Nugget Shooter Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Gold in quartz, 3.75 cm wideIdarado Mine, Telluride, San Miguel CountyFrom FaceBook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Top shelf for sure! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 A golden sandwich! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Wiseman Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 One of the best looking pieces of gold I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilishjim Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Wow !!! Give me a bag of Oreo cookies like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Never seen anything like that before.....fantastic!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlakMagnet Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 The most amazingly beautiful specimen I've ever seen.wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-2 Charlie Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Wonder how wide the main vain was ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 If I ever find something that beautiful I'm just going to quit beeping because there's no way to top it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakejim Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Wow! Beautiful specimen for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommie33 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 That's just awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 That species rocks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob(AK) Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 WOW, I've seen some sandwich gold but nothing like that, thanks for photo, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Nuggets Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Best looking chunk of species gold I've seen for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Jeez, that has got to be worth a couple buck! Never seen anything like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvchris Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Its in the San Juans monograph published by LithographieFrom the Benjy Kuehling collection, Jesse La Plante photo — with Ben Kuehling and Jesse La Plante. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cochetopa Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 When I saw that this specimen was from the Idarado, I thought, “Hey, that’s in my backyard!”The Idarado Mine consolidated all the separate small mines and prospects covering the three Red Mountain peaks #s 1, 2 and 3. Red Mountain is located between Ouray and Silverton, CO. Its inactive now, and I think is owned by Newmont.An interesting fact about Red Mountain is there are no ore body exposures on the surface. The first mine operators oriented their tunnels by-guess-and-by-golly. Ore structures inside the mountain are vertical pipes. If the miner accidentally hit one, it was payday. Else, it was money down the hole.Another factoid is the creek drainage downslope in the Red Mountain watershed was found to be naturally polluted by acid runoff when the first whites arrived in the 19th century.I’ve attached a few snapshots. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Very cool and thanks for the history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Great pictures of that area, thsnks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Truly a beauty--thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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