New Members Renaebri Posted January 8, 2018 New Members Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) https://m.imgur.com/a/uiXpI All the photos are there. It isn't magnetic, it's kinda heavy and not fragile at all. I would think it was a rock but it has a curved side and is way darker than any other rocks on the beach. Is there anything you can tell about what it is based on this? It's kind of shiny as well. found around Melbourne beach FL. Edited January 8, 2018 by Fossildude19 Add photos from temporary link
Kane Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 Could you post the photos here? The problem with links to third-party services is that they occasionally go out of date, thus risking a loss of context and value of the thread for future visitors. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer
Miocene_Mason Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 21 minutes ago, Renaebri said: https://m.imgur.com/a/uiXpI All the photos are there. It isn't magnetic, it's kinda heavy and not fragile at all. I would think it was a rock but it has a curved side and is way darker than any other rocks on the beach. Is there anything you can tell about what it is based on this? It's kind of shiny as well. found around Melbourne beach FL. It is iron (which is not always magnetic), looks to have been worked, probably a piece of something (probably impossible to tell what). Happy hunting, Mason
Rockwood Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 Could it be a material that was worked quite violently in one of the space program's less celebrated moments ?
ynot Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 It looks like part of a concretion to Me, possibly hematite. Definitely an iron mineral. 2
New Members Renaebri Posted January 8, 2018 Author New Members Posted January 8, 2018 Ok i messed up, it IS magnetic, but it is not detected by a metal detector. (Sorry, thanks for the edit) 1
Plax Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 the setting for "discriminate" may be turned on for the metal detector. It keeps one from digging up every piece of iron junk when looking for other metals.
Miocene_Mason Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, Renaebri said: Ok i messed up, it IS magnetic, but it is not detected by a metal detector. (Sorry, thanks for the edit) Definitely iron then. Looks more metallic than hematite to me, but my eyes are not accustomed to mineral IDs Happy hunting, Mason
New Members Renaebri Posted January 8, 2018 Author New Members Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) Alright... that's disappointing. Do you wanna delete this since it's not even close to a fossil? Lol Edited January 8, 2018 by Renaebri
Fossildude19 Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 17 minutes ago, Renaebri said: Alright... that's disappointing. Do you wanna delete this since it's not even close to a fossil? Lol Not at all. People will learn what is not a fossil, which is just as important as learning what is a fossil. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me
Rockwood Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 15 minutes ago, Renaebri said: Alright... that's disappointing. Do you wanna delete this since it's not even close to a fossil? Lol We tend to think of things like this as evidence. Like Edison with his filaments that didn't work.
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