Finding gold in a Eluvial fan

[hmmm]

Hi all
I could use some incite from the experts.

Turns out the lead i found in the bottom later of a vein of clay is sandwiched in a eluvial fan of hard pann .

hmmm

 

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[BurntBear]

I'm trying to distinguish what it is you are seeing and experiencing. Is it perhaps a secondary clay deposit over an existing primary deposit? The lead/metal oxides could have traveled with the sedimentary second layer coming to rest here.

 

[Goldwasher]

I don't see an alluvial fan. Alluvial fan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://books.google.com/books?id=k...d=0CFsQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=eluvial fan&f=false

 

[hmmm]

There is one more thing of interest, there is a small spring of water flowing out of the clay vein. Burntbear , you could be right.
About 200 feet above the cut is where the fan tapers/starts, i have found gold flecks there.
Gold washer, you can not see the fan because i have not got a picture posted on here. The fan starts up the hill , it is 20 feet wide and fans out about 200 feet below the start, were its about 200 feet wide and it is fan shaped.

 

[Clay Diggins]

I think you mean Alluvial fan? Eluvial deposits rarely "fan".

Are you in Missouri? Looks like some of the lead/zinc deposits there.

Heavy Pans

 

[hmmm]

I was told , if i found native lead, chances are i have found a huge silver deposit. what do you guys think

 

[Jason in Enid]

I was told , if i found native lead, chances are i have found a huge silver deposit. what do you guys think

Only an assay will be able to tell you that.

 

[BurntBear]

Indeed. I would certainly keep exploring this spot. It sounds interesting to me.