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« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2010, 02:14:04 am »
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You are right, I sped through the pics as I was at work and wanted to whip out a quick answer. What I was after, was that if the formation is of metamorphic nature, then, yes gold MAY be there. However, now that I am at my home computer, and upon closer examination, that formation looks more basaltic. If you look carefully you can see the palisades. Basalt is not well know for its gold. I often find many clear crystals of quartz where I mine, but not to that extent... so I thought nothing of that tidbit  Embarrassed

My appologies for a bad answer. Thanks GD for setting it straight. If I am not mistaken, I believe that there are some very substantial gold deposits in the Panama area. Some further research would be very beneficial. Once you know where the gold is in your area, you can look for formations with similar characteristics. Every gold bearing area is unique with its own set of characteristics. The old timers looked for these similarities to find new deposits. Learn and understand your area, and then explore.

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« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2010, 02:16:53 am »
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On the bright side, Sean, basalt is known for diamonds.

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And also platinum and other rare earth metals if the conditions are... well... perfect. Still, you will never know unless you explore it. I am surrounded by basalt, but alas it is worthless. I covers about 1/3 of the state and if you look at geologic maps, it clearly covers a long gold belt that stretches from Canada down into Oregon... therefore I hate basalt.

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Hmmmmm...interesting thing about the crystals are that when I first panned looking for color all I got was black sand until I dumped the water out and saw the first of the crystals.  To make a long story short - they are so clear you can't see them when they are in water.  And as I was walking up the bank it glittered [sun was just right], another 'what the hell' moment.  As for the area itself...it's all volcanic. Like I said, I'm going back up next week and try to get to the base of the cliff and take some better photos.  Gold or not, this is very interesting..why so many crystals.?

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