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<blockquote data-quote="MJB" data-source="post: 142955" data-attributes="member: 1222"><p>From the few books I have read, Black Sands usually consists mostly of Magnatite and Hematite. Magnatite is fairly magnetic but Hematite is only slightly magnetic but both can be picked up with a fairly good rare earth magnet. Finer, heavy lighter sand found in your pan seems heavier that the black sands and consists of Zircon.</p><p></p><p>Some places black sand is really fine and others the grains are much larger. I would have thought that if black sand was valuable many a prospector would have started mining and selling it years ago but most of us just call it a nuisance. The only reason I can see in keeping the stuff is for the fine precious metal values that it MAY contain once a quick clean up has already been done. Bung it in ya poverty pot and process it when you get time...it all adds up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MJB, post: 142955, member: 1222"] From the few books I have read, Black Sands usually consists mostly of Magnatite and Hematite. Magnatite is fairly magnetic but Hematite is only slightly magnetic but both can be picked up with a fairly good rare earth magnet. Finer, heavy lighter sand found in your pan seems heavier that the black sands and consists of Zircon. Some places black sand is really fine and others the grains are much larger. I would have thought that if black sand was valuable many a prospector would have started mining and selling it years ago but most of us just call it a nuisance. The only reason I can see in keeping the stuff is for the fine precious metal values that it MAY contain once a quick clean up has already been done. Bung it in ya poverty pot and process it when you get time...it all adds up. [/QUOTE]
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