A piece of unglazed ceramic tile can tell you in about ten seconds whether that bright yellow grit in your pan is gold or fool's gold. Ken says the tile has been right more often than he has in fifty two years.

Tonight Ken goes deep on the streak test. What a streak actually is, how to drag a sample properly, what streak color means for gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, hematite and marcasite, and the honest limits of the test, including hard minerals like quartz, tiny flakes and weathered surfaces.

Ken Nugget Halloran has worked the same patch of dry country outside Kalgoorlie, Western Australia for fifty two years. In this video he covers the streak test, the colors to know, and where the tile cannot help.

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The three dollar figure in the title is a rough guide and tile prices vary. No value is claimed for any viewer's own find or ground. Prospecting is subject to rules and permits that vary by country and state, always check your local rules. Take care with rock chips and never enter old mine workings.

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