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i have a large rock that is a waxy amber color, cylindrical (approx. 8"x3"), with a crystal lined crevice in the center of each end...anyone? any ideas even?

2007-01-26 20:41:46 · 4 answers · asked by Susie K 4 in Science & Mathematics Earth Sciences & Geology

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It could be a "Geode". Check that out on the internet and see if it looks similar.

2007-01-26 20:53:57 · answer #1 · answered by Henry 5 · 0 0

Did you buy it at the seaside?

Jesting apart, it sounds like amber. Heating amber will soften it and eventually it will burn. Heated rather below 200°C, amber suffers decomposition, yielding an "oil of amber", and leaving a black residue which is known as "amber colophony", or "amber pitch". So, heat a little bit and see what happens.

2007-01-26 20:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 1 0

I think its a meteorite

2007-01-26 20:49:52 · answer #3 · answered by dhk20a3 2 · 0 0

it is either AMBER or CITRENE

2007-01-26 20:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0 0

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