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My friend lost his metal detector in the bush fires and now he's looking for a replacement. He did have a GP 3500 which he claimed was 'personally tested' by Jack Lange ... the story was that apparently Jack had a bunch of 3500's in stock and took them out and tested them and declared that...

looks like a type of mica, probably muscovite? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovite

Sounds like you've got the bug bad, and also have been doing some good research into detectors. You might struggle with a VLF in mineralised ground but all the detectors you mentioned are capable of finding gold. If you really want to find gold nuggets you might have to end up jumping into a...

Hi Omni, If you are fossicking in a state forest you will need a permit from Forestry, see https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/visit/activities/fossicking for more info. Otherwise in NSW you don't need a fossicking permit, just obey all the rules in the guide...

Hey Dazzy and welcome, The NOX will be a great tool for searching around mine sites and army camps for relics, with the added bonus that it might pick up some gold too. I have used my NOX 800 around an old reef mine and found many relics (coins, buttons, badges etc.) and also snagged a gold...

ILLAWARRA LAPIDARY CLUB INC OPEN DAY CHRISTMAS MARKET When: Sunday, 25th November, 2018 Where: At Club House 51 Meadow Street, Tarrawanna Time: 9am2pm Stalls selling Gemstones, fossils, rough, minerals, handcrafted jewellery and books Morning Tea Home made cakes & goodies Lunch...

The most common V8 engine swaps for Surfs are 1UZ-FE or LS1, both petrol. The biggest diesel motor you can fit in is probably only the 3 litre 1KZ-TE or the 5L, the landcruiser engine will probably be too long.

It has to do with whether it was economical to extract. Deposit Size: Size of the deposit using the MRLIS 1967 size classification based on the value at 1967 prices of production and/or reserves of commodities. The categories are: occurrence = less than $10,000 (or unknown); small =...

Spinel has a 'greyish white' streak wheras corrundum (sapphire) has a white streak. Corrundum's hardness is 9 and Spinel's hardness is 7.5 - 8. You could try scratching it with a piece of Quartz (hardness 7), if it doesn't scratch then the next step would be to obtain something with a hardness...

http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2012/01/19/3411089.htm https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=12538

Looks like the reefs were North of the township and might have shed down into Adelong creek. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12944637 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12944431 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12997088 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28632815

The stock headphones are fine but tape the cord to your detector or it will wear out eventually from flexing. The Minelab underwater headphones sound amazing when your head is submerged fully underwater. I think they use bone induction or something? Anyhow they are twice as loud underwater but...

Welcome. I think you have a great attitude and I hope you find lots of gold! Coming from a musical background I think will give you a big advantage, because when we detect we are listening for the minute variations in pitch and volume that tell us what is happening beneath the soil. It's all...

PWB currently have a cheaper refining rate for small amounts of gold, you can send 30 - 460 grams for $150+GST (flat charge) wheras Perth Mint charges a flat rate of $297 (including GST)for up to I think 3kg of material (from memory when I spoke to them on the phone). PWB will also let you...

Hi Jade, Our Lapidary Club is doing a field trip this month to Grabben Gullen to look for sapphires if you want to come. http://www.illawarralapidaryclub.com.au/

Haha just a small list! Quartz should be an easy one to tick off the list! Kuridala has plentiful Amethyst crystals. Ruby maybe Harts Range NT or Anakie QLD? Diamonds I'm not so sure about, might be a lot more difficult. Opal means you will have to stop at either Coober Peedy, Lightning...

Lucky you! If I was traveling around Australia I would visit Cloncurry and Emmaville. What are your favourite stones? I would love to find some tiger eye.

These photos I took outside in the sun with a tripod and Rom's good camera and macro lens. We used a black apron as a background. With the macro lens usually it is only possible to get part of the specimen in focus, so each photo is comprised of several photos. You take several photos at...

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Genius!! :Y: