Hot Soil

[jss1216]

So I am new to XP Detector not Metal Detecting—- so I have a question concerning “ Hot Soil”...
exactly what is it?
I have a lot of experience with Bounty Hunter and Garrett and have never had issues with soil but I hear a lot about Hot Soil in XP and ML forums and videos— so just wondering.

Can someone define it?

 

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[laidback4sho]

Highly mineralized. Lots of iron.

 

[smokeythecat]

Hot soil. All soil is not created equal. There are a lot of soil "types" out there. For instance, in not granite bearing and non black sandy soils, like in the US coastal plain, that soil is mainly sand with little minerals in it, and it is considered mild. In limestone country, that is also considered mild, very little mineralization. Now most sandy loams, soil with a lot of rotted vegetation built up over time, those soils are moderate, depending on what kind of rocks and minerals are in the ground. One of the best examples of heavy mineralized soils comes from central Virginia. We belovedly (not) call it the Horrid Red Dirt. There is an enormous amount of iron minerals in the soil, even gold, garnet and other accessory minerals. When there is a lot of metals (like iron) in the ground to begin with, your machine will act differently and most times not go as deep than on one of the friendlier soils, hence the term "hot" ground. A "hot" rock has so much mineralization in it that the rock itself will sound off when the machine goes over it. Here's a picture of "mild" soil and the horrid red Virginia dirt. The red is from the iron in the ground. View attachment IMG_0758.JPG Photos are shown with the soil wet.

 

[vferrari]

Tends to scatter target signals and make deep detection/ID of non-ferrous targets VERY difficult as Smokey said.

 

[jss1216]

thanks all— seems i am experiencing hot soil on the Deus