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Hi all!

I found this with my metal detecting pinpointer in a park here in the UK. It was just beneath the soil (about an inch down). I couldn't believe the strength of the signal given how tiny it is (maybe 4mm on the longest side). I initially thought it was iron or lead but after closer inspection - I have absolutely no idea!

It's 0.24g, and doesn't react at all to a very strong neodymium magnet. It does however make my pinpointer scream from an inch away! Any ideas?

Cheers,
John

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It reminds me of some aluminum foil that someone had thrown onto a fire to burn.

Other than that I have no idea, sorry.

Good luck on finding out what it is.

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Thanks for the replies guys! Visually - I see what you mean regarding melted aluminium but I think it's probably too heavy. Could very well be copper although I thought it might be greener? I honestly don't know enough about this subject so filing it is a good idea!

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21 hours ago, SlowFrog said:

It's 0.24g, and doesn't react at all to a very strong neodymium magnet. It does however make my pinpointer scream from an inch away!

Do you have a standard discriminating metal detector you can check the digital Target ID (gTID) with and report back?  Also, what is the pinpointer you are using?  That red color seems odd&interesting to me, as that color isn't typical among common naturally occurring materials, in my experience.  And even if man-made I don't think it's common, particularly if this has been exposed to (or created from) high heat.

More data needed!

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