MAZATLAN MEXICO GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMEN 2.97 GRAM GOLD IN QUARTZ

Description: GOLD QUARTZ SPECIMEN from MEXICO Ruler is 1/4" wide (6 mm). U.S. 10 cent coin is 17 mm in diameter. Specimen weight: 2.97 Gram - 45.9 Grains Size: 16.7X10.9X10.5 mm Sparkling yellow gold oozes from this mixed black-white specimen. According to my source, it's origin is Mexico. Au is visible popping out from a rather large zone. The matrix is predominantly a light-colored silicate quartz. Associated with this is a dark mineral which I suspect may be galena. It's rich ore with numerous sizable blebs of oro sprinkled around the host. These are natural gold occurrences. No one salted it. Your collection of micromounts will welcome this authentic specimen. For those who've kept track of my store these past several years, you'll know I don't sell low-grade specimens. If it shows gold, it can't be low grade ore. I deal in naturally-occurring gold ores with visible gold. These high-grade beauties are hard to find and expensive to obtain. My prices aren't based upon quantity of gold contained, but on the fact that it's there. U.S. SHIPPING - $8.00 (via Priority Box - includes USPS tracking to all U.S. destinations) INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS S&H $15.00 via 1st class. FAST REFUND OFFERED (If, for any reason, you're not happy with this item) I poured through old mining dumps for years looking at orange-yellow-rusty rock through a loupe, but I never found a piece with visible gold. Weight Conversions: 15.43 GRAINS = 1 GRAM 31.103 GRAMS = 1 TROY OUNCE 24 GRAINS = 1 PENNYWEIGHT (DWT) 20 DWT = 1 TROY OUNCE 480 GRAINS = 1 TROY OUNCE S & H Discounted for combined shipments. U.S. BUYERS & INTNL. PAYMENTS For U.S. buyers: We accept paypal For intnl. customers: We accept paypal. Pay securely with www.paypal. Payment must be made within 7 days from close of auction. We ship as soon as funds clear. If you have questions, please ask them before bidding. REFUNDS We leave no stones unturned insuring our customers get what they bargained for. If you're not satisfied with this item, contact me. Then, if the problem can't be fixed, return product within 30 days in 'as purchased' condition for a full refund 'MINER'S CATS' One night, Larry Erdman, local Quartzsite legend, took us on a guided tour of his underground mine. Located in La Cholla Mining District, his cavernous dwelling/mine had a reputation for rich, cemented gravels. Now 'Crazy Larry', as he was known, was a true died-in-the-wool desert rat and a genuinely colorful character. Maybe there really were seven miles of drifts running through the workings of his mine. At least that's what he told us. It would be hard to prove, but made for fascinating story-telling. Descending down a rickety, chained-together, wooden ladder, we entered his mine. Traversing stale passageways, Larry led us past several stoped-out chambers. These large, excavated rooms had once been high-grade pockets of gravel. Inside these stopes, shaky, suspended layers of stratified gravel hung from the ceilings. Sensing instability in our surrounding conditions, suffice to say I was unnerved a bit. Considering how the least little seismic tremor might bring several tons of unsupported rock cascading down onto your noggin, one began to realize that danger indeed lurked in the shadows. The underground temperature being pleasantly cool, however, Larry spent much of his torrid Arizona summers living inside the mine. It was no Taj Mahal, but he called it home. As for me, I could never have stomached the stagnant, guano-permeated air. Along with bats, other critters inhabited La Cholla. Animal tracks were everywhere. The smallest ones belonged to rats, mice, bats even, and coatamundi or 'miners cats'. Some folks refer to these as 'ringtails'. I had encountered them before so understood how they wound up characterized as miner's pets. One late night, during a Laguna Mtns. prospecting expedition, I closed the book on my evening read, turned off the light, and fell asleep. Figuring my van's engine compartment might make a comfy 'chow hall', a ringtail clambered onto the motor and commenced cleaning the contents of a discarded soup can. Shaken from a deep slumber, try wrapping your mind around that ruckus at about 1 o'clock in the A.M. Thanks for checking out our digs. Gold of Eldorado 1-14-13

Price: 175 USD

Location: Banks, Oregon

End Time: 2024-09-26T22:44:45.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD