Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Charts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Gold Prospecting
Hard Rock Gold Prospecting
Can anyone help identify this
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Hawkear" data-source="post: 670771" data-attributes="member: 4728"><p>Without the benefit of any standard mineral tests and just by the look, I’ll have a go with a sulphide mineral such as pyrite (iron);or chalcopyrite (copper iron). If under a high power hand lens the crystals are cubic then it would most likely be pyrite. A hot oxidizing flame test against it should show green if it was chalcopyrite.</p><p>These ores can also be auriferous.</p><p>If it is from an existing mine dump just look up mining records to see what was being mined. </p><p>If you have discovered an unknown seam of the material, it may be worth your while to take it to your states museum for identification. You don’t have to disclose the exact place you found it If you feel you may be onto something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkear, post: 670771, member: 4728"] Without the benefit of any standard mineral tests and just by the look, I’ll have a go with a sulphide mineral such as pyrite (iron);or chalcopyrite (copper iron). If under a high power hand lens the crystals are cubic then it would most likely be pyrite. A hot oxidizing flame test against it should show green if it was chalcopyrite. These ores can also be auriferous. If it is from an existing mine dump just look up mining records to see what was being mined. If you have discovered an unknown seam of the material, it may be worth your while to take it to your states museum for identification. You don’t have to disclose the exact place you found it If you feel you may be onto something. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Gold Prospecting
Hard Rock Gold Prospecting
Can anyone help identify this
Top