Advice appreciated. (Newbie)

[tshella]

I am very new to all this. I dug all these out of the creek behind my house. They all came out of a hole that is 2 x 2 x 2. I have been panning and haven't found any gold. Looking at these stones, is there anyway to tell if this is a good area to find gold. I have also found many garnets and magnetite in the same hole.

 

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[Sandman]

They look like mineral deposits.

 

[tshella]

Would that make it a good area for gold?

 

[taz42o]

Might be iron stained quartz, often found with gold.
But often found without gold.
There is a gold panning section here,
You might want to post there also.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/panning-gold/?

 

[tshella]

I did. Thank you.

 

[Rawhide]

The geological history of the area will help you. Also if gold has been found there before. Looking at pictures is very hard to determine. Crushing and panning some samples is the old fashion way. Quartz is always a good place to start.

 

[tshella]

There were two placer gold mines years ago within a 5 mile radius, but I don't know about that specific creek.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Certainly looks more encouraging than the shale and sedimentary conglomerates we get locally.

 

[The_Piratess]

Where is the general location that you are panning at? The reason that I am asking is because diamonds are usually found near garnets and you said that you've found many. Back in the old days when miners used to pan for gold most had no idea of what raw diamonds looked like and when they found them in their pans they'd just toss them right back in. Today if you're in certain geographical areas in the U.S. many placer diamonds can be found by panning.

 

[tshella]

I'm in Southwest Georgia. Do you think I should keep an eye out for diamonds?

 

[The_Piratess]

I'm in Southwest Georgia. Do you think I should keep an eye out for diamonds?

Hi. No not unless there are known volcanic pipes in that area such as kimberlite or lamprolite as those are the only places where diamonds are formed and can be found. I was very impressed and interested in those really interesting rocks so I would look for other gemstones such as rubies, emeralds (which are more valuable than diamonds), tourmaline, etc. Also garnets can sometimes be mistaken for natural rubies or pink tourmaline. HH!

 

[tshella]

I will. Thank you for the info. I am new to all this.

 

[The_Piratess]

I think that getting this book called "A Guide To Finding Gemstones, Gold, Minerals and Rocks" by W. Dan Hausel would really help you immensely. It's kind of expensive, but he is truly one of the very best IMO. It would get you up to speed the fastest which will save you time, help you not to throw away something that could very well be valuable and that alone would more than pay for the book. Here's a link for it... https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Findin...rd_wg=qNR4v&psc=1&refRID=XDS2GEDM71STZ9YAMCYZ

 

[tshella]

Thank you!

 

[The_Piratess]

You are quite welcome! I look forward to seeing all of the amazing gems and rocks that you will find as you are in a great area to find them.