RAINBOW ROCK GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMEN 4.5 GRAMS MOTHER LODE GOLD IN QUARTZ

Description

NATIVE GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMEN
from the
MOTHER LODE
R
uler is
1/4"
wide (6 mm). U.S. 10 cent coin is 17 mm in diameter.
S
pecimen weight:
70.1
G
rains (Troy) -
4.5
G
ram
S
ize:
19.7X12.2X8.4
mm
H
ere's a thumbnail-size slug of quartz with considerable gold packed inside it. Rock hails from the Sierra Nevada Mtns. Wirewrapped, this would actually make a very cool 'hanger'. The rainbow of colors filling the rock are extraordinary. Iron and gold, having an affinity for one another, often occur together. An orangish patina of rust shows that iron heavily influenced how this particular type of ore formed. You're not getting your money's worth in gold, but I guarantee an altogether natural specimen of gold and quartz. Source is California, U.S.A.
Here, you see embryonic gold still inside it's mother rock aka silicon dioxide (quartz). Residual iron colors liven this one up. All my specimens show visible gold and are
authentic
gold nuggets or gold quartz specimens.
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I poured through old mining dumps for years looking at orange-yellow-rusty rock through a loupe, but I never found a piece with visible gold.
Hydrothermal solutions carrying gold and silica crystallized into veins of gold quartz. This specimen comes from one of the many vein systems sourcing the immense placer deposits of the Sierra Nevada Mtns, the famed Mother Lode.
Weight Conversions:
15.43 GRAINS = 1 GRAM
31.103 GRAMS = 1 TROY OUNCE
24 GRAINS = 1 PENNYWEIGHT (DWT)
20 DWT = 1 TROY OUNCE
480 GRAINS = 1 TROY OUNCE
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MAGNETITE
MAN
During one claim-staking expedition in the La Paz County outback, I invited a retired Marine Gunnery-Sergeant buddy to partner up with me.
Our destination was the Dome Rock Mtns. near
Quartzsite, Arizona. In adjacent mining districts, coarse gold had been recovered from canyon systems
to the east, west, and south. Rocks within the mining district where we planned on staking claims
consisted mainly of schist, quartzsite, granite, and rhyolite with numerous contact
alteration zones. The alluvial outflow from ravines draining the region historically produced a considerable amount of placer gold. Farrar Gulch, a scant half mile to the west, yielded the largest nuggets ever found in the region
. To
the east lay the rich Middle Camp and Mariquita mining districts. South of those were the Oro Fino and La Cholla districts. Countless large nuggets had been recovered from these goldfields.
The rock formations surrounding us
appeared identical
to those in adjoining
districts. Conditions seemed
very promising. We were
literally surrounded by gold.
Quartz outcroppings adorned the mountainsides like painted-white grafitti shouting "Gold! Come and get me!" Boulders of oxidized quartz float lay strewn everywhere. Large magnetite nodules were abundant. The black iron mineral was especially concentrated in the washes and arroyos. Earlier research indicated no valid, active claims existed up this canyon.
I thought, "man, how lucky can
a guy be?" Packing my dry-washer in, we made
several test runs in scrumptious-looking drop zones; likely spots where placer gold was hiding.
As we began sampling, black sand spilled off the end of my drywasher
tray. Our anticipation at that moment was thick enough to chew on
. Finishing with
test runs, we poured concentrates into
a gold pan.
Since the
experience is being
recalled thirty years further up the road,
I'm guessing
my partner and I
looked at one another in quiet resignation,
shook our heads disappointedly
,
and began packing our gear.
The sad truth
was, not one solitary
pin-prick of gold had
found it's way into our riffle tray;
nothing
but piles of
fine-grained
magnetite,
aka black sand. We figured
the horse was lifeless, so what was the sense
kicking him?
Doesn't it hold true
that failures
teach us the most valuable lessons? T
here's
only one thing which
demonstrates beyond a doubt that a
claim holds minable
gold; that's 'yeller', not black sand, gleaming
in your pan. When someone
tells you, "gold is found where there’s lots of black
sand", take it with a grain
of salt and don't quit testing until you find
the Real Mccoy.
LAW OF THE YUKON
"From my ruthless throne, I have ruled alone
for a million years and a day;
Hugging my mighty treasure,
waiting for man to come;
Till he swept like a turbid torrent,
and after him swept - the scum".
Words of
Robert Service
Thanks for checking out our digs.
G
old of
E
ldorado
8-13-17