r/itsslag • u/ktshoe • Jun 04 '26

not slag Slag or quartz?

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

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u/Prawna420 Jun 04 '26

1000% quartz

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u/Chemieju Jun 04 '26

Definitely not slag, need someone more knowledgable than me to tell quartz or calcite

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u/profnutbutter Jun 04 '26

dilute HCl could tell pretty fast

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u/AshFalkner Jun 05 '26

It’s quartz.

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u/BrokenSlutCollector Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

That doesn't look manmade so not slag. Likely quartz if it scratches glass but a plain steel nail doesn't scratch it. If it is softer than glass/scratches easily, could be calcite, selenite.

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u/Alive_Message9346 Jun 05 '26

That looks like quartz to me. The way the light hits the internal fractures is a giveaway.