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Gold Prospecting
Gold localities & information
Icy Creek, Victoria and surrounds
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<blockquote data-quote="casper" data-source="post: 667898" data-attributes="member: 562"><p>Well done...</p><p>However, all that glitters is not gold and it could be that you have a piece of pyrite there - both the Tangil River and Icy Creek are full of it. Pyrite is a mineral that sparkles but only when viewed at certain angles in good light. Gold however is bright golden yellow and unchanging whichever way you view it. Compared to actual gold, pyrite will crumble when poked with a metal point, whereas gold will gouge or indent like soft lead. I hope this helps you work out what you found.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="casper, post: 667898, member: 562"] Well done... However, all that glitters is not gold and it could be that you have a piece of pyrite there - both the Tangil River and Icy Creek are full of it. Pyrite is a mineral that sparkles but only when viewed at certain angles in good light. Gold however is bright golden yellow and unchanging whichever way you view it. Compared to actual gold, pyrite will crumble when poked with a metal point, whereas gold will gouge or indent like soft lead. I hope this helps you work out what you found. [/QUOTE]
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Gold Prospecting
Gold localities & information
Icy Creek, Victoria and surrounds
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