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O1G Detecting - Help!

only1gold		Posted : Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:00:23 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 12/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 18 Location: Wgtn, New Zealand Thanks: 31 times Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Hey guys, did some metal detecting today, didn't find too much but I found 3 metal-type pieces and something else. One is clearly metal and the other two are covered in oxidation?? The two dark ones are coloured in black and orange/brown which is stuck to it and it also seems to have some quartz? I am trying to find out what type of metal it is but I am unsure; silver, aluminium, nickel, zinc? Perhaps a meteorite? haha, though these are all not magnetic ... Has rounded edges and divots? Few pointy edges and some quartz? Smaller rounded cone shape. What is this? Thank you!!
		O1G

mintcar		Posted : Thursday, 26 January 2012 7:15:54 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 30/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 32 Location: nelson Thanks: 102 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 7 post(s)		Hi maybe top of original lead head nail dont know about the other. Bill

rgmcbrid		Posted : Thursday, 26 January 2012 8:11:07 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 3/06/2010(UTC) Posts: 583 Location: Southland Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 180 time(s) in 140 post(s)		Agree the one is a lead nail head. The others are likely a result of burned trash. Metal blobs from beer cans etc take on all sorts of odd shapes and colours.
		WWW

chrischch		Posted : Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:42:49 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 811 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 192 times Was thanked: 105 time(s) in 104 post(s)		I agree.....thats defineately a top of a leadhead nail and looks like molten aluminium from a beer can.....often found on the beach.
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