A antman Greenie Joined Jul 18, 2012 Messages 10 Reaction score 2 Golden Thread 0 Location Northern VA Detector(s) used White's MXT Pro Fisher F2 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Jul 18, 2012 #1 Found at first what I thought was gold but it's looks a lot more like copper. It's pretty heavy, any ideas. Is native copper worth anything? Attachments image-3288956499.webp 51.4 KB · Views: 155 image-3157952546.webp 15.5 KB · Views: 145
Found at first what I thought was gold but it's looks a lot more like copper. It's pretty heavy, any ideas. Is native copper worth anything?
Eu_citzen Gold Member Joined Sep 19, 2006 Messages 6,488 Reaction score 2,111 Golden Thread 0 Location Sweden Detector(s) used White's V3, Minelab Explorer II & XP Deus. Primary Interest: Prospecting Jul 18, 2012 #2 It looks like it could be, copper is malleable most sulphides which might resemble native copper are not. Upvote 0
It looks like it could be, copper is malleable most sulphides which might resemble native copper are not.
mamabear Silver Member Joined Feb 21, 2008 Messages 3,075 Reaction score 869 Golden Thread 0 Location SE Missouri Detector(s) used garage sale oldie Primary Interest: Other Aug 21, 2012 #3 that's a nice piece. I'd look for more. Upvote 0
B Bajahunter Sr. Member Joined Mar 26, 2011 Messages 265 Reaction score 107 Golden Thread 0 Aug 21, 2012 #4 Most likely copper. A streak test will tell the difference. Gold will leave a gold streak and copper will leave a copper red streak. Check out this web page for possible copper in your area. Copper mining in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Upvote 0
Most likely copper. A streak test will tell the difference. Gold will leave a gold streak and copper will leave a copper red streak. Check out this web page for possible copper in your area. Copper mining in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia