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[Dustedyou]

Dusted, is there any way to test in the field to see if your on top of a Lithium deposit if you know?

I've read of a "Thermogenic" route to looking at the Deposits from Arial view, and for lithium.. it is usually spread pretty thin thru the salt basis to the point it needs to be assayed or cored... but there should be a way of Gleaning a residual background... Unclematt has been working on a way to do this... maybe his new apparatus could do it... http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/39656.html give him a PM you might be surprised.. OH and tell him I May have his Ultrasonic Rock Drill/ Crusher in the works! lol

 

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[Alex Burke]

Alright thanks I may do that, I know lithium batteries are big and getting bigger they're in everything we use and prob most future cars, I could be staring at a huge deposit of it and I wouldn't know it. lol. Thanks.

 

[Oklahoma Digger]

Most likely the "Smoky" Quartz crystal AKA tourmaline. <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=808138"/>

when cut and polished Gorgeous! <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=808139"/>

Hi Duatedyou... I was referred to you by MeteorMiner to asked if you knew what type of rock this is. Sticks to a magnet easily. Thx in advance!

 

[UncleMatt]

I've read of a "Thermogenic" route to looking at the Deposits from Arial view, and for lithium.. it is usually spread pretty thin thru the salt basis to the point it needs to be assayed or cored... but there should be a way of Gleaning a residual background... Unclematt has been working on a way to do this... maybe his new apparatus could do it... http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/39656.html give him a PM you might be surprised.. OH and tell him I May have his Ultrasonic Rock Drill/ Crusher in the works! lol

Dangit Dusted, that was a top secret project! :-D J/k!

 

[diggummup]

Here's one for you-



It's a paperweight. 2 1/2 in. in height. Weighs 9.2 ounces. Looks like a glassy type material. Opaque and solid. Has surface inclusions and marks that may or may not be natural. The bottom is smooth, glossy and shiny with the exception of scratches which are indicative of having a little age to it,since it was turned into a paperweight. Here's the thread with more photos- http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/259878-more-like-what-s-made.html

Here is another. Obvious polished sphere. The black areas are magnetic (see magnet in 1st photo). It's 4 1/2 inched in diameter. I guess the black is magnetite and the 3rd pic might show some quartz? Any ideas on the host? Posted previously with no conclusive answers-

 

[605dano]

Dusted, Some rocks from quartz veins on a piece of property I own. Lots of pretty colors, anything there?

 

[chriseneim]

ok so yours the ones in (green short background ) are Crystal Gold Granite - porphyritic granite with quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, and mafic mineral(s) from an River intrusion the "Melted rivulets" within the rock are Feldspar... nice color but the metal "Look" isn't right... if it was gold i'd Say jump (Red Background rock DAMN NAICE!) Id jump for joy finding that one! but as for your other ones.. sorry to say nope.. if you find gold you'll know its gold weather its in small grains, or malliated around a rock or in a vein or a nugget.. you'll know its gold. I used to question this but being an indestructible (almost) metal and a noble metal it really just wants to stay stuck to itself and bend around its settings.. gold sulfates usually happen when the gold is being held in suspension with other metals that are less than noble..IE: a reactive reducer that is bonded to an inactive metal will then be able to hold the gold in suspension with the water h2o molecule thus causing the sulfate.. <img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=812349"/>
Calaverite is the most common gold sulfate with Sylvanite being a second. These two are metal Tellurides they were found because of Telluride mining claims and the Sulfides that made the miners very sick ( and killed a bunch in Germany oddly "Hell's Gold")
this is a full ;list of the Sulfides that can hold gold in suspension.
Au: 05a Chalcocite, 05b Djurleite, 05c Geerite, 05d Roxbyite, 05e Digenite, 05f Anilite; 10 Bornite; 15a Berzelianite, 15b Bellidoite, 15c Umangite, 15d Athabascaite; 20a Rickardite, 20b Weissite; 25a Stromeyerite, 25b Mckinstryite, 25c Selenojalpaite, 25c Jalpaite, 25d Eucairite, 25e Henryite; 30a Acanthite, 30a Argentite*, 30b Aguilarite, 30b Naumannite, 30c Hessite, 30d Cervelleite, 30e Stutzite; 35 Argyrodite, 35 Putzite, 35 Canfieldite; 40a Fischesserite, 40a Petzite, 40b Uytenbogaardtite, 40c Petrovskaite, 40d Penzhinite; 45 Bezsmertnovite, 50 Bogdanovite, 55 Bilibinskite, 60 Chenguodaite
02.BB With Ni, Fe: 05 Heazlewoodite; 10 Arsenohauchecornite, 10 Bismutohauchecornite, 10 Hauchecornite, 10 Tellurohauchecornite, 10 Tucekite; 15a Argentopentlandite, 15a Cobaltpentlandite, 15a Geffroyite, 15a Manganoshadlunite, 15a Pentlandite, 15a Shadlunite, 15b Godlevskite, 15c Sugakiite; 20 Vozhminite
02.BC With Rh, Pd, Pt, etc.: 05 Palladseite, 05 Miassite; 10 Oosterboschite; 15 Jagueite, 15 Chrisstanleyite; 20 Keithconnite, 25 Vasilite, 30 Telluropalladinite, 35 Luberoite, 40 Oulankaite, 45 Telargpalite, 50 Temagamite, 55 Sopcheite, 60 Laflammeite, 65 Tischendorfite, 70 Kharaelakhite
02.BD With Hg, Tl: 05 Imiterite, 10 Gortdrumite; 15 Balkanite, 15 Danielsite; 20 Donharrisite, 25 Carlinite; 30 Bukovite, 30 Thalcusite, 30 Murunskite; 35 Rohaite, 40 Chalcothallite, 45 Sabatierite, 50 Crookesite, 55 Brodtkorbite
02.BE With Pb(Bi): 05 Betekhtinite, 10 Furutobeite; 15 Rhodplumsite, 15 Shandite; 20 Parkerite, 25 Schlemaite, 30 Pasavaite

