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The best detector for your needs is a Gold Bug 2 with the 6.5 inch coil. That's by far your best option. If you want excellent results, you need to get the best.

I would list the larger specimens f ...

Congrats on all the finds. 700 is quite a large number of specimens you have collected. Based on that number alone, there's probably 100's more laying around that you can't see any gold in and are w ...

I think if you were to use a metal detector like a Fisher Gold Bug with a 6.5" coil, you would find a lot more specimens. There's probably a lot you can't see that a metal detector would pick up ...

Are you using a metal detector to find these specimens? Nice gold.

Better yet, just keep it as a specimen. Hard to see how much gold is in it though. There are formulas one can use to get a rough idea of the gold content without destroying the specimen.

Steve

Oh boy; I think I will watch "Swamp People" for a bit more education.

And I'm waiting for another prospecting show to debut on the Midget Wrestling Channel.

I wonder how much the participants are get paid for appearing in this show. I don't get a sense of altruism with some of these people.

I never married. So yes, it's true I've only been wrong twice in my life.

GF

The shape makes me think it's manmade but I have been known the be wrong at least twice in my life..

GF

HI Daniel-

Nice looking specimen. Hope it's stable. Honesty and integrity are all you have to go by these days when it comes to buying meteorites..

There is no meteorite by the name of Gideon bu ...

I would be very careful about how you pack your specimens if you ever decide to check the bags in. You have no idea how baggage is treated once it leaves your sight, esp heavy baggage. So beware.

G ...

Hi Everyone-

Just out of curiosity- whatever happened to this giant geode? Is it for sale? Is it in a collection. That's a magnificent piece and was wondering where it might be.

Does anyone know ...

Dear Steve,

Here see you can the saw used to cut these big geodes.

Antonio

Now that's a real saw!!!!

Thanks

Steve

Antonio-

I can't see the pictures in your links either.

Steve

Can someone provide pictures of the saw used to cut these geodes? I have never seen such huge geodes, much less seeing how they are cut.

Thanks

Steve

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Topic: Derricks gold finds
Goldfinger Replies: 28 Views: 63698	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Sep 11, 2013 09:33 Subject: Re: Derricks gold finds
Goldfinger Replies: 28 Views: 63698	The best detector for your needs is a Gold Bug 2 with the 6.5 inch coil. That's by far your best option. If you want excellent results, you need to get the best. I would list the larger specimens f ...
Topic: Derricks gold finds
Goldfinger Replies: 28 Views: 63698	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Sep 03, 2013 16:28 Subject: Re: Derricks gold finds
Goldfinger Replies: 28 Views: 63698	Congrats on all the finds. 700 is quite a large number of specimens you have collected. Based on that number alone, there's probably 100's more laying around that you can't see any gold in and are w ...
Topic: Derricks gold finds
Goldfinger Replies: 28 Views: 63698	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Sep 02, 2013 12:42 Subject: Re: Derricks gold finds
Goldfinger Replies: 28 Views: 63698	I think if you were to use a metal detector like a Fisher Gold Bug with a 6.5" coil, you would find a lot more specimens. There's probably a lot you can't see that a metal detector would pick up ...
Topic: Derricks gold finds
Goldfinger Replies: 28 Views: 63698	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Sep 02, 2013 05:03 Subject: Re: Derricks gold finds
Goldfinger Replies: 28 Views: 63698	Are you using a metal detector to find these specimens? Nice gold.
Topic: Gold in Quartz
Goldfinger Replies: 14 Views: 34110	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 18, 2013 10:15 Subject: Re: Gold in Quartz
Goldfinger Replies: 14 Views: 34110	Better yet, just keep it as a specimen. Hard to see how much gold is in it though. There are formulas one can use to get a rough idea of the gold content without destroying the specimen. Steve
Topic: The Prospectors on The Weather Channel
Goldfinger Replies: 18 Views: 33790	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 22, 2013 07:14 Subject: Re: The Prospectors on The Weather Channel
Goldfinger Replies: 18 Views: 33790	Oh boy; I think I will watch "Swamp People" for a bit more education. And I'm waiting for another prospecting show to debut on the Midget Wrestling Channel.
Topic: The Prospectors on The Weather Channel
Goldfinger Replies: 18 Views: 33790	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 17, 2013 09:54 Subject: Re: The Prospectors on The Weather Channel
Goldfinger Replies: 18 Views: 33790	I wonder how much the participants are get paid for appearing in this show. I don't get a sense of altruism with some of these people.
Topic: Meteorite?
Goldfinger Replies: 11 Views: 23665	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Oct 25, 2012 06:43 Subject: Re: Meteorite?
Goldfinger Replies: 11 Views: 23665	I never married. So yes, it's true I've only been wrong twice in my life. GF
Topic: Meteorite?
Goldfinger Replies: 11 Views: 23665	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 13, 2012 06:26 Subject: Re: Meteorite?
Goldfinger Replies: 11 Views: 23665	The shape makes me think it's manmade but I have been known the be wrong at least twice in my life.. GF
Topic: Campo del Cielo Iron Meteorite
Goldfinger Replies: 1 Views: 7094	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jul 09, 2011 07:58 Subject: Re: Campo del Cielo Iron Meteorite
Goldfinger Replies: 1 Views: 7094	HI Daniel- Nice looking specimen. Hope it's stable. Honesty and integrity are all you have to go by these days when it comes to buying meteorites.. There is no meteorite by the name of Gideon bu ...
Topic: Airport security
Goldfinger Replies: 23 Views: 73460	Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Jan 31, 2011 09:17 Subject: Re: Airport security
Goldfinger Replies: 23 Views: 73460	I would be very careful about how you pack your specimens if you ever decide to check the bags in. You have no idea how baggage is treated once it leaves your sight, esp heavy baggage. So beware. G ...
Topic: Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode
Goldfinger Replies: 41 Views: 288616	Forum: Exceptional finds Posted: Nov 22, 2010 07:17 Subject: Re: Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode
Goldfinger Replies: 41 Views: 288616	Hi Everyone- Just out of curiosity- whatever happened to this giant geode? Is it for sale? Is it in a collection. That's a magnificent piece and was wondering where it might be. Does anyone know ...
Topic: Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode
Goldfinger Replies: 41 Views: 288616	Forum: Exceptional finds Posted: Oct 23, 2010 14:43 Subject: Re: Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode
Goldfinger Replies: 41 Views: 288616	Dear Steve, Here see you can the saw used to cut these big geodes. Antonio Now that's a real saw!!!! Thanks Steve
Topic: Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode
Goldfinger Replies: 41 Views: 288616	Forum: Exceptional finds Posted: Oct 23, 2010 06:03 Subject: Re: Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode
Goldfinger Replies: 41 Views: 288616	Antonio- I can't see the pictures in your links either. Steve
Topic: Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode
Goldfinger Replies: 41 Views: 288616	Forum: Exceptional finds Posted: Oct 22, 2010 16:46 Subject: Re: Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode
Goldfinger Replies: 41 Views: 288616	Can someone provide pictures of the saw used to cut these geodes? I have never seen such huge geodes, much less seeing how they are cut. Thanks Steve