magnetic rock

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• Jun 20, 2017

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pan4au

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Maybe iron ore. . Looks real similar to some I have. .. mine came from a stream and is discolored

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Hard to tell from a photo, but coal that had been burned in a train engine can produce a residue that will read and appears to be magnetic. (At least that is what I have always been told). Yours looks to be one of those. Some refer to them as clinkers.

 

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duggap said:

Hard to tell from a photo, but coal that had been burned in a train engine can produce a residue that will read and appears to be magnetic. (At least that is what I have always been told). Yours looks to be one of those. Some refer to them as clinkers.

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We do find alot of that near the train tracks. Huge pieces to, heavy as a bowling ball

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That's Magnetite...I Have found a lot of that...just found a 3 pound chunk of it on Saturday....Its one form of iron ore