RUSTY GOLD CALCITE SPECIMEN 1.47 GRAM NATIVE CALIFORNIA GOLD IN QUARTZ

Description

NATIVE GOLD CALCITE-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:
22.8
G
rains (Troy) -
1.47
G
ram
S
ize:
17.4X11.8X7.5
mm
H
ere's a sweet piece of rusty calcite and quartz from the Sierra Nevada Mtns. A very nice show of shimmering, yellow gold (Au) gleams at one end.  I guarantee an altogether natural specimen. Source is California, U.S.A. My prices aren't based upon how much gold is contained in these rocks but on the fact that it's there. Those who've spent some time looking for gold know how hard it is to find this elusive stuff.
How sweet it would be if all the specimens I've sold through the years could come home to roost.
Here, you have embryonic gold direct from it's mother's womb which, in this case, is a silicate host rock which appears to be part calcite, part quartz. Iron and it's residual component, rust, also factor in. All my specimens show visible gold and are
authentic
nuggets or gold+matrix specimens.
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INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS S&H
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FAST REFUND OFFERED
(If, for any reason, you're not happy with this item). Contact me indicating you wish to return the item. As soon as it's received by me and everything's as it should be, you'll be issued a refund.
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
S&H
Discounted for combined shipments.
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REFUNDS
We leave no stones un-turned insuring our customers get what they bargained for.
If you're not satisfied with this item, contact me. Then, if the problem can't be fixed, return product within 30 days in  'as purchased' condition for a full refund
FINDING A GOOD CLAIM
Looking back,
I realize now how much time and effort was wasted
working
areas
which
showed
promise, yet failed to deliver.
It takes time
to prove a property or mining claim.
P
rospecting every day becomes like
a treasure hunt with
no clue what might turn up
if a guy just continues to dig.
E
ven played-out, down-
right lousy ground
can produce a bit of decent gold. Any claim with recoverable 'color' on it is a good claim to have since many recorded claims, for all intents and purposes, contain no minable gold. Back in the early 1980s, when first I started frequenting the area around Quartzsite, Arizona, it became obvious many claims had been located to serve as winter-long snowbird encampments only. I met some wonderful folks engaged in the practice, but my own thirst for gold kept me searching for 'bona fide' claims, i.e. claims with actual, minable gold on them.
It’s been
my experience that finding a little gold is almost as much fun
as
finding a lot
. Making consistent pay, however, is high on every
miner's wish list and,
with many claims, there's no crystal ball foretelling how you'll fare.
Mining's an unpredictable
trade, but it gets in a person's blood, this hunt for chunks of shiny yellow metal.
W
hen you enjoy your independence working free from another man's collar, each day's like a vacation.
I'm retired, yet here I sit, telling stories, sharing bits of a small miner's life with the world. Back when I swung a real pick, not a silver one,
working with my hands proved quite satisfying. In the process, I learned plenty
about where gold likes to hide. Tracing leads down through a meandering drywash or creekbed is a bit like trying to solve a good murder mystery. Clues and patterns reoccur on the skin of the earth. These become like signposts that can lead you to the whereabouts of gold. Through
years spent in the profession, I managed to find enough
decent
color to keep my spirits up.
At the same time,
an ethos was imparted.
I came to believe one's word should
mean something. I
f
a claim or property owner asked for 20%
royalty and you agreed to those terms, 20% is
what they should get. If you don't believe they deserve anything, you, my piratical friend, reap what you sow. In time, chances are you will receive your just desserts.
I believe integrity matters
.
If there's
one
lesson about prospecting
a guy who's been
there
might
pass on
, it’s
"go where the gold is, not
where
it
isn't".
Lesson number two - "live an honorable life."
Thanks for checking out our digs.
G
old of
E
ldorado
8-13-17