GYMPIE GOLD QUARTZ SLAB 2.1 CARATS GOLD IN QUARTZ NATURAL GEMSTONE

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GYMPIE GOLD QUARTZ SLAB 2.1 CARATS GOLD IN QUARTZ NATURAL GEMSTONE :
$44.00

GOLD QUARTZ CAB from GYMPIE, AUSTRALIARuler is 1/4\" wide (6 mm). U.S. 10 cent coin is 17 mm in diameter.
Gemstone weight: 6.4 Grains - 2.1 CaratsSize: 11X1.5 mmStarting today, I\'m offering this item at the updated, regular fixed price of $44. You will have no problem seeing the gold in this round, black+white GQ cab fromAustralia.It was cut from a larger slab. The top (show) surface is domed, the back face is flat. If your project requires a modified shape, contact me. I may be able to accomplish this for you. This cab represents some of the last Gympie Mines rock available. It wasn\'t manufactured in a labor factory, it\'s natural stone. This cabochon is ready for conversion into jewelry
As sole proprietor/operator of this store, I\'ve been doing business here for roughly ten years. Back in the 80s and 90s, I placer-mined full time working various goldfields in Arizona, California, Idaho, Oregon, and B.C. If you like gold quartz and need a gemstone for some special project, let me know. I may be able to have a cabochon custom-made once we have picked out a piece of rock you like.If you like this rock, but require a different modified shape, contact me. Modification may be possible. If you savor gold quartz, let me know if there are any specific shapes, sizes, or colors, you might be interested in. I may be able to fix you up with a custom-made creation for that special piece of jewelry. 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 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 FREE (includes USPStracking to all U.S. destinations)COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT OFFERED FOR MULTIPLE ITEM PURCHASES. WHEN CHECKING OUT, PLEASE REQUEST AN INVOICE FROM THIS SELLERINTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS S&H $5.00shippedviaUSPS First Class parcel. Actual cost to ship this item is $6.55.
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 within14 daysin \'aspurchased\'conditionfora fullrefund.PAYMENTS

For U.S. buyers: We accept paypal. For intnl. customers: We accept paypalPay securely with www.paypal. 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 ofnative Gold Quartz. For those unfamiliar with this product,GQ is, essentially, gold ore...very high-grade gold orebornin the outercrust ofthe earth.When geologicalconditions are just right,metallic gold-crystals form (grow)inside quartz veins or other rock formations. As extremely hot, hydrothermal, silica and metal-bearing solutions (waters)cool, an orderly, mineral-precipitatingsequence occurs.It was once thought that most precious metals deposits formed beneath the ocean, but it has been discovered that geothermal hot springs above modern-day sea levelsproduce ore bodies of enormous stature. Vein filling comprised of gold ore whichretains thehost matrix rock (gangue)and harbors metalliferous gold can become one of the earth\'s more highly-prized gemstones. Most gold quartzcomes from what is known as a lode deposit, hence the nickname,MOTHER LODE, for the long alignment of U.S.hard-rock gold deposits stretching northwest to southeast in the SierraNevada Mountains of California.
Theideal criteria jewelers and lapidarieslook for in Gold Quartzare hardness,interesting matrixvariations, and richness. Matrix colors foundin gold quartzmay differ significantlyfrom oneore deposit tothe next.The gemstone offered here is just oneexample of thecountless variationsof GQto be found in nature.Themetallic mineral, gold, occurs ina variety ofgeological formations. In modern-day, U.S.miningoperations, entire mountains are blasted apart,hauled off,piledinto heaps, thensoaked withcyanide toleach the precious metal from the ore. At one time,prospectors whofoundveins outcroppingatthe earth\'ssurfaceoften staked a claim or claims at the point of discovery. Thisinitial phase of a mine\'s lifeoccurredwhenore containedinside these veinsindicated by their richness, or through fire assays,the presence of a quantifiable amount of gold per ton. These old prospectors, encouraged by their tests,might then sink vertical shafts down into the earth chasing the vein.Atsome point, if they were not already recognized as such, they became hard-rock miners. If aveindid not trend straight downward,but extended in a different direction, miners would excavate tunnels in an attempt to follow horizontal or pitching leads intothe mountainsides. In these instances, their first inkling of goldlodeswereeitherthese discoveries of quartz veins or the existence of regionalplacer deposits.Since not all fissure-type gold veins will be exposed at the surface, mine development work (assessment work) mightbeto sink a shaft in hopes ofencountering an \'inferred vein\' at some unknown, hiddenpointwithin the earth\'s outermost extremities.
Quartz veinswere, at one time, notoriouslyfamous producers of gold, but many of these prominent, fissure-type veins, such as the HomestakeMine in SouthDakota,have been mined to great depths. Since oretenor and underground geology oftenchange at indeterminate intervals, deep depositscan unexpectedlybecome unprofitable to mine. That is not to say that mining at extreme depths spells the end forunderground mines. Witness the incredibly deepdeposits of South Africa. As always, prevailinggeology of the immediate environs is a major determining factor. Water seepageoftenposed a seriousproblem in many of the historic old mines of the westernU.S.Discontinuous veins sometimesslip sideways alongfault zones. When relocating a lost lead became too costly, mines often closed. In terms of geological age, these slippagesare rarely recentoccurrences. Another cause for mines to close isa dramatic fluctuation in the price for metals.A great many factors influence the availability, production, and profitabilityof mininggold quartz. GQ appears to be extremely scarce at this time since onlya scant handful ofmines around the world are producing this rare gemstone material.Thanks forchecking out our digs. Gold ofEldorado8-19-10