Strange object found with Mineoro 205

[Esteban]

I found this strange metalic-stone object, very heavy, with Mineoro 205 two controls. Produce few beeps, and search the small area of the beeps and found this. I try with my Bounty Hunter detector and the tone is the high, White's detector also show like precious item as dollar coin silver-size. Also I try with strong magnet and nothing, isn't ferrous.

My question is: in the zone no rocks, only regular soil: Can be non-ferrous meteorite?

[hung]

Hi Esteban,

Well it could be a meteorite but even meteorites have almost always the same minerals found on earth.
How far did you pick the signals?
The PDCs and the latest models, detect only gold but eventually copper, silver, as noble metals produce the 'aging' phenomena. So if it was from a close distance, this object might contain one of these elements concentrations other than gold and retained high electrostatics from a high mineralized soil.

In the other hand if it was detected from a far distance chances are there could exist gold inside or... it's an element which triggered the ionic gold chamber, which is less likely.
I suggest you taking this to a lab to have it analyzed and discover what elements lie inside.

[Esteban]

Hi Hung,

I pick the signal 25-30 meters (35 yards) in closed forest area, no contaminated site, seemingly, because don't found any other object. Maybe is mineral, but is a kind of rock wich cover an internal metal, but regular metal detector show as the high-class item... No rocks formation in the environs saw. The soil is not high mineralized, maybe medium. These 2005 and 2010 two controls really is very sensitive. I comprobe isn't high mineralized soil, because in the site wich beeps first I try with the Heathkit GD-48 built himself, this detector you can't control in high mineralized area, since don't have ground control, is a simple (and obsolete) but effective detector. Later I examine the object with regular metal detectors and show me good class metal in the screen (White's) and Bounty H. high tone. Also examine with Geiger counter and nothing.

[Leto]

I bet this is Limonite or maybe Hematite, both rich in iron oxide.

[Esteban]

Hi,

Isn't ferrous and is very heavy. Detectors in discrimination mode shows the "high-class" target.

[Qiaozhi]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Hi,

Isn't ferrous and is very heavy. Detectors in discrimination mode shows the "high-class" target.

In that case it's probably a lead weight. At a local river site I have the same problem with fishing weights. They show up with a high target ID, and they're heavy for their size.

[Leto]

Isn't ferrous and is very heavy. Detectors in discrimination mode shows the "high-class" target.

This is consistent with Limonite nuggets - detectors sense them as low conductive targets if Fe-oxides levels are high enough.
Esteban if you know any person with REAL geological knowledge just show him the item - he shoud tell you what it is within few seconds. It is hard to be 100% sure just by looking the picture.

[hung]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Also examine with Geiger counter and nothing.

Well, there goes my last guess... I thought since the PDC detected it, could exist some uranium amount.. But as you used the geiger and nothing...
My friend Celi detected a similar item once with the PDC 205 it turned out to be radioactive uranium and the ionic chamber got ruined.
Qhiaozi made a good guess.. There could be lead inside, but since you are saying it's hard metal, I don't know.
Anyway check with a lab as I am very curious to know what kind of metal made the PDC beep at this great distance if it's not gold:confused:

[hung]

Hmmm..I just had a clue.
There could be 'pirite' (pirita) into this thing. Which is always found with natural gold. This would explain the detection at this distance...

[Esteban]

As I explain, 205 and 210 models also detects copper, bronze, silver and gold, and alloys. The beeps was few, not very insistent. In the same line are platinum, rhodium, palladium, also precious metals, more expensive than gold.