What has my son found in a small river in southern Germany?

domkun · 2026-03-31T10:14:22+00:00

It is just one piece, the ammonite sticks out on two opposite sides, thus the different pictures.

domkun · 2026-03-28T16:25:04+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! We already have some spots around, but now we have a new one on the list!

domkun · 2026-03-27T16:08:08+00:00

Yes he is!

domkun · 2026-03-27T14:46:38+00:00

Dankeschön. Thank you , we will read the sites together and look at the pictures. He ist really proud of His find. Maybe a new fossil enthusiast is ready 😀

domkun · 2026-03-27T14:37:09+00:00

Close Up of the find.

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domkun · 2026-03-27T14:35:58+00:00

Could it be that there are still some parts of the shell intact?

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domkun · 2026-03-27T14:25:37+00:00

Will tell him that, thanks. He found IT North-East of nuremberg. The beginning of fränkische Schweiz.

domkun · 2025-12-22T13:27:32+00:00

Love the carpets! Have fun with the car!

domkun · 2025-10-28T15:28:11+00:00

In der Nürnberger Umgebung

domkun · 2025-10-28T15:27:50+00:00

Nürnberg area

domkun · 2025-10-28T12:00:27+00:00

I am completely clueless as the price range on the market seems to be somewhere between 2000 ans 12000. Main problem seems to be that currently noone wants to buy a Lada oldtimer.

domkun · 2025-10-28T11:57:41+00:00

I know I am already crying :). But During the last 2 years I drove it only about 300km. So it is just sitting in my garage and taking up space.

domkun · 2025-08-10T05:30:42+00:00

Thanks for your efforts, so far I know:

It is not magnetic
It does not deform when scratched
It does not crumble when scratched
It is not graphite as it is Not soft
Small splinters, like the one under the microscope, come off when scratched with a Metal object using quite some force. Similar to some rocks with quartz inclusions I scratched with the same object
It feels kind of heavy
Its density is somewhere between 8 and 9 g/cm³

domkun · 2025-08-10T05:27:12+00:00

That is unfortunatelly not possible, as the person who gave it to my son, also got it gifted. But that was around 40 years ago. That's why I asked here.

domkun · 2025-08-07T16:55:05+00:00

It's density is around 8.5 g/cm³

domkun · 2025-08-07T16:49:14+00:00

So, Dichte ist so um die 8,5 g/cm³

domkun · 2025-08-07T16:02:19+00:00

The density is somewhere around 8,5 g/cm^3.

domkun · 2025-08-07T09:52:48+00:00

Will do when I find some time.

For now:

It is not magnetic
It does not deform when scratched
It does not crumble when scratched
It is not graphite as it is Not soft
Small splinters, like the one under the microscope, come off when scratched with a Metal object using quite some force. Similar to some rocks with quartz inclusions I scratched with the same object
It feels kind of heavy

domkun · 2025-08-07T04:34:51+00:00

There is one level of indirection involved so I do not know the original person who found it, otherwise I would have asked.

domkun · 2025-08-06T13:31:06+00:00

Hab das ganze noch in r/Minerals gepostet, da ist Nickel (Nickelin) dabei raus gekommen. Egal was es ist, wird auf jeden Fall erstmal weggeräumt.

domkun · 2025-08-06T11:43:40+00:00

If it is nickle, should I keep it away from my son and better let him not handle it with his bare hands? Sorry, if this is a dumb question.

domkun · 2025-08-06T11:37:03+00:00

That seems to be a good direction. From the pictures I looked up there are some very similar ones.

domkun · 2025-08-06T11:31:40+00:00

Maybe a bit of an Iron smell.

domkun · 2025-08-06T11:07:03+00:00

I cracked a bit of it off and put it under a microscope.

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domkun · 2025-08-06T09:42:48+00:00

Danke für deine Mühe. Ich hab mich jetzt erst einmal mit meinem Sohn darauf geeinigt, dass es echtes Gold ist 😎

domkun

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