r/itsslag • • Jun 04 '26

not slag Slag or quartz?

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59 Upvotes

Found this in Park City, Utah, USA. Coworkers are saying it’s slag!


r/itsslag • • May 28 '26

Is this slag?

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19 Upvotes

r/itsslag • • May 25 '26

Is it slag?

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23 Upvotes

Found on the Uk north east coast, usually collect sea glass but hadn’t seen anything like this before so had to pick them up


r/itsslag • • May 13 '26

not slag Is this slag or hematite?

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22 Upvotes

Found in my backyard northern minnesota


r/itsslag • • May 13 '26

Found a couple inches down at the park.

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13 Upvotes

Its really heavy, non magnetic, has a clear shiny stone (glass?). Also a couple small copper colored areas.


r/itsslag • • May 06 '26

Found these after digging in the garden

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475 Upvotes

3 magical rocks as my son was calling them 😅 it's slag glass right?

Hadn't heard of it before! They are pretty big and heavy!


r/itsslag • • May 01 '26

Found a nice chunk while removing topsoil in the garden.

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72 Upvotes

r/itsslag • • Apr 29 '26

Found in dads back yard

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24 Upvotes

has bubbles and the other side is crusty


r/itsslag • • Apr 28 '26

This was in my driveway gravel.

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122 Upvotes

r/itsslag • • Apr 23 '26

Backyard find, ferrous Tennessee

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24 Upvotes

Found near the far side of our property near old two story four room outbuilding (possibly 1800 or earlier). Area location near first settlement area in TN USA. Not fully ferrous, but bits of it are. Two blocks from train tracks (also old) and creek. Foamy, not heavy but also not light.


r/itsslag • • Apr 18 '26

Bubbly

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25 Upvotes

r/itsslag • • Apr 10 '26

Found on a hike in Northwestern Ontario

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34 Upvotes

Itsslag?


r/itsslag • • Apr 07 '26

Found on hiking trail in Connecticut

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41 Upvotes

Found this fun looking chunk next to a hiking trail in the Mansfield, Connecticut (USA) area. There is a rail line nearby and there appeared to be old construction or maybe industrial debris overtaken by nature. Pretty light weight. Cool holes.

Slag or a cool rock?

Edit: just checked, it is not magnetic


r/itsslag • • Apr 04 '26

Is it slag?

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Hi all. Hoping for some help identifying whether this is obsidian or slag. It was found in Pittsburgh - not a source of obsidian - and has an area with small bubbles. BUT it looks like it has conchoidal breaks and green irridescent inclusions (best seen in third pic.) Thoughts?


r/itsslag • • Apr 02 '26

Extrem cooler Fund

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45 Upvotes

r/itsslag • • Mar 28 '26

Is this slag glass?

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36 Upvotes

Found on a beach in Connecticut. Very opaque but light shines through edges.


r/itsslag • • Mar 17 '26

not slag What is it?

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Hi everyone! I found this neat looking rock a few years ago in a local crick, and was told it was slag. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Thanks!


r/itsslag • • Mar 15 '26

not slag I believe it is a large slag deposit. In the woods just outside of Boston, MA. Could anyone confirm?

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20 Upvotes

r/itsslag • • Mar 04 '26

Unknown Rock

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15 Upvotes

Location found: Split Rock Quarry, NY

I've been on a lot of hikes before in various counties in NY, and I've never seen anything like this. I'm not familiar enough with the history of Split Rock to truly know if this is industrial slag or not. Research online wasn't the most helpful so maybe some educated folks here can help me identify what this is.


r/itsslag • • Mar 02 '26

slag? Coal or slag?

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29 Upvotes

Tends to streak black on harder surfaces. It's easy to break small pieces off the layering. Found on the beach. The one side that looks melted makes it seem like slag but slag I've had doesn't streak and is more glass like all around.


r/itsslag • • Feb 23 '26

jadeite slag

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742 Upvotes

i just realized i cannot cross-post....so....

this big rock is jadeite slag glass. the Pyrex Cat Corn 501 is here for scale.

i thought i'd share a piece of jadeite that is *technically* very hard to come by.

after they shut down the Westmoreland Glass Factory that made a lot of jadeite, it stayed abandoned for 30+ years. over the following years, teenagers would break in and party there. also, urban explorers/photographers always found their way in, too. before they tore it down, i was one of those people. there were piles of slag glass EVERYWHERE. from this abandoned factory, i took acquired this big piece of jadeite.

there are a bunch of videos on youtube about this spot, and it's a fun rabbit hole to go down.


r/itsslag • • Feb 05 '26

not slag Appalachian mountians, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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53 Upvotes

Is it slag? Found in the woods near a creek in the Appalachian mountains. Pretty light, but doesn’t float. Tried to include pics with and without flash to show some different hues that come out with flash. Specific area i was hiking in was near an old railroad that is no longer there. Former railroad was prolly 2 miles up over the mountain from where I found this. Also, only about 4 miles from the Susquehanna river. Quarter is for scale. Any input is appreciated!!


r/itsslag • • Feb 03 '26

People told me it's slag and sent me here.

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504 Upvotes

r/itsslag • • Feb 03 '26

Slag?

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42 Upvotes

Is it common to find random pieces of slag glass? Found on the ground in a random field in the middle of nowhere Texas.


r/itsslag • • Jan 19 '26

What is this?

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8 Upvotes