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Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 11/07/2012 9:28 pm I have a big, heavy strong doughnut shaped magnet scrapped from an old old radio speaker, and taped it at the end of a 3 feet stick and walked around a large grassy area near home. just curious maybe an old coin would show up. no coins but instead I got small black stones,about 1mm to 3mm in diameter,roundish in shape and easyly magnetized. lodestones? Report this Post to the Staff

Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 11/08/2012 11:54 am probably lodestones,yeah. FYI, you wont get much with a magnet and a stick - most coins (good coins) arent magnetic and will all be buried. Instead, and you are very lucky yo have this shape, tie the magnet to a length of paracord (or rope), find a river and throw it in, drag it back and you could find all sorts of things. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/08/2012 1:16 pm The Philippines are a volcanic archipelago. Volcanic ash frequently contains an iron oxide known as magnetite, which can be collected with a magnet. I bet your granules are spherules that formed in a volcanic plume. Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 11/14/2012 06:56 am Thanks, we have many rivers here, both deep and shallow. I will try the magnet thing see what comes up! Yes, when Pinatubo exploded, I had about half inch of white ash on my roof, weighed heavier than cement so you can just imagine the buckling of my roof shingles wow Report this Post to the Staff
sarkany Pillar of the Community Canada 864 Posts	Posted 11/15/2012 5:52 pm From the land of the Bluenose.....swing and they will come! Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 11/22/2012 10:43 pm thanks sarkany, good luck too with your detecting in the land of the bluenose! Report this Post to the Staff
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