What is this cheeto-orange mineralization? |
What is this cheeto-orange mineralization? |
Aug 4 2018, 05:09 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 12-December 17 Member No.: 138,969 |
I was on a gold claim near Idaho Springs this morning and I came across this outcropping of the orangest rock I've ever seen. The outcropping hasn't been dug and these pieces were sitting on the surface. What kind of mineralization is this intense orange? It's a cheetos or cheese puff orange, very intensely colored. I've seen iron rust that is a dull orange, but nothing like this.
Here's a cell phone picture in the shade, the color is more vivid than it appears here. |
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Aug 6 2018, 07:30 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 80 Joined: 7-April 17 From: Buffalo MN Member No.: 129,116 |
Uranium 285..? always hard to tell from a picture. But it does have that mustardy color.
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