The best soil types for metal detectors to work properly

The best soil types for metal detectors to work properly

Metal detection is a great hobby that can be practiced under many ground conditions. It can even be practiced underwater for example….. Scientifically speaking, some types of soil contain magnetic properties that can affect metal detectors, causing them to alert when this occurs.. Many modern metal detectors include technologies that allow the metal detectors to reject ground effects while maintaining the ability to detect metals.

 

Soil in brief:

Soil is the part of the earth’s surface, which includes decomposed rocks, humus, organic and inorganic matter. On average, it takes 500 years or more for soil to form from rocks. Soils are usually formed when rocks break into their component parts. There are different types of soils that are subject to various environmental stresses, and soils are mainly classified by their textures, proportions, and various forms of organic and mineral compositions. For this reason, it is important to be aware not only of the different circumstances you may find yourself discovering! But also how to handle each situation, so you can manage to collect good discoveries most of the time… One of these conditions is wet ground! This is a common situation if you’re going to spot it after it rains, at the beach, or around rivers. In fact, it would be wise to consider a decent metal detectors that can work on wet ground by providing you with the best possible performance

 

Snow covered soil:

Detecting ice is fun for many people but still a challenging task! In fact, when the ground is covered in snow, you will probably need to add more items to your toolbox. This includes the following items:

– Shovel: to remove snow every time you think you have something.

– Lighter: Digging is very difficult when there is a lot of snow outside. In that case, a lighter might really be helpful to melt it.

– Gloves: Even if this is recommended at all times and circumstances, many hobbyists prefer uncovering without gloves. It’s more fun for them. But if it snows, you really need to think about wearing gloves so your hands don’t freeze! I have written this interesting list about the best detection gloves that you can refer to…

– Waterproof Metal Detectors: If you already have one, great. Otherwise, you should probably consider getting one under these conditions…Refer to these water metal detectors for more ideas!

These were just examples of some of the necessary additional items that you probably should be equipped with! In addition, in the event of snowfall, the distance between the coil and the targets increases significantly. Thus, you need to consider the thickness of the snow and adjust it to get a better depth.

 

Soil type/soil composition

The type of soil you discover plays a very important factor. Soils vary in mineralization, moisture, and density. The higher the mineral content in the soil, the less depth you will be able to detect. Mineral soil has a huge impact on the depth at which you can dig. Soil moisture the deeper you can detect it. This is because water is a good conductor and the signal can penetrate deeper. It’s also why, when spotting soon after it rains, you usually find your best finds. Note that if it’s too wet, this can have the opposite effect with more false signals, negatively affecting how deep you can detect. If this is the case, you need to reduce the sensitivity of the metal detectors which in turn limits the depth.

 

Some types of soil:

1- Clay soil: It is the soil rich in fine particles of clay and it is called “heavy soil”, and although it is difficult to manage, it can be very fertile when treated in the right way. Clay soil contains more than 30 percent of fine clay particles.

Clay swells and deflates when wet and dry, effectively self-cultivating.

Clay soils take longer to warm up in the spring.

Wet clay soils are easily damaged when digging or walking on them.

Drought is less harmful to clay soil than other types of soil. Trees and shrubs (especially roses) grow in clay soil more easily than plants that require seeding or planting.

Avoid early planting or sowing unless you can improve drainage by making the ground dry and warm beforehand (for at least six weeks) by covering it with a lid or clear polythene sheets.

Dig in the fall and early winter when it’s relatively dry, because once the winter rains get wet, you can’t work or walk on clay soil until mid-spring.

 

Magnetic properties of the soil

The magnetic susceptibility of a material describes how likely it is that a material becomes magnetized when placed in a magnetic field. The higher the susceptibility, the easier it is to magnetize the material. The magnetic susceptibility of a substance depends on its structure on the atomic scale. Metals and materials can be assigned to different classes of magnetic behavior:

– Diamagnetic: Weak negative sensitivity

– Paramagnetic: weak positive sensitivity

– Magnetic magnetism: strong positive sensitivity

– Magnetic magnetism: strong positive sensitivity

– Antimagnetic: positive medium sensitivity

Magnetic materials such as (pure iron, nickel and cobalt) are not naturally found in soil. Their presence is due to human input in the form of mineral chaos, which often causes false alarms. Soil is the top layer of solid earth. It is the product of rock weathering by physical, chemical and biological processes over very long periods of time. Soil is a mixture of minerals and organic matter, where the former is generally the main component, which also determines the magnetic properties of soil. During the genesis of soil and minerals dissolved minerals and other new minerals may crystallize depending on the change of temperature, water content and value pH and redox potential. Magnetic soil minerals can be either of igneous origin (that is, they arise from the parent rock from which the soil was formed by weathering), or of pristine origin (that is, they are formed during the formation of the soil).When magma cools, it They harden and form igneous rocks. The types of minerals that crystallize during this process depend on the chemical composition of the magma.

 

The best metal detectors in wet soil

Minelab Equinox

This machine is a multi-purpose device that allows the detection of all metals under all possible conditions. In fact, it is waterproof up to 10 feet, thus you can use it underwater in the beach or rivers. It does well in moist soil and even in highly mineralized black sand. However, if you are mining in neglected locations, you should use it in mono frequency mode by forcing the highlight settings not to be confused with unnecessary tones.

In the end, there will be no problem with the prospector about the soil and its condition. There is a lot of equipment that adapts to the nature of the soil, climate and natural factors. Each metal detectors has characteristics that are in line with the external conditions of the exploration process.