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Hey Guys & Gals
I am fresh back from a much needed holiday & am keen to hit Tuena this weekend for a WalBank/swing. Thinking the Friday, but we will see what happens. If anyone is keen on any day let me know as I may go more than once
I went out with Heatho the week before I left & found an interesting Rock (which my partner says I bring home too often instead of Actual Gold/Gems )
It gave a signal on my GPX4500, I tried doing a quick ground balance on it, but it still whistled. I washed it to get the dirt off & make sure it wasn't a .22 lodged into it. I used my Profind25 & still got a strong read (which i don't believe happens on hot rocks).
Took it home (the whole 3 hour drive thinking I had found something 'very nice'), gave it a hit with the hammer where the Profind hummed strongest. Simultaneously both the rock & my heart broke - this is what was inside:
I'm not sure what it is, I'm thinking Iron - if you have any suggestions feel free to jump in.
The host rock I think is Sandstone?? - Again jump on in. Laying right next to it was a Sandstone/Quartz specimen. I refuse to let this go, so I plan to make a nice Dolly Pot (Something that could fit a 20L bucket in crunch - that's about how many nice rocks I bring home each time :lol: )
Also did a little bit of research locally (asking around amongst some people much much much older than myself) & discovered there were rumors of diamonds being found in a unknown creek nearby. One of the gents said he remembered seeing men 'digging in the creek' near where he used to play as a boy. Although unable to remember the exact spot he saw the men, he was nice enough to tell me how to get to his old stomping ground to go take a look myself.
I took a topo map & gps, had a look at how the creek ran through his old area & settled on a spot:
I found zero diamonds
I did however classify through a 1/2 inch sieve until I'd filled a 20L bucket, ran it through a 1/4 & 1/8 inch sieve & panned the rest.
A nice Red Zircon was the 1st to be found in my 1/8 sieve & my pan held a few little surprises too:
I think I might go for a walk further upstream next time
I am fresh back from a much needed holiday & am keen to hit Tuena this weekend for a WalBank/swing. Thinking the Friday, but we will see what happens. If anyone is keen on any day let me know as I may go more than once
I went out with Heatho the week before I left & found an interesting Rock (which my partner says I bring home too often instead of Actual Gold/Gems )
It gave a signal on my GPX4500, I tried doing a quick ground balance on it, but it still whistled. I washed it to get the dirt off & make sure it wasn't a .22 lodged into it. I used my Profind25 & still got a strong read (which i don't believe happens on hot rocks).
Took it home (the whole 3 hour drive thinking I had found something 'very nice'), gave it a hit with the hammer where the Profind hummed strongest. Simultaneously both the rock & my heart broke - this is what was inside:
I'm not sure what it is, I'm thinking Iron - if you have any suggestions feel free to jump in.
The host rock I think is Sandstone?? - Again jump on in. Laying right next to it was a Sandstone/Quartz specimen. I refuse to let this go, so I plan to make a nice Dolly Pot (Something that could fit a 20L bucket in crunch - that's about how many nice rocks I bring home each time :lol: )
Also did a little bit of research locally (asking around amongst some people much much much older than myself) & discovered there were rumors of diamonds being found in a unknown creek nearby. One of the gents said he remembered seeing men 'digging in the creek' near where he used to play as a boy. Although unable to remember the exact spot he saw the men, he was nice enough to tell me how to get to his old stomping ground to go take a look myself.
I took a topo map & gps, had a look at how the creek ran through his old area & settled on a spot:
I found zero diamonds
I did however classify through a 1/2 inch sieve until I'd filled a 20L bucket, ran it through a 1/4 & 1/8 inch sieve & panned the rest.
A nice Red Zircon was the 1st to be found in my 1/8 sieve & my pan held a few little surprises too:
I think I might go for a walk further upstream next time