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Re: Panning For Gold

From: Ted
Emai1: Quest8@ix.netcom.com
Date: 08 Jan 2004
Time: 15:23:47

Comments

There is truth in that where one finds gold nuggets in a river that a outcropping is close by (depending on the size of a nugget). But one should also realize that gold nuggets also come in larger rocks, bolders or quarts that have been worn down by the river over the years as well as the bolder itself has traveled as the river has moved it down stream. In the rainy season or snow melt, streams wash down from a mountain side into a river, is one gold source. Also when a river wears away at the river bed it can expose a outcropping, sending its gold content downstreem. The good thing about this is why a river is never panned out (no more gold). It always replenishes itself from those elesive gold outcrops. In short, you can bet if I found a nugget I would certinly be looking for where it came from. The side of the mountain or the river bed. Hopefully it is not a fast steep mooving river. The steeper it is or faster moving water, the further it could have traveled. Remember also that Gold is soft. I would say the larger the nugget, the less it has traveled. Also, how deep it was found in the river. If it was found close to the surface chances are that it has not been there long as gold is very heavy. Good luck ;)