Detect metals and minerals

Detect metals and minerals was a spell used commonly in Zakhara, the Land of Fate. This spell was only usable by wizards.

Effects
The caster used this spell to determine the location of a single type of ore or mineral per casting, revealing the direction and distance of the material to the caster. Additionally, the relative amount of material present at the location was also revealed.

It was common for larger quantities of the material to hide smaller quantities in the same area, forcing the caster to focus their concentration as he or she approached the location.

Components
In addition to verbal and somatic components, this spell required a small magnet, a vial of weak acid, a a small portion of the material that the caster wished to detect.