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Hard Rock Gold Prospecting
Advice on gold recovered (or not) from mineralised quartz vein
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<blockquote data-quote="SWright" data-source="post: 407864" data-attributes="member: 1541"><p>G'Day</p><p></p><p>I know the Majors Creek area fairly well. As a geologist I would say the the gold in the photo is likely to have been flattened by the crushing. That said it is also unlikely that its contamination as there would be similar accumulations elsewhere in the area irrespective of there being a quartz vein or not. If there are any alluvial deposits near the vein such as rounded pebbles or sand/grit deposits where the vein is located then there may have been contamination. The Shoalhaven gold is generally very fine and any "nuggets" have grown in the soil, not transported. Also while flattened the shapes are irregular indicating that it has not traveled far.</p><p></p><p>Araluen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SWright, post: 407864, member: 1541"] G'Day I know the Majors Creek area fairly well. As a geologist I would say the the gold in the photo is likely to have been flattened by the crushing. That said it is also unlikely that its contamination as there would be similar accumulations elsewhere in the area irrespective of there being a quartz vein or not. If there are any alluvial deposits near the vein such as rounded pebbles or sand/grit deposits where the vein is located then there may have been contamination. The Shoalhaven gold is generally very fine and any "nuggets" have grown in the soil, not transported. Also while flattened the shapes are irregular indicating that it has not traveled far. Araluen [/QUOTE]
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Hard Rock Gold Prospecting
Advice on gold recovered (or not) from mineralised quartz vein
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