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Coarse gold formation

1864hatter		Posted : Monday, 26 March 2012 11:57:08 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 4/08/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,007 Location: Auckland.... Thanks: 49 times Was thanked: 566 time(s) in 269 post(s)		Hows it going guys, some of you may find this interesting its a bit long winded but has some good info in it. Here is the link http://nevada-outback-ge..._gold/Coarse_gold_P1.htm
		And now....On sandy beaches and muddy soil, rings and coins await my coil!

GoldnNuggz		Posted : Monday, 26 March 2012 10:10:04 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 2/11/2011(UTC) Posts: 25 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 4 times Was thanked: 7 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Nice work! Thanks for the info, interesting read on the formation of gold, still could be plenty of smaller undiscovered veins around, its just finding them, so much terrain!

kiwijw		Posted : Tuesday, 27 March 2012 9:16:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 28/03/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,152 Thanks: 92 times Was thanked: 658 time(s) in 324 post(s)		That is very well worded & explained. Sums up the Coromandel deposits to a tee. Thanks Matt. :) JW :) Edited by user Tuesday, 27 March 2012 9:16:57 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

Lammerlaw		Posted : Tuesday, 27 March 2012 9:44:04 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Thats a great read - As irony would have it I have been multitasking lying in the bath having my evening soak while using one of the kids toothbrushes to clean gold/quartz specimens from the reef my son found - the gold within the reef specimens is up to approximately a gramme maximum and very filigree like with large cavities in the quartz containing angular quartz though not really crystals - I noted a sentence in your reference to small leaders and these specimens reminds me of that. The gold from this reef seems to be in the cavities as much as anything and quite unlike other specimens I have so that the best likelihood of finding gold in this reef is where the reef has cavities. Thanks for the good reference. Edited by user Tuesday, 27 March 2012 9:46:27 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified Lammerlaw attached the following image(s):

gjj109		Posted : Friday, 30 March 2012 9:06:17 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		This little piece from the Coromandel is not as showy as the photo in the article, but it is home grown.