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[Eu_citzen]

Metal detector show its gold but i dont know what is pls help View attachment 1514944

Possible hotrock? Check to if it's weakly magnetic., Looks metamorphic.

 

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[Eu_citzen]

I these sitting in a pile hiking in southern califorina I grabbed a bunch of them because I thought the shapes were oddView attachment 1515001View attachment 1515007View attachment 1515009View attachment 1515019

Look like they belong in the cubic crystal system. You did well to collect them!
Could be garnets. (only thing I can think of right now) If so - a knife won't scratch them.

But I advise to go to a local university or lapidary club for a second opinion.

 

[Eu_citzen]

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Found in central utah. I'm assuming quite a bit of pyrite?

Quite a bit of pyrite indeed. I'd keep an eye out for gold.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Found tons on my property in southern michiganView attachment 1515072View attachment 1515073View attachment 1515075View attachment 1515076

Possibly pyrite or chalcopyrite.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Pulled these from the tailings of what I presume was an old gold mine. Anyone?View attachment 1515550

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The colors are due to secondary copper minerals forming from oxidization. Neat!

 

[Eu_citzen]

Found in my yard not sure what it is
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Could be one of several things. Amphibole, pyroxene & tourmaline is what I can think of right now. Neat find!

 

[ubigdumy]

I found a few rocks in Omaha Nebraska. The one is about 9x6 inches and pretty heavy, sorry don't have a scale with me. They seem to have a bunch of gold flakes or what looks to be gold flakes and my earth magnets stick to it but it's not a very strong pull. They are not too difficult to break and looks like there are layers to it. The other one picture is quite large and I've broken it open. Thanks for the help everybody.

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[sertka]

Thanks

Some kind of mafic rock, hard to give a good ID on it. Peridotite?

Thank you! I had Peridotite in mind.

 

[Eu_citzen]

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Tempted to call those granitoids.

 

[ubigdumy]

Tempted to call those granitoids.

So those flakes aren't gold or its not a rare meteorite from a golden planet far far away and I shouldn't quit my job and sail around the world. Lol.
Thanks

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[Eu_citzen]

So those flakes aren't gold or its not a rare meteorite from a golden planet far far away and I shouldn't quit my job and sail around the world. Lol.
Thanks

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Well, no. Although I suppose you could quit your job and sail the world - just won't get very far. How does Canada sound to you?

 

[WawaDuane]

I found this rock in a river bed (that is usually flowing but it's controlled by a dam many miles away)....it rings up on the At Pro as 42 - 50 in All Metal Mode and roughly 60 in a regular setting. Is it some form of slag, coal, coke etc. ? There appears to be some forms of pyrite layered in it in the bottom pic. This was the only rock in the area like this. It appears to be half assed hard but seems a little lighter than it should be. Any idea?

 

[oidium45]

Magnetite? Hematite?

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[WawaDuane]

Magnetite? Hematite?

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That kind of makes sense there are several iron ore mines within 10 miles of the area....lots of hematite and siderite around there. I guess the rock could have migrated down the river somehow. The rock is non magnetic....if that makes a difference.

 

[oidium45]

Does a magnet stick to it?

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[WawaDuane]

Does a magnet stick to it?

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A magnet will not stick to it at all.

 

[oidium45]

Probably not magnetite

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[hvacker]

Found in Tuolumne Ca. View attachment 1514376View attachment 1514377View attachment 1514378

I've got a very similar stone. It occurs when two rocks are in an eddy current in a river. One rock spins around and wears a hole in the other.



I think that's what you've got. The eddy current rocks can be very large.

 

[Articimng]

Found this in Oklahoma. Can anyone tell me what it is.

 

[Articimng]

This rock is from a creek bed here in Eastern Oregon. Not quite sure what this is..View attachment 1522166View attachment 1522167