Very pretty chunk of....

[PinchedDreamer]

Hey all. I posted a thread about this rock as a whole a couple of months ago, but a friend and I decided to bust it apart and see what was hiding inside. Here is one of the chunks that it produced. Its easily a few pounds in weight, but it maxed out my little scale. Im thinking about pulverizing it and panning it out, as we have found small amounts of gold throughout the entire piece, and because it is quite heavy for it's size. I'm just wondering if it's worth destroying a beautifully decorated specimen piece in order to do so. Any thoughts?

 

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[Eu_citzen]

I'd have it assayed if you know it contains gold, just to know if it's worth pursuing!

Is that galena I think I see?

 

[PinchedDreamer]

I haven't had the chance to check out any samples of galena as of yet, but it certainly does resemble the numerous images I've come across during my studies.

 

[Rific]

If it's just the one rock you've found then I'd keep it as a looker. If you have a mountain more of it then crush it for sure. Sometimes I'd rather looks at my rocks than have them be crushed for 5 dollars worth of gold and you have a very nice one there indeed!