New River Find Today ! Need help with identification !

[Tarponhuntr]

Found these today in loose river sand. The arge one was about 1 ft deep and rang out loud as a silver + hit. The small one was a surface find with the same tone.


Red line in one photos is to show the definition of where the sandstone is imbedded in it !


Please help , when scratched the metal becomes silver , but doesnt peel like lead. When struck against one another they have that definite "silver ring" to them .

SOLVED * SOLVED * SOLVED !!!!


Thanks in advance

 

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[Eu_citzen]

Does a metal detector react to it? Is it conductive? If yes, try the "what's it" forum.
First thought is melted aluminium.

 

[Tarponhuntr]

Does a metal detector react to it? Is it conductive? If yes, try the "what's it" forum.
First thought is melted aluminium.

It was found with a Fisher F2 so yes to the MD readction. Non magnetic for sure. As far as melted aluminum , the piece weighs a little over a 8 oz , so it doesnt really fit that. Especially when you look at the embedded sandstone layer that it has. Taking it to a local geologist/naturalist today , so we will see what they allow.

 

[rock]

Looked like something from welding to me. Maybe someone was welding on their boat and it fell over the side.

 

[Tarponhuntr]

We figured it out !!! This is part of a sand dredge that burned to the water line while beached. I was actually able to locate a person that witnessed the fire , and from his take this is more than likely from the area that was beached , near the fuel tank. This explains why there is an encrusted coarse sand layer with an iron oxide layer behind it. A local geologist was the witness ,who was going through the dredged material when the vessel caught fire. He thinks what I have is an amalgum of steel and aluminum.

At least the mystery is solved.