And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sometimes gold or silver in white quartz forms dendritic patterns, makes very pretty gemstones for jewelry.
ReplyDeletegold in matrix is far more expensive than refined gold. This vein would sell at gold price, including the weight of the quartz.
ReplyDeleteThat's a miracle of heating, cooling and beauty.
ReplyDeleteFools Gold?
ReplyDeleteNO, you fool, that's the way it comes some time.
ReplyDeleteHow to tell?
ReplyDeleteFool's gold is a common nickname for pyrite, a brass-yellow mineral that resembles gold but is virtually worthless.
Pyrite: Flakes or powders when poked; leaves a dark green/black streak on unglazed porcelain.
Actual Gold: Dents or gouges like soft lead when poked; leaves a golden-yellow streak.