That last photo shows some nice nuggets Impressive Frank Houston TX
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2015, at 9:51 AM, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > The fact is that it was found in a gold bearing area at a depth of over 12". > I talked and discussed the images with Dr. Ted Bunch since he lives in the > area and is familiar with local gold finds. It test 18 to 22K which is > inline with gold found in the region. If you look at the images carefully, > you will see secondary mineral build up on the crystallized side of the > nugget. I suggested to Dr. Bunch that it might be a miner's button since it > is so odd. A miner's button is where they take smaller pieces of gold and > melt them into a larger piece which is easier to handle and weigh out. He > stated that any way you look at it, it is a gold nugget. It was found near a > creek and not in it, so the rounding and smoothing you see on other placer > nuggets would not have taken place thus the rough appearance. Dr. Bunch > stated to me that he believes it is natural since he has seen all shapes and > sizes of gold from the area. > > Here are some other images of other gold nuggets found a the same depth and > not in a stream or creek. All of them are real. > > Rye Patch Gold: > http://themeteoritesite.com/RyePatch/GoldSmall.jpg > http://themeteoritesite.com/RyePatch/GoldMedium.jpg > http://themeteoritesite.com/RyePatch/GoldLarge.jpg > > I will take Dr. Bunches opinion over that of Mike Farmers any day, > > Adam > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Davidson via Meteorite-list" > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > To: "Raremeteorites" <raremeteori...@centurylink.net>; > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 12:58 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad - Must See! > > >> Adam ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
