4 GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMENS .94 GRAM CALIFORNIA NATURAL GOLD AND QUARTZ

Description: FOUR4 GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMENS For collectors of native gold, here's something from an old prospector's poke. Back in the spring of 1980, I jumped in my trusty '76 Econoline van and high-tailed it for the Bradshaw Mtns. in Arizona. For the next three summers, I tried my hand scratching out a living from the Hassayampa River's red alluvial beds. That was some fairly rugged country, eh. I never struck 'er rich, but my pursuit of gold steered me toward some adventures most folks will only ever dream about. That, in itself, proved quite the treasure. So, the 'upside-down-river' was situated below Nowhere (an actual town aka Wilhoit). During my sojourn there, I inspected hundreds of rocks, many connected with quartz outcroppings, others scattered near prospect pits and various mine sites. You'd think that this being gold country, somewhere there was a chunk of high grade with my name on it. I've discovered one immutable truth about gold. 'It's undisputably where you find it and nowhere else.' Youtube miners already in the gold make finding it look easy, don't they? Mark my word. Gold mining's not easy. These 4 small specimens are comprised of quartz, other gangue minerals, and gold. You'll not get your money's worth, but they're bona fide specimens, not rocks with golden aspirations. Therein lies the value. Auriferous (gold-bearing) rocks with VG (visible gold) are rare, mineralogical occurrences. Pocket-hunters in gold country occasionally stumble onto 'blowouts' - rich quartz and oxidized-ironstone lenses practically oozing gold right at the surface. Within any expanse of exposed quartz, maybe one or two zones along the entire vein yields a bonanza pocket - every prospector's dream. Before running off to explore those exposed quartz outcroppings in your backyard, be advised not all quartz is auriferous (gold-bearing). If, on the other hand, placer's been unearthed in the fields and creeks below those veins, maybe you're in luck. Old diggings and stacked-up rock piles are favorable signs; sure-fired indicators gold was mined in the vicinity. Sometimes, a discrete (all by itself) eluvial placer occurs directly below a pocket. In the Arizona desert, I've mined them at a few separate locations. Two of my own claims carried this eluvial-type gold. Pockets generally 'pinch out' quickly or a quartz vein returns to being low-tenor again. This means assays taken of the ore won't show much gold content. In pocket country, you may also have rich pockets still lurking inside the country rock at indeterminate intervals below an exposed, surface pocket. One of my claims had those too. If you're looking for killer bullion deals, these little chunks of high grade may not be it, but 'native gold' enthusiasts should be excited to add them to their collection. I sell the real deal, not Fool's Gold. Years ago, finding one small rock like any of these would have made my day. Back then, I probably wouldn't have sold one for 50 bucks. If you've hunted for gold afield, you probably know how hard it can be especially when you've yet to find any. Anytime a prospector finds it where nobody else thought to look is a reminder of why we go hunting for the goofy stuff in the first place. Gold does funny things to folks. The loonier people are in the beginning, the wackier they become near the end. Please check my feedback for any non-authenticity issues. There are none. FYI - I see one of TV's 'legendary miners' borrowed my 'backyard gold' riff and made a series out of it. In one of my essays posted here over twenty years ago, I wrote about 'the recurring labor of digging for gold in my backyard'. When I was just a boy, this same dream came to me over and over. Well, if 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery', whenever you post something literary here or on the internet, it's open-sourced. That means anyone can rip it off and use it for their own ends and, of course, it's all legal. H-m-m-m. Would you feel flattered or cheated if somebody profited off your ideas but declined to give you any credit? Seems too much like copyright or patent infringement if you ask me. In far too many arenas of human endeavor, it appears that integrity has 'left the building'. Specimen weight, COMBINED: 1.25 Gram - 19.4 GrainsSizes - 7 up to 8 mm long, each piece Ruler (if shown) is 1/4" wide (actual size). A U.S. 10 cent piece is often used to show size of the item for sale. FAST REFUND In case you're unhappy with this specimen, I offer a money back guarantee which includes your initial S&H. With regards to my gold quartz parcels, gold quartz specimens, slabs, and cabochon, I only deal in rocks containing naturally-occurring visible gold. I think most of us interested in oro (Atomic symbol Au) would like to see authentic, native gold in their specimens; gold that was put there by nature's elemental forces, not by some