Diggin into pegmatite.

wilfndgold · Nov 18, 2014

Well heres what it looks like were im diggin lots of mineraliztion and mica found

small amount of baryl 2 small yellow greenish tourmalines found a pocket here a while back that had water in it but only some black crystals blahhh.. What do you guys think?

wilfndgold · Dec 29, 2014

EU I got there five minutes later it started raining on me I left.

wilfndgold · Dec 29, 2014

OK Im gonna do some hiking this morning to look at some of these Quartz veins and there are many so you guys can see what im dealing with all the white thin veins are Quartz/Felspar some of the area is private property lately there has been all kinds of dirt bikes and off road vehicles i asked one of them bout a week ago if they knew if it was cool to hike around in the area I got a yes but that doesnt mean a whole lot but I have to check out this huge vein in the first 2 pix it looks like that massive Quartz outcrop people have obviously been diggin on at some point is big enough to drive a car in it looks huge so I have to go take some pictures of it! the last photo is of some kind of minning there doing across the street and about a mile away, I think there digging up some kind of construction building material what do you guys think?

Anyways im gonna get lots of pictures Ill post later and the pix here are rite over the hill from were ive been diggin...Enjoy. :tongue3:

BurntBear · Dec 29, 2014

Cool veins! Looks like a great spot you're in. That last pic looks like a stone quarry, probably for crushed stone for construction. Do you pan for gold/minerals at all?
If so, I would see if there are any creeks near that stone quarry as well. Throughout the years of blasting and operating the quarry, they will blow out sections of the host rock for processing. If there are any streams nearby, they can contain quite a few minerals.

wilfndgold · Dec 29, 2014

Yeah I have a small recirc sluice and panns thats a good idea I might try it.

wilfndgold · Dec 29, 2014

Well Im sure glad I finally hiked to that big outcropping Its frikin huge and its a big Pegmatite mine for what I dont know yet. I have to do some research on it but it was freakin awesome! Heres a lot of pics I think they say it all a few twards the end are the tail pilings theres lots of swirly, shinny books of mica and lots of beautiful smoky Quartz. It was also a raelly dangerous place it was sketchy climbing down when I did i could see all the way back on the one side and of course it went all the way through and all i had to do instead of climbing down the cliff was walk around to other side were it punched through duh. Ill have more info later today. Enjoy:

wilfndgold · Dec 29, 2014

That last picture turned out pretty awesome.

wilfndgold · Dec 30, 2014

I cant find any info on it at mindat website. I took a few small pieces that fit into my pocket, Of smokey Quartz and a piece what looks like it could be Topaz. I did the water drop test the water just sat there Id post a pic but I cant get clear enough photo .

wilfndgold · Dec 30, 2014

Well Im gonna go back and dig on my new spot later today if weather permit
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wilfndgold · Jan 11, 2015

Well this is what the material looks like that I,ve recently dug out at my spot still havent found anything Its got heavy iron staining I think its iron?

Buckshotnc · Jan 13, 2015

Heck of a pegmatite, be sure and look as well as peck around for any pockets and it does look like iron stain, the black appears to be schrol which is also a good sign.

wilfndgold · Jan 18, 2015

Some peg we found today View attachment 1107728 View attachment 1107729 View attachment 1107730 View attachment 1107731 View attachment 1107732 View attachment 1107734 View attachment 1107735 View attachment 1107736 View attachment 1107737 8-)

wilfndgold · Jan 19, 2015

MrLee · Jan 19, 2015

Buckshotnc said:
Heck of a pegmatite, be sure and look as well as peck around for any pockets and it does look like iron stain, the black appears to be schrol which is also a good sign.

Buck, the hill is a schorl gold mine. Others have told me there is beryl there too, but I've yet to find any. Im not sure if Wil has found any either. Last time I was out there with Wil I pulled a piece of schorl out of the matrix same size as pictured below, about 3" long.

Buckshotnc · Jan 19, 2015

Mr. Lee looks like you've sure got the recipe there for beryl so keep looking, I have a similar situation on my farm but not as much schrol as you have there. My pegmatite is just below and old gold mine and I just uncovered some more of the pegmatite rock with my plow as it is shallow this past week and used my front end loader to remove most of overburden so there is still hope. The only two gems that I would still like to find at my place are an emerald & a diamond and I'm still optimistic on each.

BurntBear · Jan 19, 2015

Keep it coming guys! I'm sure you'll find some cool specimens!

MrLee · Jan 19, 2015

Buckshotnc said:
Mr. Lee looks like you've sure got the recipe there for beryl so keep looking, I have a similar situation on my farm but not as much schrol as you have there. My pegmatite is just below and old gold mine and I just uncovered some more of the pegmatite rock with my plow as it is shallow this past week and used my front end loader to remove most of overburden so there is still hope. The only two gems that I would still like to find at my place are an emerald & a diamond and I'm still optimistic on each.

Ooooh, power tools! Now those would be fun to have out here!

The pegmatite that Wil is hunting in stretches from San Diego, the famous Pala district, all the way up to San Bernardino, about 100 miles. There are still probably tons and tons of material buried under the flat lands that never made it up like the mountainous deposits did. I hold out hope that the spot Will is digging in will produce some beryls or colored tourmalines.

Good luck on your property and show us what you got!