sci.energy

"Front Office" < @ > wrote in message
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> I have been trying to learn some chemistry by
> the method of separating common elements
> from the clay that underlies the grass on my
> lawn. (Some photos of a ring that I made from
> iron that I got are at:
> / .
> Also, I got what I am pretty sure is lead, which
> can be seen at:
> / .)
>
> I mostly use a stick-type arc welder (Miller) for
> this sort of experimentation. I have also used
> Goldschmidt-type reactions, ., "thermite"
> reactions with aluminum or magnesium in
> some of my experiments. Iron is easy to
> get this way. (BTW, does the reduction of iron
> with carbon qualify as a Goldsmidt reaction?)

the pix shows products from a welding rod, that is all.
see if they are magnetic, probably is not lead.
you can melt lead with low heat.