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Gold Nugget and Specimen Cleaning Advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Lesgold" data-source="post: 355781" data-attributes="member: 9840"><p>Hi Folks, </p><p></p><p>I am after your thoughts and advice on cleaning a nugget I found earlier in the week. The piece was initially cleaned for about two minutes in bicarbonate and white vinegar and came up quite well. When inspected closely, a few minor pieces of quartz were evident on one side.</p><p></p><p>There appears to be a couple of options here:</p><p></p><p>1) keep the nugget as it is and leave the quartz in place or</p><p></p><p>2) clean the piece thoroughly in alibrite and then polish the gold </p><p></p><p>My initial thinking is option one as it is a pretty piece. I have seen gold cleaned and tumbled but I am not sure that this nugget warrants any more attention. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. I did a specific gravity test and found that over 95% of the specimen is gold. How does cleaning impact on the value of a nugget?</p><p></p><p>Looking forward to your comments.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Les</p><p></p><p>P.S. I may post the specific gravity test. It's quite a simple, interesting exercise. I am sure that some PA members with more knowledge and experience could also contribute to that post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lesgold, post: 355781, member: 9840"] Hi Folks, I am after your thoughts and advice on cleaning a nugget I found earlier in the week. The piece was initially cleaned for about two minutes in bicarbonate and white vinegar and came up quite well. When inspected closely, a few minor pieces of quartz were evident on one side. There appears to be a couple of options here: 1) keep the nugget as it is and leave the quartz in place or 2) clean the piece thoroughly in alibrite and then polish the gold My initial thinking is option one as it is a pretty piece. I have seen gold cleaned and tumbled but I am not sure that this nugget warrants any more attention. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. I did a specific gravity test and found that over 95% of the specimen is gold. How does cleaning impact on the value of a nugget? Looking forward to your comments. Cheers Les P.S. I may post the specific gravity test. It's quite a simple, interesting exercise. I am sure that some PA members with more knowledge and experience could also contribute to that post. [/QUOTE]
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