Quartz Rock And Gold

Gold and quartz specimens.

Quartz rock and gold.

This type of gold is highly desired in the mineral collecting community. When gold is still encased in quartz rock it is called a gold specimen. Investment grade gold specimens like these command a premium price and quality never goes out of style. Gold is easy to spot in white quartz.

Use your geology hammer and sledge to break open quartz and potential gold bearing rocks. These are a real treat for gold prospectors and collectors as well and are often valued at a premium due to their beauty and rarity. Look for large pieces of gold that you can collect manually or with tweezers. Our natural collection of gold in quartz specimens are highly sought after by mineral collectors precious metal collectors and each is unique and beautiful native gold encased within its host rock.

Place an iron or steel anvil in a large flat pan to prevent loss of rock powder and contained gold. Gold quartz specimens are in a completely different league of their own. It is easiest to spot in white quartz though quartz can come in a range of colors including yellow pink purple grey or black. Remember the specific gravity of quartz is 2 65 times heavier than water whereas pure.

Gold often occurs along the natural linear structures of quartz rock or its natural cracks and lines. Hard rock mining also known as lode mining is obviously the best method for finding gold specimens since you are mining the true source. Sometimes the gold is in a finely divided state sometimes in particles of considerable size as nuggets grains scales plates threads and wires in quartz rock. Check the natural cracks and lines of the quartz rock.

Gold is found widely diffused in nature even though it is one of the scarcer metals.