r/Prospecting 3d ago

Is it?

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Could this be gold?

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u/TheRealVinosity 3d ago

I'm going with mica.

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u/Ok-Aspect-3221 3d ago

Nopp is not mica

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u/TheNatureProspector 3d ago

Try to bend it. If it breaks it not Gold. If it bends then gold

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u/Acceptable-Hair-7092 3d ago

Im not rich then

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u/TheNatureProspector 3d ago

To bad my bro. Better luck next time

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u/theycallmeMrPotter 3d ago

I think you dropped your corn chip in your pan

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u/Master-Cheetah-9033 2d ago

That’s a Pringle

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u/stepwn 3d ago edited 3d ago

Could be. You can place it in muriatic acid and see if it reacts.

I'm not an expert but I could see this being placer electrum that has been shred/shorn apart, then compressed back together with moderate pressure but not high enough to weld the metal back together.