Boorx4 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Greetings fellow nugget hunters,Just thought I would share this find with you all. I found this piece of quartz rock this past Feb. in the Greaterville placer area. It was a good 9 inches deep and I found it with my trusty GM3. I was really hoping that this find would satisfy one of my "bucket list" wishes (a chunk of quartz loaded with 1 oz. or more of gold).It look promising at first. After cleaning, I decided to break it open. Then the promise disappeared. No gold on the interior except for some small to fine pieces.After many weeks, I decided to bust it all up, grind in mortar and pestle and pan the gold out.I did get 3.1 grams of gold but not what I was hoping for. Maybe next time.Happy nugget shooting.Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Wiseman Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Nice find man.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yep. That is a nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Cool find and thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 May not have been what you wanted but a great find and great looking gold in the pan. Congrats an Hapy Huntn keep at it an you'll find that piece your looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highbanker58 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Even with all that work you ended up with a nice panfull, worth the effort. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Great find, and thanks for the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Nice find and nice gold ... I would not have busted it up, personally, because it definitely was a unique specimen ... Just my opinion ... Cheers, Unc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I totally agree with Unc....I've seen some beautiful species destroyed down here ......if possible you should go over thatsame area with a PI detector and large mono coil.... :twocents: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Nice find. Specimens are worth more then just the gold content. You could have got a rough idea by using this formula.http://www.nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=21732Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Very nice find. I'd definitely go back and try again.Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 testing with an ohm meter would identify continuity on the gold for specimen consideration. I agree as well, would have been worth much more if placed in acid to remove most of the quartz.Nice find! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C... Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Very Nice specie Mike C... :ph34r2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Before the acid wash. Somewhat different eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boorx4 Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Thanks to everyone for your responses and views,My prospecting partner and I covered this area many times over. Me with my GM3 and he with his Minelab. Nada!GeoJack, thanks for the beautiful specimen (before and after). If I had some acid, maybe I would give my actions more thought. Live and learn. I did keep one small specimen which has a fair amount of small gold in it. thanks again,Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dog Doug Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Jack, I assume that the acid that you used, was Hydrofluoric ? Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Yes, hydrofluoric and I had some else do the job for me as it is nasty stuff and the wife won't let me have it around. Another less lethal material for cleaning up specimens is Glass Etch Bath.It cleans it up and removes mica really well but does not corrode the quartz quite like the hydrofluoric acid does.Check around your area Boorx4, jeweler or a lab may use the stuff and do the work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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