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 Post subject: Can you help me with identifycation the stone, please ?
PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:07 am 
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Few years ago i found this stone in Morocco near the place named Merzouga.

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Very interesting but I'm reasonably certain it is not a gem in a gemological sense.
It is a gem of a curiousity though.


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Kinda looks like a fossilized or petrified nut or something in that nature. Like to cut it open and see what's inside, but that will be destructive.

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could be goethite

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Would like to know if it has any translucency?

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Hello !

What about the density ?
Maybe Meteorite ,Chondrite ? ... is often found in this region of Morocco ...

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That is a great question, and as Barbra stated a gem of curiousity. Will the OP please standup?

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What means OP ??

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Origin Poster. Just trying to get a response as it appears this was the first post for that person.

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Thank you

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Not what I planned for one of my first posts here, but...

It looks like a lumb of Coprolite, something stepped on. :D


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Not what I planned for one of my first posts here, but...

It looks like a lumb of Coprolite, something stepped on. :D

Welcome! You might as well start at the bottom of the heap, nothing butt up from there.

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=D> Good one!


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glhays wrote:
PL01 wrote:
Not what I planned for one of my first posts here, but...

It looks like a lumb of Coprolite, something stepped on. :D

Welcome! You might as well start at the bottom of the heap, nothing butt up from there.


My drink just came out of my nose laughing at this one.


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It looks a lot like Moldavite, often called desert glass in North Africa areas.


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