Wow Please throw me an opinion!

[cbankston]

Went to a county park that used to be farm house waaaaaaaay back when. Found these and I'm no ROCKATEER lol What is it? I'm almost positive #6 is lead. Everything else seems silver but its very hard, even to cut a sliver with sharp knife.

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[bigfoot1]

what you picture can only be guessed at.a lead pen can be obtained from a paint store.nickle test from a pharmacy.others from a jewlers test kit.good luck and let us know.cool finds.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Does #1 and #4 have any lead at all on them? maybe mixing lead with another mineral?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Plumbing solder?

 

[Breezie]

I agree with Charlie; looks like lead solder. Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I use my own metal test solution of Nitric Acid, Potassium Dichromate and distilled water. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/13479-silver-aluminum.html

 

[cbankston]

Don't have a tester yet, they are hard as heck, kinda figured they'd be soft if it were lead.....right?? Any at home options? Thought about trying to melt a lil of it and see what happens.

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[AU Seeker]

Possibly Babbitt.

Babbitt (metal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[mick56]

Melted aluminum, from cans thrown in a campfire.

 

[Ism]

Scrape it and check the luster. It looks like it could be droppings from brazing.
It could be a nickle alloy or babbit like AU seeker said.
Silver will generally come out of the ground clean.
Sometimes tarnished, but not a corroded surface.

 

[cbankston]

Zero corrosion , sorry got home at dark and didn't clean em off that well.

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[cbankston]

They all hit on the non-ferrous metals, if that helps.

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[Panache]

If it is from where the house used to be it might be melted metal that was in the house.

 

[cbankston]

I'm getting ready to get melting temps. Go out to the swingerhouse "garage" and fire em up with a torch "safely" and see what happens.

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[Bigcypresshunter]

The most common metal found in these melted blobs is by far aluminum. But it could be lead based, pot metal, solder, babbit or any combination of lead or zinc based alloys. It may even contain nickel.

 

[mical66]

interesting,, i thought i was the only one finding metal rocks,,lol

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

what you picture can only be guessed at.a lead pen can be obtained from a paint store.nickle test from a pharmacy.others from a jewlers test kit.good luck and let us know.cool finds.

Hello bigfoot. A "lead pen" and a "nickle test" sounds interesting. I couldnt find anything on the net. Could you elaborate? Thanks.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

interesting,, i thought i was the only one finding metal rocks,,lol

Some people find them in little animal shapes lol.

 

[bigfoot1]

Hello bigfoot. A "lead pen" and a "nickle test" sounds interesting. I couldnt find anything on the net. Could you elaborate? Thanks.

sure bch....a lead test for lead based paint is commonly in the form of a pen.........the nickle test is for folks with nickle allergy,avail at pharmacy ..usus cotton swabs.........I have found both to be useful

 

[cbankston]

Thanks for the options! Y'all is what makes this a enjoyable hobby!

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