Can You tell me if this is gold? Photos att.

[lockie5]

Hi
I am slabbing Malachite and finding these small patches growing on the sides.
Done a 9 14 18 carat acid test and the mark on the test did not melt, so I am thinking its gold.
I work with gold and it certainly looks like it, are there other ways of telling
Photos attached.
Thanks for your help, Lockie5

 

[Jaros]

Malachite/Azurite: This is a pretty, semi-precious stone that is green in color and often found near gold deposits. This means that if you find this particular mineral, you will want to expand your search around it to find the gold itself.

 

[Smoky bandit]

Hard to tell from the pics
But it does to me

 

[mudgee hunter]

Chip a small peice off, and smash it with hammer, with a bit of leather over it. Gold will flatten and behave like lead.

 

[Rockhunter62]

It certainly looks like gold. Have you got a detector or access to one? Should return a signal if it is. :goldnugget:

Cheers

Doug

 

[user 4386]

Need a better photo, but it would not be unusual. Some of the biggest gold mines in Australia produce both copper and gold.

 

[travelergold]

Very nice looking, if gold or not. Would make some nice jewelery indeed. Some more pictures thanks.

 

[RM Outback]

G'day lockie5 welcome to PA. I'm with you it does look like gold, do you have a pin pointer or access to one :Y: at a minimum you'll know it's metallic or not.