What is Iron Ore? A Geologist Explains.

Learn exactly what Iron Ore is, and how it can assist with finding gold.
Geologist, Tony Fraser explains Iron Ore and how it might assist you with the hunt for gold
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[@draganakrapovic7588]

Very informative and interesting 👍

[@peterdavies6128]

hi would you take a look at a rock i found ,to simplify things i made a video of it on youtube headed "I FOUND A 4.5 BILLION YEAR OLD METEORITE WITH A FOSSIL INSIDE" i thought it was a fossil as i have never seen anything like this and the wonderful colours and metals that you will see in the video ,many thanks Pete Davies.

[@MinersDenAustralia]

I know you won't like this answer, but what i suspect you have there is an ironstone concretion that has been altered through geologic activity- ie it has formed in the ground, and that area has undergone either volcanic or tectonic action, effectively cooking it . I have been metal detecting in an area containing rocks identical to this as well as altered basalt nodules that contain a core of solid iron- very remarkable rocks and super annoying as the iron core sings under a metal detector coil and i dug many larger ones at several feet deep!
Your nickel test shows up orange- which is a sign of iron in solution. I would suggest finding something that is known to contain nickel, such as a kitchen utensil with epsn stamped on it and test it- comparing with your rock- they will be very different in color.

[@peterdavies6128]

hi thanks for looking, but what a bout the metal and the glassy balls, and all the other odd things, the flow lines, the density,the what seems like metals, you only find one fault the nickel test, i found this in a wood sitting on leaf base, no where near any volcanic or desert lands matter of fact my dog found it scraped away the dense leaves, and stood over it till i went over to see surly concretions dont have metal specks like in this object, and what is the fossil, so many questions, i have done a couple of more videos related to this, i understand and respect your opinion and i am sure you are right , however it still all puzzels me Pete.@@MinersDenAustralia

[@MinersDenAustralia]

the rocks i described finding were exactly the same. Ironstone (haematite, magnetite etc) can all look metallic when filed, ground or scratched. As for location, rocks can move by other means besides geology- ie human activity, random or odd as it may seem. The absolute test is for nickel- if it does not contain nickel, it is not a meteorite. Google image search for 'ironstone concretion' and you will see all manor of odd stones that have similar properties and internal makeup to your piece. I will say yours is a very impressive example of a concretion though!