Whats this?

[PuddleJumper7]

What's this?

Sets off the detector, found in a wash, about 15 lbs 12x8x6. No one can tell me why it sets off the detector so strong. The other small ones, nickle maybe like Sperrylite, hit a small pocket of them in wash. Idk no one knows in my group what they are? Thanks

 

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[stefen]

Meteorite cinders

 

[PuddleJumper7]

You think meteorite? Seems like a lot if that's the case?

 

[PuddleJumper7]

Meteorite field would be nice for sure.

 

[ButteCountyCal]

Meteorites? I don't have a clue what the other rock is. It looks interesting and doesn't look like it would be a hot rock or a rock that a MD would pick up.

 

[old digger]

Welcome to TNET!

On your first item I do not see any presence of visible mineralization, maybe you aught to break it open. Your second item looks more like lead ore fragments. the crystalization is not similar to meteorites.

 

[PuddleJumper7]

Even when I break pieces off the rock.... It will detect fragments in my hand also in gold pan. So it's not in the rock, it's the rock itself. I have no idea but it's not magnetic and in the dimples you see kinda a blue green spots on it. I have no idea.

 

[PuddleJumper7]

The smaller ones will fracture with a hammer and sink to bottom of pan if panned out and sit. Very magnetic, acid does nothing to the rocks. Aqua Regia won't effect them except a little bubble. More or less cleans them into a shinny grey. I can't think of anything except nickle platinum.

 

[old digger]

Nickle and platinum is non magnetic.

 

[Tigger]

The Univ of Arizona has a great mineral museum, and may be able to help you ID this. I wouldn't recommend breaking it open until you talk to them. Keep us posted!
The UA Mineral Museum

 

[PuddleJumper7]

Nickle and platinum is non magnetic.

nickle the element in the raw form is magnetic, very rare.

 

[PuddleJumper7]

Nickle and platinum is non magnetic.

The element Nickel (Ni) is one of the few ferromagnetic metals. Ferromagnetic means they are attracted to magnets and can be magnetized themselves. Most metals aren't magnetic with the exception of iron, nickel, cobalt, gadolinium, neodymium and samarium.