Another New Guy, Fooled By My Solution? No Gold Precipitated

[Gemsngold87]

This must be a newer type of low specific gravity Gold, which floats on top of the carrying groundmass. I read the whole thread before replying, and was wondering if anybody caught the fact that the " Gold" was the top layer in the settled material, in the top photo. Should be at the bottom of the settled material, if I am correct.

Per the bold print in the above quote --- Then it is likely ether iron pyrite (fools gold) or gold "sulfides" & not actual gold metal

Kurt

im starting to wonder the same thing here... except that I really cant stress how heavy this stuff is and its inability to differentiate itself when agitated like in a gold pan or in that filter flask. I dont have a stir stick that long to reach down in there and stir it. it would honestly just break the stir stick and trying to swirl it is somewhat helpful and gets the top layer to mix around but the bottom just sits there all cemented to itself.
I was wondering if whats happening is that the solution is digesting the grey material faster than the gold and forming that layer on top as it works its way through the material.
To make matters worse and more confusing as I stated above I added more material to the mix when I thought that I saw gold in there and got greedy I added another 1000 grams to it and more AR by that time, there was so much in my filter flask that giving it a swirl to mix it in and settle any gold to the bottom would've been hazardous and so I left it alone.
I just wanted to be clear that the gold wouldnt have been able to work its way down to the bottom because again this stuff is like a cement when it settles. Looking at my pictures that I have it actually looks like the grey material, aside from the top little bit, looks dry and I dont think even the solution made its way down there to the bottom.

thanks for the thoughts

 

[Gemsngold87]

also just a thought, if it is pyrite in there. wouldnt the AR eat it up fairly quickly? it wouldnt last long enough to form a layer like that I guess is what im asking?

 

[adam mizer]

Did you test for magnetic properties maybe?

Also wonder about corundum for the gray heavy's?
Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminium oxide (Al2O3) typically containing traces of iron, titanium, vanadium, and chromium.

 

[Gemsngold87]

Did you test for magnetic properties maybe?

Also wonder about corundum for the gray heavy's?
Corundum is a crystalline form of aluminium oxide (Al2O3) typically containing traces of iron, titanium, vanadium, and chromium.

I have ran a magnet through the crushed fine material and nothing sticks to it maybe a few little dusty things but nah it’s not magnetic which is interesting.
No it isn’t corundum, this stuff is actually quite metallic and will polish up like a mirror. I don’t know what to call it and i hate to describe it because it sounds so dumb after reading it and i don’t know what an ore technically describes, but I wouldn’t call it an ore either as it seems to be quite pure. The pieces very in purity but most have a crystal habit that can be seen. I could post some pictures of the uncrushed pieces maybe someone on here could help identify them. Ima little nervous about it though because my luck is it’ll be something with no value and I’ll just have this whole forum rolling their eyes at me haha but if you guys want to see some pics of it I’ll post a few of interesting looking ones