GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMEN 1.33 GRAM NATURAL CALIFORNIA GOLD BEARING QUARTZ

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:
1.33
G
ram -
20.6
G
rains
S
ize:
11.9X9.8X8.3
mm
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hy do folks go searching for gold? Just take a gander at this spectacular piece. It's rich as anyone can see. Some of the lacy gold has crystalline facets. A person has to wonder what would possess someone to melt such natural, unspoiled beauty down. Yet, in the old days, miners usually did. I suppose years ago, there was no such thing as 'specimen value'. Everything found in the bush had to be melted down so buyers and sellers could weigh it up. Then, both would know exactly how much gold was being sold. It's not hard to see their point. The internet wasn't available back then for collectors to go online shopping for unusual, unique pieces like this. You must admit, the combination of natural, raw gold and quartz makes for quite an eye-full. Orange and amber (colored) oxidation staining adds both character and authenticity. There's quartz of different shades in here too. An ideal micromount display piece. My source tells me this slug 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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(If, for any reason, you're not happy with this item)
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
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If you're not satisfied with this item, contact me. Then, if the problem can't be fixed, return product within 30 days in  'as purchased' condition for a full refund
STORIES FROM THE GOLDFIELDS
A
ttempts to find gold often yield little for the effort, nothing but disappointment, exhaustion, and the appetite of a horse. Prospecting may be the perfect calling for those with chronic insomnia. After a day in the field, soon as you hit the sack, sleep quickly follows. Maybe, after a while, you'll start working your way into better shape, but in the meantime, expect to be tired after a day of it. If you didn't know this before you went  mining, you're about to find out what work's about.
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 an ounce or two. To some of you, prospecting
for gold sounds romantic and, in some ways, it is. But don't kid yourself.
Nobody said it was easy.
Lots of folks think gold just lays 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 bull about big bonanzas, all those poor farmers, shop-keeps, and immigrants could think about was how rich they were before they ever stuck a shovel 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 individual 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 worth of hard work. Such values transcend the almighty buck. There are transcendent things waiting in the woods and in the deserts; a different quality of life. Awaiting in the wilderness are sights, sounds, and natural elements you could never hang a price tag on. You'll
find yourself flirting with danger almost constantly, but this close connection to one's own existence and with nature is real living!
Considering urban-contemporary life, why fear interactions with the great outdoors? If you ask me, it's a lot safer to be in the boonies. The rules are simple. Wherever you go, recognize the peril you're in and adapt. Learn to live with nature or you won't make it. Considering how things are in the world of men today, you'll probably be safer out in the bush than you'll be in the city.
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 may not strike it rich, w
orking in the wide open spaces every day is a wonderful reward in and of itself. Surrounded by
nature, full of hope, chasing the elusive dream, one imposes their will on life. I know the prospector's nomadic lifestyle fit me like a glove. There's no feeling in the world quite like what one gets when he finds gold in desolate
places where no one else thought to look.    credit - G. Ralph
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