Alabama Saprolite Gold

[GoldpannerDave]

Takoda, I love your picture of Alabama saprolite gold in your sigline in the following thread,
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/panning-gold/461124-out-today-sample-pan-dan.html#post4513774



but man, that stuff tends to go to clay in water. How do you work it?

Beautiful gold, though!

 

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[TAKODA]

I work it down pretty much like I do regular rock except
initially . No need to write a book . Just make big to small
man . Crack , break , hammer , crush , grind , wet , dry ...
etc . Circumstances will change from time to time .
The sap stuff is easier to break down than the hard rock ,
obviously , and I don't have to look through it so picky .
I do keep it dry or dry it out for reduction
purposes , but it don't get like sticky putty clay when
I put water to it for screening or panning .
None of the sap type stuff I've found has been leached
out fine enough to cause much of a sticky clay wash
problem so far .

 

[Hitndahed]

Saprolite is a "decayed" schist,,, is this correct? Weathered,,,

What is the accompanying formations if you don't mind me asking.

I have never heard of sap having gold.

Hit

 

[dave wiseman]

Laterite-saprolite Au

 

[TAKODA]

Saprolite is a "decayed" schist,,, is this correct? Weathered,,,

What is the accompanying formations if you don't mind me asking.

I have never heard of sap having gold.

Hit

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