GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMEN 14.05 GRAMS for Sale

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GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMEN 14.05 GRAMS:
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NATIVEGOLD QUARTZ from QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIARuler is 1/4\" wide (6 mm). U.S. 10 cent coin is 17 mm in diameter.Specimen weight: 14.05 Gram - 216.8 Grains Size: 31.8X31.7X12 mmA white silicate, predominantly quartz rock plays host to high-purity gold. It\'s origin is a historic, underground hard-rock mine in eastern Australia, the Gympie-Eldorado situated in Queensland. Gold ores mined around the globe are diverse in their mineral makeup. Here, we see a secondary, dark grey mineral associated with the Au. I suspect the quartz, in places, is mixed with calcite or another carbonate. Once you enter the metallurgical realm of gold, there\'s no telling what you might encounter. In my book, VG (visible gold) with quartz is the most interesting mineral association of all. There\'s no need for a pocket lens to see the gold locked inside the rock. If you\'re pondering the true nature of it, all my gold quartz shows VG (visible gold), are both authentic and naturally-occurring.
Others deal in low grade ores and leaverites. I don\'t. Most of my rocks come from California and the U.S., but you\'ll find a few international flavors, this being one These high-gradebeautiesare hard to find and spendy to obtain. Prices aren\'t based on the amount of gold, but on the authenticity, rarity and collectibility of my specimens.
U.S. SHIPPING - $5.00(includes USPStracking to all U.S. destinations) INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS S&H $19.00 (sorry about the increase)
FAST REFUND OFFERED (If, for any reason, you\'re not happy with this item)For years, I scoured through mining dumps with my pocket lens examining every manner of rock. In all that time, I neverfound one piece with VG (visible gold). To me, that\'s still pretty hard to believe.
Hydrothermal solutions under intense pressure carry super-heated, dissolved gold, silica, and assorted minerals. These are injected into fissures, faults, shear zones, and other permeable rock formations. As the hot water cools, minerals crystallize, harden, and metal-bearing ore bodies come to be. That\'s basically how gold-bearing quartz veins are created. In states like Nevada, even larger auriferous ore bodies have been discovered by geologists.
Weight Conversions: 15.43 GRAINS = 1 GRAM31.103 GRAMS = 1 TROY OUNCE24 GRAINS = 1 PENNYWEIGHT (DWT) 20 DWT = 1 TROY OUNCE480 GRAINS = 1 TROY OUNCES & H Discounted for combined shipments. U.S. BUYERS & INTNL.

PAYMENTS For U.S. buyers: We accept paypal For intnl. customers: We accept paypal. Pay securely with [link removed by ]. Payment must be made within 7 daysfrom close of sale. We ship as soon as funds clear. If you have questions, please ask them before offerding. REFUNDSWe leave no stones unturned insuring our customersget whatthey bargained for.If you\'re not satisfied with thisitem, contact me. Then, if the problem can\'t be fixed,returnproduct within 30 daysin \'aspurchased\'conditionfora fullrefund
OPENING UP A HOLEFor most placer miners, excess overburden never fails to impede easy access to the gold. Regardless of whether you\'re dredging underwater or running a large excavator on dry land, operators find themselves confronted with similar challenges. In active rivers and creeks, the two highest specific gravity metals i.e. gold and platinum sink faster and further than any other free mineral. If sediments are submerged in moving water, any heavies being carried are subject to a state of liquefaction. Heavy metals invariably sink to bedrock or to whatever conglomerated \'false-bedrock\' exists in that region. If you can\'t reach bedrock to run tests on deeply-stratified gravels, what\'s the point on being there? Time to move on. If, on the other hand, you already know gold\'s in the ground, then fortune favors the miner who\'ll dig like a gopher - the man or woman who is relentless - the folks prepared to excavate hole after hole until \'pay\' is found or you come up empty-handed. That\'s the miner who ultimately meets with success. Ask \'Chile Joe\'. He\'ll tell you about \'true grit\'. Don Leigh and Al Bigelow were two more, tough, determined acquaintances from my Trinity River dredging days. These 1980s-era miners ran big dredges by themselves. They didn\'t need no stinking rock-packers. Now there were some real gold miners for you. Guys oblivious to the word \'quit\'. One time, Joe was dredging a clay pack near the river\'s surface. Suspended boulders hung all around him. A \'widow-maker\' tumbled in from behind and broke his leg. Within a week, he was back in the water.
When there\'s oodles of barren gravel to move, you gotta believe you\'re in the right spot before committing to some marathon dig. Churn drills, can reveal what\'s on bedrock in certain environs, but not in every one. They\'re not always practical. Placer sampling isn\'t a \'one size fits all\' kind of deal. Testing is a tall order any way you cut it. A pan sample here and there won\'t suffice. With layer upon layer of alluvium, it may take several days to reach bedrock. Confronted with twenty feet of overburden means terracing, clearing off one layer at a time. Once you reach your destination, there\'s a good chance you\'ll be greeted by boulders packed together on bedrock. How\'s a drill bit supposed to penetrate those? Boulders need to be moved before sampling can begin. Paystreaks inhabiting that stretch might be located on the far side of the river. Looking at how the land lays, there\'s little to illuminate you. It keeps a guy guessing all the time. Gold\'s tight-lipped that way. Incomplete testing causes miners to miss the lead entirely.\"No one beats the elements on these Rivers of Gold\". (from Rivers of Gold, by me)Boulders are often encountered at or near bedrock. In narrow creeks, you may find them layered in from top to bottom throughout. They also hang suspended from embankments waiting for local activity to jar them free from loose sand and tangled root-systems. Boulders come in all sizes, shapes, weights, and compositions. Many times, good pay lies embedded in their midst. They can be a blessing or a miner\'s worst nightmare. When they\'re suspended, gnawing at the back of consciousness is that constant reminder of just how dangerous working underwater can be. Bering Sea dredgers operate in some harsh conditions, but they rarely need to worry much about boulders caving in on them. No one ever said gold mining was easy; yet, miners are known to tackle just about any kind of adversity or obstacle to get on the gold.
Many big rocks concentrated onbedrock canbenudged out of the way with a pry bar. Many can\'t. Using a come-a-long or powered winch, you generally need to open up space around bigger rocks so a chokercable can be secured. Nowadays, I see they\'ve designed giant, mechanical super-claw pinchers built to clamp onto boulders which then are high-lined or hauled away with winches. Pretty cool concept, really. With many miners, the discovery of gold sets off an instinctual shark-feeding-frenzy. You need to keep emotions in check and mine cautiously. Conditions arerarelythe samefrom one site to another, one dredge hole to the next. Welcome to the wild world of gold mining!To whom it may concern, \"backyard gold\" was my idea. I started writing about it here on over twenty years ago. Oh well. What the heck?

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