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Post by washingtonrocks on Oct 15, 2016 14:28:12 GMT -5
Hey, all. Been awhile since I've posted, and I see I have a bunch of unanswered messages and updated threads I need to respond to  BUT I just had to share this piece of chalcedony, agate I recently cut. I've only cut this one slab so far. I'm a little unsure if I should keep cutting or leave the rest of the specimen as is. To be determined as of now. Too excited on what I've found in this first slab to worry about it anyway! Native gold in chalcedony  |
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Post by captbob on Oct 15, 2016 14:34:34 GMT -5
Awesome! Got a picture of the uncut piece?
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Post by washingtonrocks on Oct 15, 2016 14:42:01 GMT -5
No, but I'll snap one off!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 15, 2016 16:43:14 GMT -5
Wowser! Awesome find! Never seen that before, though a feller at Quartzite told me there is gold in chalcedony in Lucky Strike eggs...Mel
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Post by orrum on Oct 15, 2016 17:10:59 GMT -5
Now that's a SPECIMEN!!!
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Post by Pat on Oct 15, 2016 18:13:41 GMT -5
Elegant and beautiful!!! Hard to take my eyes off it. Thanks.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 15, 2016 18:57:40 GMT -5
That. Is. Awesome.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 15, 2016 21:00:29 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 15, 2016 21:40:46 GMT -5
That is crazy cool!
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Post by spiceman on Oct 15, 2016 21:51:20 GMT -5
I will start by saying that has to be the best looking rock I have ever seen.
Very nice
Dale
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 21:27:52 GMT -5
That just knocks my duck dead in the dirt. Omg.... Wow!!!!
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Post by 123sitnwrap on Oct 17, 2016 4:42:49 GMT -5
The bottom half of that slab looks like something a gold rusher may have dreamed about - a mining cart overflowing with gold as it comes out of the mine.
It is mesmerizing!
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 17, 2016 9:32:40 GMT -5
Now that is totally cool!!!!!! Welcome back too!
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Post by greig on Oct 17, 2016 11:23:39 GMT -5
Wow, what a way to return to the forum! Awesome.
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Post by Fritz on Oct 17, 2016 12:34:03 GMT -5
Wow how cool is that! thx 4 the picture
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Post by SirRoxalot on Oct 29, 2016 16:15:39 GMT -5
Sure it's gold???
Where's it from?
If it really is gold, and you're going to cut more, save the rock dust to pan.
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Post by washingtonrocks on Nov 1, 2016 10:44:57 GMT -5
Yup. I'm sure lol. It's from a local creek in Snohomish County, Washington State. It's a well known gold, silver, copper producing area. Medium sized nuggets are still found every so often in the river that feeds this creek. I was careless when cutting that rock. Didn't know there was anything in it until after. I cut it. Not sure if I'll cut any more of of it, but I'll take better precautions not to lose any fines if I do! |
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BUT I just had to share this piece of chalcedony, agate I recently cut. I've only cut this one slab so far. I'm a little unsure if I should keep cutting or leave the rest of the specimen as is. To be determined as of now. Too excited on what I've found in this first slab to worry about it anyway!
