Gold Dust, super fines!! |
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Gold Dust, super fines!! |
  Feb 18 2012, 09:17 AM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
Gold has many uses. They even use super fine gold to lubricate the space shuttle parts.
 Here is a bottle of super fine gold that Dan's grandma used for adding to her paint. This bottle has been sitting around since before I was born just waiting to be used.  Heavy little bottle!!! 
Here is a picture looking inside the bottle.
I have a project in the works that will use some of it. I will post pictures later. 
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Feb 18 2012, 10:45 AM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 426 Joined: 6-February 04 Member No.: 84 |
QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Feb 18 2012, 08:17 AM)  Gold has many uses. They even use super fine gold to lubricate the space shuttle parts. Here is a bottle of super fine gold that Dan's grandma used for adding to her paint. This bottle has been sitting around since before I was born just waiting to be used. Heavy little bottle!!!
Here is a picture looking inside the bottle.
I have a project in the works that will use some of it. I will post pictures later. Here's some Colorado fines.
Leonard |
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Feb 19 2012, 08:09 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Sweet fines Leonard, but those are very chunky compared to the gold in the bottle above. You would have to have it processed finer to be able to lubricate any shuttle parts with it.
 The all time question "does gold float" is easily answered when you open the bottle. Poof, as a little gold cloud floats away.  -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Feb 19 2012, 08:29 AM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Feb 19 2012, 06:09 AM) Sweet fines Leonard, but those are very chunky compared to the gold in the bottle above. You would have to have it processed finer to be able to lubricate any shuttle parts with it. The all time question "does gold float" is easily answered when you open the bottle. Poof, as a little gold cloud floats away. dont need to proccess any further! just looking at all them bottels of gold made me feel lots better already!:) |
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Feb 19 2012, 10:57 AM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813 |
Mrs. CP,
Wow, I thought the gold in the Arkansas River was fine. That bottle you have has it beat...but not by too much! ASTROBLEME -------------------- Annual Dues Paying Member Since 2008
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Feb 20 2012, 07:53 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
 Too funny Astrobleme! I have never seen gold this fine before! The bottle is totally dry but when you touch it, it feels very soft and almost greasy feeling. I can totally see/feel why they use it to lubricate the parts for the shuttle.
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Feb 26 2012, 10:57 AM
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 Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 230 Joined: 2-August 09 From: Security, CO Member No.: 6,964 |
QUOTE (leonard @ Feb 18 2012, 09:45 AM) Here's some Colorado fines.
Leonard Leonard, how long did it take to accumulate what you're showing? -------------------- 26 year Air Force Vet
LDMA/GPAA, GPOC, & CP LIFE MEMBER 'If you don't stand for something, you will fall for everything.' A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have! |
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Feb 27 2012, 11:03 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 426 Joined: 6-February 04 Member No.: 84 |
The left bottle is quite a few years on the Arkansas. I don't think the middle one is from there. I've been dredging about 14 years and I probably have about 5-6 ounces. I'm in it for the fun and I really don't work very hard any more.
Leonard |
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Mar 19 2012, 08:23 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a project we did using the gold dust. It's a Colorado Smokey Quartz cabachon with a Colorado Amazonite heart inlay.
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Mar 19 2012, 11:28 AM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
That looks way COOL, Great job.
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(currently working hard in the procurement department) |
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Mar 19 2012, 01:01 PM
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 Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Ya.... extremely nice work Denise!!!!
 Smokey and Amozonite, a Colorado natural combo. ... and the Gold sets it off perfectly!Have you guys decided on a setting yet? -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM Referral Code CE213 |
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Mar 20 2012, 07:02 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Thanks guys! I'm not sure about a setting yet, but I know it will be in gold.
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