Very heavy rock silver inside. pyrite?
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galena perhaps , graphite?
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oldsilver
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- Started with a Garrett. I think I've probably tried everything make and model from 1977, all the way to the up to the E-trac and GPX 4800.
Nothing new as for me now, I am pretty much handicapped.
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see if you can write with it, then graphite.
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Great idea! Tried writing with it and no marks. When stiked with a file it throws a pretty good spark and kinda of crackles. As well produce a strange burnt smell.
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Did it smell like sulfur, the kind of smell from a struck match? If so then yes it is pyrite. Galena, a lead ore, was another thought but seeing as it sparked and stunk that is out.
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coinman123
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I agree, looks like a pyrite rock I found once.
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