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NATIVE GOLD QUARTZ from the MOTHER LODE Ruler is 1/4" wide (6 mm). U.S. 10 cent coin is 17 mm in diameter. Combined specimen weight (3 pcs): 12.4 Grains (Troy) - .8 Gram
Sizes: 7 up to 9 mm long (each piece) These three (3) chunks of quartz from the Sierra Nevada Mtns. contain visible gold (Au). There's no need to crush or assay them to know real oro is present. Source is California, U.S.A. My prices aren't based on how much gold there is but on the fact that it's there. Those who've spent time in the goldfields know how hard it is to find. Featured rocks contain embryonic gold still inside the mother's womb. In all three samples, the primary mineral host is quartz. One is mostly all quartz and gold. A second is a highly-altered oxidized quartz. The third is a semi-transparent grey quartz/black graphite mix. All of my specimens show visible gold and are authentic nuggets or gold+matrix specimens.
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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 fixed, return product within 30 days in 'as purchased' condition for a full refund FINDING A GOOD
CLAIM
Looking back, I realize how much time was wasted working hungry dirt. At the beginning, many claims give up a little color; but over the long haul, fail to
deliver. Gold isn't an infinite resource. Quite the opposite. All claims are different. Many simply peter out. Proving up a property takes time. Gold is notorious about teasing these poor miners. Still, even
played-out ground produces a bit of color now and then. Promising early signs may be just enough to suck you into a game you've no legitimate chance of winning. In defense of poor dirt, any claim with minable gold on it is a good claim to have. With today's ridiculous spot, a pennyweight has become a respectable day's haul. Years ago, we talked about gold using terms like pennyweights and grains. Today, every Youtube miner I've checked out is into metric-speak. Back in the 80s and 90s, one pennyweight (dwt), twenty four grains (Troy), was worth around $17.50. Today, it's over $100. FYI - A gram weighs 15.43 grains. Most recorded claims contain nothing anyone with a pick and shovel could mine. Don't squander your money buying one of those. If you're tempted and the owner says "okay", at least perform some REAL assessment work. Back in the early 1980s, my thirst for gold led me to southwestern Arizona districts near Quartzsite and Yuma. Once I had arrived, it became apparent many claims were located to serve as winter-long snowbird encampments. Other claims were filed for no reason other than peddling them to tinhorns. If B.L.M. waivers that reduce fees are still in effect, I imagine 'plaster-mining' practices remain commonplace. This doesn't disqualify every unmined claim lying there dormant. Promoters, in all likelihood, haven't even tested these properties. My own thirst for gold kept me searching out 'bona fide' claims, legit claims with recoverable gold on them waiting to be found. Finding a smidgeon of gold is almost as much fun as finding a lot. Making consistent pay, however,
is high on every serious miner's wish list. It's an interesting, changable trade, this hunt for wild gold. Prospecting gets in your blood. You're off the beaten path looking for small chunks of shiny yellow metal. You're working at your own pace in a manner that suits you and the clock's been unplugged. I'm retired yet here I sit sharing my oro zest. Was a time I swung a real pickaxe, not this silver one. Hard, manual labor can prove rewarding in a perverse sort of way. A man takes pride in his callouses and bone-weariness. In my day, I learned plenty about where gold liked to hide. Tracing leads through meandering drywashes and creekbeds, reoccurring patterns appear on the earth's skin. These are like signposts leading you to your quarry. Almost as important as finding gold, if not moreso, is adopting an ethos. Don't be a slob miner. Leave as small a footprint on the earth as you can. "Of the many paths a man might follow, one thing's true...many sets of tracks are left, but one footprint was you." (Rivers of Gold, G. Ralph). I also believe one's word should mean something you can be proud of. One's good reputation is the basis for establishing trust with others. If a claim or property owner asks for 20%
royalty and you agree to those terms, 20% is what they should get. If you're the type who keeps an extra 10% out of the claimowner's share, who jumps someone else's claim, and can't be true to his word, you, my unfriend, reap what you sow. Chances are, in time, your just desserts are coming 'cos integrity matters.
If
there's one lesson about
prospecting a guy who's been
there
might pass on,
it’s "go where the gold is,
not where it
isn't". Lesson number two - "live an honorable life." Thanks for checking out my digs. Gold of Eldorado 8-13-17
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3 GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMENS .8 GRAM NATIVE CALIFORNIA GOLD IN QUARTZ
$55.0
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States