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The upload quality is pretty bad but I can clearly see chunks of coins in the blocks  |
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Get an assay of the metal.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Get an assay of the metal. Don't you know fistfullarock when you see it?  It could be from a place called Quoin Rock. Edited by MOS0239
10/24/2020 6:57 pm
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Can you use an arrow pointer to show us these chunks of coins?
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Very interesting the way the colors of gold and silver pop right out . I don't think I've ever seen anything like it .  |
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Mica flakes embedded in metamorphic rocks rock are very often tinged to a bright golden color by chemical traces of iron sulfide, and to the untrained eye, look exactly like gold flakes.
Fools Gold particles are dense, but react strongly with acid, and the golden color quickly disappears. You may wish to test for this.
The only instance I can think of, where coins can be imbedded in rock, is in hard pumice from a volcanic eruption, such as Vesuvius eruption at Pompeii.
Examples on display in the Pompeii Museum.
You can also get tourist fakes of coins mixed with reheated volcanic ash.
Edited by sel_69l
10/24/2020 8:06 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Sam, you do know how and where gold forms right?
I don't know what the heck you're talking about.
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Zoomed in on the shiniest thing I could find in your lot... I'd assume this is conglomerate, which would contain chunks of other rocks all mixed together in an ancient riverbed and cemented over time/pressure. Can't tell what it is from the picture, it'd be great if it were gold, but it'd be more likely to be pyrite or mica lending any shininess. The melted down "coins" are likely just iron deposits or other smaller rocks mixed in the stone. Can't tell if any of it is man-made concrete or conglomerate stone. Here's info on conglomerate so you can compare. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con...te_(geology) |
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Not sure if this is a joke or not... but YES mica comes in various shades, and pyrite is a famous "fool". I still haven't taught myself to tell the difference between authentic conglomerate and concrete. But if you are REALLY finding actual coin bits, perhaps they are simply coins dropped during a construction project... UNLESS some strange person decided to hide their stash in cement... sorta like Mack the Knife "hiding" a "friend" after "meeting him"...
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Chunks of coins. Some one or some thing had quite a time grinding them up. Maybe an alien spaceship used a 19th century bank as a launch pad--all that heat and pressure.
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ijn1944 - hehehheeeee  Maybe counterfeits? |
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Looks like standard leftover construction debris that is usually buried in the yard when a house is built.
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