Falcon picked this stuff out of the sluicings from old mine what is it?

[Smokehouse_83]

Came from this greenstone mine


It’s magnetic and the falcon is buzzing going towards it?

 

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[RichieRich]

No clue, perhaps posting in what is it may get more eyes in it

 

[Assembler]

Can not tell by the pictures. Suggest crushing, use of a magnet then panning.

 

[winners58]

tooth off a carbide saw blade?
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[Smokehouse_83]

Is carbide nonferrous?

 

[winners58]

I don't know there made of tungsten carbide or titanium carbide,
could be a composite of hardened steel or diamond blade tile/rock saw? just a guess,
could be anything, including exploded roller bearings from some piece of machinery.
doesn't look natural, find any scrap from blasting caps?

 

[Assembler]

Try griping this carbide piece (with pliers) and scratching a piece of steel with the edge.

 

[Smokehouse_83]

Won’t scratch steel and streaks light grey/silver, this mine is old like hand tool old. It’s in this rock/tailings, this stuff is real heavy I thought it might be uranium ore because of the weight.

 

[Smokehouse_83]

. Another pic

 

[RTR]

If the Falcon is sounding off "going towards it". Its always been gold. Crush em up...

 

[winners58]

if its embedded in the rock could be a enriched pegmatite, limonite?
might be worth having an assay done, someone dug that hole looking for something...

 

[Smokehouse_83]

I'm guessing it was imbedded, the pieces I am finding are loose in the tailings though. I am not getting any signal from the md20 from the chunks of ore. I have crushed a few pieces and not seen any visible gold. My MD20 hits on aluminum/copper/ect, wish it only hit on gold/silver/platinum. Would make it way easier.

 

[Assembler]

I'm guessing it was imbedded, the pieces I am finding are loose in the tailings though. I am not getting any signal from the md20 from the chunks of ore. I have crushed a few pieces and not seen any visible gold. My MD20 hits on aluminum/copper/ect, wish it only hit on gold/silver/platinum. Would make it way easier.

There may be some iron within this crystal rock and gold often likes to be near iron. The tracking down the source is part of the fun. Crushing up every part and panning one by one can help track values down. Be sure to use the MD20 in each step.
A "Fire assay" will show all of the elements in that rock sample.