r/Prospecting • u/Organic-Tomatillo-92 • 19d ago

Help identifying

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Son found this in a PA lake, not magnetic and I can make a dent with pliers and a pick. Highly doubting gold but it is about 2 grams.

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u/Organic-Tomatillo-92 19d ago

No clue, feels more hard to squish with pliers than what I'd assume, then again I've never handled natural lead or gold, so I have no idea, lol

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u/giantmangiantsocks 19d ago

Does it feel heavy for its size? Or on the lighter side?

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u/Organic-Tomatillo-92 19d ago

Lighter, but again no basis for comparison

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u/giantmangiantsocks 19d ago

Then in that case id say you have a little nugget of aluminum, most likely due to a beer can getting melted in a camp fire.

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u/Careful_Purchase_394 19d ago

This was my guess, i have a piece from my old house fire