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Posted by: ColoradoProspector Apr 28 2014, 04:49 PM

This small meteorite fragment was labeled "Tunguska event - Russia 1908" when we acquired it from a rock shop.
Weight is approximately 0.9 gram, size 0.5 inch
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Chosen 5/17/14 by Drex! cool.gif


Posted by: ColoradoProspector Apr 28 2014, 05:05 PM

This is an Opal triangle trio. thumbsupsmileyanim.gif
3 small cut opal cabochons, 2 white and 1 black. All from Australia.
Black (bottom right) opal is approx. 5.8 mm and 0.4 ct in weight.
White opals are (bottom left) approx. 5.6 mm and 0.25 ct in weight, the other (top) is approx. 8.9 mm x 5.6 mm and 0.5 ct in weight.
These all are much more colorful in hand including orange and yellow fire in the whites. happy088.gif

Chosen 10/20/14 by John!


Posted by: ColoradoProspector Apr 28 2014, 05:16 PM

This cute little gold nugget was harvested from good ol' mother earth but more recent theory suggests it may have actually been deposited by comet impacts. chin.gif biggrin.gif Weight is approx. 0.4 gram

Chosen 6/25/14 by Jim & Tracey! happy088.gif


Posted by: Mrs.CP Jun 14 2014, 02:19 PM

This sweet little Colorado smokey quartz crystal on Microcline was also collected by Dan and myself. The whole specimen measures 28x23x23mm high. Smokey quartz crystal is about 21mm in length. signs021.gif

Chosen 4/16/15 by James & Cyndi! happy088.gif


Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 9 2015, 11:09 AM

This prize choice, a bag of CP Placer Dirt contains two-1 Lb. bags (1 average pan full), of unprocessed Colorado alluvial material for a real panning experience with a vial to place your finds in for displaying. It has at least 1 gold flake/picker and some fines, which we added to make sure everyone can find a nice gold smile in their pan.
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Chosen by Jason and Cara!
Chosen by Eric!
Chosen by Henry!
Chosen by Stephen!
Chosen by Gerald!


Posted by: James and Cyndi Apr 16 2015, 08:09 PM

QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Jun 14 2014, 03:19 PM) *
This sweet little Colorado smokey quartz crystal on Microcline was also collected by Dan and myself. The whole specimen measures 28x23x23mm high. Smokey quartz crystal is about 21mm in length. signs021.gif





Smokey claimed!!! Thanks, cant wait to get it. signs021.gif

Posted by: CP Apr 20 2015, 01:03 PM

QUOTE (James and Cyndi @ Apr 16 2015, 08:09 PM) *
Smokey claimed!!! Thanks, cant wait to get it. signs021.gif


Welcome to the LT club membership level James & Cyndi and congratulations! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif
Packaging for send out today, should be in your hands by weeks end. happy112.gif Nice translucent smokey on matrix, good choice. happy088.gif

Posted by: Crusty Apr 20 2015, 02:50 PM

QUOTE (James and Cyndi @ Apr 16 2015, 08:09 PM) *
Smokey claimed!!! Thanks, cant wait to get it. signs021.gif





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Posted by: swizz Apr 20 2015, 03:29 PM

Super nice piece! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

Posted by: Mrs.CP Apr 30 2015, 12:09 PM

QUOTE (James and Cyndi @ Apr 16 2015, 08:09 PM) *
Smokey claimed!!! Thanks, cant wait to get it. signs021.gif


So glad to hear you received the smokey and that you really like it!
Good to know it's in good hands.
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Posted by: Jason and Cara May 2 2015, 11:58 AM

Looks like Cara and I will be claiming the dirt! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

Posted by: MikeS May 2 2015, 01:05 PM

QUOTE (Jason and Cara @ May 2 2015, 12:58 PM) *
Looks like Cara and I will be claiming the dirt! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif


Hello! smileywaving.gif
Welcome to the Club and forums Jason and Cara!

Posted by: Mrs.CP May 3 2015, 06:41 AM

Welcome to the club and forums Jason and Cara. sign0016.gif
Fun choice, we will get all your goodies sent out to you soon. Make yourself at home around the site. We have a great helpful group here so post up any questions or adventures you may have.

Posted by: fenixsmom May 5 2015, 08:40 AM

Welcome to the club!!!

Posted by: Jason and Cara May 5 2015, 12:04 PM

Thanks to all three of you! I am really excited to be finally connected with like minded individuals who love to play in the dirt the right way. I hope I am able to significantly contribute as a member as time goes on.

Posted by: Jason and Cara May 10 2015, 07:47 AM

Wow, wow, and wow. I'll have some photos to post soon. Just... WOW.

Edit: So, two lbs of what appears to have been shovel to bag placer dirt (ie not concentrates) was provided. Mrs.CP kindly explained that she had added non-gold sparklies, which turned out to be a slightly smokey quartz pairing, and a third quartz with nice termination. It also looks like said third quartz fits onto the pairing, so I may have a go at repairing it. Also included was a small glass vial which had a smidgen of 100 mesh gold dust in it.

