what the heck are these???

[Des from down under]

Hi there..Today detecting the lake shore of taupo n/z, I found these little nuggets of an aluminium type substance,I first thought they were the product of a burnt alloy boat or beer cans thrown in a beach barbeque! but now I'm not so sure as I find them only once in a blue moon and in different spots, they send a signal around six to eight on the G.T.I.
Taupo is a crater lake and has some active and non active volcanoes close by, one finds obsidian and pumice on the shores..could they be a natural formed nugget of....something!!! Really appreciate your knowledge and please tell me if it dosent belong in this forum...des from down under.

 

[Old River]

I don't know what kind of metal it is, I dig some just like that. They were melted aluminum. Out of a burn pile, or house fire. It could be any metal, but it looks like it came from a fire.

 

[TiredIron]

Howdy Des,
My guess is they're melted globs of Satellite components or other Space Junk that was burning up as they re-entered the earths atmosphere.
Watch out...they might be radioactively "hot".

TiredIron

 

[Da Sand Crab]

I find these things in the ocean all the time. I think they are tumbled chunks of aluminum possibly from pcs. of aluminum window frames or jalousey parts. They are definitely thicker than aluminum cans. They sound off loud and bold when detected thats for sure.

 

[wwwtimmcp]

I find those all the time, mine are just beer cans someone threw into a campfire at the beach. they just melt into little blobs.

 

[Cappy Z.]

Hey Des,

Do you ever exchange dollars for down under dollars? I mean how does that work where you live?

 

[Rusted_Iron]

I would save them and make a label so you know where they were found, even if they do turn out to be melted junk. The space re-entry idea is interesting!

Or how about "poor man's platinum nuggets"

 

[Des from down under]

great idea..poor mans platinum nuggets..stacks up to as something was seen slamming into the water here two years ago...thanks again and HH...thanks all

 

[Des from down under]

yeah cappy nothing wrong with exchanging $$..yours being a lot stronger than ours..hurts a bit when i see an item i want in the bass pro shop or like..but i still have quality american made items that i bought ten years ago not like the cheap chinese cr..p...des

 

[allen]

save them up, might be something worth keeping.

 

[jbudd]

I used to find these all the time on the norther shore of lake superior. I always thought it was aluminum cans that melted in a camp fire

 

[dick99344]

Two weeks ago Patty and I along with the Bubba went to an old camp area we frequent through out the year. It is located in the Blue Mountains southeastern Washington state. I detected our favorite spot and found many nuggets like this. They were showing up at about 77 VDI, penny/dime on my Whites M6/Eclipse 5.3 DD Shooter coil. This is a favorite hunters area. I found out that the campers and hunters dig out the fire pits and spread the burned contents around the camp area. I was finding the remains of burned/melted aluminum cans and foil. They do sound off really well. I decided to keep them as I found almost a pound of them. Wonder how much they will bring as scrap. This area has been used for over 50 years.

 

[civil war hunter]

Hate those things too. I used to believe they were melted tin foil. Could be sawder. You know for welding..

 

[CRUSADER]

I used to find these all the time on the norther shore of lake superior. I always thought it was aluminum cans that melted in a camp fire

 

[1491]

I know a guy who saves 'em, spray paints them gold, and then returns them to the beach.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Lol, good idea....

Umm... I'm surprised no one said this yet, they are called Slag. Its from Welding stuff (most the time)

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[extractor]

I used to find these all the time on the norther shore of lake superior. I always thought it was aluminum cans that melted in a camp fire

Sounds right to me

 

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

I detect those silver looking nuggets all the time on the Chesapeake Bay Beaches. They drive me nuts, they give a nice signal.

 

[civil war hunter]

Said that a long long long time ago.

Lol, good idea....

Umm... I'm surprised no one said this yet, they are called Slag. Its from Welding stuff (most the time)

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[Deepdiger60]

Looks like aluminum to me , from space ? melted UFO,S who knows at least its not melted lead like I have here EVERYWHERE !! this is a Historic Town a fishing village back to the 1600,s i hit lead all the time small chucks to heavy large ones i thinks they used it to make fishing sinkers >? and WOW they really ring my detectors bells .