sulfides are a NIGHTMARE...lol but if you or anyone else needs help on Digestion or Aqua regia, or processes like Parks process or Blowpipe refinement... let me know... i'm quickly becoming a little better than useless with them! lol!

Anyhoo! good hunt... And may you FIND A nugget the size of your Leg! (I would like to hold the nugget when you do!)

Ok I think I'm getting closer to real deal found this while out in the wash today. Left in HCL for almost 6 hr and this is what it looks like after. has weight and shines with or without light nice flakes in it to. Could this be the real deal streak is metallic yellowish gold. Found it in some black sand down at bottom of the dry wash. Let me know if I should jump for joy or keep dreaming haha. And it is dry in pics.

 

[lilorphanannie]

hi dusted, i love your thread ,its an invaluable service ,really. yes ,dont forget me on the lead , if you have any suggestions. thanks for all the trouble

 

[Dustedyou]

Hi Duatedyou... I was referred to you by MeteorMiner to asked if you knew what type of rock this is. Sticks to a magnet easily. Thx in advance!

Hello m8! well what you have there is a piece of Coke Slagg, Coke was used to melt Steel around the turn of the century. There are two main types of iron ore called hematite and magnetite. Much of the world's iron ore is extracted in North America, Australia, Brazil, Europe and China, but over 40 countries produce large quantities. To get the metal out of the ore it is crushed, mixed with another rock called limestone and a type of coal called coke. coke was cooked in huge ovens much of the early process had mixed results in making cast iron and eventually steel coke slagg was one of the by products .

The odd thing is what to do with all of the Leftovers (hugely filled with Iron and chunks of glass) greens blues etc... very pretty stones)) Well the railroads bought it for the tracks (in between rail road ties) and States bought it for Cinders (ice and snow) and to fill pot holes in roads..

while very pretty... unfortunately not worth much 8( but makes for a nice talk piece... or if you get into glass blowing... it can be fun there too! GL and Enjoy the hunt!

 

[Dustedyou]

Here's one for you-

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It's a paperweight. 2 1/2 in. in height. Weighs 9.2 ounces. Looks like a glassy type material. Opaque and solid. Has surface inclusions and marks that may or may not be natural. The bottom is smooth, glossy and shiny with the exception of scratches which are indicative of having a little age to it,since it was turned into a paperweight. Here's the thread with more photos- http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/259878-more-like-what-s-made.html

Here is another. Obvious polished sphere. The black areas are magnetic (see magnet in 1st photo). It's 4 1/2 inched in diameter. I guess the black is magnetite and the 3rd pic might show some quartz? Any ideas on the host? Posted previously with no conclusive answers-

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probably granite on the lower ones for your donor rock.. the black is Hematite or magnatite... the upper one is a giant piece of magnatite.. (slight purple tinge from manganese ).
Nice paper weights!

