Gold in Quartz vein photos

[TAKODA]

Quartz running through pretty altered schist rock . Found a broken
up line of this stuff running along the hill side (dip) similar to the
angle (strike) of the ridge cap . Had to be a break off from some time .
Lot's of it exposed at the surface , just have to rake the leaf and limb
overburden off to see it good . I've been using a pry bar and 4 tine
cultivator rake to pull hunks of it out . I saw the gold on this piece
when I flipped it out and sprayed it off . After soaking and cleaning
( with water , soap and brushes only ) you could see it had fine
visible gold along with the easy to see stuff . Figured I put up a pic
of this one . Probably keep it as is ........ maybe .

 

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[smokeythecat]

Very, Very nice. You going to keep it intact? Always worth more that way.

 

[brianc053]

Congrats on the find. One of my dreams is to find gold in situ.

Do you mind saying which state this was found in? (Probably not Alabama?)

- Brian

 

[Goldwasher]

cool stuff Takoda. We have the same type of contacts on our claims

 

[Nitric]

Very cool stuff! I keep looking around here occasionally but haven't found it yet! I will eventually!

I wish those veins were here where we live! That quartz works to the surface(or dirt washes away) and I hit the stuff with the mower! The neighbor is always mowing quartz too...But no sign of gold!

Hey! I'm guessing your not all that far from me! If you ever want someone to help swing a hammer or dig let me know! I know how to keep my mouth shut and I don't move in on someone else's spot. I tried to PM you in the past but it wouldn't go through. So I put it here.

 

[TheOculus]

Yes sir, that's what I'm talking about! Nice Au!

 

[pearson]

Heck yeah!

 

[davin]

very nice

 

[Brivic1]

Thats the son, now go find its daddy,,, Good work, thank you,

 

[Hoser John]

beautiful-John

 

[TAKODA]

Very, Very nice. You going to keep it intact? Always worth more that way.

I've sold a few spec pieces before , in my experience there is no formula
for what they are worth . It's pretty much what somebody will give for it .
It's all about looks . The more show gold you got on a nice piece of rock
the more you are likely to get for it . Most people who will buy
a spec piece pay for what they can see , not for what they can't see .
Most of the spec stuff I get comes from breaking up rock . You have
very limited control on how that's going to come out . I like to keep
and collect gold on rock the best I can just for my own preference .
Anyhow .......... I'm not concerned much with what I can sell it for . I don't
mine for a living . Given the dimensions and weight of this particular
piece of rock ..... app. 9 inch by 7 inch with thickness from 2 1/4 to 3 1/2
inch and a weight just shy of 8 lbs. I might chip this one down some and
see what I get .

 

[TAKODA]

Congrats on the find. One of my dreams is to find gold in situ.

Do you mind saying which state this was found in? (Probably not Alabama?)

- Brian

Found in Alabama .

 

[TAKODA]

cool stuff Takoda. We have the same type of contacts on our claims

 

[ecmjamsit]

If you can get your hands on a Falcon 20 detector and scan over it. The rusty brown material might just be chock full of gold. Or get a small microscope and look at it (100X)

 

[Hard Prospector]

As the old timers would say; "The best gold ore looked like a mouth full of rotten teeth" was very true. I thought Alabama was best known for BBQ, sea food and hospitality......and don't forget the gold too!

 

[TAKODA]

Very cool stuff! I keep looking around here occasionally but haven't found it yet! I will eventually!

I wish those veins were here where we live! That quartz works to the surface(or dirt washes away) and I hit the stuff with the mower! The neighbor is always mowing quartz too...But no sign of gold!

Hey! I'm guessing your not all that far from me! If you ever want someone to help swing a hammer or dig let me know! I know how to keep my mouth shut and I don't move in on someone else's spot. I tried to PM you in the past but it wouldn't go through. So I put it here.

Thanks for the help offer Nitric ......... I'm good right now though .

 

[TAKODA]

beautiful-John

 

[russau]

I sure wish I had a rock pile like that in my backyard! NICE SHINE!!

 

[TAKODA]

I sure wish I had a rock pile like that in my backyard! NICE SHINE!!

Fairly easy work to boot Paw-Paw . No hammers or chisels needed
to get it out ..... what I'm taking is already broken up and just kinda
pressed into slide material . It's tight pack but I've pulled a lot of
pieces out with just a pry tool and weed rake . Very little pick-axe
work or scrape work . About the biggest pieces I've taken so far are
football , basketball size . I'm taking the best stuff down to about
baseball size right now but I can see stuff golf ball size that had to
come off the same rock base ..... in my opinion . The hardest part
of my little gold hunt'n world is getting stuff to the truck to haul
home . Just can't set up and work it right on the lands I have access
to . Damn pity .
Seems to be a little catch to everything ay Paw-Paw .

 

[brianc053]

Have you tried running a gold metal detector over the area?