Trying to Identify, Found Metal Dececting

[P42ALPHA]

Found about 3 inchs down. It is metallic on the left side of the picture, but not the right. It is not magnetic though. Also it weighs 22 grams, 6 cm long, 4cm wide.

 

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[BigWaveDave]

Looks like a hunk of Leaverite.

 

[vpnavy]

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[P42ALPHA]

Looks like a hunk of Leaverite.

This is the first rock/natural item i have ever found metal detecting, and do not really know much about geology. If you were in the room while i was looking at pictures of leaverite wondering how you thought it was that kind of rock/rocks, when i realize what the term meant. Would have been worth the confused look on my face

TY for the reply, now someday if a person explains to me in the field I found a leaverite. It will save myself a really embarrassing time

edit: to be fair to myself, in my head i was pronouncing it leaver-ite. lol

 

[P42ALPHA]

tyvm

 

[Indian Steve]

Here in Virginia there are lots of "hot rocks" that make the detector sound off. One colonial site that I hunt, most of the targets are hot rocks, otherwise known as leaverites. I bring some of them home too.

 

[P42ALPHA]

That is really cool, thank you. I bet this is one of them. Guess i know what ill be doing a lot of research on tonight!!!!

 

[Terry Soloman]

That is almost surely scoria basalt.

 

[ecmjamsit]

I have found coke from a smelter operation that for some reason sets off the metal detector. It is like some base metal was absorbed by the smelting operation. This was in the Cripple Creek area and always a frustration.