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Post by washingtonrocks on May 20, 2016 14:18:53 GMT -5
According to the jeweler that I took these to, these are platinum nuggets. I still want to send these in for an assay. These were found on my property!  |
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Post by 150FromFundy on May 20, 2016 15:54:22 GMT -5
I never heard of them, so I had to Google it. Your nuggets look like what is posted on the internet. They are incredibly rare. 90% more rare than finding a gold nugget. The largest reported in the US was 1/2 Oz. and the largest in Canada was 1/4 Oz. Most are from Siberia. Definitely worth an assay.
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Post by vegasjames on May 20, 2016 16:10:16 GMT -5
Before spending the money on an assay I would do a specific gravity test to see it matches up with platinum.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 16:30:15 GMT -5
I never heard of them, so I had to Google it. Your nuggets look like what is posted on the internet. They are incredibly rare. 90% more rare than finding a gold nugget. The largest reported in the US was 1/2 Oz. and the largest in Canada was 1/4 Oz. Most are from Siberia. Definitely worth an assay. Darryl. If those are platinum they are significantly larger than 1/2 oz. +1 for the specific gravity. |
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Post by unclesoska on May 20, 2016 16:37:25 GMT -5
They surely LOOK like platinum nuggets- Very rare indeed! They should feel like the heaviest rock you've ever held in the palm of your hand. EVER! To assay them, the nuggets would need to be melted down, ruining a HUGE part of their value. Did the jeweler actually do a test for platinum, or just visual inspection? Please weigh each nugget and get back to us. Very exciting!
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Post by vegasjames on May 20, 2016 17:06:58 GMT -5
You can also look for someone with a hand held XRD/XRF for nondestructive testing of what it is.
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Post by fernwood on May 21, 2016 7:17:06 GMT -5
Great find.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 10:18:13 GMT -5
washingtonrocks what do they weigh? Get out ur metal detector and look for the rest of that meteorite....
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Post by unclesoska on May 21, 2016 12:39:20 GMT -5
The physical condition of your nuggets is one of alluvial material that has traveled a pretty good distance. The chance of you finding the lode source are pretty slim, They were most likely brought down by a glacier during the last ice age, approx. 10,000 yrs ago. Like Shotgunner said, fire up that metal detector and find more!
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Post by broseph82 on May 21, 2016 13:11:02 GMT -5
washingtonrocks what do they weigh? Get out ur metal detector and look for the rest of that meteorite.... By visuals alone, what's your guesstimation in value? |
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Post by Toad on May 21, 2016 14:53:16 GMT -5
If they are platinum, you are now very wealthy!!
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 15:44:11 GMT -5
washingtonrocks what do they weigh? Get out ur metal detector and look for the rest of that meteorite.... By visuals alone, what's your guesstimation in value? I'm not in the platinum nugget market. Maybe 70% pure? A few ounces total weight ? Melt and market value different, I am sure. |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 15:45:29 GMT -5
The physical condition of your nuggets is one of alluvial material that has traveled a pretty good distance. The chance of you finding the lode source are pretty slim, They were most likely brought down by a glacier during the last ice age, approx. 10,000 yrs ago. Like Shotgunner said, fire up that metal detector and find more! It is my opinion they are meteorites amd he is in the strewn field.... Maybe that is what a platinum meteorite looks like.... |
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Post by beefjello on May 21, 2016 15:51:06 GMT -5
Very cool.. I hope they are what you think they are!!
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Post by vegasjames on May 21, 2016 19:11:07 GMT -5
The physical condition of your nuggets is one of alluvial material that has traveled a pretty good distance. The chance of you finding the lode source are pretty slim, They were most likely brought down by a glacier during the last ice age, approx. 10,000 yrs ago. Like Shotgunner said, fire up that metal detector and find more! It is my opinion they are meteorites amd he is in the strewn field.... Maybe that is what a platinum meteorite looks like.... Does not look like a meteorite. If it were for one thing it should have a rusty look to it from being out there so long and oxidizing unless cleaned up. Even at that too rough of a surface. |
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 22:15:32 GMT -5
It is my opinion they are meteorites amd he is in the strewn field.... Maybe that is what a platinum meteorite looks like.... Does not look like a meteorite. If it were for one thing it should have a rusty look to it from being out there so long and oxidizing unless cleaned up. Even at that too rough of a surface. Platinum is noble. No rust. |
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Post by unclesoska on May 21, 2016 22:29:20 GMT -5
Yes Shotgunner, Pure platinum will never show rust, but platinum mined and found as placers is never pure, it in combination w/ at least one of the other platinum group metals, all which will display a black or brown tarnish.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2016 23:14:10 GMT -5
Yes Shotgunner, Pure platinum will never show rust, but platinum mined and found as placers is never pure, it in combination w/ at least one of the other platinum group metals, all which will display a black or brown tarnish. If the nuggets contain minor components of copper and iron, then maybe it will oxidize on the surface. It appears not all Pt nuggets contain these elements. In fact, it appears most contain gold! Another noble metal. Yes, if copper and silver are there then again there may be a tarnish.... but the even with any of these it still may not oxidize at all. Rubidium, palladium, osmium, iridium.... again minor components.... One cannot count on oxides forming in this scenario. |
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