Steve Houston Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Well I probably shouldn't admit it but I was the guy throwing those pesky red rocks down the mine shaft, at least a couple of dozen before I noticed gold protruding out of one before I pitched it. Now did I feel pretty silly and disapionted at the same time. Well never again, Rick, will I throw away a red hotrock. Hydroflouric acid fumes can and will kill you. Simply put, it is best not to use it. Steve Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I was out prospecting on a hillside in california and my zed hit a pretty solid signal. After recovering the target I was disappointed to see just some little brown hard clumps, I threw a couple in my pocket and moved on. Thanks I hope, saw this thread and now I'm off to get some pool acid and I'll see if anything promising shows up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 My hot rocks not gold, but I don't know what it is. I double checked and it is slightly magnetic with a strong magnet it was also unaffected by sulfuric or hydrochloric acid. its light in weight like volcanic stone, i thought it was a compacted earth or some kind of ironstone? the way the zed is hitting space rocks I guess that could be a possibility. i just don't know very much about meteorites, but this was in an area that could have debris from the strike that happened a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Watkins Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Too bad they weren't gold,but maybe something almost as good,i would like to find apiece of space. maybe one of the guys can identify your find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 take a whet stone and grind down an edge...if you see specks of nickel/iron it is a chrondrite... fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joemedic Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Be careful handling Hydrofluoric acid, it's not painful when you get in contact with it, it won't even blister but after a few days, it will denature the tissue that had in contact with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I wear thick leather gloves when handling hot rocks!! Excellent gold there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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