Grey Silver powder of unknown composition

Hello all. About 2 years ago, I decided to put 1 stone of corundum, galena, magnetite, uraninite, and garnet schist into a small ziplock bag and carry it around in my bag. It was probably in my backpack for a few months, and at some point, I took it out and left it in my basement. A few days ago, I opened the bag, and it was stained gray. When I dumped out the rocks, a small mass of greyish silver powder with sparkling bits came out. I tried to collect as much of it as possible back into the bag. I touched this with my hand to put the last bits back in. Is this safe, and what would most likely be the composition of this powder?

Posted Nov 1, 2025, 11:59 PM UTC

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