Identify the type of Rosewood

[Adam Grills]

Hello,
I bought some blackwood and rosewood and turned them both yesterday. I need help identifying the type of rosewood it is. It is black. I didn't post a picture bacuase it is black darker than the ebony keys on my piano- can't hardly see the grain enless you put it up to your nose. It's much darker than the blackwood. Any ideas?
Adam

[Malcolm Tibbetts]

Adam, I'm not sure what you've got, but a while ago, I used some Madagascar rosewood for the first time. It was not jet black initially, but it turned very black very quickly. It was also extremely oily, more so than other rosewoods. Here's a photo:

[Ron Sardo]

FYI: African Blackwood "Dalbergia melanoxylon"is a rosewood.