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My hand, my nugget and my dreams (better than counting sheep). 51 grams of bliss
AUandAG
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AUandAG
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AUandAG
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impressive
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
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That's gorgeous! I don't suppose you found it on the ground?
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Looks pretty big laying in your hand. At least you don't have to put it in a little vile so you don't lose it
Lafayette Grading Set
Very Nice!
Yeah, hate those little vials!
Wow...nice nugget...and even has a quartz inclusion... That would likely sell for a lot more than melt and be used for jewelry.... Great find.... should be more in that area.... Stream or dirt? Cheers, RickO
Dirt. No stream in 20 miles (Though I do suspect there was one there a few million years ago). This is a California nugget (not Sierra, just over the line from S. Nevada). Found about 6" down on a level area, not in a wash or gully. Signal was super strong on my Whites V Sat. Only nugget I've ever found in that area (believe me I've spent many hours going over that ground and a lot of money in meals out and motels). It appears to be a one off for some weird reason. Wanted to get a dozer to do a strip of several feet off the top but the BLM said absolutely no (even with a repair the earth plan including removing and replanting the existing desert plants). I thought this would be a once in a lifetime find but several years later I found a duplicate (weight within a couple of grams) in Alaska with my V Sat. Here's a pic of that one:
Nice yellow color
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb
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Very nice piece. A quartz inclusion is one of the best things you can see. Where there's quartz and small gold, there's always big gold.
Finding a lot of jasper and garnets?
I never find jasper or garnets or topaz....doesn't ring on the machine. I suppose that I pass over lots of that stuff and just don't care to go that direction. I've found lodes of turquoise and even a diamond vein and have not gone back to either to explore further. The diamonds I thought were topaz until my Geologist neighbor examined an informed me otherwise. He was very surprised when I told him the general area of the lode. He claims I'm not telling him the location truth! Ha ha!
He claims I'm not telling him the location truth! Ha ha!
I bet you also hunt morel mushrooms!
The OP nugget is gorgeous....great find...I am very happy for you as you clearly as stated put a lot if time, effort and money into this hobby.
Wow oh wow!!! I wouldn't sleep for a week after finding something that big!
That second nugget is very nice as well.... my two found nuggets are more smooth and oblong... 6 and 7 grams each if I recall... I can check, they are down in my safe... Still.. a major thrill to find..... Cheers, RickO