Copper Nugget Perhaps?

[Silver Worm]

I found this in 1982 while metal detecting under a World War II era barracks on Keesler AFB in Biloxi, MS. The barracks were leveled to make way for newer dorms. Son and I found some silver, old drink bottles and this item. I tossed it in my keeper box and its been there all these years. I think it is a copper nugget with what looks like quartz in it. Finding a copper nugget may be no big deal but finding one on the Mississippi Gulf Coast makes one wonder just how it got there. It weighs 27 grams. Any thoughts?

 

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[GatorBoy]

I'm No expert But judging from the lack of green oxidation that would be present on copper I'm thinking it maybe an alloy of copper such as bronze. If I were to take a guess.. I would say it's a piece of bronze slag. maybe there was bronze work done there.