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    Just over one ounce of small nuggets and specimen pieces and one nice specimen piece that went 8.4 grams just over 1/4 oz. after a specific weight test ( weight in air then in water and do some math) i came up with 6.9 grams of gold and 1.5 grams of quartz plus or minus one or two tenths of a gram. Click image for larger version  Name:	IMG_6850.JPG Views:	6 Size:	132.8 KB ID:	422672 Click image for larger version  Name:	IMG_6848.JPG Views:	5 Size:	137.7 KB ID:	422673 Click image for larger version  Name:	IMG_6849.JPG Views:	5 Size:	113.0 KB ID:	422674 there is gold within the piece that is not visible but could be seen if put into acid to eat away the quartz but that would take away the value of the piece. All were found with a Minelab GPZ 7000.
    Last edited by beatup1354; 02-09-2020, 11:41 AM.
    Wyoming

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    Hey Bret, Those are some beautiful specimens. Here in the U.P. we have copper nuggets with quartz mix very similar.
    Michigan Yooper
    If You Don’t Stand for Something, You’ll Fall for Anything

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      I have a few from your neck of the woods Ron

  • #3
    I was wondering what you were up to lately. Got gold fever I see. I'd like to find some nuggets like those
    NW Georgia,

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      Every winter

  • #4
    Real nice finds do you find a lot of trash ? this area is loaded with gold rush junk .

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      Yes in some areas you can have ratios of 10 to 1 trash to gold and even up to 100 to 1 trash to gold mostly bullets and lead fragments but you would be suprised by how many boot tacks you find out there.

  • #5
    I saw online you can lease property in cally just for gold panning I'd like to try that some time.
    NW Georgia,

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    • #6
      That is way too cool! Great finds
      "The education of a man is never completed until he dies." Robert E. Lee

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      • #7
        I need to break out my detector

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          It is true what a buddy once told me a detector will only find dust if it is not used.

      • #8
        Just amazing, just amazing Bret
        South East Ga. Twin City

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        • #9
          Dang that is nice, beautiful man. Yeah, I wouldn't mess with its natural state what so ever.
          keep on keepin after

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          • #10
            . Nice!!
            SW Connecticut

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            • #11
              Those are some really, really sweet looking pieces of jewelry rock Brett.
              Bruce
              In life there are losers and finders. Which one are you?

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              • #12
                Very nice. My mom has a ring made from similar stones. Quartz and gold.
                South Dakota

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                • #13
                  Noooooooo your killing me my dream my dream

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                  • #14
                    That is so cool. Don't think there is any natural gold in Iowa .
                    SE IA

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                    • #15
                      Bret are you going to melt that out of there and sell it.
                      What do you do . That’s me mine gold like the old days .
                      But how would you get it out of the quartz ? Heat ?
                      Make a nice block for jewelry .

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                        If you want to remove the quartz you just put in with an acid to eat away the quartz and leave the gold or you can just crush it and pan the gold out.
                        I won't do anything with that piece is has more value as a specimen piece .
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