Iridium

[Eureka Moments]

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.

 

[rbaggio]

Lead?

 

[Eureka Moments]

Lead?

Not lead. Way harder.

Its 91% one metal and 9% the rest.

 

[TheBullionBoss]

nickel or zinc maybe??

 

[Silver Soul]

Antimony. ????

 

[spannermonkey]

:lol: :lol: :lol:


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[Eureka Moments]

:lol: :lol: :lol:


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Thank you, non-party pooper.

 

[Eureka Moments]

9% of it is gold.

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

The rest is very rare.

 

[boneyard]

Depends on where you found it?

Nice blob of something that was melted with intent.

 

[shinymetal]

titanium?
weird to find a little blob of melted metal like that? where did you find it?

 

[Eureka Moments]

Depends on where you found it?

Nice blob of something that was melted with intent.

Found whilst detecting in a goldfields area.

The melted with intent bit is relevent. It has a very high melting point.

 

[shinymetal]

don't tell me they are hiding Tungsten nuggets in the goldfields??

 

[goldpelican]

Looks extra-terrestrial.

Once it's figured out, I want to hear some theories on the origin.

 

[Eureka Moments]

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.

 

[goldpelican]

Unobtanium.

I think I got a few letters right.

 

[Eureka Moments]

Unobtanium.

I think I got a few letters right.

The arse end of it looks good.

 

[shinymetal]

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.. lol

 

[Lunardragon]

The 4th pic seems like a skull with a fang?

 

[Eureka Moments]

It tested 91% Iridium and the rest gold.

Why is it so?

Buggered if I know!

 

[metalzzz]

Pretty standard dropping one of them out in the bush