At first, the dirt didn't look great to me. Not many heavies of iron or magnetite, no strong placer indicators of quartz, no garnets, lots of fine clay. Being a placer guy at heart, I was a bit apprehensive. Then came the reveal, and my jaw dropped. The 2 lbs yielded almost 0.2 grams of gold... if consistent, this ground would yield a troy oz per 311 lbs of material. That is insanely good. Shoot, I'd be happy with ground that yields an oz per ton.

And one nice picker to boot! Thanks Mrs.CP... this was a very nice present! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

Bag 1


Bag 2

Posted by: Mrs.CP May 10 2015, 08:46 AM

Very cool, glad you both liked your gift. thumbsupsmileyanim.gif I hope Cara had fun panning it out. smile.gif

Posted by: Jason and Cara May 10 2015, 02:22 PM

Here is the crystal cluster. Gotta clean it, but that's a few days of work to get the clay loosened enough without causing the base matrix any damage, then I can attempt to refit the cleaner crystal in the back.

Sweet bonus. extra_happy.gif


Posted by: Mrs.CP May 11 2015, 08:08 AM

thumbsupsmileyanim.gif Very glad you both like them. We found those in the Idaho Springs area. Check out the specimen cleaning thread if you need any tips.
Has the golden smile been panned out of the dirt yet? biggrin.gif

Posted by: Jason and Cara May 11 2015, 08:48 AM

Yes ma'am, check the 4 posts above, I edited it with photos and details. Just shy of 3 grains, and a nice picker. rolleyes.gif

Here it is all cleaned up, if that is what you wanted to see? slaphead.gif I don't profess to be the sharpest tool in the box. wacko.gif




Posted by: Mrs.CP May 12 2015, 06:57 AM

Ha! You snuck in an edit on me with photos and I missed it. giggle.gif Looks great, glad you enjoyed it. Too funny that there was a trace of gold dust in the vial already.
Guess that shows CP likes to recycle since he was the one to put that package together. laugh.gif

Posted by: Crusty Jul 9 2015, 08:01 AM

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Posted by: fenixsmom Jul 9 2015, 12:33 PM

Horray!!!!

Posted by: EMac Jul 13 2015, 01:59 PM

Like Yoda, I too think the dirt is the way to go for me!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jul 17 2015, 06:55 AM

It's yours and on it's way EMac! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif We added a "newlywed bonus" to the dirt, so keep your eyes open for the extra blue "Sparklies" added. happy112.gif

Congratulations!!

Posted by: EMac Jul 17 2015, 10:19 PM

Booyah! drool.gif

Might have to wait until I come back from upcoming travels before I can pan out the goodies though...definitely looking forward to the smiles! Thank you D&D biggrin.gif


Posted by: Mrs.CP Jul 23 2015, 10:42 AM

You are very welcome Eric and thank you. happy.gif Great having you and Teresa as lifetime members! If you haven't left yet unsure.gif You might get away with digging your fingers around in the dirt for the added goodies. They will be easy to spot! happy112.gif laugh.gif

Posted by: EMac Jul 23 2015, 11:11 AM

Unfortunately after panning through my cons last weekend, I didn't have the motivation to work the goodies you sent. Mostly because I was expecting more from the initial test pans I did creek side really, so I was demotivated somewhat.

I plan to work through the Fairplay dirt this weekend, and I'm very excited to see what's in there. I'll be sure to post some pics :)

Posted by: HenryLee Jul 23 2015, 03:40 PM

QUOTE (ColoradoProspector @ Apr 28 2014, 04:29 PM) *
What happens when we get stir crazy in spring time? music037.gif Stuff like this…… excited.gif We've decided to add a new LT club members sign up bonus, so let's have fun! For those of you thinking of lifetime club membership (thank you!), this will be an exclusive just for you all!! happy088.gif Starting today (4/28/14) the next LT club members to sign up (paid in full*) will get their choice of flashy gems or minerals available in this thread smiley-cool14.gif . Some will be cut stones and some will be specimens or ?. How long will this bonus last? confused0082[1].gif ....Why wait to find out! Sign up today and pick yours. We'd all be honored to have your participation. *Lifetime club membership must be paid in full to receive a sign up bonus gem/mineral. This bonus offer also includes FY (yearly) members on the upgrade plan upon completion. dancing_smiley.gif **Once activated you'll have a 14 day time limit to choose yours by posting here in this thread or pm/email us directly. Handy club membership info & sign up page link happy112.gif http://www.coloradoprospector.com/membership.html Goodies to be added in separate posts, stay tuned..... eating-popcorn-03.gif

Posted by: Mrs.CP Jul 24 2015, 10:32 AM

Thank you for all your support! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif It's great to have you onboard as a lifetime member Henry!
We will be sending out your CP placer dirt soon. happy112.gif

Posted by: HenryLee Jul 28 2015, 07:56 AM

QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Feb 9 2015, 12:09 PM) *
This prize choice, a bag of CP Placer Dirt contains two-1 Lb. bags (1 average pan full), of unprocessed Colorado alluvial material for a real panning experience with a vial to place your finds in for displaying. It has at least 1 gold flake/picker and some fines, which we added to make sure everyone can find a nice gold smile in their pan. thumbsupsmileyanim.gif Chosen 5/02/15 by Jason and Cara! Chosen 7/13/15 by Eric and Teresa! Chosen 7/24/15 by Henry!

