Gold, hematite, calcite, and quartz are all mineral elements.
Aqua regia will dissolve gold. It will not dissolve quartz rock.
quartz, feldspar, and mica
Quartz veins are fractures in the rock that are filled with quartz and other minerals. They are commonly found in areas where there has been significant tectonic activity, such as mountain-building or faulting. Quartz veins can be a valuable source of gold and other precious metals.
Placer mining is recovering gold dust that has washed into streams and rivers (panning and sluice boxes, as well as dredges today) . Quartz mining involves traditional mining of gold bearing quartz rock, and requires digging,transporting, and crushing the rock to extract the gold.
because their is gold in it and it could grow larger
Gold, hematite, calcite, and quartz are all mineral elements.
Gold is commonly extracted from a type of rock called quartz. Gold is often found in quartz veins that run through the rock, and the gold can be separated by crushing the quartz and then using chemicals to extract the gold.
A strip or vein of quartz containing gold is called a "reef."
Aqua regia will dissolve gold. It will not dissolve quartz rock.
A hammer. You would break it off and flatten out the gold which is malleable from the fragile quartz.
Throw it away as it was not gold.
Gold was sometimes found in quartz, a white rock that often contains mineral veins.
Quartz crystal.
they were called gold-quartz
Found mostly in quartz. To extract it grind up the quartz the stick it on a plate. Put the plate in water the gently shake it so that the pieces of quartz fall off the all that's left is gold.
You could separate gold from other metals by gravity, by melting, or by chemical means.