Rusty rock with yellow/gold powder

[Bender]

So I was out for a walk today and decided to walk along a ridge ( I'm in the bush in Canada) that I had come across. At the peak ( the ridge ended up being a huge rock outcrop) I noticed what looked like a "wash" (bigger rocks at the top splaying out into smaller ones down at the bottom. I picked up a few of the rocks (some were rust coloured) and noticed some fractures in them. I broke one open and it was filled with yellow/gold powder type substance...the same occurred on the other rocks I broke open.

Any ideas...if a pic is required I would have to go back.

On another note, on the opposite side of the cliff there is a large (4'x4') quartz deposit ...would it be worth chunking it off to look for gold? Would I b better off looking below where the quartz is to see if there is gold.

I'm a metal detector so this is all new to me

 

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[oregonmp03]

pictures if you got them Bender

 

[enamel7]

Not gold.

 

[kcm]

Also, make sure the land isn't currently under claim. I've heard that the gov't in some areas barely even slaps the hand of offenders, while other areas are more rigidly enforced.

For additional info, check out:
Claim Staking | Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

http://www.oma.on.ca/en/ontariomining/ProspectingandClaimstaking.asp

Ontario Prospector's Association (<-- not a gov't website)


One quick and simple way to see if your powder might be gold would be to put some of the powder in a plastic bowl, along with some sand. Add a little water. Now, using ONLY the action of the water, try to separate the gold from the sand. Gold has a much higher Specific Gravity than sand, which means the sand will move much easier than gold. This is not a foolproof test, but a good starting point. Also, you might want to add just a drop of liquid dish soap to the bowl. Though gold is very heavy, fine gold "can" float on water under certain conditions. The drop of soap will eliminate any chance of gold specks floating.

 

[Bender]

Much appreciated...will look into...I definitely don't want to be "mowing someone else's lawn"!!!

 

[Bender]

Will go back tonight and get some pics (if it's not someone else's property/claim)