Gold under Quartz crystals?

[claddagh]

hi,
I've just been testing the 70 on some rocks and minerals that belong to my mother in law and on one quartz specimen the 70 gives off a good sound in prospect mode(using the 10x5 coil) even if i turn the iron mask up to 20 the signal is still strong in c&t mode its gives a solid 2 , I have another small quartz crystal with gold on it and it gives a solid -2 , unfortunately what ever it is, is hidden below the quartz crystals.I thought maybe it could be copper ,and before I resort to the hammer and chisel technique I thought I would ask here, Thought you guys in the US or Australia might have have encountered this.
I also tested the concentric coil on the gold sample in prospect mode same settings as the 10x5, a signal is there but nothing like the strong signal with the 10x5 .Excellent machine this 70!.
Sorry can't send any pictures at the moment.
Thanks
HH,
John

 

[nero_design]

This is an interesting post. I was using the X-70 in the goldfields last week with my 5"x10" Elliptical and picked up a number of -2 / -6 / -8 signals under water and also on the ground but chose to ignore them. I did pose a question on the forums covering this but no-one answered.
It's possible that you have gold in the quartz and it's also possible that the mineral contained is iron as well since both seem to be associated with one another. Most of the time when out in the country, I scan quartz on the ground just in case there's a specimen.

If your quartz is not important to you just as it is... crack it open and let us know if you find anything. I've had a few small nuggets show +2 & +4 when embedded in quartz too.

Gold nuggets & specimens seem to cover much of the TID range based on information I have collected... from -2 all the way up to +30.

Any similar observations from others here?

 

[claddagh]

Thanks for the quick reply.
Thought though that with the iron mask set on max. that it should null out. But I won't be ignoring those -2 s anymore.

Will let you know if I get the go ahead to crack it open (failing that I'll just have to tell my mother in law I dropped it!).
Thanks for the info,
HH
John

 

[claddagh]

Hi,
I cracked it open, it turns out there is a silver? or similar vein about a 1\4 mm thick and about 6 square cm running under the crystals.unfortunately not gold but interesting anyway.
HH
John

 

[nero_design]

Thanks for the reply. I was wondering what was inside. Gold and silver are quite often associated with one another so that makes sense. Might be a good specimen still. A lot of mineral collectors like silver.

 

[Hungry]

Are you still a family member, and has your mother in law cut your dangly bits off