Started as a placer nugget hunt, ended as a hard rock hunt.. LOL

[Jennifer-007]

When you head out with your GPX 5000 and Nugget Finder 12” Evo for a day of placer nugget hunting and come home a hard rock miner.. 🤣 The white stuff on it is called caliche and it’s in a bit of an ultrasonic bath to remove as I type this. Specific gravity test comes out at 121 grams, almost 4 ounces. First 4 links are videos, too large to embed including showing continuity of the sheet of gold in the specimen. Found in Southern Nevada/Northern Arizona at less than a foot depth. The little tuft of green copper is a nice touch.

Jen

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[Lanny in AB]

Wow! What a sweet find--amazing chunk of mineralized quartz.

Congratulations, and all the best,

Lanny

 

[leadnugget]

nice gold sandwich ya got there. are you going to keep it as is?
at 121 grams its hiding a lot.
might be interesting to give it a soak in muriatic for a bit.

 

[achanceforgold]

When you head out with your GPX 5000 and Nugget Finder 12” Evo for a day of placer nugget hunting and come home a hard rock miner.. 🤣 The white stuff on it is called caliche and it’s in a bit of an ultrasonic bath to remove as I type this. Specific gravity test comes out at 121 grams, almost 4 ounces. First 4 links are videos, too large to embed including showing continuity of the sheet of gold in the specimen. Found in Southern Nevada/Northern Arizona at less than a foot depth.

Jen

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Super Fantastic day, almost 4 ounces.
Great find!!!

 

[pepperj]

Congratulations on the beautiful piece of quartz.

 

[Jennifer-007]

Wow! What a sweet find--amazing chunk of mineralized quartz.

Congratulations, and all the best,

Lanny

Thanks fellow Canuckistanian… (I’m from BC, you may remember me from GPEX). 😀
Jen

 

[Jennifer-007]

nice gold sandwich ya got there. are you going to keep it as is?
at 121 grams its hiding a lot.
might be interesting to give it a soak in muriatic for a bit.

Hi, I’ve soaked it a bit to get rid of the caliche, probably worth more if I left it as it is, will make some great slices for pendents.

 

[beekbuster]

Incredible. With the price of gold the way it is, you could be onto 20k+ easy. Be very careful posting with any identifiers. People will follow you to your spot.

 

[Jennifer-007]

Incredible. With the price of gold the way it is, you could be onto 20k+ easy. Be very careful posting with any identifiers. People will follow you to your spot.

Thanks Beek, I own the land it was found on so hopefully they stop at the pile of trespassers bodies at the front gate. 😉

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Thanks Beek, I own the land it was found on so hopefully they stop at the pile of trespassers bodies at the front gate. 😉

If only that were legal. I have to hide the bodies and post warning signs

 

[Assembler]

Very nice find and thanks for sharing.

 

[russau]

Thanks Beek, I own the land it was found on so hopefully they stop at the pile of trespassers bodies at the front gate. 😉

 

[Phil]

Thanks Beek, I own the land it was found on so hopefully they stop at the pile of trespassers bodies at the front gate. 😉

A good wife will hold the flashlight while you dig the hole.

A great wife runs the excavator while you hold the flashlight!

 

[Jennifer-007]

A good wife will hold the flashlight while you dig the hole.

A great wife runs the excavator while you hold the flashlight!

…an even better wife will help you drag the bodies into the hole. 😉

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

…an even better wife will help you drag the bodies into the hole. 😉

This Jennifer seems a tad spicy.

 

[russau]

and smart people keep a lid on it forever !

 

[Jennifer-007]

Wowza…. The buyer of the slab has taken off the first slice…..

 

[Jennifer-007]

Slicing..

 

[Jennifer-007]

The slicing continues….

 

[ArfieBoy]

Beautiful piece of rock!!!