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Aug 20 2008, 11:41 AM EDT
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Change: John Swift's Lost Silver Mines Biggest finds in this area:1.Kentucky agate is a highly prized multi colored fortification agate found as nodules weathered from a sedimentary matrix2.The Kentucky Fluorite Mining District is know to have supplied some
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Aug 19 2008, 9:20 AM EDT
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Change: canand pictures of the agateagates see:http://www.uky.edu/KGS/rocksmn/kentuckyagate.htm Grade this location: (A to F): GPS coordinates: Handy to bring along:1. Wading shoes2. Small mattock3. Rock bag4. Rock hammer Helpful notes to newcomers:Do not strike the nodules
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Aug 19 2008, 9:18 AM EDT
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Change: Types of fossils: brachiopods, bryozoans, cephalopods, conodonts, corals, gastropods, monoplacophorans, pelecypods, scolecodont teeth, stromatoporoids, trace fossils, trilobites. Mineralized brachiopods, aulocerid stromatoporoids and colonial corals with calcite, dolomite, celestine and other minerals. This link contains a number of collecting sites : http://www.fallsoftheohio.org/collecting.htmlGreat site for fossil information. How to get there
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Aug 19 2008, 8:53 AM EDT
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Change: Mississippian Age. The agate is beautifully colored and contains bands, fortifications,and sometime plumes or moss formations. It can be found in the creeks and river drainage where it has been weathered out of the host rock. How to get there:Estill, Jackson, Powell, Madison, and Rockcastle Counties in Kentucky.
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Aug 19 2008, 8:52 AM EDT
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Change: Kentucky Agate is the State Rock by act of the State Legislature on July 14, 2000, It is a sedimentary agate found in the Borden
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Aug 19 2008, 8:39 AM EDT
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Change: other minerals can be found in the geodes. How to get there: Along the roadside highway 60, east of Garrett.Road cuts on highway 31 west.Almost any creek bed. Grade this location: (A to F):CF): C GPS coordinates: Handy to bring along:1.Water2.Brick
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Jun 13 2008, 8:49 PM EDT
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Change: :Some will look like potatoes lying along the ditches. If they feel lighter than they should for their size, they are probably hollow. Location #4: (Local beach, park, etc)General description: How to get there: Grade this location: (A to F): GPS coordinates: Handy to
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May 29 2008, 9:03 AM EDT
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Change: MarionMarion. everyEvery time I've gone and I have some fine specimens that I dug. GPS coordinates: Handy to bring along:1.Digging tools2.Collecting buckets3.Rock Hammer4. Safety Glasses5. Gloves Helpful notes to newcomers: The mining district extends into
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Apr 24 2008, 10:48 PM EDT
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Change: ThereThe town of Marion has a good Bed & Breakfast (Myers see link below) and a great little restaurant "The Front Porch". Real southern home cooking with a casual atmosphere. Be sure to stop in on your treasure hunt.http://members.tripod.com/~MarionKYKingdomHall/Marion.html Grade this location: (A to
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Apr 18 2008, 1:29 PM EDT
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Change: throughfrom the spring through the fall. How to get there: The museum is located in Marion Kentucky in the northwest corner of the state.http://www.marionkentucky.us/clementmineralmuseum/There town of Marion has a good Bed & Breakfast (Myers see link below) and
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Apr 18 2008, 1:27 PM EDT
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Change: Be sure to stop in on your treasure hunt.http://members.tripod.com/~MarionKYKingdomHall/Marion.html Grade this location: (A to F): A - I have enjoyed rockhounding trips to Marion every time I've gone and I have some fine specimens that I dug. GPS coordinates: Handy to bring along:1.Digging tools2.Collecting
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Apr 18 2008, 1:23 PM EDT
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Change: There town of Marion has some nice Bed & Breakfast and a great little restaurant "The Front Porch". Real southern home cooking with a casual atmosphere. http://members.tripod.com/~MarionKYKingdomHall/Marion.html Grade this location: (A to F): A - I have enjoyed rockhounding
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Change: District is know to have supplied some of the most spectacular and valuable fluorite, calcite and other associated minerals in the world. 3. Local appraisers:1.2.3.4. Local geocaching/treasure hunting clubs:1. Club name, contact info2.3.4. Best time of year to go:
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Change: One of the nation's finest collection of fluorite and related minerals from the Kentucky- Illinois mining district, and a large collection of other minerals from across the world. There are planned digs scheduled through the spring through the fall. How to get there: The museum is
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Change: to create a handy guide for other treasure hunters. Click EasyEdit to add to this page! (Don't see the EasyEdit DIRECTORYbutton above? Sign in or sign up.) What this area is known for:1.2.3.4.StepBiggest finds in this area:1.What 1:was
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