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Alluvial Gold Prospecting
gold i have crushed so far
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<blockquote data-quote="Hunting the yellow" data-source="post: 5411" data-attributes="member: 68"><p>the black slate is below the water table so as it dosen't get any oxygen to it and thats why it dosen't change colour under ground but up top its the same type of rock its just oxidised thats why you don't get black slate up top it may go from a black slate to a grey or even a white in some cases depending on how long its had so oxidise above the water table ill try and get a pic later today to explain it better and show you </p><p></p><p>ps if you ever find blue quartz your on a good spot the blue is from a mineral called stibnite </p><p>cheers <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>allso pm me if you have any other questions</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hunting the yellow, post: 5411, member: 68"] the black slate is below the water table so as it dosen't get any oxygen to it and thats why it dosen't change colour under ground but up top its the same type of rock its just oxidised thats why you don't get black slate up top it may go from a black slate to a grey or even a white in some cases depending on how long its had so oxidise above the water table ill try and get a pic later today to explain it better and show you ps if you ever find blue quartz your on a good spot the blue is from a mineral called stibnite cheers :D allso pm me if you have any other questions [/QUOTE]
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