What is it ?

[RTR]

Panned these (almost pure white things) last year and still can't figure out what they are. They settled out in the pan just like gold,and their not magnetic <<< this pix. w/o a light source

 

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[bill from lachine]

Roger,

Just a guess either white gold or platinum.

 

[Blak bart]

Good morning.

 

[Broken knee]

Looks like mercury covered gold?

 

[Fat]

Looks like mercury covered gold?

That was my guess too. Do you “cook it off”?

 

[RTR]

Looks like mercury covered gold?

That was my 1st thought but all pix I can find show mercury covered gold to be more silver/grayish in color. These pieces are pure white.

 

[RTR]

That was my guess too. Do you “cook it off”?

No, haven't touched them since I found them .

 

[No gold in NY]

That was my 1st thought but all pix I can find show mercury covered gold to be more silver/grayish in color. These pieces are pure white.

I also have removed mercury gold that was very, very bright shiny.

 

[No gold in NY]

I also have removed mercury gold that was very, very bright shiny. Also lead shot can be bright white.

 

[RTR]

I also have removed mercury gold that was very, very bright shiny. Also lead shot can be bright white.

Dunno, but those jagged edges lead me to think its harder than lead shot

 

[RTR]

Roger,

Just a guess either white gold or platinum.

Thanks Bill. All pix. I can find on line of platinum show it with rounded edges

 

[RTR]

Just took some(hopefully) better pix. of it. Along with more pieces I panned from the same creek

 

[Tpmetal]

weird. when i zoom in they almost look like crystalline type structure

 

[RTR]

weird. when i zoom in they almost look like crystalline type structure

Yeah they do.But what is as heavy as gold and formed like this

 

[Tpmetal]

Yeah they do.But what is as heavy as gold and formed like this

I honestly have no idea, maybe try the minerals and rocks forum and see if it rings any bells?

 

[Tpmetal]

palladium?

 

[Tpmetal]

The whiteness you refer to keeps making me think a metal from the platinum group

 

[RTR]

palladium?

Thanks.It looks close But not quite white enough. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladium

 

[Broken knee]

Run a file on one or bend one till it breaks if it’s gold that will tell you?
then post a pic.

 

[Duckshot]

Weigh the pieces dry and then drop them into a small graduated cylinder to figure out their density.

Pure silver has a density 10.5 g/cc and platinum is twice that. It's an easy test to do without any acids.