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Soil Geochemistry

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USGS soil sample locations analysed for gold and pathfinder elements. High gold-in-soil values can indicate nearby bedrock mineralisation or alluvial enrichment.

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Soil Geochemistry in the Detector Maps app, Arizona

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About this layer

Soil samples show what a laboratory measured in soil collected near the surface. Look for clusters of higher readings and compare them with nearby slopes, creeks and rock types. A high reading is a clue in a soil sample, not a detected nugget.

What it is for

Use the legend to compare readings from similar samples. Look for clusters and compare them with slopes, drainage and geology.

Limits

Soil can move downslope or be transported. A reading describes the collected sample, not the amount of gold beneath the point.

Plans

Where it works in USA gold.

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Georgia Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico North Carolina Oregon South Carolina Utah Virginia Washington

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Pictures

Drawn in each state.

Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar. Layer data from the sources named on each card.

Source

Where the data comes from.

For Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and 7 more

Data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and ReportAll USA (Licensed), licensed under USGS Public Domain and other applicable licenses USGS Public Domain

For Alaska

Data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS), the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and ReportAll USA (Licensed), licensed under USGS Public Domain and other applicable licenses USGS Public Domain

Legend

How it is drawn.

Soils

Low Gold
Medium Gold
High Gold

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