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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 580824" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>The part you buffed will be perfect for XRF testing, so that's a plus.</p><p></p><p>The appearance of nuggets as found can vary quite dramatically between goldfields. I was an experienced prospector by October 1984, when on a day trip to Kingower the only piece I ever found there came out of the ground. It was the size and shape of something you'd find on a cheese board and looked like tarnished brass. Since it was shallow, easily detected and looked like a piece sliced off something, I pocketed it assuming it was just a lump of scrap metal, until we got back to the car, cleaned it with water and a toothbrush and started to consider its obvious weight. Back home, a day or two in hydrochloric acid confirmed it as a flat, solid 37 gram nugget!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 580824, member: 4012"] The part you buffed will be perfect for XRF testing, so that's a plus. The appearance of nuggets as found can vary quite dramatically between goldfields. I was an experienced prospector by October 1984, when on a day trip to Kingower the only piece I ever found there came out of the ground. It was the size and shape of something you'd find on a cheese board and looked like tarnished brass. Since it was shallow, easily detected and looked like a piece sliced off something, I pocketed it assuming it was just a lump of scrap metal, until we got back to the car, cleaned it with water and a toothbrush and started to consider its obvious weight. Back home, a day or two in hydrochloric acid confirmed it as a flat, solid 37 gram nugget! [/QUOTE]
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