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<blockquote data-quote="Wally69" data-source="post: 165925" data-attributes="member: 1916"><p>They say small things amuse small minds, I would prefer to be working on a several kg specimen that's for sure but I like to try and understand how the gold is formed and if I can get the specimen looking nice I'll leave it as something I can show my family and friends or perhaps sell one day. I do laugh at my obsession with gold regularly and the smaller it gets the more I laugh, or cry.</p><p></p><p>I have removed some from the host rock entirely and they will eventually be melted down with my other nuggets to make something for the Mrs.</p><p></p><p>In regard to acid, I use bickies acid (H2Cl) from bunnings and finish off with Alibrite as the acid leaves a yellow stain. I find the acid works fast on the ironstone and a toothbrush will progressively remove it. The acid also works it's way into the fine Quartz cracks and interface with the gold. I like to carefully prize chunks away with a needle pointed tool to reveal the gold crystals.</p><p></p><p>Here is the latest, you can see the Quartz crystals and where the ironstone has filled the voids.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1435890007_image.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>what made the gold form there ??? and not elsewhere ???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wally69, post: 165925, member: 1916"] They say small things amuse small minds, I would prefer to be working on a several kg specimen that's for sure but I like to try and understand how the gold is formed and if I can get the specimen looking nice I'll leave it as something I can show my family and friends or perhaps sell one day. I do laugh at my obsession with gold regularly and the smaller it gets the more I laugh, or cry. I have removed some from the host rock entirely and they will eventually be melted down with my other nuggets to make something for the Mrs. In regard to acid, I use bickies acid (H2Cl) from bunnings and finish off with Alibrite as the acid leaves a yellow stain. I find the acid works fast on the ironstone and a toothbrush will progressively remove it. The acid also works it's way into the fine Quartz cracks and interface with the gold. I like to carefully prize chunks away with a needle pointed tool to reveal the gold crystals. Here is the latest, you can see the Quartz crystals and where the ironstone has filled the voids. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1916/1435890007_image.jpg[/img] what made the gold form there ??? and not elsewhere ??? [/QUOTE]
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