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  1. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I found this a few years ago, but until today did not know what it consisted of. Just thought it was a melted blob of silver maybe, but it is a lot harder then silver.

    I got it XRF tested today, I thought I would let other members have a guess as to what type/s of metal it contains before revealing the results. :)
     
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    rbaggio Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Lead?
     
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    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Not lead. Way harder.

    Its 91% one metal and 9% the rest.
     
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    nickel or zinc maybe??
     
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    Antimony. ????
     
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    No comment
     
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  7. Eureka Moments

    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Thank you, non-party pooper. :D
     
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    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    9% of it is gold.

    It may have travelled a long way to get where I found it.

    The rest is very rare.
     
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    Depends on where you found it?

    Nice blob of something that was melted with intent.
     
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    titanium?
    weird to find a little blob of melted metal like that? where did you find it?
     
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    Eureka Moments Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Found whilst detecting in a goldfields area.

    The melted with intent bit is relevent. It has a very high melting point.
     
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    shinymetal Well-Known Member

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    don't tell me they are hiding Tungsten nuggets in the goldfields??
    :p
     
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    Looks extra-terrestrial.

    Once it's figured out, I want to hear some theories on the origin.
     
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    Its melting point is over 2000 deg Celcius.

    Gotta be a rare element doing that.

    10 more mins and I will answer if someone else doesnt.
     
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    Unobtanium.

    I think I got a few letters right.
     
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    The arse end of it looks good. :p
     
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    Hafnium or Rhodium... as far as i can figure out from google tells me..
    both hard and have melting point close to 2000.. 50/50 guess i am going to say.... Rhodium cos until that google search i had never heard of Hafnium.. :p lol
     
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    The 4th pic seems like a skull with a fang?
     
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    It tested 91% Iridium and the rest gold.

    Why is it so?

    Buggered if I know!
     
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    Pretty standard dropping one of them out in the bush
     
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