Hi all,
I noticed this tiny specimen while cleaning up some gold after a panning trip today. I’m wondering if it’s osmiridium with the gold as I was getting a few specs of ossie in most of my pans. Does anyone know if it’s common to find it like this? Would be good to find a bigger bit this piece is so small it doesn’t even register on the scales.
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If found on the west coast there as been some rare specimens of gold and platinum and that is probably i good size piece
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I agree, that’s what it most likely is. I’ve seen a few reports of them, but never one in real life.
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Cheers guys, that’s interesting to know.
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I found one where the track crosses McGinty Creek. Gold and Ozzie on the same piece. Very small. I’ll have a look and see if I can find it.
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The parents of a very good friend had their 70th wedding anniversary.
I put it in a brooch with some other ozzie tiny nuggets.
70th is a Platinum anniversary, and a mighty rare event.
Must be getting oldtimer’s to forget what I did with it.
My wife remembers, of course.
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Great find! Having ossie and gold on the same piece is terrific.
The only other possibility I can think of is gold plus amalgam (Hg & Au).
If ossie, it should be hard to scratch
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