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| TREASURE HUNTING IN OKLAHOMA 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.Tri-state mineral specimens - Galena, calcite, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite - the specimens are getting scarce since the mines closed. The prices of good specimens are expensive. Rare mineral specimens are the new gold. 3. Barite Roses 4. Gypsum crystal Flowers - selenite crystals 5. Fossils 6. Quartz crystals 7. Buried treasure from Confederate Gold . | Biggest finds in this area: 1.Possible the largest dinosaur ever found http://www.geocities.com/stegob/largest.html 2.Rare and valuble mineral specimens 3.Large clusters of Barite Roses 4. Valuable trilobite specimens |
| Local appraisers: 1. Name, contact info/website 2. 3. 4. | Local geocaching/treasure hunting clubs: 1. http://www.amfed.org/club.htm 2. 3. 4. |
| Best time of year to go: Best during the spring, early summer and fall. Oklahoma is know for violent weather so check the forecast before planning an outing. | Other helpful resources: (newspapers, websites, etc) 1 http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/ouachita/natural-resources/minerals/index.shtml 2. 3. |
| Have a question about treasure hunting or geocaching in this region? | |
| THE BEST PLACES TO HUNT Regions can have multiple good spots to go — add details to build a complete guide |
| Location #1: Great Salt Plains State Park General description: Imagine a State Park that wants you to collect mineral specimens. A collector can dug to his hearts content to find great selenite crystal clusters. There are a number other attractions at the park that make it worth a visit. | How to get there: http://www.touroklahoma.com/detail.asp?id=1%2B5U%2B3596 |
| Grade this location: A | |
| Handy to bring along: 1. Digging tools 2. Flat containers 3. Boots - you will get muddy. | Helpful notes to newcomers: 1. The crystals should be carefully removed from the mud. 2. Carefully cleaned and allowed to dry 3. Do not wet after the crystals dry |
| Location #2: Alabaster Caverns State Park General description: Tour the largest Alabaster Cave open to the public. Alabaster is a form of gypsum. | How to get there: http://www.touroklahoma.com/detail.asp?id=1+5U+920 |
| Grade this location: (A to F): A | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1.walking shoes 2.camera . | Helpful notes to newcomers: This area of Oklahoma is known for gypsum and its various habitats. The near by Glass Mountains have gypsum blade crystals. |
| Location #3: Rose rocks - Barite Roses General description: The rose rock is the state mineral. The specimens that look like flowers are more valuable. Rose rocks are found in a narrow band running north to south across central Oklahoma. A small museum at Noble displays rose rocks and good quality specimens can be purchased. http://www.roserockmuseum.com/index.html | How to get there: East of Noble and Norman, Oklahoma barite roses are found in the red sand stone. The roses weather out of the matrix and are found in the fields and streams. Permission must be granted on private property. I have found all I wanted in the ditches along Cedar Road. Go east from Norman on HWY 9 turn south on 48th street until you come to the intersection of Cedar Road. Turn east and begin searching the ditches especially at 60th street. Small roses can be found on the shores of lake Thunderbird. |
| Grade this location: (A to F): A | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1.Buckets 2.Hand tools 3.Walking shoes | Helpful notes to newcomers: This is an easy site and no special instructions are needed. |
| Location #4: Sam Noble Museum of Natural History General description: If you prospecting rose rocks don't miss this museum at Norman on the University of Oklahoma campus. Great fossil collections and Native American artifacts plus much more. | How to get there: http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/ |
| Grade this location: (A to F): A | GPS coordinates: |
| Handy to bring along: 1.camera 2. 3. | Helpful notes to newcomers: You will be well pleased with this side trip from the Barite Roses fields. |
| Location #5: The HWY 412 Bridge at Grand River General description: Just below the bridge and along the banks is an outcropping of fossil rich limestone and shalely limestone. Numerous bryozoans, corals, brachiopods, small trilobites and other marine fossils from the Mississippian age can be found. | How to get there: The Grand River is east of Tulsa on HWY 412. The site is near a large power plant. It is an easy site to find. |
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| Handy to bring along: 1.Rock Hammer 2 Gloves. 3.Safety Glasses 4. Buckets 5. Pry Bar | Helpful notes to newcomers: The bank is steep and is difficult for the disabled or small children. There is good cat fishing under the bridge. |
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| About this photo: Oklahoma State Rock - Barite Rose The Legend: to the Rose Rock: On the trail of tears the Cherokee wept for their homeland and their lost family members. Where ever their tears fell on the red hill of Oklahoma the Great Spirit would cause a Rose Rock to grow. Photo submitted by: Bill Reynolds  | About this photo: Selenite Crystals from the Great Salt Plains State Park Photo submitted by: Bill Reynolds  |
| About this photo: Tri State Minerals - Hob nail calcite & lage Mango calcite crystal Photo submitted by: Bill Reynolds  | About this photo: Ruby Jack Sphalerite Tri-State Mining District Photo submitted by: Bill Reynolds  |
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