Thread: Mystery Object

What a great idea!!!! But now I have to get the question right before I post my next mystery!!!

Is it a lump of fossilised animal poop, given the name "coprolite" so that kids don't giggle when the teacher says "Hey come and have a look at this bit of fossilised animal poop"?

Since 'mineral' can mean inorganic; not arising by natural growth;

I'd say it's a keyboard with a rock of some kind on it.

Gordon.

Will you please stop picking your nose over the keyboard !!!!!!!

None of the above!

Clue
Can be used in jewellry.

Al

Galena (Lead Sulphide?) ?

Ranges in colour from brown to (Indutrial to jewellry) rasberry red.

Used in industry, one application is used by woodies.

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Trivia.
The mine that this specimen came from in Broken Hill NSW, is the same mine that most of the Beryliam used in the Shuttle heat tiles comes from.
In the 60's NASA called out for any mine in the world to send any Beryliam that they may have, to them.
They were expecting small amounts, But, Triple Chance Mine at Broken Hill, had container loads of the stuff.
TC mine sent 3 semi loads to NASA, and NASA are still to this day useing the stuff from TC mine.
The owner sold the mine after that, and retired very, very wealthy.

Al

It looks like a Garnet

Correct. your go.


Al

OK

My go again.

Dug up on the Vic gold fields, era about, from the second rush which was after WW1.

Al :confused:

Razor blade dispensor?

More information?

Bit of a guess here Al,

I have seen Gem safety razor blades, they used to come in a brown and orange paper wrapper. I also remember the Gillette razor blades coming in a blue dispenser where you could pull out a new one and perhaps put the blunt one away in the back.

I thought it might be something like that judging by the size.

- Wood Borer

It's a bit difficult to tell from the crappy photo, but it may be one of those things for holding a (double sided) razor blade so that you can use it as a scraper etc.

OK

Both right, its to hold a double sided razor blade, so you can have a shave, poor buggers!!!

So whos go is it?

Al