Desert Hermit
Jr. Member
- Feb 1, 2014
- 86
- 75
- Detector(s) used
- MineLab GPX 5000
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
Thank you in advance for your help Geologists, I am just so fascinated with the area that I would like to learn more about it. I understand somewhat of how different elements make their way up to the surface and fill cracks but in my limited travels I've never seen anything quite like this. What has me puzzled is that the majority of the quartz is not found in veins but in huge globs or balls. I have found Quartz in this same area that are more like the solid rock form but most is a conglomerate of thin layers and small areas of crystals. I'm trying not to give away the location at the moment or I would include a video of the entire area.
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One interesting characteristic of the spot I'm working on is there is an abrupt change if you compare the surrounding area. The mountain range atop the Garlock fault is mostly covered with Granite, heading toward my spot the granite disappears and the soil becomes red in color, most miners in the area find heavy gold deposits in this red soil. We move on toward my spot and the red soil vanishes abruptly. On my spot the Granite does reappear, however, it is either millions of years older than the nearby Granite mountains (which is doubtful) or the activity in the area quickly eroded it. My spot is also the only one in the area with this visible area of Calcite. I'm sure that Geologists and miners have concluded that this spot is not gold bearing or it is too costly to mine, as there are no mines in the spot, there are however mines not too far to the south and north. I understand the principle of prospecting in known gold producing areas, I do, and I know that not doing so is what has produced my hundreds of pounds of rocks filled with Pyrite. But there is a big problem out here in my area, if it's a known gold producing area it's claimed for miles around it. My hair brain idea is this, a mountain is a very tall and deep mystery, who can possibly know in fullness what it holds in it's yet unresearched depths? I know for a fact that the Geologist can help me tremendously as I explore, and I am also certain that in a few years after learning more I'll look back and laugh with others who have laughed at me. One thing about me is I don't take constructive criticism as an insult, neither do I despise the laugh from the learned. I ask questions because I am unlearned, I don't understand for the life of me how an unlearned person can grow if they're afraid of criticism and an occasional laugh at their ignorance. I suppose that when all is said and done that there really can be no harm or foul in this quest of mine, as the real motivating factor behind it is not gold, it is the joy of exploration and the peace found in solitude.
