365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
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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