CALIFORNIA
QUARTZ GOLD SPECIMEN
Photos are enlarged representations of offered item. Ruler, if shown, is 1/4" wide (actual size). A U.S. dime (10 cent piece) measures 17.8 mm in diameter.
Featured pebble comes from California's Mother Lode. It illustrates how gold often concentrates at interfaces between quartz and surrounding country wall rock. A substantial filling of gold crystals fills much of this small pebble. A minute amount of wall rock also intrudes the quartz. You won't get your money's worth in bullion, but, as native auriferous (gold-bearing) minerals go, it's a sweet little specimen. Serious collectors of wild gold may feel the appeal. My specimens aren't priced on how much gold there is, but on the fact that it's there.
Weight - 4.96 grains - .32 Gram
Size - 9.8X6X3.7 mm
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
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U.S. BUYERS - S&H $4.00 with tracking included.
INTNL. BUYERS - S&H $16.00 shipped via USPS International First Class Mail.
PAYMENTS
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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. If we can't resolve the problem, you may return item in 'as purchased' condition (within 30 days) for a refund. Exchanges are another option.
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GO WHERE THE GOLD IS With prospecting, it’s always advisable to go where the gold is, yet, after mining for 18 years, I reached one inescapable conclusion. Following one's own council is easier said than done. The main culprit causing most flops seemed to be fundamental 'lack of access', not an unwillingness to work hard. What's accessible to mine depends on claim status, government permitting issues, and, even more importantly, how determined a guy is to work any given property. Whether it's an unpatented claim or deeded land, a miner needs to do his homework. If you're convinced the region you're in contains good gold, research the records. Once the owners of land or the mineral rights of unpatented claims are known, contact them. Perhaps some path to authorized mineral access exists. Will everyone choose the legal path, the considerate path? Of course not. Some things, like claim-jumping, never change.
Gold of Eldorado 6-5-12
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