[Rockhounds] Gold Strike in West Australia

[Doug Bank]

After seeing these really nice specimens and thinking of all the specimens I have seen in museums, I am puzzled. Are the gold crystals I see in museums found in dirt or clay or even air, or are they in quartz or calcite and the surrounding rock is then chemically removed?

On Sep 12, 2018, at 8:51 PM, Kreigh Tomaszewski <kreigh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Really nice specimens
> 
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45468159
> 
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 7:05 PM Paul <etchplain at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> Nice specimens. :-)
>> 
>> Lucky strike in outback WA could
>> spark 'mini gold rush' for prospectors
>> and miners, ABC Goldfields By Jarrod Lucas
>> 
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-12/lucky-strike-in-outback-wa-could-spark-mini-gold-rush/10233130
>> 
>> Gold 'mother lode' unearthed underground
>> in Kambalda delivers $15 million in just
>> four days, ABC Goldfields By Jarrod Lucas
>> 
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-10/rich-gold-seam-half-a-kilometre-deep-in-kambalda/10219576
>> 
>> Yours,
>> 
>> Paul H.