How I first got into treasure hunting...Digging for minerals at the French Creek mine near my house in Chester County PA
My treasure hunting obsession(s): Rocks and fossils
My most exciting find:110 carat sunstone at the Dust Devil Mine in Plush, Oregon
My favorite places to look for treasure: The Great Pacific Northwest
My favorite treasure hunting techniques:Digging! Doh!
My treasure hunt toolkit contains...my trusty BoscHammer in the pic
I'm presently hunting for...Anything I can fit into my Dodge Ram 2500 :)
Recommended treasure hunting resources:My homepage, of course! OreRockOn.com Gem trails of Oregon and Washington!
MY FINDS
Description of treasure: Sunstone carving by David Gray from a 110-carat tri-color stone.
Where I found it: Dust Devil Mine, Plush, Oregon
How I found it:With my Trusty BoscHammer, of course!
Appraisal information: Doesn't matter what it's worth, it's mine! I mean really, who cares what it's worth? All this "what's it worth?" talk makes my stomach churn.
Description of treasure:"Wally the Whale" a Miocene fossil whale skull from Coos Bay Oregon, this is not NARG's skull but a similar species
Where I found it:Coos Bay, Oregon
How I found it:Walking the beach looking for fossil scallops. The locals were already aware of the skull, I just kicked around the idea of digging it and donating it to the Oregon geology museum at Corvallis. My fossil club NARG organized a trip and dug the skull. We are currently preparing it for identification. It is probably a a new genus and species of whale.of whale.
Appraisal information: Significant fossil finds are priceless
Description of treasure:I will add more if I find the time, I have hundreds of pics LOL!
