silver nugget

[iamfree]

found this silver looking nugget in the mountains today. it got a solid 39 on the minelab safari. could it really be a silver nugget? if so how can it be tested at home. i tried the peroxide test and it did in fact bubble. i know new jersey had a few silver mines...

 

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[DanTheNewbie]

I found one of those before!!! I don't wanna burst your bubble but I'm pretty sure it's a melted aluminum can , some one had a fire out there and threw the can in. Unless I'm wrong and we both have silver nuggets lol

 

[iamfree]

i thought about the can thing, but this is up in a mountain area with no visible fire pits, in a grassy field. i guess the only way to test it is a silver acid test.

 

[DanTheNewbie]

yea i found mine in the middle of no where too would be cool let me know if it is!

 

[taz42o]

Compare its weight to a piece of aluminum very close to the same size [preferably a piece of melted can] because cans are pure or close to pure aluminum. Silver is 3 times heavier than aluminum so very easy to see the weight difference.

 

[deadPIRATE]

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[billybongpa]

Set on a ice cube if it melt fast than it might be

 

[Jason in Enid]

Ice? really?

If you are going to test it, test it the correct way. Either with a specific gravity test, or with acid. Truthfully, it's almost certain to NOT be silver just from looking at it. Silver tarnishes very rapidly in nature, so if that was a true silver nugget it would grey or black.

 

[deadPIRATE]

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[mick56]

99.9% percent chance it is melted aluminum.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

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[Carson Coin Master]

I've been on this site for 6 years and have never once seen a member act like the way you are acting right now. You are lucky I'm not a moderator for I would have immediately banned you from the site.

 

[deadPIRATE]

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[G.A.P.metal]

I've been on this site for 6 years and have never once seen a member act like the way you are acting right now. You are lucky I'm not a moderator for I would have immediately banned you from the site.

I agree

 

[jeff of pa]

I read this thread several Times,
I don't see anything rude

Yes I see some language was Censored, But I don't see any attacks.

imo deadPIRATE has a right to his opinion over censorship,
but so does everyone else here.

But the rules stand, this is meant to be a Family friendly forum,
not facebook.

 

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