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<blockquote data-quote="mbasko" data-source="post: 244436" data-attributes="member: 4485"><p>Dave I've had an ironstone specci that would stick to a magnet & have heard many other examples of this happening. There was a thread on here somewhere where it was discussed & I'm pretty sure there's a photo on here of an ironstone specci with visible gold sticking to a magnet.</p><p>I always just smash em in the field - you'll either see the gold or the signal will remain in one smaller piece if it's got gold in it. Hot rocks etc. the signal generally disperses once smashed.</p><p>You might of guessed I don't really buy into keeping speccis or that they are more valuable , although at times I've kept a few, it's usually the gold content that's worth the money unless it's a rare matrix or crystalline gold on a host rock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbasko, post: 244436, member: 4485"] Dave I've had an ironstone specci that would stick to a magnet & have heard many other examples of this happening. There was a thread on here somewhere where it was discussed & I'm pretty sure there's a photo on here of an ironstone specci with visible gold sticking to a magnet. I always just smash em in the field - you'll either see the gold or the signal will remain in one smaller piece if it's got gold in it. Hot rocks etc. the signal generally disperses once smashed. You might of guessed I don't really buy into keeping speccis or that they are more valuable , although at times I've kept a few, it's usually the gold content that's worth the money unless it's a rare matrix or crystalline gold on a host rock. [/QUOTE]
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