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Identity HelpI found this rock hounding near the old Kelly Mine town near Magdalena New Mexico

26th Mar 2024 18:09 UTCdavid mcguire

Found near Magdalena New Mexico near old Kelly Mine town.

I touched it with a red hot paperclip, the vapor smelled of pine.

It sinks in water. Found in mainly sandstone area, texture seems smooth to gritty.

Parts of it are translucent.

Questions Answered
Can it scratch glass? : No
Can you scratch it with your fingernail? : Yes
Is it light/heavy for the size? : Light

26th Mar 2024 18:32 UTCFranz Bernhard Expert

A lump of tree sap / resin?

26th Mar 2024 19:17 UTCdavid mcguire

I wondered if it was amber

26th Mar 2024 19:21 UTCDon Saathoff Expert

Agree with Franz, tree sap. Too young to be amber - maybe in time...

26th Mar 2024 20:30 UTCdavid mcguire

Well, I hoped for either Amber or meteor. Sap it is, I’ll go bury it in my back yard in Illinois and wait…..

Thanks gents.

27th Mar 2024 02:15 UTCKeith Compton 🌟 Manager

Only a short wait (in geological time) - 1,000,000 years or so ))-:)

27th Mar 2024 13:38 UTCRolf Luetcke Expert

Just for fun, have posted this before, but a friend thought he found amber here in SE Arizona one time. Turned out to be a place a coyote pack had used to mark their territory for years and it had crystalized on years of adding to it. Luckily he was not a stone licker.

28th Mar 2024 21:45 UTCA. A. Faller

Nice!

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