Prospecting & Detecting
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March 2016 by Chris Ralph
Can a metal detector be used to find limonitic gossan material?Pocket Gold
Once a seam is found it can be traced for miles in either direction. While you are tracing a clay line, you are looking for indicators. The indicators that I look for are ironstone, hematite, different color clays intermingled with the clay line, and a very iron-rich, brown gritty soil.
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