adam 3,096 Posted January 31, 2019 Great read micro ! Thank you for contributing it. Got me all fired up for the next trip Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reno Chris 427 Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) Congrats Adam - that looks like a great place for detecting and dry washing this summer - or at least when things dry out. Maybe an article later for the ICMJ or a video for you tube or both. Nuggets can be born smooth, but if you look at the surface closely with a jewelers loupe, you can tell the polished surface of the water worn nugget from the etched surface of the naturally round nugget that was just formed that way. On Brownnugget's "molded" gold - yep, it can happen that way. I have a spot that gives sparkly shiny gold as its formed against the smooth sides if individual quartz crystals. We've all heard of the old saw that "all that glitters isn't gold" - well this stuff is the exception. Its gold and it sparkles like glitter. The quartz veins here are like gobs of little individual quartz crystals pressed together rather than the usual waxy massive quartz veins. Edited February 6, 2019 by Reno Chris 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,502 Posted February 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Reno Chris said: Congrats Adam - that looks like a great place for detecting and dry washing this summer - or at least when things dry out. Maybe an article later for the ICMJ or a video for you tube or both. I'll volunteer to be the camera man. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
