Looks to be gold on rock?

[Adam55]

This was found in Louisville Ky, I noticed when I found it I noticed the gold sparkle. Not sure if it’s fools gold? Not a expert on rock so any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Garguy]

In for the answer. Cool rock.

[Tam]

Me too go pan the area .

[Adam55]

Thanks guys for sure will and will keep you posted! Is it best to smash this in powder form and pan it?

[Olden]

A few ways here to test if it's real gold

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=what%27s+the+test+for+gold

[Tam]

I’ll go to the beach with my detector to see if any rings come up . It’s all I got .

[SGT.Digger]

Please give us a size comparison. Gold can turn black . Throw a detector over it and a magnet.

[Garguy]

Man I was thinking the same. Could that black just be a crust over more gold?

[Adam55]

It passed the magnet test and also the vinegar as the yellow remained the same color. I ordered a small detector👍 Thanks for all your input!!

[Tam]

you can only hope

[sailorjoe]

Under what conditions was it found (in a field with other rocks, in a stream with other rocks, etc.)? Louisville, KY, eh? I never heard of gold being found anywhere near that area. The nearest that gold has been found to the Louisville area is in NC and TN in some of the mountainous areas. Gold usually but not always occurs embedded in quartz. My guess is that it is not gold. Break it open and see what the inside looks like and tell us what you see or better yet show us some pics.

[Garguy]

Any chance that is a meteorite with gold? Where is Painshill?

[south fork]

Not much of a chance since they can get to 3000 degrees entering the atmosphere. The gold would vaporize

[painshill]

No, not a meteorite. There's no reason why pockets of gold (if present) could not survive atmospheric passage in a meteorite despite the temperatures it experiences. But, because of the processes by which meteoritic material as formed, it doesn't contain significant amounts of gold. No meteorites have been found with a level above 10 parts per million and generally its much lower than that.

[south fork]

Based on photos only my vote is no it looks like yellow quartz? on that stone. But I hope I'm wrong.

[dogfish]

Looks like petrified poo, maybe a bear ate a gold miner with pockets full of gold and this is what was left. No matter what its cool and I would have to open it up to see what's inside.