leaning close , she zoomed in on the vein of gold and snapped three pictures in rapid succession , then examined them on her small screen . the flash had washed out the impact of gold . pulling back , she took a few more . on inspection , she judged them washed out but passable . tucking the camera back in her pack , she looked around for something to collect a sample . in a burst of foresight , she had packed a plastic baggy to carry her specimen , so she could have it tested to be sure it was
gold