Some rock samples from Little Creek Mntn. Possible Ore? And how would I know?

[Rocksmasher39]

Does anyone know if this is quartz, and if it is , is it possible it may contain gold or iron? And also why is it showing signs of being conductive? I appreciate any insight or feedback from you guys..

 

[orvi]

For freemill gold, easiest test is to just crush it and pan it. Invisible gold, or sulfide gold would be hard to find without proper assay or at least nicely callibrated XRF in Geochemical mode.

Iron... depends. Crush and pan can be also a way to go, concentrating heavier pieces with iron oxides. Some iron oxides can be magnetic, if they contain some portion of Fe3O4 (magnetite), so this can be somewhat useful.

 

[Martijn]

This post will tell you what to do.
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