shaman15771
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Posted these on hard rock mining forum, but got no answer, can you all help me? Thought first one was a gold vein, but doesn't appear to be any gold in it.
Can someone ID these?
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DDancer
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- Mar 25, 2014
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Appears to be massive milky quartz with mica and or pyrite. The red staining will be due to iron oxide from the decay of the pyrites. As to gold~ if there is any you'd probably have to crush and pan it but most likely any free gold would be micro fine and locked in the pyrites. Colorful 
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shaman15771
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Sorry, it wasn't obvious in the picture, but the sparklies are tiny gemstones, look like diamonds but aren't of course. Very little mica, and the stripe is tiny gems. Confused here !
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DDancer
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Past Whites DFX Garret GTI 2500 and others
Prospecting Minelab GPZ 7000
Past SD 2100 GP 3000 (retired)
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hehh, don't be confused. Just get a closer picture. Possibly microcrystalline quartz if you say its gemmy. I can only speak for what I think I see.... from those pictures I'm making my best guess. Jewlers loops don't work so well on pictures 
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shaman15771
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you're right, they don't. LOL will try to get a better close up.
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StoneWhisper
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Typically if it shines like the above image.. it's not gold or silver, but a form of mica.. In this case red muscovite on a host White quartz
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