Jachyrah
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I have a claim in North Cali that I have been working recently and am hoping to get help with some gold specimens I found in one of the smaller ravines.
I am curious to follow the eluvial deposits and find the sources of this gold.
This area has an interesting geology with lots of volcanic rock and iron rich red soil. It has first period ancient river gravels as well as second period volcanic gravel channels passing through, as well as many highly mineralized quartz veins. I have found gold that fit all three of these as sources. Flat scales, chunky sponge looking pieces and small flour gold.
The gold I find most of is fairly chunky and spongy looking to the naked eye. It doesn't appear to have travelled far. Under a microscope the pieces have reddish black globs and lighter red mineralized rock mixed in, one has a small bit of quartz.
I'm trying to figure out as I move up the hillsides hunting the source what type of weathered rock outcrop types I might be looking for based off the photos.
Maybe someone who has found similar specimens or knows more by experience can give me a few pointers. At this point it looks like I should be looking for some highly mineralized quartz with some volcanic material mixed in. I'll try to get more specimens and better photos later too.
I am curious to follow the eluvial deposits and find the sources of this gold.
This area has an interesting geology with lots of volcanic rock and iron rich red soil. It has first period ancient river gravels as well as second period volcanic gravel channels passing through, as well as many highly mineralized quartz veins. I have found gold that fit all three of these as sources. Flat scales, chunky sponge looking pieces and small flour gold.
The gold I find most of is fairly chunky and spongy looking to the naked eye. It doesn't appear to have travelled far. Under a microscope the pieces have reddish black globs and lighter red mineralized rock mixed in, one has a small bit of quartz.
I'm trying to figure out as I move up the hillsides hunting the source what type of weathered rock outcrop types I might be looking for based off the photos.
Maybe someone who has found similar specimens or knows more by experience can give me a few pointers. At this point it looks like I should be looking for some highly mineralized quartz with some volcanic material mixed in. I'll try to get more specimens and better photos later too.
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