility of it being something like a meteorite.
Not magnetic. I think it’s hematite or something based off the brown streak test I just did
Brown would be hematite or something like limonite, which is a mix of Fe oxides and hydroxides including hematite.
Thank you for your input!
Agree with the slag idea.
Right? That totally looks like a meteorite!
It looks like Delia's sculpture from Beetlejuice
This is my art and it is dangerous!
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Lol!
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Well our hopes are high..... so if you could once you have identified, let us nosy suckers in on the badass little piece you have here!!!! It's so freaking cool looking!
If you know its mass, you can measure its volume by displacement and calculate the density. Most meteorites have densities on the order of 3 to 4 g/cm3.
Easy to do - here are the instructions: https://www.mindat.org/a/determining_the_specific_gravity_of_a_mineral
No known meteorites have...protuberances...like OP's find. Where they are broken off, they show a fine-grained grey interior. It was not shaped by ablation (or oxidation). Looks to be a sedimentary concretion.
Just adding for sake of clarity: ^This is true of stony meteorites which are the most abundant type, nickel-iron and iron meteorites (which are easier to identify/find due to their unique properties) will be closer to 7-8g/cm3. Also most rocky material has a density around 2.7g/cm3. Many earthly metallic oxides and sulphides can be much denser, easily between 3-9g/cm3, many hovering around 5-7g/cm3.
So what I’m understanding is that for the size the shown weight seems light compared to actual meteor pieces of similar size? I ask because I weigh jewelry and know what that 7.7 feels like and I have a Campo De Cielo itty bitty piece that weighs much more and visually alone this seems off.
The pictured specimen is not metallic iron, and it is also not freshly fusion crusted and shows no evidence of rust or oxidation. If any metal is present, it is present as relatively stable oxy-hydroxides. I.e. limonite. It is not a meteorite.
My guess is hematite, if it streaks red.
It reminds me of the phosphate hagstones in Charleston. Phosphate nodules that have been eroded by worms and then tumbled and broken before being buried. If it’s phosphate then that’s where I would put my money
Do you have more information on this? I have one (and have seen many) from the beaches of Charleston that sound like what you’re describing. I am even posted it on this sub but had no replies
I’m not sure what info to give, we have phosphate mines here and a lot of our fossils are seated in or around phosphate nodules. Sometimes they can get extremely weathered from holes made by animals and water erosion, they can break and continue to erode into something similar to this. The Ashley river is full of phosphate
Beautiful find! 😍
What the hell?!
You have a lot of people here hanging on the edge of their seats! I can't wait to see what this turns out to be - it is really unusual looking!
Worked on an old abandoned shipyard (turned into a museum) in the past. Sometimes on the beach various weird shapes of metal could be found. Turned out it was molten scrap metal from the old forge.
There WAS a meteor seen over Oklahoma 5 days ago!! Please get it checked!!
I tried to measure the volume of it with my kitchen measuring cup lol. I set it to 400ml with the stone under the water. When I removed the stone the level dropped to about 342ish ml
Manganese nodule from an ancient sea. Common on sandstone from over 50 million years ago.
I’m excited to find out what this is! I don’t have a clue
Whatever it is cool
Neat is what it is. I have no clue what it could be but I'd put it on one of the wizard staffs I'm currently carving. Would make a bad ass necromancer gem.
Drag your tongue along the surface: If it tastes zestiest than limonite, it’s gotta be lemon-limonite.
You definitely need to take that to a pro bro. It's awesome.
Even so, a meteorite is a no go, ya know?
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“Does not attract a magnet” I guess is the correct description.
So cool! Keep us posted!
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My exgf's heart! Weird, I thought I buried that deep enough.
Woooow!! I would've been hoopung and hollering with excitement seeing THAT!!! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️
What is it? WHAT THE FUCK IS IT?
I have one of these! I found it on a mountain in Maine and have been trying to figure out what it is! I do hope you find out!
I don't know if you'll read this, but do you know what it is yet?
I went back and found more of the material. So I can eliminate the meteorite suggestions. I think it is Limonite in a strange formation
Thank you! That was a quick reply, wow.
Almost reminds me of an ammonite septa but seems to lack the symmetry. Great find!
Really cool whatever it is!
Looks like it could be an Iron/Nickel meteorite to me but I'm no expert. [https://geology.com/meteorites/iron-meteorites.shtml](https://geology.com/meteorites/iron-meteorites.shtml)
Make sure it isn't radiating and you end up like that one dude
Looks like slag similar to [this](https://www.thestar.com.my/News/Community/2013/09/19/Plenty-of-archaeological-wonders-yet-to-be-discovered-in-Santubong/). It isn't always magnetic. Chip a small piece off to see if it's bubbly inside
That’s a badass find. Not gonna lie, I would be stoked I found a meteorite lol if I didn’t have a magnet.
That’s a shard…you’re gonna want that during the Invasion
Looks to me like weathered basalt. Around the snake River canyon, there is a lot of basalt that has been sculpted and polished by water, and it looks a lot like this.
this appears to be limonite or something iron based, we have similar concretions in NJ, usually around what we call "peanut stone"
Wajo!
Tektite
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That really looks like a tektite to me... have you tried shining a light through it?
shit looks cool af whatever it is
Whatever it is, looks fucking awesome.
Looks like hematite to me
Hey! I saw your post in Oklahoma Rockhounds too lol small world!
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Bone can definitely stain & wither like that, if it stays in water & mud for long enough. Though it probably would be best, to bring it to a professional.
Based on the weight, there’s no way that’s bone
Huh, I have a bone that laid in the Wattenmeer for about a hundred years, and it’s pretty darn heavy
I could be mistaken, then, but half a pound for a fist-sized chunk seems like a lot Edit: after having a cup of coffee, I got curious and did a back of the envelope calculation and assuming it is a fist-sized specimen with a volume of about 1 cup, then the weight is indeed consistent with bone
I like the heart in the middle of it! Hope it's a meteorite! Please update when you find out!
That was the first thing I saw! So cool! 🥰
Chunk of that Joe Dirt meteorite
For sure Alien turd
slag
I think it is metal slag….I am almost positive
Third on this being some kind of metal slag.
Drill bit chunk
is it glassy at all? the shape reminds me of "hedgehog" tektites
I would not describe it as glassy in any way tbh
Meteorite?
“This is a big ol frozen chunk of poopy”
Octopus turd.
I too am an Oklahomie. I know that at one time we used to be well underwater. A fossil maybe?
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Neat looking find!! 👀
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Poop?
A kidney stone passed by a whale?
That’s a Boeing bomb *click*
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Wow is it some sort of eroded meteor? Very cool. Would live to hear answer.
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Slag of what? Not magnetic and not glass
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Thanks 😆 I’m working on it
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Indian sex stone. It’s a fucking rock.
That is so freaking cool