G Giangiul Greenie Joined Jun 10, 2014 Messages 18 Reaction score 23 Golden Thread 0 Location Michigan Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 24, 2019 #1 My daughter found this on one of our many "treasure" hunts.. How do you differentiate from gold and pyrite?? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon! Attachments 20191007_142656.webp 655.5 KB · Views: 62 Upvote 6
My daughter found this on one of our many "treasure" hunts.. How do you differentiate from gold and pyrite?? Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon!
fyrffytr1 Gold Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined Mar 5, 2010 Messages 7,668 Reaction score 12,461 Golden Thread 0 Location Southwest Georgia Detector(s) used XP Deus, White's DFX Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 24, 2019 #2 If I find it, it is pyrite. If anyone else finds it, it is gold!
Terry Soloman Platinum Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined May 28, 2010 Messages 20,313 Reaction score 32,265 Golden Thread 1 Location White Plains, New York 🥇 Banner finds 1 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Detector(s) used Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick Primary Interest: Metal Detecting Oct 24, 2019 #3 Take a sewing needle and try and chip out a piece. If you can, it's pyrite. The sure fire way is to ask a local jeweler to acid test it.
Take a sewing needle and try and chip out a piece. If you can, it's pyrite. The sure fire way is to ask a local jeweler to acid test it.
Wildcat1750 Gold Member Joined Nov 18, 2012 Messages 5,015 Reaction score 4,108 Golden Thread 0 Location Western CT 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 4 Detector(s) used AT PRO/Ace 250w8.5x11" DD Coil/ Garrett Pro-Pointer/Garrett Pro-Pointer AT/ Vibra-Tector 730/ Radio Shack Discovery 1000 (Tracker IV) Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 24, 2019 #4 Welcome to TNet, Giangiul in Michigan, from Nick in CT!
Toecutter Bronze Member Joined Nov 30, 2018 Messages 2,433 Reaction score 7,455 Golden Thread 1 🥇 Banner finds 1 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 1 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 25, 2019 #5 Looks like pyrite to me but it is hard to tell in you pick, take a pic outside with no flash in the sun and one outside in shade...
Looks like pyrite to me but it is hard to tell in you pick, take a pic outside with no flash in the sun and one outside in shade...