OferAZ Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Just wondering if there is a simple test to see if this is Galena. I found it a few years ago, with the detector. It was just out there all by it self in the middle of nowhere. Very heavy for its size 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuss Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Hardness and streak tests are as simple as it gets. Galena will have a dark grey to black streak and will easily scratch with a knife. What you may have here is some kind of iron ore material if you found it with a metal detector, put a magnet to it and see if it sticks, if does its not galena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 The second pic looks like galena to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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