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[Frenchman]

So I finally got around to looking more closely at the heavies from last years panning season. I was originally panning for gold but later discovered after some research that there's almost no gold in the area where I live. However, after even more research I discovered there are numerous known kimberlite and lamproite intrusions in the crust in my area. So I went to one of these locations with my gold pan and shovel and started digging and panning in a creek downstream. I should note that my panning skills aren't the best and I might have been too careful and leaving quartz in the pan.

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[timloco]

So I think I found a likely spot that is downstream of a pretty big diamond pipe, one that is claimed. The stream flows through a corner of forest service land downstream of the claim and the land is forest service land. So now I need to find out if anyone has Placer or other claims on that spot I'm scheming.

The geology of this area is pretty interesting, a gigantic ring dike structure from a massive granite intrusion, all kinds of stuff along the ring and it's shot through with Kimberlite pipes.