Posted by: fenixsmom Jul 28 2015, 08:53 AM

Congrats to all yous!

Posted by: EMac Jul 29 2015, 03:00 PM

I was all excited to post pics, and then I saw the detail Jason put into his, and I'm kicking myself now for not taking more. I too would be greatly pleased to find some ground with this kind of value in it. Similar to Jason, I was pretty skeptical about the initial appearance since there weren't many black sands. Admittedly, I was reticent to muddy up my panning bucket with the silt, but I went ahead and did it anyway since that's where I keep all my previously washed dirt.

I used 3 classifiers at around 100, 50 and 20, and I was somewhat frustrated that the gold tended to float far more than I'm used to. At all class levels (except the picker which I found sitting in the classifier screen), particularly when tapping, the water picked gold up and floated it down. I backed off using the tap method which took longer, but the floating decreased substantially.

I already took one of the outer package, so here are the contents with my panning partner in the background. I did both bags at once, so amount in each bag is confounded:



Unfortunately I didn't get any pics in process, but here's what I found at the end including the sparklies:




Just the gold (I don't have a good camera, or a need for one frankly, so nothing macro):




As for the sparklies....I hate to admit I only have a guess from looking at pics. I tried weighing them, but the kitchen scale I have doesn't have the resolution to do the rough specific gravity calculation. So Amazon got some of my money today for a scale so I can check these things out, and actually weigh the gold I've collected. This is prompting me to learn quite a bit more about mineral ID....even broke out my mineral book last night to do some reading!







Thanks a million D&D! This was fun :)

Posted by: Yoda Jul 30 2015, 08:20 AM

Looks like a good golden smile!

And don't feel so bad... my wife is a camera bug, so I get to play with all her neat toys for Macro shots. info_grin.gif

The most important thing is you had fun, and you are gonna improve your kit as a result of it! The fever sinks in deeper... CP_Member.gif

Posted by: CP Jul 30 2015, 02:12 PM

Very cool guys, glad you all have fun with these placer dirts! Jason did do a nice write up on his for sure! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif Thank you all for the postings/write ups on your bonus gifts, fun stuff.
Crack me up with the hesitation to "muddy up the panning buckets" too ..... the placer dirt will sure give off some mud since it's not worked yet at all. smiley-shocked003.gif smiley-laughing021.gif
Yep it will make the water get dirty fast too causing the frequent floating gold, sometimes you might need to add your surfactant several times during panning with that type of "raw material". That ground was good in the old days as you can tell, that placer dirt was taken right off the edge virgin ground of where the Fairplay bucket line dredge worked then moved off another direction. It was running around 1/2 a gram to 1 gram per ton which today we'd be happy to work but back in the old days it wasn't enough to keep the dredge in "pay" so it moved to better dirt! smiley-shocked003.gif

Good work finding the extra sparklers too Emac, I'll wait to tell you what they are yet since you're having so much fun figuring them out. smiley-cool14.gif

Congrats on LT level membership everyone, we are very glad to have you all as Lifetime club members! CP_Member.gif

Posted by: HenryLee Jul 31 2015, 10:13 PM

QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Feb 9 2015, 12:09 PM) *
This prize choice, a bag of CP Placer Dirt contains two-1 Lb. bags (1 average pan full), of unprocessed Colorado alluvial material for a real panning experience with a vial to place your finds in for displaying. It has at least 1 gold flake/picker and some fines, which we added to make sure everyone can find a nice gold smile in their pan. thumbsupsmileyanim.gif Chosen 5/02/15 by Jason and Cara! Chosen 7/13/15 by Eric and Teresa! Chosen 7/24/15 by Henry!

Posted by: fenixsmom Jul 31 2015, 10:31 PM

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Posted by: Crusty Aug 1 2015, 06:23 AM

I FINALLY got around to working my Fairplay placer dirt last night... only took 2 years. Still need to Blue Bowl the 100-, but I gotta say, it was pretty exciting to pan! smiley-shocked003.gif thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

Posted by: Denise Jul 4 2016, 10:54 AM

This Colorado beauty is a smokey quartz crystal with a smaller quartz crystal beside it. Larger smokey quartz crystal is an inch long. happy088.gif

Chosen 8/13/17 by Mike J.!


Posted by: Denise Jul 4 2016, 10:58 AM

This is a great Colorado Fluorite! Stands close to an inch tall/wide. Is a great specimen for the display case! thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

Chosen 3/5/17 by Josh!


Posted by: accomplish Aug 13 2017, 07:50 AM

Hello, this is Mike Julo, I purchased a LT memebership this past week and would like to select the smokey quartz crystal as my bonus sign up gift. Thanks

Posted by: Denise Aug 13 2017, 10:48 AM

thumbsupsmileyanim.gif Great choice Mike, it's even better in hand as you will see! happy112.gif

Welcome to the club and forums!
Make yourself right at home around the website and let us know if you have any questions.
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