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First hunt in months: chunky totlot gold

Bagelbites

Bagelbites

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Hey y'all. With work, and the rain, I haven't gotten out for a couple months. I took the day off today and finally went on a hunt. Before sunrise, I went to a park close to my place. It's one of the oldest parks in Sacramento, and I know it is hunted often.

In the totlot, the AT Pro hit this nugget pendant hard, though I didn't look at the VDI because it was dark. I saw some sparkle, and put it away until the sun came up. It's not marked, but is definitely gold. It has a small diamond and maybe the green stone is jade. Not sure.

Thanks for reading, good luck out there.
 

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Bagelbites said:
Hey y'all. With work, and the rain, I haven't gotten out for a couple months. I took the day off today and finally went on a hunt. Before sunrise, I went to a park close to my place. It's one of the oldest parks in Sacramento, and I know it is hunted often.

In the totlot, the AT Pro hit this nugget pendant hard, though I didn't look at the VDI because it was dark. I saw some sparkle, and put it away until the sun came up. It's not marked, but is definitely gold. It has a small diamond and maybe the green stone is jade. Not sure.

Thanks for reading, good luck out there.
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First off, that's not a super small diamond. Looks like it could be at least a tenth of a carat, maybe larger. Check for visual inclusion. If none, you might have a nice stone! If you've got a micrometer, you can measure it out and compare to this chart:
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And, the gold looks like placer gold that someone tagged a loop onto and turned into jewelry. That's pretty unique. Placer gold around here is 87-97% pure. That's high carat stuff. :)

AMAZING find!

Skippy
 
Yeah, Wow! At first, I was gonna razz ya for just coming out of hiding, and stumbling on that, but then I mopped up my drool, and reread your post. I see you took the day off, and was out there before sunrise. You deserve it Man! That thing is a stunner! Diamond is bigger than 10th carat...hope it's a high grade one.
 
Foragist said:
Yeah, Wow! At first, I was gonna razz ya for just coming out of hiding, and stumbling on that, but then I mopped up my drool, and reread your post. I see you took the day off, and was out there before sunrise. You deserve it Man! That thing is a stunner! Diamond is bigger than 10th carat...hope it's a high grade one.
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It looks great in the photo, but if my "finger calculations" are correct, that's a 3mm stone. We'll see!

Skippy
 
Skippy SH13 said:
It looks great in the photo, but if my "finger calculations" are correct, that's a 3mm stone. We'll see!

Skippy
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Well, Skippy, considering it's you estimating this, it's probably accurate. However, for fun's sake, I say that is a 4mm stone...at least! My theory: A guy named "Bagelbites" has fat fingers. :laughing:

OK Bagelbites. I know those diggin' digits have a healthy girth. We're gonna need an accurate measurement...of the stone, that is. :D
 
Thanks guys. The pendant is not marked, so it will be difficult for me to sell to a private purchaser. I took it to the pawn shop, and the gold tested at 14k, so it's not a natural nugget. He popped out the diamond and jade for me, which I'll just put away for a potential future project. I think the diamond is probably 2.5mm or so. I sold the gold for $186.

And yes, I have sausage fingers.
 
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