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?? Attachments 20191007_142656.webp 655.5 KB · Views: 85 Upvote 12
My daughter found this on one of our many "treasure" hunts.. How do you differentiate from gold and pyrite??
fyrffytr1 Gold Member Joined Mar 5, 2010 Messages 7,741 Reaction score 12,697 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 21,745 Reaction score 35,381 Golden Thread 1 Location White Plains, New York 🥇 Banner finds 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 5,022 Reaction score 4,109 Golden Thread 0 Location Western CT 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 2,438 Reaction score 7,457 Golden Thread 1 🥇 Banner finds 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...