Guest goldstudmuffin Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi Bill and All,I was going to go to work today but I changed my mind and went nugget hunting instead. I found the butt ugliest nugget I've ever seen, it's even uglier than a space rock! :hahaha:Maybe I should of gone to work... :hmmmmm: It's gettin a bath in CLR right now to see if it will clean up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhunter1620 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey man, if those are so ugly that you can't stand to look at em, just mail em out thisaway over heer, and I promise to never post em here or somewhere else so you ain't got to ever look at em again, but just try to make sure you dig up the "pretty ones" from now on OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Yo Russ...Every Dad loves his ugliest daugher best! ... I'll be that cleans up pretty good ... I've got some schisty nuggets that I wouldn't trade for the world, but would love to know if some kind of acid can remove the schist???? Anybody have any knowledge on that? ... Still some nice nuggets and your work day would have been just another work day...But there's no such thing as "just another" nugget findin' day ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Sure looks good to me!!!!! Nice find.Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey I'm with Frank, if ya don't really want em.A day swingin beats a day at work . Nice gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Still a nugget! Thanks for sharing Russ.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Ugly nuggets are like ugly women they'll make ya happy for the rest a your life-tons a au 2 u 2 -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone NM Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey Uncle Ron, I probably should not bring this up because almost every body goes nuts when I do!!?? So here we go. Hydroflouric acid will do the job for sure. However, you had best leave that up to the experts because it's very nasty stuff without a doubt. I've used it for 40 plus years and I do know how to use that acid and I've saved a number of "Butt Ugly Nuggets". By removing a controlled amount of ugly quartz (grey, stained and cracked)until the quartz was snow white (sugar quartz)? and more gold was exposed thereby making it into a beautiful specimen!!!! I've done the same with Hematite. Sooooo, now comes the question "Where can I get this acid"? and my answer will be "I don't know". Someone with no experience using this stuff has no business using it, believe me. Wishbone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hey Wishbone...Thanks for the idea...I operated the lab for our mining company in Siskiyou county and rescued hundreds of nuggets with HFL acid, so I am very savvy on using it ... But I never tried removing schist with it, only quartz ... Do you know if it will work on schist? Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi RussNice Dime !!! Worth at least 10 cents !!Happy Huntin John B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockhunter1620 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hi RussNice Dime !!! Worth at least 10 cents !!Happy Huntin John B. Don't if'n we'll ever cross trails John B. but I'd like to compliment you on yer refreshingly different perspective! Most sincerely, RH in Mi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goldstudmuffin Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Well I soaked it in CLR for 1/2 an hour and it cleaned off the caliche, next in went into nictric acid for the last 24 hours and it's only slighty better. I might keep it now! :cool: Next I think I'll try the sandblaster.... that will make john B. go crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Yeah Russ. That is one butt ugly nugget. Even a bottle of Shep's best Cabo wouldn't make that baby look any better. No wonder it was still out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 But I never tried removing schist with it, only quartz ... Do you know if it will work on schist? Cheers, UncI think HF will just about dissolve just about any type of rock associated with gold...Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goldstudmuffin Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Well the ugly duckling is looking a lot better now The front side looks nice now, the backside could use some more cleaning but I'm tired of fooling with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishbone NM Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hey Wishbone...Thanks for the idea...I operated the lab for our mining company in Siskiyou county and rescued hundreds of nuggets with HFL acid, so I am very savvy on using it ... But I never tried removing schist with it, only quartz ... Do you know if it will work on schist? Cheers, UncHowdy Uncle Ron, Never used it on schist either but I think it should. One way to find out for sure. Go for it and let us know how it goes. Just can't stand the suspence!! Wishbone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yo Russ...So did you use the sandblaster or more acid? And if so , what kind? Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goldstudmuffin Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hi Uncle Ron,I just got home from detecting... I used the sandblaster on it with glassbeads, I could do more on the backside but the gloves in the sandblaster have holes in the finger tips and it was hard to hold the nugget. After that it went back in the nictric acid for 12 more hours.I have used HF acid and I know it's even stronger when heated on a camp stove... it just not worth all the risks involed. Then you have worry about where to store the stuff where the grandkids won't find it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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