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I got my very first specie yesterday.
Not much but looks good in the nugget jar :)

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Hey Skip,

I don't mean to burst your bubble but is there any visible gold on your specie? I am wondering if that silver stuff is what is making your detector sound off?

No idea what it may be - galena? Silver?

Of course, I do hope there is a nice golden surprise inside ;) :goldnugget:
 
Northeast said:
Hey Skip,

I don't mean to burst your bubble but is there any visible gold on your specie? I am wondering if that silver stuff is what is making your detector sound off?

No idea what it may be - galena? Silver?

Of course, I do hope there is a nice golden surprise inside ;) :goldnugget:

I was wondering the same thing when I saw it Northeast. Looked more silver than gold to me. Perhaps a reflection off the 10 cents with the flash?
 
Northeast said:
Hey Skip,

I don't mean to burst your bubble but is there any visible gold on your specie? I am wondering if that silver stuff is what is making your detector sound off?

No idea what it may be - galena? Silver?

Of course, I do hope there is a nice golden surprise inside ;) :goldnugget:

I had a closer look. There's only a tiny bit in one corner. The other stuff does look like silver.

Edit: I got it at Mogo NSW and I think there was a fair bit of silver around that area back in the day.
 
Skip said:
Northeast said:
Hey Skip,

I don't mean to burst your bubble but is there any visible gold on your specie? I am wondering if that silver stuff is what is making your detector sound off?

No idea what it may be - galena? Silver?

Of course, I do hope there is a nice golden surprise inside ;) :goldnugget:

I had a closer look. There's only a tiny bit in one corner. The other stuff does look like silver.

Edit: I got it at Mogo NSW and I think there was a fair bit of silver around that area back in the day.
I worked at Mogo for a bit. I'm a bit doubtful about it being silver unless you freshly smashed up a larger bit of quartz (silver rapidly oxidises to other minerals in the soil). There was a fair amount of galena there, usually with pyrite and arsenopyrite, but it looks a bit silvery for that.
 
Hey Goldie I was panning near dog trap creek. I did smash up a few bits of quartz and just panned the lot with a shovel full of creek dirt. I Also got a few specs of gold out of same pan.
 
Skip said:
I had a closer look. There's only a tiny bit in one corner. The other stuff does look like silver.

Edit: I got it at Mogo NSW and I think there was a fair bit of silver around that area back in the day.

Good work then :Y: Every bit of gold is a beauty.

And if that is silver on it then it is even more special. I sell most of my gold but I think I would hold onto a quartz/gold/silver specie - very special :heart:
 
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