Metalic Rock

fraustydigger · Jun 15, 2008

Found it at the beach this weekend, it shows up as iron, on the BHD discovery 3300, and the number is normally 4 or 6. It is kind of charcoal looking, but layered from the side, and we found a piece about the size of my palm and another 1in long or so. It's pretty light also.

I'll get a picture of it up in a bit, but I'm wondering what is is. If it's a chunk of rock it shouldn't be giving a reading, so it has some metal in it.

sectshun8 · Jun 15, 2008

Possibly a type of lodestone? Detectors work on meganetic fields right? A lodestone would surely register.

Carol K · Jun 15, 2008

If you found it on a beach, then it's probably a hot rock!

(nope, sorry, don't know the composition, but our XLT found alot of them)

RickO · Jun 15, 2008

Or, could be a meteorite.... RickO

Cfmct · Jun 16, 2008

fraustydigger said:
Found it at the beach this weekend, it shows up as iron, on the BHD discovery 3300, and the number is normally 4 or 6. It is kind of charcoal looking, but layered from the side, and we found a piece about the size of my palm and another 1in long or so. It's pretty light also.

I'll get a picture of it up in a bit, but I'm wondering what is is. If it's a chunk of rock it shouldn't be giving a reading, so it has some metal in it.

I have 2 beaches I hunt that are loaded with hotrocks they sure sound good under the coil

fraustydigger · Jun 16, 2008

What would a hot rock be? I thought meteorite at first, but not after finding a piece of another, and reading up how rare they are too find.

deadfish · Jun 16, 2008

Hot Rocks

I'ld be interested in a pic when you can. I found one in my backyard a couple months back. Looked just like an ordinary grey colored piece of stone but it clung to the little parts magnet I was using to pick out the iron signal I got on my Ace 250...no rust color in it at all. Also found some other large rocks of mixed minerals that gave off strong signals. My property is basically a gravel bed (I believe the geological term is: "glacial morraine").

Rick C.

Cfmct · Jun 16, 2008

fraustydigger said:
What would a hot rock be? I thought meteorite at first, but not after finding a piece of another, and reading up how rare they are too find.

http://www.e-goldprospecting.com/html/hot_rocks___the_problems_they_.html

shawn · Jun 16, 2008

Funny this topic comes up. This weekend I was camping on the river and while we were around the fireplace we saw a nice meteor dart across the sky. Super bright and it lasted roughly 10-15 seconds as it moved fairly slowly across the sky. The very next day I was detecting the beach and I also came across a black stone that is too layered. I'll get a photo when I get back to the house after work.

fraustydigger · Jun 16, 2008

Here's some pics of it. It's shiny metallic layered and flaky, although you can't break it easily.

Cfmct · Jun 16, 2008

That looks like a piece of coke.. coke will also sound off as being good..

deadfish · Jun 17, 2008

Thanks for the pic...that doesn't look like the rock I found stuck to my magnet...mine was smooth..not flaking

shawn · Jun 17, 2008

Hrm I didn't think about it being coke. Very interesting. I'll try to get a picture up sometime but I'm finding it hard to sit down at a computer. Always out and about.

achaios · Jun 17, 2008

There is a form of Hematite (an iron oxide) that has a shiny, flaky appearance called specular hematite. I can't tell right off hand if that's what you have, or not.

-- Tom

Kris in WA · Jun 17, 2008

looks kinda like a lump of coal

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