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Looks like fine grained quartzite. One side seems to show signs of lustre as a result of the polishing action of river or shore deposits.

Usually straight away. Has happened to me many times when writing a post on my underpowered iPad when it often crashes. When I go back to PA using my laptop computer most of my comments are still there waiting for me to continue with the post. I say “most of” but usually not the very last words...

I must confess to being responsible for a number of the views that have resulted in my rereading of his book that has often baffled me. Overall, his loaming method makes a lot of sense but many of the details are shrouded by his quaint use of language. Loaming was not invented by Sam, and at its...

You would need to put on a DD coil to use Cancel. You can also then switch back to Mono and the detector will only use one side of the DD coil as a mono coil effectively reducing its size. Have you also gone completely through the wash level and into the natural? Maybe also do some air tests to...

Apparently still waiting a launch permit. https://www.innovationaus.com/countdown-gilmour-space-launch-permit-remains-elusive/ Typical for anyone wanting to do business in Australia. Permits may be necessary for somethings but the speed at which the wheels turn is unbelievably slow. I had an...

Hi Findsumstuff. Probably need to clarify that the type of gold deposits being talked about in this topic are orogenic deposits. That is the type of gold deposit that prevails throughout the world, most of Australia and especially Victoria. Although there are some recently extinct volcanoes in...

Yes, when dealing with things we cannot witness first hand, theories and models are our best guesses. Yet it is also true that many a beautiful theory has had to be abandoned because of an ugly fact. The orogenic model has so far explained many of the observable features of Victorian deposits...

The movement of fluids up reef lines is one of the hardest things to get ones head around and for years I tried to visualise an open crack or fissure being filled with reef forming material. More recently the development of the orogenic model which involves the repeated opening and sealing of...

Because of the very high melting point of pure quartz 1677 degrees Celsius, far higher than normal magmas 700 to 1200 degrees, a theoretical vein of molten quartz would not rise very far into cooler rocks before solidifying and blocking its own passage. Indeed it is hard to envisage how a...

Wales the source of most of the UK’s gold. Are you going to get a chance to pan a bit from the Welsh gold mining areas. Would be cool to find a few bits to bring home.

Studies of large nuggets in WA, which involved slicing them open (Ouch) and etching the cut surface have revealed that they all have an internal crystalline structure. Having that structure would be indicative that they grew in the same way that other crystals grow ie by atom by atom attachment...

I think It is important to realise that this latest theory is not a complete new theory but a refinement adding an additional component to the earthquake/pressure/temperature/chemical and now electric model of orogenic gold deposits. The difficulty most of us have is in visualising how small...

My whinge of the last few days and for a few more to come. Has already made me cancel a prospecting foray here in Victoria.

Get a prospecting map of the goldfield you are interested in and look at any of the creeks and their smaller tributaries shown running through gold worked areas. They may not contain running water but after wet weather could have some water holes. Even look for dams and be prepared to carry...

"Against stupidity we are defenceless" Dietrich Bonhoeffer He was a conspirator in the assassination attempt on Hitler and ultimately executed for his role. He was not directly referring to the Nazi regime who he regarded as evil rather than stupid, but his own stupidity or self-deceit that...

Also consider what accessories you get with your next purchase. Often buying second hand will land you a lot of stuff you would want or have to buy in addition.

Hi Matt. No doubt your mates have told you about some of the things they have been doing. Of course unsure where your specific interests may lie or develop at this stage so hard to be specific about advice. There are plenty of books, publications and you tube videos on gold/gem prospecting...

Agree with that. I The soil depth profiles in Victoria range from a few inches on shallow hillsides to many feet in depth in the flats and gullies and all range of depths in between. In many cases the soils have been turned over by old and even modern workings. I have and still use both...

Thanks for the follow up report Fordy70. I really don't know how to advise you about using the NOX and maybe others could help with settings that might help handle the mineralised soil better. But you live in a good area for beach detecting and from what I have heard the NOX could be a winner...

Try and get involved with a prospecting group or PMAV. You will get great information when seeing how other prospectors actually go about their detecting, what gear they use and the results they achieve. For the considerable costs of buying gear, travelling, maybe accommodation in the goldfields...