Gold ore found last night.
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I'm RICH! Unless, that is not gold.
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Nice pictures like it when it glitters
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I hope you are right but it looks a lot like mica to me.
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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.
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Looks like mica to me.Crush it,turn it into sand,and pan it and see whats inside ,like this 
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Or if you don't want to pan it run the crushed material thru a sluice 
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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!
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Do all of the above suggestions, then send it in for the assay report-post up.
Then it will confirm/deny what most see.
Then it will confirm/deny what most see.
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