 

[Dustedyou]

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Dusted, Some rocks from quartz veins on a piece of property I own. Lots of pretty colors, anything there?

Dano! nice ORE! lol ok that being said Great mineralization.. good quartz oxidized silver in the final sample. I see schist.. but they have all the other tell tale signs of sweet ore... grind and powder some then pan it down and check out what you may have. very naice find! reminds me of these are from a mine in Nevada. with about 5oz a ton

 

[Dustedyou]

Ok I think I'm getting closer to real deal found this while out in the wash today. Left in HCL for almost 6 hr and this is what it looks like after. has weight and shines with or without light nice flakes in it to. Could this be the real deal streak is metallic yellowish gold. Found it in some black sand down at bottom of the dry wash. Let me know if I should jump for joy or keep dreaming haha. And it is dry in pics.

Sweet mang I think you have got it there!! if HCL didn't eat it and left it metal and that color.. only one thing left to do! get it to a reputable Jeweler (i use them if they've been in business for a couple of decades they will get you an assay on it) or to an assayer... That looks right and hcl doesn't lie m8! naice find!!

 

[diggummup]

the upper one is a giant piece of magnatite.. (slight purple tinge from manganese ).

It's not magnetic and it doesn't set it off the detector. ? ?

 

[Dustedyou]

It's not magnetic and it doesn't set it off the detector. ? ?

odd... It could be a roman ballista (used primarily in popei) they were cut from volcanic glass... other possibilities include used COKE possible but still should set off a metal detector... or a chunk of creamy obsidian. how long have you had it? The Glass Cannonballs were used right up to the civil war (cannonball fuses were horrible, and glass came apart quite well (plus schrapnel was very penetrating, and no need for explosives)
As for the rock itself.. well my guess is creamy obsidian... for its use... might have been a commemorative paperweight ballista as for age... no clue.. 680 ad thru 1869 .. until the 1560's fuses were unused and glass was a "Anti personnel " shot reserved for being over-run. see: Shell (projectile) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for more.

 

[adalabama]

Would this be Mica or silver? Im hoping the latter

 

[chriseneim]

Sweet mang I think you have got it there!! if HCL didn't eat it and left it metal and that color.. only one thing left to do! get it to a reputable Jeweler (i use them if they've been in business for a couple of decades they will get you an assay on it) or to an assayer... That looks right and hcl doesn't lie m8! naice find!!

Found this yesterday and have been doing some research and found something that looks almost identical. I soaked in HCL over night and in the pics u can see where the acid corroded the junk metal. It's a beautiful thing and looks to be covered in gold or copper ? but you are the pro so let me know what you think. . There are photos with and without a flash as well. Thanks brotha.

 

[gold tramp]

not trying to highjack you thread Dust , looks like you guys are trying to find ore with gold, I have gold ore samples.

if you want to know what to look for check out my stuff, crush n pan for your self.

start with rocks you know have gold in them.

I only have a limited supply of small packages.

thanks. The white boulder was talc.

 

[lsg_rocks]

Hi,

found this rock on the beach today, caught my eye. It's quite heavy and magnets don't stick to it. The green part is hard to scratch, but the black rock bits scratch with metal objects and go a golden colour. I found it on Walney Island, England. Look forward to hearing from you.

 

[sidvail]

I found this in the NF of American River sitting in about 3 feet of water. The silver was shining so brightly it caught my eye. Wet it looked like it was laced with gold - but after drying, not so much. I thought the silver was mercury stuck to gold at first, but now I'm thinking maybe silver? The majority of it is a greenish gray material with the silver laced throughout. I tried scratching it but it's pretty tough. Not greasy like graphite and not crunchy as far as I can tell. Wanted to have it looked at before I crush it and pan it out. Where would I go (Sacramento area) to have someone look at it?

 

[Dustedyou]

Would this be Mica or silver? Im hoping the latter View attachment 814270

arseno pyrite as dave said before...

silver is usually found in a oxidated sulfate or other oxidation..


Arsenopyrite

silver in quartz (typical)

silver in benitotite

either way there will be a small amount of silver in it but on a atomic level... make sure to wash your hands!