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==<translate>Requirements</translate>==
 
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'''1. <section begin=req1 /><translate>
 
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Create a list of equipment used for gold panning. Describe each item and tell what it is used for. The list should include at least the following.
 
  
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<section begin=Body />
  
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</translate><section end=req1 />'''
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<b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:1-->
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:'''a. <section begin=req1a /><translate>
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</noinclude>Create a list of equipment used for gold panning. Describe each item and tell what it is used for. The list should include at least the following.
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Gold Pan
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1 /></b>
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</translate><section end=req1a />'''
 
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:'''b. <section begin=req1b /><translate>
 
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Classifier
 
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</translate><section end=req1b />'''
 
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:'''c. <section begin=req1c /><translate>
 
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Snuffer Bottle
 
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</translate><section end=req1c />'''
 
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:'''d. <section begin=req1d /><translate>
 
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Shovel
 
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</translate><section end=req1d />'''
 
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:'''e. <section begin=req1e /><translate>
 
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Pick
 
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</translate><section end=req1e />'''
 
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:'''f. <section begin=req1f /><translate>
 
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Bucket
 
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</translate><section end=req1f />'''
 
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:'''g. <section begin=req1g /><translate>
 
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Trowel
 
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</translate><section end=req1g />'''
 
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:'''h. <section begin=req1h /><translate>
 
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Pry bar
 
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</translate><section end=req1h />'''
 
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:'''i. <section begin=req1i /><translate>
 
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Rock hammer
 
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</translate><section end=req1i />'''
 
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:'''j. <section begin=req1j /><translate>
 
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Crevice tool
 
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</translate><section end=req1j />'''
 
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:'''k. <section begin=req1k /><translate>
 
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Drinking water
 
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</translate><section end=req1k />'''
 
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:'''l. <section begin=req1l /><translate>
 
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Other possible items.
 
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</translate><section end=req1l />'''
 
  
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'''2. <section begin=req2 /><translate>
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:<b>a. <section begin=req1a /><noinclude><translate><!--T:2-->
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Define the following:  
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</noinclude>Gold Pan
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</translate><section end=req2 />'''
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1a /></b>
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:'''a. <section begin=req2a /><translate>
 
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Pay dirt
 
  
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:<b>b. <section begin=req1b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:3-->
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</noinclude>Classifier
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1b /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2a />'''
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:<b>c. <section begin=req1c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:4-->
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:'''b. <section begin=req2b /><translate>
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</noinclude>Snuffer Bottle
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Quartz
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1c /></b>
  
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:<b>d. <section begin=req1d /><noinclude><translate><!--T:5-->
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</noinclude>Shovel
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1d /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2b />'''
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:<b>e. <section begin=req1e /><noinclude><translate><!--T:6-->
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:'''c. <section begin=req2c /><translate>
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</noinclude>Pick
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Pyrite
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1e /></b>
  
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:<b>f. <section begin=req1f /><noinclude><translate><!--T:7-->
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</noinclude>Bucket
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1f /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2c />'''
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:<b>g. <section begin=req1g /><noinclude><translate><!--T:8-->
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:'''d. <section begin=req2d /><translate>
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</noinclude>Trowel
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Blond sands
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1g /></b>
  
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:<b>h. <section begin=req1h /><noinclude><translate><!--T:9-->
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</noinclude>Pry bar
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1h /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2d />'''
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:<b>i. <section begin=req1i /><noinclude><translate><!--T:10-->
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:'''e. <section begin=req2e /><translate>
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</noinclude>Rock hammer
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Black sands
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1i /></b>
  
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:<b>j. <section begin=req1j /><noinclude><translate><!--T:11-->
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</noinclude>Crevice tool
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1j /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2e />'''
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:<b>k. <section begin=req1k /><noinclude><translate><!--T:12-->
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:'''f. <section begin=req2f /><translate>
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</noinclude>Drinking water
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Placer
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1k /></b>
  
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:<b>l. <section begin=req1l /><noinclude><translate><!--T:13-->
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</noinclude>Other possible items
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req1l /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2f />'''
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<b>2. <section begin=req2 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:14-->
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:'''g. <section begin=req2g /><translate>
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</noinclude>Define the following:
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Lode
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2 /></b>
  
