What is this rock

[YOmanZ]

I found this and someone sayed it may be fools gold.
What do you think?




Iggy

 

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[Eupho17]

Fools gold is pyrite...It's more crystalline in shape. You may have the real deal there.

Read up on Archimedes' principle and try it for yourself. That's an easy, cheap way to find out what it is.

Divide the weight of your object by its volume. You can find the volume by finding out how much water the nugget displaces. Do this by putting the nugget in a graduated cylinder and see how much the water level rises.

Weight over volume is density. Gold's density at room temperature is 19.3  g·cm−3.

Good luck.

And don't forget to yell "Eureka".

 

[EDDE]

I found this and someone sayed it may be fools gold.
What do you think?Iggy

what they "sayed"is wrong

 

[Wasabi]

From my point of view it sure looks like the Real Deal.
Definately get some more advice from a professional.
Way to go Iggy.

 

[Montana Jim]

If you mail that nugget to me I'll letcha know what it is...

 

[stoney56]

Doesn't look like fool's gold to me.

 

[texan connection]

Looks real to me if you put it in the shade and it still maintains that shinny lustery look I'd say you got the real deal.

 

[cosmic]

Did you clean it? The above specific gravity test and retaining the gold color in the shade would pretty much confirm it.. Also gold is soft...Very nice!!
Ray

 

[Mac the Knife]

Put it in milk... If it snaps, crackles, or pops, it's a Rice Krispy......


I'M KIDDING!!!!....

Looks real to me... WIll be looking forward to the final determination...

 

[TreasureTales]

Can you nick it with a knife blade? Does it seem unusually heavy for its size? Did it come out of the ground looking that nice? IF you can answer "yes" to these questions, chances are it's the real deal. Congrats. Now where did you say you found this? Hmmmmm

 

[Sticks907]

Iggy, Tell that someone it was fools gold, then take off for a week and get more.

Congrats on your GOLD !!

Sticks

 

[goldgrubber]

Looks like a little nugget to me.

 

[ModernMiner]

That looks like a real gold nugget to me.
-MM-