Does anyone know what this is?

RookmanGold · Jun 13, 2016

This metal/mineral turns up in my pan quite often, and I'm not certain what it is.... hopefully someone can help... It has a shiny surface and reflects the sun and is heavy.

RookmanGold · Jun 13, 2016

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winners58 · Jun 13, 2016

could be tellurides of gold and silver, could be galena with a high silver content
I like to save anything heavy like that and do some more testing later on.
maybe crush it and look at it under magnification at least 30x

NeoTokyo · Jun 14, 2016

I collected a bunch like that a while back and tried to melt it, my propane torch was not enough to melt it.
There are lots of things that a propane torch can not melt, platinum is one.
I ended up losing the whole batch somewhere though.

RookmanGold · Jun 14, 2016

I save all my heavies... dont know what Im going to do with them but I save them anyhow

Thanks for your thoughts.. I will crush and post back...

RookmanGold · Jun 14, 2016

Tried a scratch test and didnt leave a mark... compared it to a lump of Galena... didnt look the same (yes I know thats -ahem- a basic test)... then tested with a magnet... its magnetic. So could it be magnetite? or some kind of haematite?

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Goodyguy · Jun 14, 2016

RookmanGold said:
Tried a scratch test and didnt leave a mark... compared it to a lump of Galena... didnt look the same (yes I know thats -ahem- a basic test)... then tested with a magnet... its magnetic. So could it be magnetite? or some kind of haematite?

If it's magnetic then as far as I'm concerned it's called Leaverite. :tongue3: