Hardtimehermit

It does not look like a meteorite, holes are not usually found in meteorites, it looks like scoria from the train tracks. In other words it's a volcanic cinder.

cool hunting, i don't see threads on the sqaure metal piece, but it kinda looks like a wagon wheel nut. 🧐

Great example, and your suggestions with polishing are just how i do it, simple but gets results.

I don't think it is a meteorite, only rare achondrites have weak attraction to magnets, and your rock looks more like a regular chondrite on the outside, but it should have a stronger pull on the magnet. If you can grind a flat surface then we can see the internal make up better. Interesting find good luck!

Amazing job, thanks for sharing your beach adventures ! 😁

Same here, thanks guys!😃

Hey Ghostminer, hope your eye is feeling better, i was wondering if you know the size of the buckets they were filling up? Maybe 5 gallons ?

Nice piece, i have a small boulder opal from Victoria, i picked up some at a gem show here in Reno a few years ago. Where did you get your wild horse opal?

Sweet silver Dog! way to end on a high tone 😁

If you can't melt it with a propane torch, then i say it's a good chance of being platinum. My only thought is from the size it looks like it should weigh a bit more, but pictures can fool me. Good luck! 🙂 ht

Looks like magnetite, try a streak test and see if it is black, if so probably magnetite.

Welcome to the mental i mean metal detector's best group of people online, for the most part all you will find here is good advice and great people, so welcome to the madness that is driving us all to dig one more ! My wife and i love to get out, we hope to run into you guys sometime. Happy Thanksgiving and happy hunting!! Ht 😉

Super nice fish, and ring! did you found out if the sapphire is real?

Well Simon, you know out here in the mountains we have a saying No friends on a powder day! I have hunted at a ski area and it was not to productive, lots of runoff making for swamp conditions, and the walk gets pretty steep fast. Hope you can get her some help, or good luck in the off season. ht

Good going, i have found only one merc, 1916 s. There is just something i so attractive about the mercs. May you find many more with the new coil, i have one and they are so sweet.

Great news Steve, wish you the best in the backcountry, Reno will miss you ! ht 🤩

Good one, i too have only found a couple of Barber dimes that the old school guys left behind, makes for an exciting find imo! ht 👍

Thanks Gerry and all of those who have served our country. This morning i hit the turf local park hunt before the wife got up, and i was rewarded with two pieces of gold! Swinging the 11" on my 800 all metal with 21 sensitivity, and recovery at 7. The earring is 14k and had an id between 9-10. The ring was a total surprise id was showing 14 but sounded good and it was, 23k 3.0 gram and the earring is 1.5g. Happy Memorial Day ! 🤩 ht

Nice going Lunk, that chondrite has some pretty colors, looks like it's been out there for awhile. 👍 ht

Awesome, once again dog you are putting the bite on some great coins. Happy hunting to you. 😁 ht oh yea the spoon ! 👍

Killer cuff dog, and not too shabby of a ring! 👍 ht

Yep way to go Dog! 👍 ht

Yes i would crank the recovery up to at least 7 maybe 8. You will be surprised if you have not tried it.

Grind or cut a window into your rock. If you can get a good look at the inside, it will tell us a lot more, good luck. ht

Back to the future!🤣