Rolling.Thunder ʘ‿ʘ
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It has an overall shimmer, almost like a metal, but also resembles granite in a way. It's non-magnetic and weighs about 2 1/4 lbs. Somewhat brittle but hard to cut into.
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Identification assistance: What is this rock/ore?
- Thread starter Rolling.Thunder ʘ‿ʘ
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Odanscoils
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Did it set off your detector or pinpointer ?
Rolling.Thunder ʘ‿ʘ
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I found it in northern Georgia, U.S. In the city of Dawsonville.
Rolling.Thunder ʘ‿ʘ
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I actually didn't use a metal detector to find it. I had dug less than 1' in depth to find it. There were other pieces that were a fraction of the mass of this one. All of the smaller pieces looked broken and not as fully intact though.
Odanscoils
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Will it set off your detector or pinpointer ?
Looks somewhat metallic in places.
Rolling.Thunder ʘ‿ʘ
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Unfortunately, don't have a detector/handheld pinpointer to know for sure. I was rock hunting/ rock hounding when I found it. But if it's metal, I'm guessing only a fraction of it contains metal or a light metal. I only got around a 2.7 g/cc density rating for it despite being slightly over 2 lbs.
Rolling.Thunder ʘ‿ʘ
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Here's a couple more photos of it with some different lighting and angles.
Odanscoils
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Northern Georgia is gold country.
Though no visible gold.
Could be silver in there.
Without visible gold it's not a specimen piece.
I'd crush it. A two inch diameter pipe maybe 8 inches long with an end cap on it should survive a few rocks.
Using a 1 inch diameter solid steel rod say 14 inch's long to crush with. Then pan it. The end cap will usually break after 50 or so rocks.
Normally a good crusher is 3" in dia by a foot long. Made of 1/8"-1/4" cold rolled tubing. With a 1" thick base welded on. And an 1 1/2 " dia 18" solid bar of steel to pound with. Last many years.
Good Luck. Hopefully there's gold in there.
