Allen in MT Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 A friend of mine found these 4 rocks?? in a field about a 50 ft area, they are magnetic. apperently no others found and are different to the area, the one he cleaned up to have a closser look, I'm going to tell hil to file an end to see what it looks like inside...any guesses Allen in MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hello Allen in MT I just sent Randy an E on his finds with 2 pics of a rather interesting find in my yard. You can check out the first page on my web site for the rest of the story. They look like mill balls from the past. I can't be 100% but they all look like the same size even with different shapes. I asked for a size indication and hopefully he will or you can post as I am interested in that as well. Hope you had a good summer. I have moved to Chloride but hope to see you this fall. Here are 2 pics of mine specimen. Wayne Rubin!! Great articule nice job. :whoopie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Not sure what they are. Don't think they're mill balls since they have an somewhat oblong shape. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 A friend of mine found these 4 rocks?? in a field about a 50 ft area, they are magnetic. apperently no others found and are different to the area, the one he cleaned up to have a closser look, I'm going to tell hil to file an end to see what it looks like inside...any guesses Allen in MT Hi Allen, The specimens look very interesting. Looking forward to some pictures of there interior. You might have something there. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basaltgooroo Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 they look just like all the mill balls iv'e ever seen [Erik] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bedrock bob Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Yup, looks like balls to me. Mill balls dont stay round very long. Also, they threw a lot of other stuff into the drum to pulverize (nuts, bolts, etc.) and these are often worn down to hardly recogniable blobs. They could have started life as pieces of drill or rod. I have cut miles of old drill for the pulverizer and they all look semi-round like this after a few months going around and around. Add a few decades of corrosion and viola! The size is too uniform. Four in a row all about the same size. Must have fallen through that big classifier in the sky. Bedrock Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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