365Caws is now in its 16th year of publication. If I am unable to post daily, I hope readers who love the natural world and fiberarts will seize those days to read the older material. Remember that this has been my journey as well, so you may find errors in my identifications of plants. I have tried to correct them as I discover them. Likewise, I have refined fiberarts techniques and have adjusted recipes, so search by tags to find the most current information. And thank you for following me!
Friday, June 26, 2015
Colourless
Day 256: Bonus points to anyone who recognizes what's going on here without reading the explanation. Regrettably, the exercise didn't quite pan out like I'd hoped. It was my first attempt at gold-panning and although my technique seems to be correct, my handful of black sand gave up no colour unless there are micro-particles mixed in with the magnetite. I'll do a closer analysis before emptying the pan onto my driveway, but I can say with certainty that I won't get rich at this rate.
Labels:
black sand,
gold-panning,
magnetite,
pan,
prospecting
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