Gold on quartz

[TerryC]

Ok, guys and gals. Here is a video of the two quartz rocks that I picked up recently at an old gold prospecting site. The point here is the beautiful color of the rocks and the testing for gold using the Falcon MD20. The dark color of the quartz is what you are looking for when eyeballing random rocks. Mineralization is the KEY to finding quartz that may contain gold. As you will see in the pan pic, there was very little gold on the rocks. Only two or three gold flakes are visible but there is a lot of very fine gold flour in the pan.... enough in both rocks to make the very sensitive MD20 sound off. The gully found is going to be checked out very closely! TTC

 

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[Aufisher]

Very cool!

 

[Dirthogg]

Hmm. Interesting.I have an MD 20 and am quite versed with said.Gladd you found out the mystery that the gold was in the dirt.Good Vid by the way.

 

[TerryC]

Hmm. Interesting.I have an MD 20 and am quite versed with said.Gladd you found out the mystery that the gold was in the dirt.Good Vid by the way.

I was checking the rocks out and quickly deduced that the MD20 only sounded off at the dirt. It's possible that gold may be in the rocks also but the amount was not close enough to the surface of the rock(s) to get a sounding. That Falcon is an amazing machine, isn't it? TTC

 

[Jim Hemmingway]

I enjoy your "hands-on" videos Terry, in fact I also enjoyed your "Jeep" video where you climb the steep road whilst putting-up your claim markers. Such presentations are the stuff that make forum viewing a genuine pleasure. Hope you will post more such videos here when you feel so inclined. Thankyou, and yes the Falcon is an amazing device.

Jim.

 

[TerryC]

I enjoy your "hands-on" videos Terry, in fact I also enjoyed your "Jeep" video where you climb the steep road whilst putting-up your claim markers. Such presentations are the stuff that make forum viewing a genuine pleasure. Hope you will post more such videos here when you feel so inclined. Thankyou, and yes the Falcon is an amazing device.

Jim.

Ha ha! Yes, Jim, there will be more, I'm sure. The jeep video accidentally let out the secret that my immediate family calls me Butch. Sounds funny coming from anyone else. My younger sister did not know my name was Terry (she only knew me as Butch) until she started school and the kids were calling me Terry! Videos can say a lot more than a pic and the written description.... my two typing fingers get blistered! Stay tuned, my friend! Terry

 

[Kenmitch]

Nice! Don't ignore the big chunks!

I'll assume you've already visited Ironstone Winery and have seen their 44lb monster specimen. Worth the visit to anybody in the Murphy area!

 

[TerryC]

Nice! Don't ignore the big chunks!

I'll assume you've already visited Ironstone Winery and have seen their 44lb monster specimen. Worth the visit to anybody in the Murphy area!

Been to Ironstone twice. Last time was to see a Willie Nelson concert. I'm a wanna-be cowboy! TTC