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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 580808" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>The problem with IDing this specimen from a photo, is that both of the treatments you've applied to it have dramatically changed its appearance. Unfortunately, you've muddied the waters, so to speak. :8 </p><p></p><p>Considering its location further, the material at the top of the heap is the last stuff dug from the excavation phase of the shaft, so the closest to the paydirt layer, if there was one at the bottom. It's also where dropped material from miners climbing up out of the shaft would land. On this basis, I'd speculate that it's perhaps a natural nugget of alloyed gold. ie. electrum (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum</a>). The history of the goldfield may provide more info about the purity of finds in the area to support this theory.</p><p></p><p>If you can locate somebody with an XRF gun, they'll be able to instantly tell you whether or not there's gold in it - try pawnshops and jewellers for access to this technology.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 580808, member: 4012"] The problem with IDing this specimen from a photo, is that both of the treatments you've applied to it have dramatically changed its appearance. Unfortunately, you've muddied the waters, so to speak. :8 Considering its location further, the material at the top of the heap is the last stuff dug from the excavation phase of the shaft, so the closest to the paydirt layer, if there was one at the bottom. It's also where dropped material from miners climbing up out of the shaft would land. On this basis, I'd speculate that it's perhaps a natural nugget of alloyed gold. ie. electrum ([url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrum[/url]). The history of the goldfield may provide more info about the purity of finds in the area to support this theory. If you can locate somebody with an XRF gun, they'll be able to instantly tell you whether or not there's gold in it - try pawnshops and jewellers for access to this technology. [/QUOTE]
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