White Quartz Rock With Gold

When gold is still encased in quartz rock it is called a gold specimen.

White quartz rock with gold.

The ore is often brown iron stained rock or massive white quartz and usually contains only minute traces of gold. The photo at left shows small particles of metallic gold in quartz taken from the mountains of canada. Place an iron or steel anvil in a large flat pan to prevent loss of rock powder and contained gold. Normally even good rich gold ore has no gold metal which is visible to the naked eye.

This page is dedicated to the gold that s still attached to quartz or a host rock. 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. Gold is easy to spot in white quartz. This chunk of vein quartz from mariposa is typical of gold quartz material from the mother lode district of california.

This type of gold is highly desired in the mineral collecting community. To extract the gold the ore is crushed then the gold is separated from the ore by various methods. Use your geology hammer and sledge to break open quartz and potential gold bearing rocks. Gold and quartz specimens.

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. Gold often occurs along the natural linear structures of quartz rock or its natural cracks and lines.