garimpo Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Went back to the big slave digs today.....was following/beeping one of their digs to see howfar South it went....a 1/4 mile before the jungle got to heavy to get through.....like all of thesedigs they were digging out white quartz veins that had a lot of gold mixed in....normlly whena rock beeps it's a iron stone that is also magnetic.....today I got two nice sized rocks that arewhite quartz that gives a good signal with a DD coil and an even better signal when I switchthe Mono....not magnetic either....broke one open but can't see any gold but inside is a streakof a black material....don't know what it is.....Got home and gave the two rocks a acid bath in the acid used for cleaning concrete....here'swhat I'm talking about...where I found them laying on top of theground.....behind me good fishing polesThe larger of the two rocks...only cleaned this oneand here is the two piece of the one I broke open unless somebody can identify the black inside the rock or saywhy they give off a good signal I'm going to pound them into little pieces and pan the results.....BTW all three rocks also sound off on my old Minelab Soverign coin machine set in allmetal mode....Anybody wanting to play with Google Earth here is the place above:S 14°36'38.4" W 048°55'20.0" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Spit on it and Rub with Aluminum Foil.Smell Like Sulphur?Looks like it could be Silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 HF can I just pour a little beer on it.....be the same as me spitting on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick in Havasu Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 WHAT ? Who are you, and what have you done with the Garimpo we all know and love ?I can tell you are an imposter because he WOULD NEVER waste beer in such a manner.Patrick..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Naaaaa. It has to be Spit.Sorry.And No Slurping before Ya Spit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Spit on it and Rub with Aluminum Foil.Smell Like Sulphur?Looks like it could be Silver.+1Yup, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I see gold in it. Don't you see gold in it too Garimpo?... :yesss:Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 WHAT ? Who are you, and what have you done with the Garimpo we all know and love ?I can tell you are an imposter because he WOULD NEVER waste beer in such a manner.Patrick.....Your right PH almost back to normal ahhhhhhhhhhh that's better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 I see gold in it. Don't you see gold in it too Garimpo?... :yesss:RimRim I have a 16x loupe and I can't see any gold.....guess HF and SP thinks it's silver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jeff Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 WHAT ? Who are you, and what have you done with the Garimpo we all know and love ?I can tell you are an imposter because he WOULD NEVER waste beer in such a manner.Patrick.....Lmao... Isn't beer worth it's weight in gold down there??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Rim I have a 16x loupe and I can't see any gold.....guess HF and SP thinks it's silverhmmm...so what's this? Well it kinda looks like gold...haha!Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawmill Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Looks like a fine specimen of makesasignalite in quartz to me,but it could be silver,orsomething else too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 hmmm...so what's this? Well it kinda looks like gold...haha!RimI saw that also Rim....it looks more like a stain....I even tried to brush it out with the acid but it's still there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Looks like a fine specimen of makesasignalite in quartz to me,but it could be silver,orsomething else too. Sawmill what ever this stuff is it sure sounds like a good signal on the detector.....I'll probably get sometin foil today and see if it smells like Amonia......then bust it up to see what's inside.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Lmao... Isn't beer worth it's weight in gold down there??? BJ the beer is a tad expensive but usually it's the end result of drinking that gets expensive....a lotdepends on her age and level of experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Did you pour a little bleach on it?Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 No Rim.....I put a rock cleaning acid mixed 3 parts water and 1 part acid....let it sit for 10 minutes andthen scrubbed the rocks with a stiff brush..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Selsun Blue Shampo turns silver a nice cobalt Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawmill Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Garimpo I was just clowning around in my other post. Your sample could be silver,but it could alsobe a lot of other stuff to. Do you have any nitric acid and hydrochloric acid? There really isno home grown test that is accurate for silver ore. To do a conclusive test ,it has to be doneright. Silver is more difficult to to test than lots of other metals and minerals,for an accuratetest. If you have the acids and are serious about testing,let me know and I will PM the testinstructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Selsun Blue will Sulfide anything that has a significant Silver Content.You can test what the content is later.If it is aready Blue, Set it in a bath of Baking Soda warm water on a peace of ALuminum Foil and it will Remove the Blue Sulfides.Again you have Silver and you can do other test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 No nitric acid since the one man here in town that had some quit the business.....Selsun Blue Shampoo???? In this hick town?.....I do have some shampoo that is blue....I'll give that a try.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 It has to have selenium sulfide in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawmill Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Gummer With all due respect I disagree. It is true that acids in certain applications are not a greatthreat ,when used right. But working with ore can compound the hazards ,and be down rightdeadly. Ore and concentrates can have all kinds of crap that can produce toxic fumes and gaswhen reacted by acids or leaching regents. The fumes are the worst part,being burned is no fun either. Also the chemical reaction withcertain elements,minerals,and metals can be very explosive. The fumes generated by reactioncan be extremely toxic too,and in massive volumes. Sometimes you will not even notice any problems,but down the road ,the brown stuff you startcoughing up is what is left of your lungs. Those fumes can also ruin your vision,and cause allkinds of other problems. Sometimes one little slip up is all that it takes to ruin your day. Common bleach and ammonia is used by millions every day,but mix the two in a closed placeand you may not live to tell about it. The problem with ore is,you really don't know what to expectuntil it reacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ok this morning I did the test.....got both pieces of rock with the shiny black stuff.....my wife has the stovetop covered in aluminum foil so it's easier to clean....got the scissors and cut a piece off the right rear cornerso it would be less noticeable....Went to the back of the house and made sure nobody was watching....people here aren't very sophisticated sodon't want them seeing a gringo spitting on a rock and rubbing it with tin foil and then sniffing it....they wouldprobably think it's a new kind of drug....and the Judge here doesn't read or speak English so your postwouldn't be any good for a defense.... Tried the little piece first....a little spit on the spot that Rim thought was gold mixed in the black.....rubbed itgood with the tin foil.....sniffed it.....WHEW just bad breath smell.....so thought maybe I needed more spit....Went to man cave #2 and got my chem gloves.....laid the bigger piece of rock on the raised concrete portionof the back yard just over knee high....cut a new piece of tin foil....cleared my throat and tonsils with a robusthock of phloem aka "sheep leg" or "glob" and launched it at the rock....dead on....chem gloves on both hands....tin foil rubbed and rubbed.....took one deep sniff of the mess only 0900 and it took twobeers to get back to normal.... so my conclusion is no silver and is better than Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hey you're getting me confused with Homey...lol! I said to try bleach....you know like Hoser always says tonns of gold might show up...haha!!!!!!!!Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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