smalltimeminer990 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 im new so bear with me i was searching through some comercial concentrates from oregon there wasnt supposed to be and rocks in it but there was just one and idk what it is its shimmering greyish silver with a vien in it it doesnt attract to a magnet i have pics of it but they might alittle crappy and im sorry for that so here we go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Welcome to the forum!The pictures are to small and dark for a possible ID, try taking a picture in natural but not direct sunlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 ok will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 here you go and i was wondering what this is aswell found it in a small hole dug by my dog in a field it looks like crust iron to me it stick to a magnet like nobodies business haha and these are the best pics i could get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Sorry, out of focus, still can see the specimens well enough to try a possible ID, maybe someone else can give a good guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 ok lemme try something else it may be awhile lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Have you done a streak test on it? Can use the underside of a lid on the toilet for a streak plate as last resort.http://www.minerals.net/resource/property/streak.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 id rather nnot do that but is there a photowebsite i can put clarity into the photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 From what little I can see it looks like some type of Pyrite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 i just cannot get it clear im sorry guys can anyone from s.c. tell me where i can get it checked to see what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Try a university/college near you, Mineralogical/Geological dept.The College Of Charleston is very close to you.http://geology.cofc.edu/I think just from what I can see in the pictures it just some type of mica schist, nothing worth keeping as a whole, if you suspect that it may contain gold crush it up as fine as you can and pan it out to see if there any gold, if there's any gold in them it would be very little IMHO from the size of the rocks in your photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 ok thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Let us know what you find out.A little tip on taking closeup photos with a camera that isn't that good at doing closeups or doesn't have a manual focus such as with many camera phones, use a good magnifying glass in front of your camera, it will take a little practice to get the focus just right, but you will be surprised how good of a closeup you can get with a not so good camera using this method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 will do and wow thnx for the good tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 hadnt had time to go to the college of charleston but i bought a magnet for find gold tweezing and took a pic of the stone and found out the second pic of the larger sotne was pyrite but the smaller stone i still dont know hope fully this pic will get it identified Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalltimeminer990 Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 oops correction i bought a magnifing glass lol do'oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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