I picked up a heavy brownish rock that I believe is Silver… I was wondering if that’s what a Silver Rock would look like after being exposed to the elements for thousands of years…
I picked up a heavy brownish rock that I believe is Silver… I was wondering if that’s what a Silver Rock would look like after being exposed to the elements for thousands of years…
@pocketechange
Wow! That's one awesome find if it really is silver! 😁 Where did you find it? Was it near some old mine? Have you already tried scratching it, to see what might be hiding below surface?
So far, all I did was dip it in Distilled White Vinegar… It looks different wet and dry and in different lights or Camera Flash… I picked it up decades ago, but I still remember the area…
This looks interesting... So you say that you weren't tempted to check it any further all this time? I assume you must've already checked if a magnet catches on it (silver is non-magnetic)? Other than that you could perhaps also try doing a water density test, or confirm the following:
Streak test: rub it gently on the back of an unglazed ceramic tile. Silver should leave a shiny grey streak while most regular rocks would leave white-ish/brown-ish.
Sound test: Silver produces a high-pitched ring when struck.
I won't recommend you doing the aluminum foil test mentioned above just yet, just in case that's some valueable ancient artifact you've actually stumbled upon 😁
As for the first photo, this definitely looks silvery-promising... I wish I could inspect it with a little more detail - do you have some higher resolution shots of these leftovers perhaps?
And as for the second pic - do you mean to say these are gold particles? It is hard for me to notice a glitter on them, but this might be due to lighting.
By the way - are you a precious metal collector? Or doing it as a hobby?
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I picked up a heavy brownish rock that I believe is Silver… I was wondering if that’s what a Silver Rock would look like after being exposed to the elements for thousands of years…
@pocketechange
Wow! That's one awesome find if it really is silver! 😁 Where did you find it? Was it near some old mine? Have you already tried scratching it, to see what might be hiding below surface?
So far, all I did was dip it in Distilled White Vinegar… It looks different wet and dry and in different lights or Camera Flash… I picked it up decades ago, but I still remember the area…
This looks interesting... So you say that you weren't tempted to check it any further all this time? I assume you must've already checked if a magnet catches on it (silver is non-magnetic)? Other than that you could perhaps also try doing a water density test, or confirm the following:
Streak test: rub it gently on the back of an unglazed ceramic tile. Silver should leave a shiny grey streak while most regular rocks would leave white-ish/brown-ish.
Sound test: Silver produces a high-pitched ring when struck.
I won't recommend you doing the aluminum foil test mentioned above just yet, just in case that's some valueable ancient artifact you've actually stumbled upon 😁
This is what I recovered from the Vinegar…
I didn’t even mention what I discovered in another Heavy Rock I picked up in the same area…
As for the first photo, this definitely looks silvery-promising... I wish I could inspect it with a little more detail - do you have some higher resolution shots of these leftovers perhaps?
And as for the second pic - do you mean to say these are gold particles? It is hard for me to notice a glitter on them, but this might be due to lighting.
By the way - are you a precious metal collector? Or doing it as a hobby?