NATURAL CALIFORNIA GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMEN GOLD IN QUARTZ 4.4 GRAM

Description

GOLD & QUARTZ SPECIMEN
from CALIFORNIA
R
uler is
1/4"
wide (6 mm). U.S. 10 cent coin is 17 mm in diameter.
S
pecimen weight:
4.4
G
ram -
68.3
G
rains
S
ize:
20.7X18X10.3
mm
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hy do folks go searching for gold? Just take a gander at this rock, a cool chunk of white, 'blood-stained' quartz. I would describe the patina coating the rock as maroon and firebrick in color. If you're shopping for bullion, this isn't for you, but collectors looking for out-of-the-ordinary specimens might appreciate this one. The gold seems almost sculpted with it's metallic growth sprouting out in several places. A guy wonders what would possess someone to melt such natural, unspoiled beauty down. Yet, in the old days, miners usually did. Back then, I guess there was no such thing as 'specimen value'. Everything had to be melted down so the buyer and seller knew exactly how much gold was being sold. It's not hard to see their point. Finding collectors on the internet looking for unusual pieces gold in quartz wasn't an option back then. You must admit, the combination of natural, raw gold and quartz creates quite an eye-full. Rusty oxidation staining all over the quartz adds both character and authenticity. My source tells me this comes from the Sierra Nevada Mtns. He wouldn't reveal from where exactly. Can't say as I blame him. I mined for eighteen years and know a little something about folks jumping into that honey hole you worked so hard to find.
I don't sell low grade gold ores. I sell authentic, naturally-occurring gold quartz ores with visible gold. These high-grade beauties are hard to find and expensive to obtain. My prices are not based upon the amount of gold contained, but upon the authenticity, rarity and collectability of these unique specimens.
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INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS S&H
.50 shipped via USPS 1ST CLASS.
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I poured through old mining dumps for years looking at orange-yellow-rusty rock through a loupe, but I never found a piece with visible gold.
Hydrothermal solutions carrying gold and silica crystallized into veins of gold quartz. This specimen comes from one of the many gold-bearing vein systems filling the State of California.
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
Discounted for combined shipments.
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STORIES FROM THE GOLDFIELDS
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ttempts to find gold often end with little to show, nothing but fatigue and an appetite that won't quit. Prospecting may be the perfect calling for those with chronic insomnia. After a full day in the field, once you hit the sack, sleep quickly follows. Maybe, after a while, you'll start working your way into shape, but in the meantime, expect to be spent after a day of hard digging. Years ago, I'd head for camp, cleanup a bit, cook my evening meal, maybe play a tune on the guit-fiddle, then fire up the Coleman lantern for another crack at them nuggets. Believe me, after a second round of digging, long about midnight, that old sack's going to feel pretty good. If you didn't know before you went mining, you're about to find out what hard work is.
The fact is, a guy can't always load up his ATV or jeep with provisions, cruise down to a favorite honey hole, and dig up a pound or two. To some of you, prospecting
for gold probably sounds romantic and, in some ways, it is. But don't kid yourself.
Nobody said it was easy.
In the past and even today folks figured gold just laid around waiting to be picked up. During gold rushes, mobs of people from all over the world figured making their fortunes would be easy. They read so much hype about big bonanzas, all those poor farmers, shop-keeps, and immigrants could think about was how rich they were before the first shovel point was ever stuck into the ground. I imagine, to a man, they expected to hit it big. In truth, very few did.
Gold fever aside, to the adventurous soul living in today’s stressful world, there's a lot more to prospecting than meets the eye. There's tranquility, clean air, independence, and self-sufficiency. If you're the kind who likes to work for him or herself, mining might be right up your alley. You may begin to develop a whole new appreciation for nature and the therapeutic value of hard work. Will you strike it rich? That's hard to say. It all depends on one's perspective. Some quests in life can transcend the almighty buck. There are so many incredible adventures awaiting in the hills and fields, the woods and deserts; a different quality of life, sights, sounds, other elements you could never hang a price tag on. You may
find yourself flirting with danger each and every day. This close connection with nature and one's own existence is real living!
Considering urban life these days, why should anyone fear close interactions with the great outdoors? Seems safer out in the boonies if you ask me. The rules are simple. Wherever you be, either you recognize the potential peril you're in and adapt or you won't make it. Considering how things are in our contemporary world today, you're probably safer in the bush than you are in the city. No hawks driving their SUVs into you. No coyotes with high powered rifles picking you off from some distant ridgeline.
The nature of mining is challenging. Having been a digger for eighteen years, there's no way to count how many times I've been skunked, disappointed, ready to throw in the towel.
Most people who leave something else to chase gold quickly learn 'there's no easy ounces.' But while you might not hit any glory holes, there's far better things in life than money.
Surrounded by
nature, full of hope, chasing that elusive dream, one gets to impose their will on life, not the other way around. For me, wearing another man's collar was pure, unadulturated torture. As a result, the prospector's nomadic lifestyle fit me like a glove. There's no feeling in the world quite like the one you get when you find gold in some desolate
place where no one else thought to look.    credit - G. Ralph
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