O Ore-lock Jr. Member Joined Nov 23, 2020 Messages 21 Reaction score 25 Golden Thread 0 Location South Carolina Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 18, 2020 #1 Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon! Upvote 2
Amazon Forum Fav 👍 Agony and Death on a Gold Rush Steamer: The Disastrous Sinking of the Side-Wheeler Yankee Blade - Grab it through Amazon!
X xr7ator Gold Member Joined Sep 2, 2011 Messages 5,630 Reaction score 8,131 Golden Thread 0 Location Denver, Colorado Detector(s) used Garrett AT Pro, AT Gold, ATX, MH7 (oldie!) Minelab Explorer SE Pro, EQ800 Dec 18, 2020 #2 I'm RICH! Unless, that is not gold.
I islamoradamark Silver Member Joined Aug 26, 2016 Messages 3,630 Reaction score 3,993 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 18, 2020 #3 Nice pictures like it when it glitters
Indian Steve Silver Member Joined Oct 23, 2011 Messages 2,801 Reaction score 4,467 Golden Thread 0 Location Stuart VA 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 6 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 18, 2020 #4 I hope you are right but it looks a lot like mica to me.
O Ore-lock Jr. Member Joined Nov 23, 2020 Messages 21 Reaction score 25 Golden Thread 0 Location South Carolina Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 18, 2020 Thread Owner #5 It is mica schist. Thats the host rock from the old mine data in the area this was found gneiss is another host rock at another old mine not too far from it as well.
It is mica schist. Thats the host rock from the old mine data in the area this was found gneiss is another host rock at another old mine not too far from it as well.
RTR Gold Member Joined Nov 21, 2017 Messages 8,180 Reaction score 32,488 Golden Thread 0 Location Smith Mt. Lake Va. Detector(s) used Teknetics Liberator Falcon MD-20 *********** Blue Bowl Angus MacKirk sluice Miller Table Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 19, 2020 #6 Looks like mica to me.Crush it,turn it into sand,and pan it and see whats inside ,like this Last edited: Dec 19, 2020
RTR Gold Member Joined Nov 21, 2017 Messages 8,180 Reaction score 32,488 Golden Thread 0 Location Smith Mt. Lake Va. Detector(s) used Teknetics Liberator Falcon MD-20 *********** Blue Bowl Angus MacKirk sluice Miller Table Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 19, 2020 #7 Or if you don't want to pan it run the crushed material thru a sluice
Wildcat1750 Gold Member Joined Nov 18, 2012 Messages 5,015 Reaction score 4,108 Golden Thread 0 Location Western CT 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 4 Detector(s) used AT PRO/Ace 250w8.5x11" DD Coil/ Garrett Pro-Pointer/Garrett Pro-Pointer AT/ Vibra-Tector 730/ Radio Shack Discovery 1000 (Tracker IV) Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 19, 2020 #8 Sparkly...
O Ore-lock Jr. Member Joined Nov 23, 2020 Messages 21 Reaction score 25 Golden Thread 0 Location South Carolina Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 20, 2020 Thread Owner #9
Indian Steve Silver Member Joined Oct 23, 2011 Messages 2,801 Reaction score 4,467 Golden Thread 0 Location Stuart VA 🏆 Honorable Mentions: 6 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Dec 20, 2020 #10 Still looks like mica to me. Take one of the pieces and try to crush it with the tip of a knife. If it crumbles, it is not gold. Good Luck!
Still looks like mica to me. Take one of the pieces and try to crush it with the tip of a knife. If it crumbles, it is not gold. Good Luck!
pepperj Emerald Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined Feb 3, 2009 Messages 45,234 Reaction score 173,875 Golden Thread 1 🥇 Banner finds 1 Detector(s) used Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac, Primary Interest: Relic Hunting Dec 20, 2020 #11 Do all of the above suggestions, then send it in for the assay report-post up. Then it will confirm/deny what most see.
Do all of the above suggestions, then send it in for the assay report-post up. Then it will confirm/deny what most see.