pyrite

  1. Pyrite or gold??

    Hello, Need a little experienced help in identifying the yellow material running through the quartz vein in this rock. Thank you, Yvette
  2. Quartz with Pyrites from Greaterville, AZ

    Brought back several kilos of quartz with iron streaks, pyrites, coarse crystal structures, etc. Dug them out of horizontal veins from the entrance to two small shafts. I have crushed up a bunch and gotten lots of shiny (pyrites and mica), but nothing I can identify as gold. Am I just wasting my...
  3. got the fever,where to look for gold on cheyenne mountain area

    I am determined to find gold in cheyenne mountain area,i found something that looks like gold but probably is mica, going back for some samples sun. The substance is small flakes,soft,and located in what appears to be a vein of some sorts,i will post pics sun. Probably nothing as it is located...
  4. Unsure if Gold or Pyrite

    I recently found a bunch of quartz in a local stream. It has a lot of gold flakes on it, but I cannot determine if it is gold or pyrite. Attached is a picture of one of the rocks. I have scraped a lot of the gold off of the rocks and it is quite shiny. No nuggets.
  5. Having Trouble with ID of Rock Specimin. Gold/pyrite/precious metals?

    Hello Everyone, I am new to this website and really excited to be a member. I have recently gotten into precious metal, meteorite, treasure, and fossil prospecting (more so on the precious metals at this point in time). I have read about 10 different books on gold recovery, I have watched 1000...
  6. What do I have here?

    What treasure does this quartz contain? I think I see Pyrite, copper, gold, and perhaps silver. There is more where this came from, a lot more, is it worth prospecting?
  7. OK question?? help needed!

    OK so today while prospecting in a 3 fault valley for a new hard rock mine.. we headed down to the floor and discovered Black sands 18" deep and knowing i should have taken pictures i didn't... ugg... anyhoo There is an insane amount of Pyrite in the field, also what looks like gold but with the...
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