Hex-infected Junk
Use to harvest certain companion Creatures ping the location of a Hex-infected bit of tech. Have this in your inventory when your companion digs.
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Hex-infected Junk — Detailed Guide
A treasure map for the Armadoggo
In ARK: Survival Ascended, Hex-infected Junk works as a loot map: it points to buried loot for an 
Armadoggo companion to dig up. The ARK Wiki ties it to the Bob's Tall Tales DLC. The in-game text: "Use to harvest certain companion Creatures ping the location of a Hex-infected bit of tech. Have this in your inventory when your companion digs." It is a separate item from the Buried Hex-infected Junk that the hunt ends with.
Getting one
Any wild carnivore killed by an Armadoggo set to Companion Mode can drop one at random. When that happens, a message at the top of the screen tells the player that their companion found it.
Following the map
It plays out in a similar way to a regular 
Treasure Map, with one difference: digging with a 
Shovel is not enough, and the Armadoggo has to come along. Using the item from the inventory marks a location to travel to. At that spot the companion begins to dig and uncovers the Buried Hex-infected Junk. That loot always holds exactly one Equipment Trait.
Spoil timer and weight
The map does not last forever: it spoils after 48 hours, or 2 days. It weighs 0.1, and each stack holds 1.