🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Alluvial Gold?

Jackstraw20

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A friend sent me a photo of what he says is alluvial gold he has found in ancient riverbeds in Colorado over the years. Can anyone verify if he is correct and this is truly "alluvial gold."
Thanks very much!
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Granted,I know little about this subject so I too am confused a bit. At first we were talking alluvial gold,which I at least have an idea about and now we,re talking rocks,found by eye with platinum and palladium. Please enlighten this old country boy so I can at least follow the discussion. Would be much appreciated since I find this interesting.
It is starting to appear to be a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
 

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Just popped into my head from an ancient quote by somebody or other!:laughing7::happy3:
Winston Churchill - 1939 - “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.”

Some things never change. ;-)
 

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Winston Churchill - 1939 - “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.”

Some things never change. ;-)
Good job. Charlie. You win a cigar too. But I only had one so you and crashbandicoot have to share it.
 

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Winston Churchill - 1939 - “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.”

Some things never change. ;-)
Many thanks! Indeed it was Churchill,a man we could probably use today.
 

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The first thing to do would be a specific gravity test. Pure gold has a sp.gr. of 19.3, that is 19.3 times heavier than an equal volume of water.
 

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My experience, not here but in a jewelry store in the mountains in Colorado, say, if you have to ask, you don't have gold.
Sorry.
Some people need more convincing. Some people just know they have found a fortune. I found a great treasure. My kids and grandkids.
 

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I am confused. Your original post said a friend sent you pictures of alluvial gold he had found and you wanted help from us with identification. But as your thread goes along you reference what you are doing with the alleged gold and even reference finding more. So what is story with that?
Pepper answered on assay options.
There is nobody that will do Tellurides, Archaen green belt gold, other hydrothermal deposits, etc. If you really can help others that need need it, I will send it to you
 

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Charlie can have the whole thing! I like cigars and I like Charlie,but separately please! No offense Charlie!:laughing7:
Well we haven't had power since a thu

We haven't had any power since a bad thunderstorm rolled through our area.
Most of the Eastern Ontario is dark.
Old generator 💪
 

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I've lived in CO all my life and spent a good amount of time looking for gold and I don't see any gold in the pics. Like others have said, take a piece and pummel it into dust and pan it. He clearly has three gold pans to put to use. It will all wash away except the heavy's which will include black sand. The gold will shine like no tomorrow in the black sand and against the green pan. Pyrite will kind of look like gold but when you shade it, it no longer shines. Plus, it will more than likely wash away with the light material, and, it flakes apart. Gold will shine in the sun or shaded with your hand. It's unmistakable once you know.
I crush that gold and it test around 22kt. Grant you guys think I'm an idiot, but that isn't the case
 

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