fredmason

Two tenths of a gram is about 3 grains so nothing wrong with the sensitivity..sometimes the orientation of the nugget changes the signal. A flat piece on edge will give less signal than a flat piece laying flat...there are so many factors it would be impossible to describe them all... fred

I have found some very small nuglets with the extreme...an enhancer and mono coil are a good combo...there is certainly some info somewhere from Jonathan Porter regarding the best settings... fred

I ain't fishing... Most Chondrites are attracted to a magnet...some will jump and others barely stick. A whetstone will allow you to grind a window to see nickel/iron specks, polishing may reveal chondrules... there are lots of resources for learning- Bill Southern's meteorite forum is one of the best. http://www.nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/?showforum=4

The Field Guide by Norton is also a great primer for hunting meteorites. Just a note the various meteorites I have shown are all different types of Chondrites....there are many other kinds but these are the most common falls...irons are the most common finds by passersby...Mars and Lunars are extremely uncommon... fred

a scoop or coil cover would make that sorting easier...very nice nugget! thanks fred

here are some San Bernadino Wash pieces I found

yes, the oz piece shows flow lines in this pic...I never did find the other piece of this. I suspect someone else thought it was a hot rock and gave it a throw. Or, it broke off and landed a away from this piece...I will never know. I have never found a Gold basin with clear flow lines, I suspect they are to weathered to show... fred

Dang, you earn those deep ones!!! Thanks for the inspiration, again. What is that structure at the top of the hill? fred

Steve mentioned a desire to broaden the forum horizons. So, with that in mind here are a few pic's of some of the meteorites I found. 1.Some stuff from Holbrook found by sight-there is only one in the mix. 2. a gold basin laying entirely exposed found with detector 3. my first and only Oz meteorite found hunting gold-still in Oz at Bathurst Observatory fred

This was 2003 in Western Australia... notice the headphones My first choice for audio is Jonathan Porters enhancer and dual speakers, my next is a set of these Sony mdr-j10 and if very cold-with no wind I will use my Gold Pros...at the beach I alway use the Gold Pros...in parks I use the Sonys. i tried other light-weight headphones but I like these bestest! fred

Minelab has been producing machines that will find the gold with their stock settings for years. This is a fact that is rarely mentioned on forums like this. Why? Well, because most of the people that post are extreme gold hounds that wring every trace of production they can from every machine they use...that is fine and wonderful for them but all that does is make beginners think there is way more to using a detector than there needs to be. Also, the people that sell extra coils and after market products want to move their stuff. However; I hardly ever read where the posts starts with READ THE MANUAL and use THE STOCK PRESETS...then, after some practice start experimenting. I find the GPZ to be almost everything I want in a gold detector and with more practice I will gain greater understanding of this fantastic machine...but, I still read the manual, I always read every post that JP and Steve write, I try to glean bits from everyone else...and mostly i need more time on the ground and the gold will come. fred

WTG!!!! fred

I would have a very long learning-curve if not for good people like Jonathan Porter and Steve Herschbach, among others. I thank you all! fred

I listened to part of an interview with a couple that were sailing around the world with their infant and other children. They had a satellite phone. Just after a call to the Coast Guard the phone went dead. When they sorted the problem out (after getting home), The Sat-co had changed sim cards and MAILED the replacement to their address...pretty stupid - and could have cost them their lives. fred

Nice , did you work through that nasty brush and get the pot? fred

To brighten up the day...there are many kinds of gold in life

WOW! you should have named it the lizard-head nugget! fred

Don't worry Norm, we are all replaceable...for a price... just teasing...

yeah, Russ, if I had all the money we spend on cat-litter and kibbles I could buy a couple more gpz's But the cats go where my lovely wife goes and therefore there am I...same reason I live here and not in Reno... fred

Yeah, he loves his kibbles! He has gotten old, fat and lazy too.............almost 30 pounds fred

I ain't the only one that likes this machine...

racers are grumpy, very fast and not venomous to humans... Rattlesnakes are the only snake that any miner/hiker need be worried about. Coral snakes are very not common and you have to be stupid to get bit...same with Gila Monsters Tarantulas and trapdoor spiders won't hurt you... Scorpians might... wasps and bees might none of this is true if you are allergic to them... fred

No doubt I could learn a lot more about the settings; IF I was smarter could remember what I just did and was not in such a panic to dig that target, especially when I think it is gold. I am learning and will certainly entertain all suggestions that I can... thanks fred

very pretty and impressive! fred

Steve; A man for all detecting seasons!!! nice finds fred