Can you identify this metal?

[GranjaDeOro]

Thanks!!

 

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[Brian T. Booth]

Thanks!!

Well its probably not a metal but a mineral. Looks like it could be Galena. Need better photos.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Ditto to what Brian said, likely a mineral. But my first impression is hematite.

 

[GranjaDeOro]

I posted more pics of this specimen including a couple under a microscope and jewelers loop, on a different thread. Someone who seems to be an expert of sorts said this is silver mixed with other metals. Now im curious who may be right...

 

[GranjaDeOro]

Originally Posted by GranjaDeOro Attachment 839821Attachment 839820OK I found some more interesting Ore minerals in quartz. This Quartz is from Carderock MD. Can anyone identify this? I will post pics from normal iphone, under jewelers loop and under microscope. Attachment 839803[/ATTACH]Attachment 839806Attachment 839807[/ATTACH]Attachment 839813Attachment 839815[/ATTACH] Attachment 839798Attachment 839799Attachment 839819 Natural Silver (with copper and tin and nickle) very rare in that state in sheets a rock shop would love it.. the "Silver" will have a ton of other metals in it but it is cleanable and shine able.. you may even find a high content of gold within the same area. keep busting em out and up! OO and #4 YUMMMMM i wana go dig it! lol Nice find m8!!#5 you can see the crysicolla in it look for the bright green!

 

[GranjaDeOro]

If you want to see more photos and that response, its in (Hard Rock Mining). "Got a rock you want identified? ..."

 

[Turkısh Man]

seems molybdenum mineral in quartz.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Do a streak test, rub it against an unglazed piece of porcelain. What colour do you get?

 

[GranjaDeOro]

OK. Spoke to another expert and showed him an actual rock that looked very similar. He said Galena.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Google Galena images. It's easy to ID with a few things in mind;

Adamantine lustre - very "shiny" and bright mineral.
Cleavage - it breaks in a special kind of way.
Hardness - easily scratched with a knife.

 

[GranjaDeOro]

The images for galena are cubed formations. This was in sheets. No cubes. Looks nothing like any of the google images.

 

[Brian T. Booth]

The images for galena are cubed formations. This was in sheets. No cubes. Looks nothing like any of the google images.

If the mineral is in sheets then it could be graphite. Try rubbing it on a sheet of paper.

 

[GranjaDeOro]

Rubbed on sheet of paper. Nothing. Just made abrasions.

 

[Brian T. Booth]

Rubbed on sheet of paper. Nothing. Just made abrasions.

Can you scratch it with a knife, penny, fingernail?

 

[GranjaDeOro]

I tried scratching it and not much happened. I then dug the point of the knife into it, forcefully, and a bit broke off.

 

[GranjaDeOro]

Here is the link to the other thread, where I posted various pictures of it. Under iphone, Loop, and microscope. Dusted (who seems to be an expert) said it was Silver mix.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/h...-gimme-good-picture-3-4-a-14.html#post3512972

 

[Brian T. Booth]

I tried scratching it and not much happened. I then dug the point of the knife into it, forcefully, and a bit broke off.

Try to put up some better photos. I still think it might be galena. if forced by a tool it can break off into pieces, or blocky chunks. The white in the photo looks to be calcite. Galena and calcite are found together often. Galena doesn't always show cubes that are visible to the naked eye. Get better photos of the specimen and we will go from there

 

[Brian T. Booth]

Try to put up some better photos. I still think it might be galena. if forced by a tool it can break off into pieces, or blocky chunks. The white in the photo looks to be calcite. Galena and calcite are found together often. Galena doesn't always show cubes that are visible to the naked eye. Get better photos of the specimen and we will go from there

Ok I think what you have is sphalerite. Scratch it on a piece of unglazed tile, or the underside of your toilet top lid. Smell the powder of the streak. If it has a rotten egg smell or fowl smell then it's sphalerite.

 

[GranjaDeOro]

No odor i can smell.

 

[Turkısh Man]

Molibdenum ore,Hardness 5.5