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Just wondering. Different polarities from northern to southern hemispheres. ZVT switches polarities. Very interesting discussion. Way above my brain payscale.

Hey good thinking...is there a physicist in the room?

SS, not unless the coriolis effect is somehow involved, lol!

Jasong, sounds like a good excuse to go hunt Australia to me...

That does make things interesting, Jasong. I have also noticed that different combinations of Gold Modes and Ground Types can alter the tones; for example in High Yield\Normal and High Yield\Difficult most all the nuggets I have found respond with a high-low, whereas in General\Difficult most reverse.

 

I'm assuming we all have equally functioning machines so the difference is either in the nugget, the ground, or the machine algorithms iteself. And I can eliminate the ground in experiments easily enough by keeping it constant and testing different nuggets in the exact same spot with the same settings.

Have you considered that perhaps since Aussie ground is generally so much more mineralized than ours that the GB point for their ground allows more nuggets to reverse than it does ours?

Lucky, there's a fatty out there with your name on it too, bro; keep er swingin!

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

Indeed Norvic, I have learned over the years that trying to glean information about a target from the tones of the detector is iffy at best, and if relied upon can cost you gold.

3 ounces so far Mitchel.

Jasong,

The 29 grammer I posted about here: http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/1572-nice-lump/was initially a warbly response in High Yield\Normal; the warble solidified into a solid high-low response after I took about 8 or 10 inches of soil out of the hole. Passing the coil over the nugget in General\Difficult gives a reverse, low-high response.

Crumbing the old nugget patches with the mighty Zed has been a blast here in the Quartzsite regional placer area of Arizona this winter. Small, deep nuggets that the older detector technologies were unable to find abound in the long forgotten raked, detected and drywashed patches of yesteryear. And there are yet reasonable lumps to be discovered lurking in the depths, albeit far less common than the dinks. Case in point, Quartzsite nugget number 124: what initially sounded like another deep boot tack with its typical warbly response, turned out to be a sweet 29 gram lump at 18 inches. It is a porous, prickly beauty, which I assume is the reason why it was missed by the pulse induction detectors. Totally lovin' the new ZVT!

A medium sized mono coil has been wanted by every ATX owner I know; the falsing issue has also made detecting with the machine a real chore. Well done Garrett for acting on customer feedback.

Now if they would just put the whole thing in a light weight, ATX LO (Land Only) version...

I have found that running in General/Difficult tames magnetite ironstone extremely well and retains much more depth and sensitivity than hunting in Severe.

Since the GPZ is basically a VLF, I don't see why it wouldn't be capable of full target conductivity identification just like other modern VLF machines, unless the coil configuration or the polarity switching of its EM field makes it impossible.

Great find Mitchel, 8 ounces of gold would make a fantastic day!

Sorry to dissuade you from your horrific plan, but I don't have a wife or kids...so there! Besides, a man dressed in a tutu cannot be trusted, lol.

Congrats on the gold, Fred. As you know it takes determination, persistence and a lot of patience to squeeze the last few small nuggets out of a thrashed patch. Taking the time to compare the various settings of successful operators and finding which one works best for you certainly paid off; very smart on your part, and job well done.

Wtg man, the next one will be bigger.

Good job, nice looking looking gold; there's bound to be a big nugget there.

It beats the -15 degrees F that is was at Rye Patch this morning. Why am I still in Fallon after so many winters in Q?

Good to see you on the forum, Ron. Give me a pm if you decide to visit Q.

Thanks guys; well I'm so happy, I could just sing:

"Many dreams come true and some have silver linings,

I live for my dream and a pocketful of gold." - Zed Leppelin

So the quest didn't last long today; a mere ten seconds after switch-on, the Zed signaled me to dig. Eight inches later and out popped the 100th nugget.

GOTTA be gold! But if not, how about a nice iron meteorite?

As one lost in the desert wilds with sanity now just a fading shadow in the growing blaze of gold fever known as dragon sickness in days of old, I set out today wielding my weapon of choice, the mighty Zed, in the quest for my 100th Quartzsite nugget...

Great way to ring in the new year...good on ya guys!

Yes, you are a hero Rick, albeit a modest one; risking your life to save another is pretty much the definition of the word. Super job you guys!

Now that's what I call real nugget hunting, from research and overcoming obstacles to coils on the ground and hard won gold in the hand...it doesn't get any better than that...way to go guys!