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:<b>a. <section begin=req2a /><noinclude><translate><!--T:15-->
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</noinclude>Pay dirt
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2a /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2g />'''
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:<b>b. <section begin=req2b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:16-->
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:'''h. <section begin=req2h /><translate>
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</noinclude>Quartz
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Nugget
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2b /></b>
  
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:<b>c. <section begin=req2c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:17-->
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</noinclude>Pyrite
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2c /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2h />'''
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:<b>d. <section begin=req2d /><noinclude><translate><!--T:18-->
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:'''i. <section begin=req2i /><translate>
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</noinclude>Blond sands
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Flake
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2d /></b>
  
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:<b>e. <section begin=req2e /><noinclude><translate><!--T:19-->
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</noinclude>Black sands
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2e /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2i />'''
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:<b>f. <section begin=req2f /><noinclude><translate><!--T:20-->
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:'''j. <section begin=req2j /><translate>
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</noinclude>Placer
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Dust
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2f /></b>
  
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:<b>g. <section begin=req2g /><noinclude><translate><!--T:21-->
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</noinclude>Lode
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2g /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2j />'''
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:<b>h. <section begin=req2h /><noinclude><translate><!--T:22-->
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:'''k. <section begin=req2k /><translate>
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</noinclude>Nugget
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specific gravity
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2h /></b>
  
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:<b>i. <section begin=req2i /><noinclude><translate><!--T:23-->
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</noinclude>Flake
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2i /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2k />'''
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:<b>j. <section begin=req2j /><noinclude><translate><!--T:24-->
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:'''l. <section begin=req2l /><translate>
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</noinclude>Dust
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Wet and Dry panning
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2j /></b>
  
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:<b>k. <section begin=req2k /><noinclude><translate><!--T:25-->
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</noinclude>specific gravity
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2k /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2l />'''
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:<b>l. <section begin=req2l /><noinclude><translate><!--T:26-->
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:'''m. <section begin=req2m /><translate>
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</noinclude>Wet and Dry panning
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Mercury (historical use) '''DO NOT USE TODAY'''
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2l /></b>
  
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:<b>m. <section begin=req2m /><noinclude><translate><!--T:27-->
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</noinclude>Mercury (historical use) '''DO NOT USE TODAY'''
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2m /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2m />'''
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:<b>n. <section begin=req2n /><noinclude><translate><!--T:28-->
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:'''n. <section begin=req2n /><translate>
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</noinclude>Troy pound
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Troy pound
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2n /></b>
  
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:<b>o. <section begin=req2o /><noinclude><translate><!--T:29-->
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</noinclude>Troy ounce
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2o /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2n />'''
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:<b>p. <section begin=req2p /><noinclude><translate><!--T:30-->
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:'''o. <section begin=req2o /><translate>
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</noinclude>Pennyweight (dwt)
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Troy ounce
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2p /></b>
  
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:<b>q. <section begin=req2q /><noinclude><translate><!--T:31-->
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</noinclude>Grain
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2q /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2o />'''
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:<b>r. <section begin=req2r /><noinclude><translate><!--T:32-->
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:'''p. <section begin=req2p /><translate>
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</noinclude>Gold fever
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Pennyweight (dwt)
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req2r /></b>
  
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:33-->
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</noinclude>What are the following identifying characteristics of gold.
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3 /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2p />'''
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:<b>a. <section begin=req3a /><noinclude><translate><!--T:34-->
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:'''q. <section begin=req2q /><translate>
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</noinclude>Specific gravity
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Grain
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3a /></b>
  
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:<b>b. <section begin=req3b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:35-->
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</noinclude>Color of streak
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3b /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2q />'''
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:<b>c. <section begin=req3c /><noinclude><translate><!--T:36-->
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:'''r. <section begin=req2r /><translate>
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</noinclude>Color
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Gold fever
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req3c /></b>
  
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<b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:37-->
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</noinclude>Where are some good places on a river or stream to look for gold.
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req4 /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req2r />'''
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:38-->
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'''3. <section begin=req3 /><translate>
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</noinclude>Make a timeline containing at least 15 items about the history of gold prospecting from 1600 until the present day, including the following rushes: California Gold Rush, Klondike/Yukon Gold Rush, Witwatersrand Gold Rush, and the Victorian Gold Rush.
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What are the following identifying characteristics of Gold.  
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req5 /></b>
  
