tnsharpshooter
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- Jul 10, 2012
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- Detector(s) used
- Xp Deus 2, Xp Deus 1, Minelab Etrac, Minelab Manticore
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Agree with most of what you say above TN and a lot of it mirrors what I said in my post except the admonition to bob or pump the coil to determine mineralization. I disagree that you have to bob or pump the coil to ascertain an accurate mineralization bargraph reading. I hunt frequently in central Virginia, in highly mineralized red clay, and simply sweeping the coil across the field gives you a pretty good indication of the mineralization index. You don't need to bob or pump to know that the bargraph is accurately reflecting the degree of mineralization, this is backed up by the fact that when I shift to a non-plowed, wooded area a the same site, where the mineralization is typically lower or even non-existent. While it may be possible to get a localized mineralization reading by bobbing or pumping the coil where you are standing, I do not recommend doing this because mineralization typically varies significantly over just a few meters of ground and walking and sweeping gives you more of a feel of the "average" mineralization of the site you are searching. We may be talking past each other because of differences in the terminology used, but I stand by my position that sweeping the coil is sufficient for mineralization determination and is probably better than just pumping it in one spot. I apologize if I am misinterpreting what you are saying.
Well, if sweeping the Deus coil and giving value to what the minerlization index meter is telling me,,,you know what that means??
When I sweep around here I usually get no bars or dots.
But when I pump coil I get around half scale.
And my Deus depth sure isn't like those folks who live near it seems myrtle beach SC or northern Va.
So just by my Deus capability in my soil,,seems my soil is mineralized.
I have also done comparisons in a site 80 miles south of me.
Using Deus and F75.
75 upon pumping coil showed 5 bars,,this ground is highly mineralized,,we are talking PI turf here.
Deus upon sweeping,,minerlaaization index meter maybe a dot or 2.
But pumping Deus coil yielded 3/4 scale, sometimes a little more in the index meter.
Deus depth in this site on coin sized limted to 8" depth max,,and likely not on dimes, maybe IHs and bigger.
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