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Change: (Fossil info)RockHound of the Year on Cumberland Plateau AgateNow's the time (Fossil at Cumberland lake et al)Road Cuts are tourist attractions (note Del Hollow Lake at bottom of first page)Kentucky (search) PhotosPhoto Albums: KENTUCKY (compilation album, add your own pictures!)So. IN Spring '08 (some
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Change: Add what you know about this area to create a handy guide for other treasure hunters. AlsoClick onEasyEdit theto Wiki:add to this page! (Don't see the EasyEdit button above? Sign in or sign up.)Below detailed localities, but also on the Wiki: Discussion Threads on
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Change: (note Del Hollow Lake at bottom of first page) Other Resources for Kentucky on the Wiki Kentucky (search) Photos Photo Albums: So. IN Spring '08 (some Kentucky)Other Pages:Agates of the World (Kentucky agate) Click EasyEdit to add what you know.
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Change: START ONE Other Resources for Kentucky on the Wiki Kentucky (search) Photos Photo Albums: Click EasyEdit to add what you know. If you create another page featuring Kentucky, or album of your
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Change: Click EasyEdit to add what you know. If you create another page featuring Kentucky, or album of your Kentucky collection, please add it to the
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Change: 2. Fluorite Mining District 3.Geodes3. Geodes4. John Swift's Lost Silver Mines Biggest finds in this area:1.Kentucky agate is a highly prized multimulti-colored colored fortification agate found as nodules weathered from a sedimentary matrixmatrix.2.The Kentucky Fluorite Mining District is
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Change: www.lexingtonrockclub.com Have a question about treasure hunting or geocaching in this region? Post a comment for fellow treasure hunters below! THE BEST PLACES TO HUNTRegions can have multiple good spots to go — add details to build a complete guide. Location #1: Ben Clements Museum and Mine DigsGeneral
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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