Found rock, looks nothing like pyrite I have know and is as heavy as steal!
Very heavy rock silver inside. pyrite?
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oldsilver
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- Feb 20, 2017
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- Started with a Garrett. I think I've probably tried everything make and model from 1977, all the way to the up to the E-trac and GPX 4800.
Nothing new as for me now, I am pretty much handicapped.
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
galena perhaps , graphite?
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oldsilver
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- Feb 20, 2017
- 155
- 86
- Detector(s) used
- Started with a Garrett. I think I've probably tried everything make and model from 1977, all the way to the up to the E-trac and GPX 4800.
Nothing new as for me now, I am pretty much handicapped.
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
see if you can write with it, then graphite.
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DDancer
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- Mar 25, 2014
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Past Whites DFX Garret GTI 2500 and others
Prospecting Minelab GPZ 7000
Past SD 2100 GP 3000 (retired)
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- All Treasure Hunting
Did it smell like sulfur, the kind of smell from a struck match? If so then yes it is pyrite. Galena, a lead ore, was another thought but seeing as it sparked and stunk that is out.
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coinman123
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I agree, looks like a pyrite rock I found once.
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