Callred1975 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 My buddy and I are moving to Arizona next week and we’re bringing our new detectors with us to have some fun finding that cool, yellow, mineral we all love. Both of us purchased a Minelab Gold Monster 1000 and I went one step further (maybe it was 3 or 4) and also got a GPZ 7000. We’ve watched about all of Bill Southern’s “how-to” YouTube videos and I can’t wait to find my first nugget with a detector. I’ve got some experience relic/coin hunting with my CTX 3030 and I’ve done a little prospecting (dredging and sluicing) in GA, TN, and IN, but this will be my first time nugget shooting with a detector. I’m looking forward to making some new Arizona buds and doing the happy dance when I find my first nugget. Thanks for all the great instructional videos Bill! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callred1975 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 .....crap After proof reading my first post on this site, I realized I screwed up and called gold a mineral. Pardon my brain fart. Gold is a metal. Duh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtimehermit Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 That's cool man, pretty sure it is a mineral though, good luck finding your first nugget. ht 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Callred1975 said: .....crap After proof reading my first post on this site, I realized I screwed up and called gold a mineral. Pardon my brain fart. Gold is a metal. Duh. An elemental metal alloy mineral, say that fast three times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedrock Bob Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 It is a mineral. It is also a metal. It is also an element. Any of these descriptions is appropriate for naturally occurring gold. They are all different classifications that indicate different physical groups. Gold is a member of all of them. Just like humans are animals, mammals and primates. So is gold a mineral, a metal and an element. It is the same way of classification only with chemistry and physics of inanimate material rather than taxonomy of living organisms. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callred1975 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Very cool! Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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