Please indentify this.

[Dradan]

About 5 years ago in Concord, CA. I was standing outside on the sidewalks when I heard this loud bang. I looked to my left and about 6 inches away from me was this odd looking green rock lying next to me. It took a 5x2 inch chunk out of the sidewalk and was warm to the touch. I have searched through hundreds of pictures on the net of meteorites - needless to say, I have not found anything that resembles this rock.

Not the best photos, but it's was I had to work with.

Thank you in advance.

 

[MeteorWayne]

Well, it's most certainly not a meteorite.

The color suggests something with a lot of copper, or maybe something ejected from a wood chipper.

Any manufacturing facilities nearby?

 

[Dradan]

Nothing but houses within a 35 mile radius.

 

[3488]

Like Wayne, to me it also looks something like Cuprite or Malachite, a Copper Ore.

Andrew Brown.

 

[silylene]

Check to see if any blasting was going on within a 2 mile radius of you. A license is required for blasting, so there should be records.

 

[silylene]

I checked, there is a Naval Weapons Station located in Concord. It is mostly shut down, but as far as I can tell, portions remain operant. Maybe there was some type of weapons testing or blasting going on there?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord_Naval_Weapons_Station

 

[MeteorWayne]

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[SpaceTas]

Did/does it have a talc smooth feeling? Serpentine?

Just take it along to your local Uni/Community College and go to geology dept.

 

[Dradan]

It is very heavy for its size..... It does have a fairly smooth feeling to the touch. I posted on a Geology forum, it has quit a few views, but no responses yet =(

 

[crazyeddie]

It looks like azurite or malachite to me....definitely not a meteorite.

 

[crazyeddie]

I think I found the name of the mineral you found: chrysocolla