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Separating fine gold flakes from black sand method
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<blockquote data-quote="moeee" data-source="post: 422811" data-attributes="member: 12918"><p>I just came in from messin' with the separation method and had much more success.</p><p>I first tried the magnetic method you mentioned goldierocks and it was exactly as you said - 95% of the black sand was removed.</p><p>I did it with the material soaking wet but the reult would probably be similar if it was dry.</p><p>What was left was lights which are easily panned away , tiny tiny black sans which also panned easily , and the material you just posted on - monazite.</p><p>At least its that until I learn different.</p><p>My son and I called it crushed fine quartz powder until now , and previously I called it flour gold because it was as fine as flour and it stayed in the pan so must be heavy.</p><p></p><p>Well I tried my method again and with the rusty clamp leads and rusty springs I was getting poor contact with the wind disturbing things and getting erratic pump running with the changes in delivery upseeting things.</p><p>I pretty sure with a rocksteady fluid flow I can improve further than the 95% recovery I achieved today.</p><p>Also the wind may be messin' with the gold flakes that rose to the brim and was makin' waves and that may have tipped the flakes over instead of allowing gravity to drag them back down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moeee, post: 422811, member: 12918"] I just came in from messin' with the separation method and had much more success. I first tried the magnetic method you mentioned goldierocks and it was exactly as you said - 95% of the black sand was removed. I did it with the material soaking wet but the reult would probably be similar if it was dry. What was left was lights which are easily panned away , tiny tiny black sans which also panned easily , and the material you just posted on - monazite. At least its that until I learn different. My son and I called it crushed fine quartz powder until now , and previously I called it flour gold because it was as fine as flour and it stayed in the pan so must be heavy. Well I tried my method again and with the rusty clamp leads and rusty springs I was getting poor contact with the wind disturbing things and getting erratic pump running with the changes in delivery upseeting things. I pretty sure with a rocksteady fluid flow I can improve further than the 95% recovery I achieved today. Also the wind may be messin' with the gold flakes that rose to the brim and was makin' waves and that may have tipped the flakes over instead of allowing gravity to drag them back down. [/QUOTE]
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