man's hand. It's an aesthetic we share and that's what I sell - authentic, natural, gold quartz (with VG visible gold). Weight Conversions: 15.43 GRAINS = 1 GRAM 31.103 GRAMS = 1 TROY OUNCE 24 GRAINS = 1 PENNYWEIGHT (DWT) 20 DWT = 1 TROY OUNCE 480 GRAINS = 1 TROY OUNCE S & H Combined shipping offered. For multiple item purchases, please request an invoice (from the seller) when you buy more than one item. U.S. BUYERS S & H is $4.00 (Shipping costs are up. Sorry about that. USPS tracking to all U.S. destinations). Combined shipping offered. ATTN: INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS INTNL. BUYERS S&H - $16.00 (via First Class Parcel) PAYMENTS For U.S. buyers: We accept paypal. For intnl. customers: We accept paypal. Pay securely with www.paypal. Payment must be made within 7 days from close of auction. We ship as soon as funds clear. If you have questions, please ask them before bidding. REFUNDS We leave no stones un-turned insuring our customers get what they bargained for. If you're not satisfied with this item, contact me. Then, if the problem can't be resolved, return product within 30 days in 'as purchased' condition for a full refund (S & H included. For those who know the ups and downs of the precious metals market, this is a heck of a deal. Buy it and if the market drops dramatically in the next 30 days, you can return it for what you paid for it. That's a pretty cool insurance policy for precious metal buyers. I think most specimen buyers, however, are more interested in these rocks for their intrinsic beauty and collectability than they are for their gold content. COLORADO RIVER GOLDIf one begins at Yuma, Arizona and travels north, you'll find the geology prime for gold and silver occurrences on both sides of the Colorado River. In fact, there are siliceous volcanics, granites, and various metamorphic rocks all the way up to Lake Mead. When major geological formations butt up with one another, contact zones result. Lots of interesting stuff happens at these interfaces between different rock types. Searching contacts sometimes pans out for aspiring MDers and drywashers. Unfortunately, throughout the lower Colorado River region, many square miles of land remains locked up either in military proving grounds, game refuges, or on Indian Rez. Much of what's now designated B.L.M. land is already under claim and, possibly, being mined and guarded. State lands scattered through the region also harbor potentially rich deposits of placer and lode gold. With so much land withdrawn and/or closed to mineral entry, gaining access presents legality issues for most folks, though not everyone wishing to nugget shoot or prospect. Research history and mining books, land status maps, B.L.M. records, county recorders offices, and topo maps. Archived accounts of past mining activity, even if it was only exploratory in nature, becomes valuable information to have tucked in your belt. In areas where production, however scant, was recorded; in districts where significant gold was found, areas which have been hammered, you know they always left behind a little gold. Many times, so it seems, old timers lost some of the largest nuggets or just missed finding them. As an MDer, if you're confident big gold was mined in the area you're detecting, consider digging and I.D.ing every target you get a read on. I know finding junk gets old fast, but remember this. Other detectorists may have bypassed the worst of the ferrous junk for the same reason you’re tempted to skip over it. I would suggest resigning yourself to 'digging a little deeper in the well'. Magnets are very useful tools during the ferrous junk elimination process. By eliminating the junk, ultimately, you could find something incredible buried beneath the worst of the decay. I've done it a few times myself and saw others do it on other occasions. One retired school superintendent from Indiana dug up a beautiful half ouncer buried beneath junk in a winnowing pile right at my lower claim boundary. This happened just west of Quartzsite near Sugarloaf Peak. I'm not suggesting you excavate every monster pile of trash you encounter in once heavily-populated goldfields, but then, one never knows, eh? There's probably a good reason so many people lived and worked there. Large trash piles means lengthy habitation. Many times, towns were built smack dab in the heart of the best gold deposits and people have always been notorious for generating trash, so...? Think about it. One big wash we worked up near Kingman, Arizona was absolutely packed with junk, birdshot, brass, you name it, but OMG what a placer! I pulled a couple of O. drywashing and sluicing there myself. It was only the thoughtfulness of miner friends which allowed me to tap into the action. Thanks to those truly legendary miners, Mark and T-Bone (wherever you may be). Gold of Eldorado 3-10-13

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Location: Banks, Oregon

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