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paduc77
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 Posted: Mar 31, 2022 02:37 Post subject: What kind of mineral is it? |
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Hello Everybody!
I'd like to ask a little help to identify this mineral? Unfortunately it's not in my hand so I'm not able to test it. Thanks.
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2022 08:23 Post subject: Re: What kind of mineral is it? |
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Hi Paduc.
I would say it´s not a mineral.
I believe it´s a rock probably formed or stained by iron oxides.
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Kevin Schofield
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Location: Beacon NY
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2022 08:24 Post subject: Re: What kind of mineral is it? |
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| paduc77 wrote: | Hello Everybody!
I'd like to ask a little help to identify this mineral? Unfortunately it's not in my hand so I'm not able to test it. Thanks. |
This is not a mineral.
It is either a piece of fine-grained red sandstone that has been weathered into an approximate sphere, or, more likely from this one photograph, a piece of brick that has been similarly weathered.
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Sante Celiberti
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Location: Tuscany
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2022 13:48 Post subject: Re: What kind of mineral is it? |
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| Kevin Schofield wrote: | | paduc77 wrote: | Hello Everybody!
I'd like to ask a little help to identify this mineral? Unfortunately it's not in my hand so I'm not able to test it. Thanks. |
This is not a mineral.
It is either a piece of fine-grained red sandstone that has been weathered into an approximate sphere, or, more likely from this one photograph, a piece of brick that has been similarly weathered. |
I agree with the weathered brick hypothesis.
In Tuscany, rich in terracotta artifacts, this stuff is quite common on the beaches.
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