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| TREASURE HUNTING IN [PROVENCE, CITY, REGION] Add what you know about this area to create a handy guide for other treasure hunters. |
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| What this area is known for: 1. Jade, agates, fluorite/barite/quartz crystals, gold panning, fossils. 2. Sapphires, iolite, smoky quartz, aquamarine in the Slocan valley. 3. 4. | Biggest finds in this area: 1. Canada's finest barite crystals are found at Rock Candy Mountain 2. Good jade and agate hunting in the lower Frasier valley 3. Fun fossil sites near Harrison Lake |
| Local appraisers: 1. Name, contact info/website 2. 3. 4. | Local geocaching/treasure hunting clubs: 1. Club name, contact info 2.www.abbyrockngem.org 3. 4. |
| Best time of year to go: year round on the Frasier, better in the wet months. Summer for the higher places | Other helpful resources: (newspapers, websites, etc) 1.www.rockcandymine.com 2. 3. |
| Have a question about treasure hunting or geocaching in this region? Post a comment for fellow treasure hunters below! | |
| THE BEST PLACES TO HUNT Regions can have multiple good spots to go — add details to build a complete guide. |
| Location #1: Rock Candy Mountain, Grand Forks (Boundary area) General description: Historic fluorite mine converted to family-friendly collecting site. | How to get there: Join a guided Safari trip, run by the Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce. Trips run several days/week in spring/summer. Serious mineral collectors prefer more expensive Vugs trips, where a fresh vug will await each collector. www.rockcandymine.com |
| Grade this location: (A to F): A | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1. Closed toe shoes (rocks are sharp!) 2. Collecting bag (plastic grocery bags will not work (rocks are sharp!)  3. Sunscreen and lots of drinking water. | Helpful notes to newcomers: Fluorite occurs here in green and purple. To assess gem quality, dip pieces in water and hold toward the sky ... choose fracture-free pieces. Banded material holds together better than pieces of one color. If your cutting wheels are silicon carbide, avoid pieces with white stripes, these are quartz, and will undercut. If you use diamond wheels, the white striped material will cab beautifully. On Safari trips, dig into the rock pile for pieces with clay adhering to them. These were at the edges of vugs, where the fluorite had fewer impurities, and therefore is more likely to be facetable. |
| Location #2: Frasier River beaches and gravel bars Island 22 north of Chilliwack Under the Rosedale-Agassiz bridge, North side General description: Jade and agates are found, particularly in spring. | How to get there: Anywhere along the lower river valley, good access exists near Harrison, Hope, and Yale. |
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| Handy to bring along: 1. Boots 2.spray bottles, water 3. | Helpful notes to newcomers: you have pay to park at Island 22, $5 I think |
| Location #3: McAbee Fossil site General description: Plant, insect, and fish fossils, open to the public spring/summer/fall | How to get there: 8 k west of Cache Creek info at www.dll-fossils.com |
| Grade this location: (A to F):A+ | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1. magnifier 2. sharp, flat chisel 3. Sunscreen & hat | Helpful notes to newcomers: splitting pieces of shale in the huge piles below the road is often as fruitful as working in the bank. |
| Location #4: Sasquatch Provincial Park East side of Harrison Lake General description: Possible Quartz | How to get there:follow the only road on the east side of Harrison till you get to the park. |
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| Location #5:Scotty Creek, Quesnel, BC (Local beach, park, etc) General description:Amethyst | How to get there: |
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| Handy to bring along: 1.Hammer 2.chisels 3. | Helpful notes to newcomers: |
| VIDEO FROM THIS AREA Upload a YouTube or Google video of geocaching or treasure hunting excursions from this area. |
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| PHOTOS FROM THIS AREA Upload pictures of your geocaching or treasure hunting excursions from this area. |
| About this photo: Barite crystals from Rock Candy Mountain, Royal Ontario Museum specimen Photo submitted by: rockcandyguy  |  About this photo: Sunbathing at Rock Candy Mountain. Collecting a man-sized vug of beautiful green fluorite crystals, on a Voluminous Vugs trip. Safari trips take place in the rock pile at the base of the wall. Photo submitted by: rockcandyguy |
 About this photo: eohiodon collected at McAbee fossil beds. Field of view, 2 inches. Collected on an Ultimate Adventure trip, www.geologyadventures.com Photo submitted by: rockcandyguy. |  About this photo: Green and purple fluorite veins exposed on a Rock Candy Safari trip. Crystals form where the veins intersect. Photo submitted by: rockcandyguy. |
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| RyanChornick | bc amethyst | 1 | Oct 30 2009, 5:14 PM EDT by gamaliel114 | ||
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Thread started: Oct 30 2009, 2:30 AM EDT
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here are some pics of some amethyst. I got them from a friend from our rock club--Abby Rock n Gem Club. They were discovered near Quesnel, BC.
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| RyanChornick | BC Rockhouns | 8 | Oct 18 2009, 11:48 PM EDT by rockcandyguy | ||
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Thread started: Oct 17 2009, 12:52 AM EDT
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I was just wondering how many rockhounds we have on this msg board from BC?
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| RyanChornick | hunting around Harrison lake, bc | 1 | Oct 3 2009, 11:42 AM EDT by rockcandyguy | ||
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We are planning on heading to Harrison lake on Sunday. Anyone have any ideas on the best places to look along the road to Sasquatch Provincial Park?
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