Somerlad Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 High guys. I just took my new drywasher out for its maiden voyage. I was in the Bumble Bee,AZ area and i found a spot that looked promising, but all i found was this fleck everywhere. Its in the clay its in the classifieds. It changes color in different light. Sometimes its gold, silver, copper or just dark. Ive got some pics of it in a chunk of clay. Just curious if its mica or something else. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Looks micaceous to me. On another note, that is some awesome depth of field you have going on in those shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Lots of granite at Bubble Bee ...Keep trying , that is not gold..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendave41 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I'd concur, appears to be bitotie mica in a feldspar rich granite, and/or pegmatite.Lots of granite at Bubble Bee ...Keep trying , that is not gold..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 It's that rotten granite you see in a lot of areas.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somerlad Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 thanks for the replys. Im new to all this so im on a steep learning curve. Theres alot of different quartz in that area, including alot of rose quartz, is the gold exclusive to the white quarts or in all the different kinds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_desert Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 thanks for the replys. Im new to all this so im on a steep learning curve. Theres alot of different quartz in that area, including alot of rose quartz, is the gold exclusive to the white quarts or in all the different kinds?I've seen gold colored mica flakes in granite, but take the stuff into the shade and it should lose most of it's color. Otherwise, you may have something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 thanks for the replys. Im new to all this so im on a steep learning curve. Theres alot of different quartz in that area, including alot of rose quartz, is the gold exclusive to the white quarts or in all the different kinds?Gold ins't mandated to one color of quartz or another... and it's not even relegated to only being found where you find quartz... it's a good indicator, though, just like black sands. Just not mandated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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