agent00kevin
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- Mar 9, 2012
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Hi all 
I was working a construction job back in 2008 and found a large piece of what appeared to be quartz. It was completely covered in sparkly golden flakes and dust, so naturally I quietly scooped it up and took it home. I figured the chances were slim that it was real gold, but it might make for a nice addition to the yard rocks I'd been collecting. I put the rock in a big plastic bag and stored it in the closet for later inspection. A few short days later, I was offered the option to go out of state and work, which I accepted, and was gone for almost 3 years.
So the rock sat in the closet for years - until today. I decided to get it out and further investigate the flakes to see if they were actually gold.
They passed the basic tests: they dont float, bend when pressed with my fingernail (some are chopped in half but they dont seem to break - its more of a smashing in half) They also definitely seem to gravitate with the larger, heavier chunks of rock when put in a pie pan and swirled around.
Its all smashed and embedded into a piece of what appears to be quartz, with layers of sediment obvious kind of coating the outside of it. I can take a hammer and big flathead and chisel into it, breaking it apart by each stratum. Its all inside of what Ive chipped into so far as well - and the rock is oddly heavy for its size. I havent been able to get to the very center of the rock yet; but what Ive read so far is that there is little chance to find a solid vein in it.
I have a few pictures; they arent the best but my digital camera was bought in 2007 and its not the best. It wasnt then, definitely not now. I compared my stuff in the pie pan to a picture of some Indiana Glacier Gold in a green pan, and they are very, very similar - but mine is more 'Goldy' as in more flakes/dust.
Not the greatest as you can see; Ill try for better ones tomorrow in the sunlight. I found the rock in south-central IN, near Franklin. The most convincing part is that only the tiniest of particles float; 99.9% of it all sits neatly on the bottom of the pan when swirling, and especially after letting it sit.
Better pics:
You can make out the different layers of sediment and stone alternating in the next to last one. I chipped away at it until I got a nice chunk out of the side.
I think I should still get some in the sunlight. The flash is kind of masking the true appearence of it; and my lighting inside isnt the brightest. A task for tomorrow.
I was working a construction job back in 2008 and found a large piece of what appeared to be quartz. It was completely covered in sparkly golden flakes and dust, so naturally I quietly scooped it up and took it home. I figured the chances were slim that it was real gold, but it might make for a nice addition to the yard rocks I'd been collecting. I put the rock in a big plastic bag and stored it in the closet for later inspection. A few short days later, I was offered the option to go out of state and work, which I accepted, and was gone for almost 3 years.
So the rock sat in the closet for years - until today. I decided to get it out and further investigate the flakes to see if they were actually gold.
They passed the basic tests: they dont float, bend when pressed with my fingernail (some are chopped in half but they dont seem to break - its more of a smashing in half) They also definitely seem to gravitate with the larger, heavier chunks of rock when put in a pie pan and swirled around.
Its all smashed and embedded into a piece of what appears to be quartz, with layers of sediment obvious kind of coating the outside of it. I can take a hammer and big flathead and chisel into it, breaking it apart by each stratum. Its all inside of what Ive chipped into so far as well - and the rock is oddly heavy for its size. I havent been able to get to the very center of the rock yet; but what Ive read so far is that there is little chance to find a solid vein in it.
I have a few pictures; they arent the best but my digital camera was bought in 2007 and its not the best. It wasnt then, definitely not now. I compared my stuff in the pie pan to a picture of some Indiana Glacier Gold in a green pan, and they are very, very similar - but mine is more 'Goldy' as in more flakes/dust.
Not the greatest as you can see; Ill try for better ones tomorrow in the sunlight. I found the rock in south-central IN, near Franklin. The most convincing part is that only the tiniest of particles float; 99.9% of it all sits neatly on the bottom of the pan when swirling, and especially after letting it sit.
Better pics:
You can make out the different layers of sediment and stone alternating in the next to last one. I chipped away at it until I got a nice chunk out of the side.
I think I should still get some in the sunlight. The flash is kind of masking the true appearence of it; and my lighting inside isnt the brightest. A task for tomorrow.
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