If it was the last thing in the pan after CORRECTLY PANNING, you probably have a speck of gold.
Just saying that because I've seen beginners post pictures of mica that they somehow managed to separate which kind of look yellow in a picture.
Thanks for opinions. ..I thought it was gold. It didn't "move" around the pan like the others sparklies. Kinda stuck to bottom of pan. Drops fast in a vial too. Definitely see what type of YELLOW now everyone talks about.
Beach High Banker, Sweep Jig, Whippet Dry Washer, Lobo ST, 1/2 width 2 tray Gold Cube, numerous pans, rocker box, and home made fluid bed and stream sluices.
My go to and what I have told numerous others about a way to identify gold is to check it in full and indirect light. Gold looks like gold under both circumstances. Other elements and minerals show different colors in different lighting.
Looks like it might be, especially if you were panning on the Columbia. I'm from Moses Lake and I know a spot you can try to practice at not very far from you. Welcome to the hunt!
What an accomplishment, that is gold, it is not easy to pan material and get a piece like that, very easy to loose such a piece like that, great panning skill. Be proud of yourself. As Owen T. has offered to help you to mine in your area I offer to help you if you come over to the western side of the Cascades.
Finding gold in Washington state is not easy, I know I have doing it for over 50 years but once you master finding it hear and when you go to a richer state you will find at least 4 times what you would find here. My average here is a gram to 1.5 grams per hour sluicing but in California I average 4 grams an hour sluicing. Good luck