16TO1 MINE GOLD QUARTZ CAB 6.6 CARATS GOLD IN QUARTZ GEMSTONE For Sale

GOLD QUARTZ CABfrom the16TO1 MINE
Ruler is1/4\"wide (6 mm). U.S. 10 cent coin is 17 mm in diameter.
Gemstone weight: 20.6 Grains - 6.6CaratsSize: 13.5X10.8X2.8 mm
A U.S. ten cent piece (pictured) measures 17 mm in diameter. As a placer miner, I chased this elusive yellow metal for eighteen years. Placer gold, being largely precious metal with little or no host rock attached is what is referred to in the trade as \'free gold\'. Gold ores, on the other hand, were always somewhat of a mystery to me. Based on past sales, white matrix may well be the most popular color. Here\'s a stunning cab; a perfect representative from amongst that species. You won\'t find any better white quartz matrix in cabochon form. The gold figures visible inside the stone are stunning. With much of the Sixteen-to-One Mine run, black patches of arsenopyrite will accompany the gold. That mineral is imperceptible here. Two faces are pictured; the top, polished one is slightly-domed, the back is flat. Gems like this aren\'t made in a factory, they\'re created from natural gold ore. Cut, shaped, and polished, such gemstone as this is in a league of it\'s own.
U.S. S&H $10.00 via USPS Priority BoxCombined shipping offered. If you plan on buying more than one item from Gold of Eldorado, pleaserequest an invoice from meatcheckout time.Checkanyand all Gold of Eldorado response for disputesarisingfrom non-authenticity of the specimens I sell.All of my advertised specimens,slabs, cabochons, gold oreset alare comprised of naturally-occurring minerals (not man-made). These willcontain visiblenative gold and/orare composedalmost entirelyof gold (i.e. gold nuggets, gold flakes,wire gold specimens).This is the real deal...natural gold in quartz as God and nature workedit out over the millennium. WEIGHT CONVERSIONS:15.43 GRAINS = 1 GRAM31.103 GRAMS = 1 TROY OUNCE24 GRAINS = 1 PENNYWEIGHT (DWT) 20 DWT = 1 TROY OUNCE480 GRAINS = 1 TROY OUNCE SHIPPING $10.00(via USPS Priority box)COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT OFFERED FOR MULTIPLE ITEM PURCHASES. WHEN CHECKING OUT, PLEASE REQUEST AN INVOICE FROM THIS SELLERINTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS S&H $60.00 shippedviaUSPS Priority box with insurance.
FAST REFUND OFFERED (If, for any reason, you\'re not happy with this item)We leave no stones unturned insuring our customersget whatthey bargained for.If you\'re not satisfied with thisitem, contact me. Then, if the problem can\'t be fixed,returnproduct within 30 daysin \'aspurchased\'conditionfora fullrefund.PAYMENTS For U.S. buyers: We accept paypal. For intnl. customers: We accept paypalPay securely with [link removed by ]. Payment must be made within 7 daysfrom close of sale. We ship as soon as funds clear. If you have questions, please ask them before offerding.THE WORLD OF GOLD QUARTZ
Welcome to the world of NaturalGold Quartz. For those of you unfamiliar with this product,GQ is, essentially, gold ore, very high-grade gold ore found in the outercrust ofthe earth.When geologicalconditions are just right,metallic gold-crystals lithify (harden), along with quartz, in fissure-type veins and various rock formations. This occurs as boiling hot, hydrothermal solutions full of silica and metal cool.It was once thought that most precious metals deposits formed beneath the ocean, but in more recent times, it was discovered that geothermal hot springs well-above sea level have been producing ore bodies of tremendous size. Since most of the gold recovered from these types of deposits is micron in size, placer deposits are not typically associated with such lodes. Where prominent, gold-bearing, fissure-type veins exist, however, erosionweathersricher portions of these ore bodies to form gold nuggets, gold flakes, flour gold, and even finer \'free gold\'. Vein filling whichretains thehost matrix rock (gangue)and harbors metalliferous gold can become one of the earth\'s more highly-prized gemstones.
Theideal criteria for this gemstone type are hardness, color, and richness.The best grades of gem rock are very hard, unbrecciated, and contain minimal cracks or fissures. Cryptocrystalline quartz/gold, where it exists, is highly-prized by gemologists/lapidaries/jewelers/and collectors. Overall mineral compositions and characteristics of gold-bearing stone found in fissure veins (and larger ore bodies)vary from onedeposit tothe next. This results in the formation of differently-colored matrix(host rock).The gemstone offered here is just one more example.Themetallic mineral, gold, occurs ina variety ofgeological formations. In modern-day mining operations, entire mountains are blasted down,transported and piledinto heaps, thensoaked withcyanide toleach the precious metal from the ore. A century ago, it was much more likely that prospectors would have sunk a vertical shaft into an ore outcropping or have attempted to follow a horizontal or diagonal lead/ledge/lens/vein into a mountainside. Once extracted from the mine-shaft, recovering the gold locked inside the ore was very labor intensive. Arrastras were one of the earlier crushing devices used for pulverizing and removing gold from such ore. Stamp mills, even more labor-intensive albeit more productive, soon followed. An old time prospector\'s first inkling of a lode occurrence would more than likely have been the discovery of a quartz vein. A rich placer deposit holding coarse, gnarly, even crystalline gold along with gangue would also have been strong evidence that a vein system was in the proximity.
Quartz veins, at one time, were notoriouslyfamous producers of gold, but many prominent, fissure-type, lode deposits such as the one at the HomestakeMine in SouthDakota and California\'s Sixteen to One Mine were followed to great depth. Since ore grades rarely remain consistently uniform throughout the life of a mine and veins are displaced by the continual movement of the earth\'s crust, deep deposits, at some point, may be lost or simply become unprofitable to mine.Water seepage was often amajor problem in many of the historic old mines of the westernU.S.Sometimes, a productive vein decides to slip. It doesn\'t do this overnight. As a result of geological shifting in the earth\'s crust, discontinuous veins often slip sideways to other positions and, in that manner, are lost.Prices for metals fluctuate dramatically.A great many factors influence the availability, production, and profitability ofgold quartz gemstone. GQ appears to be extremely scare at this time since onlya scant handful ofmines around the world are producing this rare gemstone material. Even when a new high-grade ore deposit is discovered, collectors and dealers are tasked with procuring something not being publicly offered or made available. I am making this available.Thanks forchecking out our digs. Gold ofEldorado8-19-10