🔎 UNIDENTIFIED What in the world is this?

[Scorpio_queen6]

Hi, I found a bunch of these down by my lake. They’re solid rods, not sure what they’re made of. Almost looks like a core sample. They fit into these plastic bases with a metal center (this one is cracked). Please let me know what this is. I’m so confused.

 

[ARC]

Looks like graphite to me.

 

[Casey13]

View attachment 2047481View attachment 2047482View attachment 2047483View attachment 2047484Hi, I found a bunch of these down by my lake. They’re solid rods, not sure what they’re made of. Almost looks like a core sample. They fit into these plastic bases with a metal center (this one is cracked). Please let me know what this is. I’m so confused.

I think it's an old carbon battery core. I've found a few of them where I metal detect.

 

[djackson7348]

I think it's an old carbon battery core. I've found a few of them where I metal detect.

Agree

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Nuclear carbon reactor core! Should of left them be, & stayed far away as possible.

 

[Gare]

Nice job Casey I think you got it

 

[Scorpio_queen6]

Nuclear carbon reactor core! Should have left them be, & stayed far away as possible.

You do realize a nuclear carbon reactor core is at LEAST a few feet long… nice job 👍🏽

 

[Scorpio_queen6]

I think it's an old carbon battery core. I've found a few of them where I metal detect.

Aahhh! Thank you Casey!

 

[ARC]

So i was right.... heh

 

[Casey13]

Nice job Casey I think you got it

Thank you Gare!!

 

[Casey13]

Aahhh! Thank you Casey!

Anytime!! 👍

 

[Riverbum]

Found a lot of those, broken or whole, along abandoned railroad tracks. Those come from battery - operated rail signals and such. Battery Cores graphite

 

[Casey13]

Found a lot of those, broken or whole, along abandoned railroad tracks. Those come from battery - operated rail signals and such. Battery Cores graphite

I know right! I've found a bunch of smaller ones too where I hunt.