What Is Meant By Mineralization Or Ground Effect?
The ground contains quantities of iron oxides of which some soils are more prolific than others. These oxides have built up over many centuries on land mainly worked and farmed by humans. Other land can contain magnetic iron oxides, which are naturally present in the ground. Metal detectors are affected by this ground mineralization, which is referred to as ground effect. Beaches also have an effect on the detector caused by the electrical conductivity of salt water.
