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If you have a test kit, test for silver.

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1 minute ago, Rick N. MI said:

If you have a test kit, test for silver.

no test kit, do you have one you recommend ???

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It's cheap enough on ebay and amazon. Price is about $20. It has different acids for testing gold karat, silver and platinum.

You rub the rock or whatever it is, on a small tile provided and put a drop of acid on the streak. When the streak stays, it's what the acid says it is. When the streak disappears it isn't what you tested it for.

 

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23 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

It's cheap enough on ebay and amazon. Price is about $20. It has different acids for testing gold karat, silver and platinum.

You rub the rock or whatever it is, on a small tile provided and put a drop of acid on the streak. When the streak stays, it's what the acid says it is. When the streak disappears it isn't what you tested it for.

 

thanks will order one do I just search test hits for gold or what

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It's not gold. And on the side that looks broken open doesn't look like silver.

I don't think it's silver now. I think it's a rock. Someone will be able to identify it.

It's still good to have the test kit around so if you find a ring and you want to test it.

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Search gold testing kit. Some of them have silver and platinum too.

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May be specular hematite, limonite, or magnetite. If you have a porcelain streak plate a simple test will help to narrow down the mineral. Simply drag the speciment across the plate, forming a "streak" of fine powder from the mineral. The color of the streak, believe it or not, is oftern different from the bulk color of the specimen. A few possibilities;

Red-brown streak = specular hematite

Yellow-brown = limonite

black = pyrite or magnetite (magnetite will be attracted to a magnet)

Hope this helps.

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