Featured Rock ID help-please

Hi all,is just raw magnetite? It has magnetic properties (when using a strong magnet) It’s not magnetised itself. It has these little gold coloured fine shimmering spots. Is that found in magnetite? I also considered Healers gold and hisingerite (that has maybe been heated) Maybe raw iron ore? (But it’s not strongly magnetic) Does the surface look fused? Could it be a meteorite? (but we’ve had a few wannabe meteorites on the forum ) It’s fairly heavy for it’s size (about 4cm x 5cm) and dense/solid. I found it in between some other rocks on display in a charity shop. Thanks for any comments

 

In spite of the odds, I like the meteorite possibility.
Nice find, Boland!
There would be no harm in scrubbing it thoroughly with fine plastic bristles (toothbrush) in warm soapy water...it may then show details not now visible...or it may already be clean as the proverbial hound's tooth...but worth trying. Weigh it (gram scale) before scrubbing an' after it's completely dry, just for drill. Good luck!

 

you could try the streak test (and that doesn't mean running outside in the rain without your trousers on )

will rule out quite a lot

http://meteorite-identification.com/streak.html

 

think its something like brown grey nothing

 

Perhaps pyrite, "fool's gold".

https://nontlecreations.com/?product=pyrite-stone-aka-fools-gold

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195348598761

 

My thoughts too but I'm too slow. Possibly various different iron ores and salts including magnetite and pyrite. I can imagine them forming in the same place.

Or chalcopyrite mixed in too. Apparently Magnetite, pyrite and chalcopyrite are found together.

https://www.irocks.com/minerals/specimen/24736

 

Looks like a rock to me....

 

Profound, Komo!
I should write that down...

 

This is the type of rock you would like to find,it's slightly larger than a hardball .....

 

love it when the experts hit back and expose

http://meteorite-identification.com/updates.html

quite a good read to enlighten as well

 

Thank you fellow members for the comments and suggestions. I did mail the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa (interest area: Comets, Asteroids, Meteors) and they suggested
I contact a certain Dr. at the Department of Geological Sciences at University of Cape Town (for possible firsthand inspection if the Dr. is willing or interested I suppose) I really appreciated a reply from them (but they made no further comment so I think they were obviously not very impressed with my rock) But I also understand most experts want to see things in person.

 

Yeah, for something like meteorite, I would think hands on would be the only way someone would commit to an ID.

 

Definitely agree. Still great of them to send me friendly response and
give some advice (most of the time I get no reply)

 

When in doubt, you can do a simple in-home specific gravity test. Then search online for any number of specific gravities charts for known "earthly" minerals to compare your results too.

Just looking at the pics, best guess is that it looks like copper ore. Take that with a grain of salt.

You do not need two scales as shown in this video. You can use just one.

 

Great.Thank you. Interesting short video to watch. Unfortunately I don’t have a fine digital scale. So not pure copper ore? So maybe copper ore with some other minerals? Because be rock is magnetic. I will also read more about copper ore