Thanks again fellas, pretty sure the stones are real Dan, most likely small round brilliant emeralds, will take it down to Kingsolomon"s place next time I catch up with him for a beer, it's great having a mate who is a gemologist.
Seems to be plenty of goldies too GP, it's weird too as I was sure I had done this spot...... Some are recent drops but most are quite dirty, I'm sure I couldn't have missed that many. The area has flooded a few times over the past 8 months, maybe they got dirty in the flood?? Most coins were near sunbaking so I guess that is probably the case. I detected that area probably longer ago than 8 months.
Seems to be plenty of goldies too GP, it's weird too as I was sure I had done this spot...... Some are recent drops but most are quite dirty, I'm sure I couldn't have missed that many. The area has flooded a few times over the past 8 months, maybe they got dirty in the flood?? Most coins were near sunbaking so I guess that is probably the case. I detected that area probably longer ago than 8 months.