Gold in quartz

[tyeechinook]

So I think it's gold. Take a knife to it and it scoops out like ice cream. What do you think?

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[aa battery]

i would say yes

 

[Underburden]

Scoops out like ice cream? You're not exaggerating are you
If it scoops out like lead, than yes, cause it sure looks to be the real deal !!!

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Gold in quartz like that makes really nice jewelry. I've seen cabochon ring with the matrix and they usually fetch pretty high dollar.
Down in the rock section EU Citizen is the most knowledgeable rock/gem hound I know. He could tell you if what I said is correct or not. What are you planning on doing with it?
Nice find and good luck in getting more! HH!

 

[chriseneim]

So I think it's gold. Take a knife to it and it scoops out like ice cream. What do you think? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

so awesome

 

[DesertNuggets]

Can you post some more pictures please? Hard to tell in that one picture alone.

 

[tyeechinook]

Sorry pics aren't terribly great. Tested it today with the black stone acid test and it strongly passes the 14k test, and the 18k test, you can still see the streak, but it fades slightly...


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[DesertNuggets]

It does look like gold. I love the look of that quartz.

 

[timberjack]

What part of the country are you in? Great find!

 

[tyeechinook]

Thank you all!
I'm in the California sierras. Now for more exploring, to see if it was a loner, or if his family is near by!


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[Duckwalk]

Man, that is awesome!

UGH why cant i ever find anything like that!?!?!

 

[Aufisher]

Pretty dreamy!

 

[Sheldon J]

SWEET!!!

 

[Hard Prospector]

That's a "humdinger" for sure, it bleed-off from someplace and good luck finding more.

 

[huntsman53]

Man, that is an awesome find! Congrats! If I found a Quartz rock with Gold in and on it like that one, I would stay out there until I found the Quartz deposit from where it came. Surely, there is a lot more Gold but at the least one or more pieces that should have Gold where your' specimen separated.

By the way, I would advise no more scooping the Gold out or testing, as the specimen is worth a lot more than the Gold it contains.


Frank

 

[dragonfly]

That looks exactly like the type of quartz I am currently running thru my jaw crusher. Minus all that gold! I have gotten a few grains out of about 20 lbs so far. But man, it looks exactly like your quartz

 

[augoldminer]

Looks like gold from the alleghany calif area.

Try soaking it in bleach and the rusty areas may come off.

It does not look water worn so i would start a good grid search up hill from the Xspot.

 

[tyeechinook]

The bleach won't affect the gold?


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[cazisme]

Bleach may make rusty stuff turn to gold or err I mean it may clean up the rusty colored gold.

 

[tyeechinook]

One more little bit I didn't really look at. Just threw it in my pocket for later inspection.


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