Platinum Nugget?

[norcalkyle]

Found this in my sluice while prospecting for gold. It is heavy and magnetic maybe someone might be able to help me out.

Thankyou

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[yaxthri]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I think Platinu is not magnetic...
BTW are you in the Philippines?

 

[DizzyDigger]

Kyle, post it up to this thread and have Dusted take a look
at it:

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/h...ified-post-here-gimme-good-picture-3-4-a.html

BTW: Welcome to the forums!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Pure platinum is not magnetic, but it's probably never found in that state. So it may be magnetic due to other metals being mixed in with the platinum.

 

[Frankyg]

As far as I know there are only two magnetic metals, Iron and Nickel.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Iron, nickel, cobalt, gadolinium, neodymium and samarium are all magnetic.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Yes, I did have to Google that one!

 

[Frankyg]

gadolinium, neodymium and samarium. Are they used to make Dilithium crystals??

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

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[BosnMate]

Man, you guys are talking at least three bars over my head --- gadolinium, neodymium and samarium

 

[FreeBirdTim]

"gadolinium, neodymium and samarium. Are they used to make Dilithium crystals??"




Beam me up, Scotty!

 

[Jim in Idaho]

gadolinium, neodymium and samarium. Are they used to make Dilithium crystals??

Naah...ya need kryptonite for that.
Jim

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

It look,s to be on one of those small vials it could be a piece of deformed steel shot . tumbling in the river will have distorted it's shape, also looks to have a rustiness to it.

 

[norcalkyle]

Ya it looks like iron but has nuggetty features and seems to be heavier than steel. It was found in the water and has been for a long time so it should have been completely rusted out I would think... The vial is a 2 0z. So that should give you a size.


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[allen_idaho]

Your best bet would be to do a streak test or have a jeweler do one for you.
Platinum will not dissolve in nitric or hydrochloric acid. Which is a very strong indicator.

But just looking at it, I do not think it is platinum.

 

[driftwood1963]

meteorite

 

[BosnMate]

Do meteorites have gadolinium, neodymium and samarium or Dilithium crystals in them You know the funny thing is the spell checker says gadolinium, neodymium and samarium are all spelled correctly, so I assume that the spell checker knows more about minerals than I do.

 

[norcalkyle]

Went to a jeweler today said it was not platinum my thoughts are meteorite.

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[Back-of-the-boat]

Pretty awesome little conversation piece, yeah now I can tell it's larger than any shot would be has me stumped.Meteorite is good possibility.