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  2. Fossicking - Wikipedia

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    In Australian English and New Zealand English, the term has an extended use meaning to "rummage". Though the term has been argued to come from Cornish, it likely originates from the Latin fossa, meaning “ditch”, “trench”. In Australia, "fossicking" is protected by a number of laws, which vary from state to state.

  3. Amateur geology - Wikipedia

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    Kunzite from Afghanistan, which was named in honor of George Frederick Kunz. Amateur geology or rock collecting (also referred to as rockhounding in the United States and Canada) is the non-professional study and hobby of collecting rocks and minerals or fossil specimens from the natural environment.

  4. Recreational gold mining - Wikipedia

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    With permission granted from the Indonesian Department of Tourism and the local village chiefs, fossicking for gold can be carried out in several regions that are accessible to international tourists. However, fossicking equipment is restricted to gold pans, shovels, and metal detectors. The use of sluices, dredges, or other machinery is forbidden.

  5. Prospecting - Wikipedia

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    It is also known as fossicking. Traditionally prospecting relied on direct observation of mineralization in rock outcrops or in sediments. Modern prospecting also includes the use of geologic, geophysical , and geochemical tools to search for anomalies which can narrow the search area.

  6. Sluice - Wikipedia

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    A sluice gate. A sluice (/ s l u s / SLOOS) is a water channel containing a sluice gate, a type of lock to manage the water flow and water level. It can also be an open channel which processes material, such as a river sluice used in gold prospecting or fossicking.

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    During the 2009–10 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in Football League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Shortly before the season began, Notts County was subject to a high-profile takeover by Munto Finance, which was controlled by a convicted fraudster.

  8. Tomahawk Creek Huts - Wikipedia

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    Tomahawk Creek Fossicking Area, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Rubyvale, north-west of Emerald, is the most remote part of the Central Queensland Gemfields.It is about 2,340 hectares (5,800 acres) in area, excised from a Grazing Homestead Perpetual Lease.

  9. youtube-dl - Wikipedia

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    youtube-dl -o <path> <url> To see the list of all of the available file formats and sizes: youtube-dl -F <url> The video can be downloaded by selecting the format code from the list or typing the format manually: youtube-dl -f <format/code> <url> The best quality video can be downloaded with the -f best option.