Hunting Diamonds and Gemstones with a Metal Detector

Hunting Diamonds and Gemstones with a Metal Detector

They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend but how about a metal detecting enthusiast’s?

Diamonds and gemstones are fun to find and can bring a nice, tidy profit to an already growing collection. Unlike other precious metals though they require a little bit more knowledge and skill to locate.

To begin with, diamonds are gemstones that occur naturally in the formation of coal.

They are primarily found in areas where erosion and volcanic activity have occurred in the past. Diamonds and gemstones formed by these naturally occurring phenomena are carried by the flow of rivers, glaciers, and streams where they can end up with other rocks and debris.

In their natural state, they are not the cut and polished gem that everyone knows and loves. In fact, diamonds look just like normal rocks and most metal detecting enthusiasts pass over them because of their appearance.

The majority of diamonds dug from the ground today are actually mined for by large corporations in South Africa.

While the United States does have diamonds throughout, commercial diamond mining has since ended due to low production. There is a former diamond mine located in Arkansas called the Crater of Diamonds State Park that does allow tourists to hunt for diamonds at a nominal fee. Although diamond foraging is permitted, the park does not allow metal detectors.

Diamonds found in the United States are mostly prospected by hobbyists with a diamond detector. While a metal or diamond detector cannot specifically find gemstones, diamonds or pearls, they can find indicator minerals around the precious rock. The prospector will use the presence of these indicator minerals as a sign where a volcanic or gold pipe may lay. This lets the prospector know he or she is close to where the diamonds originally formed.

These indicator minerals can include magnetite, glassy green olivine, chromium garnets and black picroilmenite.

Interestingly enough, these are the very same minerals that gold prospectors use to find their payload. This is why a gold metal detector can also be a diamond detector if the prospector knows what they’re looking for.

Diamond detectors will typically operate at a much higher frequency than other metal detectors and have a greater sensitivity to gold nuggets. They are also highly functional in mineralized soil and have a deeper detection depth.

Finding natural and uncut diamonds in a sand or mud deposit is exciting even though most prospectors have better luck finding diamonds that have already been affixed to jewelry. There are more than a thousand pieces of jewelry misplaced every year including rings, watches, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces that contain diamonds or gemstones. In fact, statistics state that for every thirty gemstones lost there is one misplaced diamond.

These pieces of lost jewelry are typically found by metal detectorists in outdoor concert venues and pavilions, golf courses, restaurants, and beaches. All-purpose metal detectors are perfect for finding jewelry with diamonds because the metal is typically made from copper, silver, platinum, and gold.

Garrett ACE Apex

Garrett Ace Apex is a new innovative metal detector with new Garrett’s Multi-Flex technology a multi-frequency feature introduced in Nokta Impact and Minelab Vanquish, but with best performance and sensitivity.

Multi-Flex technology give the prospector a wide variety in detection applications for different types of ferrous or non-ferrous metals and detection of buried objects at different sizes in all terrain and soil types.

Garrett Ace Apex combines modern design with a large screen with excellent performance, excellent detection depth on a wide variety of targets, plus a fast target recovery speed and a variety of practical uses that suit all the needs of prospectors and treasure hunters.

Garrett Ace Apex is a metal detector that must be acquired by the prospector in order to discover precious objects and hidden gold at a competitive price.

Multi-Flex Technology , This technology allows the user to choose a specific search frequency from among a set of preset frequencies in order to limit the search to a specific metal type or size.

Or he can select one of Apex’s simultaneous multifrequency modes in order to cover all the targets and sizes at the same time to achieve best performance and shorten required time.

As a general law: lower search frequencies generally offer improved detection on larger and more conductive targets (for example large silver coins).

On the other hand, higher frequencies generally offer improved detection on smaller and less conductive targets (example: hammered silver coins, gold nuggets).

Minelab Equinox 800

Modern multi-purpose metal detector with new innovative technology and a lot of features making him a best companion for any prospector or treasure hunter.

The most innovative feature of Equinox, is its new Multi-IQ technology, which allows the use of more than four different search frequencies simultaneously.

So, Minelab Equinox 800 is possible to search for underground metal targets using different frequencies at the same time, which gives the possibility of covering various targets of different sizes and types of metal.

This saves time and effort on the prospector and thus explores more targets in less time and thus yields greater returns.

Equinox is easy to use, thanks to ease of adjusting the various settings on the large screen which enable easy to read indicators for the user, as well as through the four search modes, which can be customized to suit all the terrain and natural conditions.

For gold prospecting, Equinox offer a unique gold mode to get best results in finding golden objects underground.

Minelab Equinox redefines the multi-purpose metal detectors and uses for all prospectors and gold prospectors thanks to its ease of use, technology and high performance in all terrain.

Multi-IQ Technology One of the most exciting new features of Equinox is the Multi-IQ technology.

This technology, which is the first in a metal detection device, enables the simultaneous use of multiple search frequencies (including the following frequencies in the device 5 – 10 – 15 – 20 – 40 kHz).

This means that the device uses all these frequencies at once to simultaneously search for underground metal targets and this gives a wider and larger coverage of the various buried targets.

The use of this technique provides the possibility of detecting different metal objects. of different kinds (such as gold, silver or copper…) as well as different sizes (small and relatively large targets) and thus reduce the effort and time.

The most powerful natural gold detector with high sensitivity for detection of tiniest gold nuggets underground.

GARRETT ATX uses a unique Pulse Induction technology that gives most accurate and reliable results with extreme gold sensitivity to locate tiny gold nuggets in all hard terrain.

However is a versatile device can be used for many purposes and metal detection activities such as gold prospecting, relic hunting and coins shooting and so on.

GARRETT ATX is a robust machine that give the prospector best performance in most hard terrains, such as rocky lands and sandy soils thanks to its robust design and advanced features

Maximum Detection with ATX there is no need to switch search modes to enhance detection of specific target as the device can detect all targets at the same time.

Advanced Ground Balance Garrett ATX engineered with special fast track ground tracking technology for automatic ground balance in different terrains such as mineralized ground and saltwater.

By using this technology the device continuously measure ground mineralization then automatically adjust itself for optimum performance based on ground conditions.

Whatever the state of the diamond, prospecting for these precious gems makes a rewarding treasure hunting experience. What’s even better is that hunting for diamonds and gemstones means that gold and other precious metals are not too far off. Armed with the right diamond detector and a head full of knowledge, a prospector can dig up the dream of a lifetime!