Quartz veins

[shaggy21]

A

Or





B

 

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[shaggy21]

Which would be better

 

[dave wiseman]

Take some samples man....

 

[Jason in Enid]

Well, A looks like it has some mineralization which is what you want. Are you sure that B is quartz? That looks like depositional layering instead of a quartz vein.

 

[shaggy21]

B is 500 yard up stream from where I'm finding gold and it is in a stone like sandstone

 

[Jason in Enid]

B is 500 yard up stream from where I'm finding gold and it is in a stone like sandstone

But are you SURE it's quartz? Quartz is formed from super-heated steam escaping from volcanic intrusions, going UP through faults in the rock strata. I have never seen a quartz band, perfectly in line with depositional layering before. Doesn't mean it can't happen, which is why I'm asking if you are positive what it is.

 

[gold tramp]

heres a pic of some interesting veiny stuff, this area has quartz veins running through it and this metamorphic all within a few hundred feet of each, it gets very schistose then granite then schist again layered all through mnt, very interesting geology I will try to zip over there take some pics of the geology. pardon the dog she seems to be in every shot

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[Jason in Enid]

Wow, that's some interesting rock right there. Any signs of mineralization in it?

 

[gold tramp]

Wow, that's some interesting rock right there. Any signs of mineralization in it?

we found some good spots along the contact, any time you see a spot that is of a different color or rock type these are the areas to look for mineralizations.

 

[Dustedyou]

Im with tramp on that look for quartz in the upright position.. "thrust up" means it has had the extra Earthquake and heat added to it giving you a much better chance of having "Pockets of gold" but either way check out the pan.. take samples and follow the mineralization!