Can anyone tell me what this is? Not the best pictures unfortunately but it looks like gold chunks all through all of the rocks some more than other.
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The square shape of the crystals makes me think of pyrite. There's no visible gold in that picture.
Not saying there isn't more, but I doubt there's much value in it. My favorite experiment I would use to find out if there is more, is to crush it down to a powder and use a gold pan.
Not saying there isn't more, but I doubt there's much value in it. My favorite experiment I would use to find out if there is more, is to crush it down to a powder and use a gold pan.
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I'm in agreement that you're seeing pyrite -- fools gold. Hammer something like a nail punch into one of those yellow chunks. What's there will crumble if it's pyrite.
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First off, that is a very cool looking rock.... 
I would agree with it being pyrite, and I would definitely add that specimen
to my collection.
I would agree with it being pyrite, and I would definitely add that specimen
to my collection.
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