# Not sure what's in the rock

**URL:** <https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/not-sure-whats-in-the-rock/951>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [18 December 2022 10:20 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/not-sure-whats-in-the-rock/951 "2022-12-18T10:20:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matty](https://forum.pmat.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Matty](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/Matty)\
**Post date:** [18 December 2022 10:20 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/not-sure-whats-in-the-rock/951/1 "2022-12-18T10:20:47Z")

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Got a rock here that has gold flakes can someone tell me if it looks like gold

 ![IMG_20221218_204314_2](https://forum.pmat.org.au/uploads/default/original/1X/413d9d3e5a060645dbc1d0e4d9cbdcc94ef71f4e.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_20221218_210549_1](https://forum.pmat.org.au/uploads/default/original/1X/22f7c657700ab67be6861c1e4614f2943058e510.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_20221218_210644_1](https://forum.pmat.org.au/uploads/default/original/1X/f7dce6997f5789ca80f680517779ff37757e3f71.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![dhawley](https://forum.pmat.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@dhawley](https://forum.pmat.org.au/u/dhawley)\
**Post date:** [19 December 2022 00:59 UTC](https://forum.pmat.org.au/t/not-sure-whats-in-the-rock/951/2 "2022-12-19T00:59:16Z")

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Looks like mica, you should be able to scratch out little shiny flakes with a pin if it is.