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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Fossicking an active waterway
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<blockquote data-quote="AussieChris" data-source="post: 410493" data-attributes="member: 4915"><p>Good advice Rod, but something I always take into account with zircons and sapphires down that way is even though they are heavier than a lot of the stuff your gravels are comprised of, they have a very low specific gravity compared to gold 4-4.8 so never limit your area of exploration to that of finding gold deposits or a line of gold. They tend to turn up in unexpected places like the grey looking clays in Native Dog Creek and sometimes in gravel devoid of the yellow stuff.</p><p></p><p>I have a standing invite to go work some material (from all accounts several tens of cubic metres) on private property that was pushed up with an excavator and dozer at Burraga, so I think I might get on it and take up the offer.</p><p></p><p>If any of you feel like catching up for a day out down there sometime, scratch around a bit for some shiny stuff together and maybe cook a few snags (and sink a coldie when it warms up) zip me a pm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AussieChris, post: 410493, member: 4915"] Good advice Rod, but something I always take into account with zircons and sapphires down that way is even though they are heavier than a lot of the stuff your gravels are comprised of, they have a very low specific gravity compared to gold 4-4.8 so never limit your area of exploration to that of finding gold deposits or a line of gold. They tend to turn up in unexpected places like the grey looking clays in Native Dog Creek and sometimes in gravel devoid of the yellow stuff. I have a standing invite to go work some material (from all accounts several tens of cubic metres) on private property that was pushed up with an excavator and dozer at Burraga, so I think I might get on it and take up the offer. If any of you feel like catching up for a day out down there sometime, scratch around a bit for some shiny stuff together and maybe cook a few snags (and sink a coldie when it warms up) zip me a pm. [/QUOTE]
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