Once you get the bulk of the quartz off you are risking melting the gold. So at that point just boil it in a stainless steel bottle with sodium hydroxide crystals. The NaOH will dissolve the quartz. Not you want the NaOH in chip form. Avoid adding any water. Once all the quartz is dissolved you can pour off the NaOH and them clean up with water. This will preserve all the delicate structure of the gold. Love your stuff. ❤❤❤❤
Hey Dave, I've always appreciated specimens with a construct of the matrix, is there a big demand for stripped crystallized ore like this? I believe the mystery of what may be hidden can be more intriguing than the naked truth...kinda like a one piece bathing suit!
The quartz that is popping off may have precious metal content. Micro sized gold particles that can not be seen with the naked eye. Are you collecting and saving it for milling and further processing?
No, It won't create steam unless he hits the gloves directly with the torch. He's dunking his gloves in water every few seconds anyways, so heat won't build up. I've melted gold in a piece of wet tissue paper, and you'd be surprised how much heat that wet paper will take before it burns away.
Why not just heat the whole specimen up in a kiln after pulverization?- the gold should have a lower melting point than the rock and it should run off and separate - didn't catch the reason - sorry
Rock surgery... that's really cool. And the gold is so nice.
Very cool way to remove the quartz,thanks for sharing.
So cool watching you work these specimens! Awesome job Dave....Keep up the awesome content!
looks like a little t-rex specimen! Cool stuff Dave!!
just amazing fam. great work indeed. keep on living the dream fam. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!
Like a sculptor; envision the connectivity of the hidden gold and have the framework of the quartz present it in all it's splendor. Nice!
Once you get the bulk of the quartz off you are risking melting the gold. So at that point just boil it in a stainless steel bottle with sodium hydroxide crystals. The NaOH will dissolve the quartz. Not you want the NaOH in chip form. Avoid adding any water. Once all the quartz is dissolved you can pour off the NaOH and them clean up with water. This will preserve all the delicate structure of the gold. Love your stuff. ❤❤❤❤
Awesome - Thanks you
@@Goldbay You are welcome. Love your channel!
Super cool video brother! Looking forward to seeing the whole series! Thank you for the video!
That's good to know
See I've learned something today. Thanks Dave!
pretty darn cool , kind of surprised that it dont melt the gold but I see that your moving fast with the torch
I've always wanted to see this done.....I'm hooked😁
Awesome process.
Wicked man. Thanks for sharing.
14:41 our hearts sank also. Felt that groan...
happens
Hey Dave, I've always appreciated specimens with a construct of the matrix, is there a big demand for stripped crystallized ore like this? I believe the mystery of what may be hidden can be more intriguing than the naked truth...kinda like a one piece bathing suit!
Is it safe to get arsenic that hot?
The quartz that is popping off may have precious metal content. Micro sized gold particles that can not be seen with the naked eye. Are you collecting and saving it for milling and further processing?
What kind of gloves are you using? Welding gloves when wet will create super heated steam inside won't they?
No, It won't create steam unless he hits the gloves directly with the torch. He's dunking his gloves in water every few seconds anyways, so heat won't build up.
I've melted gold in a piece of wet tissue paper, and you'd be surprised how much heat that wet paper will take before it burns away.
As far as the connectivity of the gold inside the specimen, wouldn't iron or Pyrite show the same connectivity?
no, it shows a much less bright light
Why not just heat the whole specimen up in a kiln after pulverization?- the gold should have a lower melting point than the rock and it should run off and separate - didn't catch the reason - sorry
Because I'm not melting the gold. I'm creating a natural specimen by exposing the gold