Help with rocks

[Barra_Mad]

Hi I found what i think to be a gold vein though cant be sure. So I brought home some samples crushed and tested them and found the rocks to be gold bearing. I struggled to get the gold out of the rock dust as when i try pan it the slurry is so thick that the gold just floats in it and gets washed away so cant be certain on how much gold i am looking at. So any advice on how to get at the gold effectively and am I on the right track as far as it being a gold vein?

Cheers
Barra

 

[Nugget]

Milky quartz, iron oxide and a tad of clay?

 

[slowflow]

Have you tried "finish" in the water and a bit more water.

 

[WalnLiz]

If you've crushed it into powder and put a reasonable amount of water with it in the pan, and it floats away, 99.9% it isn't gold. From the pic it looks like it's only on the surface and not visible on the Quartz, not consistent with how specimen gold looks,

Cheers Wal.

 

[Barra_Mad]

Thanks. I haven't tried abit of finish might give it a go! The coating is mainly on the surface of the quartz though in some sections runs through it, I still think the it is gold trapped in the quarts whether its local or not is yet to be seen. I will try get some of the gold out and put a pick up!