Just received an assay report on a sample of rock

[Ogtetowman]

I'm new to this forum , so please bear with me . I came across a rock which weighs 11 lbs or so a few years back and finally sent a piece , 3 oz , to a lab which did an atomic absorbtion test on it . These are the results : gold .786 , silver .155 , platinum .041 , palladium .027 , osmium .033 , ruthenium .058 , iridium .008 , rhodium .016 . So how do I procede .

 

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[Red-Coat]

Welcome to T-net.

What were the reported units of measurement? The numbers are completely meaningless without that information.

 

[Kray Gelder]

Not really describing a "rock." That's 18K gold.

 

[CoinFetcher]

That’s indeed 18k gold.

Can we see a nice photo of the sample, and of the whole specimen?

 

[Customx_12]

11 pounds of 18 gold would be worth quite a lot. Picture, please!

 

[vpnavy]

I'm new to this forum , so please bear with me . I came across a rock ...

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[Red-Coat]

Not really describing a "rock." That's 18K gold.

How can it be 18k gold? If those are proportional fractions they add up to an impossible 1.12 (ie 112%).

Without knowing what the reported units are, the numbers are meaningless. Parts per million? Parts per billion? Something else?

 

[smokeythecat]

Yes, parts per million, parts per billion, what is it?

 

[Doubter in MD]

I came across a rock which weighs 11 lbs or so a few years back <snip> So how do I procede .

Send it to me. You've left it laying around for years. You won't miss it.

 

[Kray Gelder]

How can it be 18k gold? If those are proportional fractions they add up to an impossible 1.12 (ie 112%).

Without knowing what the reported units are, the numbers are meaningless. Parts per million? Parts per billion? Something else?

First off, this is one of those posts. I didn't add anything up, just looked at his first number for gold, and glanced at what else he put down. It would be approximately 18K. Not spending any more time on this.

 

[Clay Diggins]

Usually AA analysis is reported in ppb (parts per billion)

Without seeing the rest of the results of the assay it appears you found a rock.

 

[Jyorsky]

Is rock “gold. Colored”

 

[xaos]

'm new to this forum , so please bear with me . I came across a rock which weighs 11 lbs or so a few years back and finally sent a piece , 3 oz , to a lab which did an atomic absorbtion test on it . These are the results : gold .786 , silver .155 , platinum .041 , palladium .027 , osmium .033 , ruthenium .058 , iridium .008 , rhodium .016 . So how do I procede .

I suggest you give your Mommy back her ring....