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Valued Member
United States
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so I just purchase this piece, and I have a feeling there might be more gold in the rock! is there any way to find out? or should I just leave it alone?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Leave it as it is. Once destroyed you just have gold nuggets, this piece has character too.
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Valued Member
United States
123 Posts |
You may be able to chip a little of the host rock to see, but I'd leave it alone, it's a nice specimen.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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beautiful. Unless you are pressed to turn gold into cash, i'd leave the specimen alone
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4008 Posts |
Even if the OP is pressed for cash, this very nice piece may well be worth more to some folks than the gold itself.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5854 Posts |
I would leave as is and if I needed the cash, I would probably sell as is to a mineral collector. Very beautiful specimen!
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
If you're near a university you might get some expert help from the geology department. There may be a way to determine its composition by measuring its specific gravity or using something like a spetroscope --- I really don't know. But you could ask and in return offer to allow them to display your treasure for a semester or something.....
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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As a rough rule of thumb, natural gold nuggets bring about double the price of pure gold; it partly depends on the size. In this case, it is nearly impossible to determine the amount of gold in this geological sample. But if someone were to buy it, a guesstimate of the amount of gold in it would have to be made, before a price could be negotiated. Having said that, the price you would get for this sample would still be something like double the guesstimated amount of gold in it. The advice? Don't disturb the sample, and only sell it if you need the money. Incidentally, there is another type of gold ore known as telluride. You may wish to Google this, if your curiosity demands that you know more about this other type of gold ore. It is also found the World over, but it is mined, at least, in Western Australia. I have visited two gold mines: The Super Pit, which is an open pit mine near Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia, and the Eldorado Canyon Mine, which is an underground mine in Nevada. This mine still has payable gold, but is now a tourist attraction. I have also handled a 400 ounce gold bar, at the Perth Mint. Edited by sel_69l
11/27/2011 01:37 am
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Valued Member
United States
407 Posts |
I notice others have expressed the same thing I thought; Leave it As-Is, it's a beautiful rock.
Steve
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4008 Posts |
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In this case, it is nearly impossible to determine the amount of gold in this geological sample. I agree that it would be difficult to do without harming the sample but it might be possible for a geology lab to x-ray the rock and get a good idea of how much gold is hidden in this rock. If they were willing to do this without charge, then why not? It would be interesting to know this. I'm not recommending extracting the gold and am sticking with the "keep it as is" idea but it would be an interesting bit of info. A potential buyer for this rock might like to know how much gold they are getting with this. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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really stunning piece the more you look at it
Can the OP give us a bit more info? How big, where was it purchased, and if comfortable, how much was paid.
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