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<section begin=challenge />
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<b>6. <section begin=req6 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:39-->
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</noinclude>Learn about gold panning by doing one of the following:
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req6 /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req3 />'''
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:<b>a. <section begin=req6a /><noinclude><translate><!--T:40-->
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:'''a. <section begin=req3a /><translate>
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</noinclude>Do some gold panning. (Preferred)
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Specific gravity
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req6a /></b>
  
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:<b>b. <section begin=req6b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:41-->
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</noinclude>Practice panning using flattened lead or tungsten shot mixed with sand (preferably from a river bank).
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req6b /></b>
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<section end=challenge />
  
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</translate><section end=req3a />'''
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<b>7. <section begin=req7 /><noinclude><translate><!--T:42-->
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:'''b. <section begin=req3b /><translate>
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</noinclude>Look up the following verses in the Bible and discuss them in relation to prospecting for gold.
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Color of streak
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req7 /></b>
  
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:<b>a. <section begin=req7a /><noinclude><translate><!--T:43-->
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</noinclude>Matthew 13:44-46
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req7a /></b>
  
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</translate><section end=req3b />'''
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:<b>b. <section begin=req7b /><noinclude><translate><!--T:44-->
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:'''c. <section begin=req3c /><translate>
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</noinclude>Matthew 6:19-21
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Color
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<noinclude></translate></noinclude><section end=req7b /></b>
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<section end=Body />
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Where are some good places on a river or stream to look for gold.
 
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'''5. <section begin=req5 /><translate>
 
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Make a timeline containing at least 15 items about the history of gold prospecting from 1600 until the present day, including the following rushes: California Gold Rush, Klondike/Yukon Gold Rush, Witwatersrand Gold Rush, and the Victorian Gold Rush.
 
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'''6. <section begin=req6 /><translate>
 
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Learn about gold panning by doing one of the following:  
 
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:'''a. <section begin=req6a /><translate>
 
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Do some gold panning. (preferred)
 
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</translate><section end=req6a />'''
 
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:'''b. <section begin=req6b /><translate>
 
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Practice panning using flattened lead or tungsten shot mixed with sand (preferably from a river bank).
 
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</translate><section end=req6b />'''
 
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'''7. <section begin=req7 /><translate>
 
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Look up the following verses in the Bible and discuss them in relation to prospecting for gold.
 
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:'''a. <section begin=req7a /><translate>
 
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Matthew 13:44-46
 
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</translate><section end=req7a />'''
 
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:'''b. <section begin=req7b /><translate>
 
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Matthew 6:19-21
 
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</translate><section end=req7b />'''
 
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[[Category:Honor Requirements|{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|3}}]]
 
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[[Category:Honor Requirement By Sections|{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|3}}]]
 

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Gold Prospecting

Skill Level

1

Year

2008

Version

24.11.2024

Approval authority

General Conference

Gold Prospecting AY Honor.png
Gold Prospecting
Recreation
Skill Level
123
Approval authority
General Conference
Year of Introduction
2008
See also
Recreation Master Award
Gold Prospecting - Advanced



1. Create a list of equipment used for gold panning. Describe each item and tell what it is used for. The list should include at least the following.

a. Gold Pan

b. Classifier

c. Snuffer Bottle

d. Shovel

e. Pick

f. Bucket

g. Trowel

h. Pry bar

i. Rock hammer

j. Crevice tool

k. Drinking water

l. Other possible items

2. Define the following:

a. Pay dirt

b. Quartz

c. Pyrite

d. Blond sands

e. Black sands

f. Placer

g. Lode

h. Nugget

i. Flake

j. Dust

k. specific gravity

l. Wet and Dry panning

m. Mercury (historical use) DO NOT USE TODAY

n. Troy pound

o. Troy ounce

p. Pennyweight (dwt)

q. Grain

r. Gold fever

3. What are the following identifying characteristics of gold.

a. Specific gravity

b. Color of streak

c. Color

4. Where are some good places on a river or stream to look for gold.

5. Make a timeline containing at least 15 items about the history of gold prospecting from 1600 until the present day, including the following rushes: California Gold Rush, Klondike/Yukon Gold Rush, Witwatersrand Gold Rush, and the Victorian Gold Rush.


6. Learn about gold panning by doing one of the following:

a. Do some gold panning. (Preferred)

b. Practice panning using flattened lead or tungsten shot mixed with sand (preferably from a river bank).


7. Look up the following verses in the Bible and discuss them in relation to prospecting for gold.

a. Matthew 13:44-46

b. Matthew 6:19-21

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