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Treasure Hunting Where?
Jim I just happened by this book. Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
by Scott Stepanski and Karenne Snow
A little north of you, but there is some info for those areas. Paul
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Mar 2 2008, 1:27 AM EST by
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diamonds
"Yeah they would have to be very small controlled blasts. Bob's little rattlers could be good. Just don't make them very big. A good blaster would be able to drill and load the charges in such a manner as to pick up the whole piece and set it down right where you want it. Directional charges, angled holes, it would be a work of art when done. When I worked with powder, my motto was a little was good but more was always better! lol (not really. I was very careful) But there was this time...... lol
Paul" Thanks for the vote of confidence, Paul! Dan, 5 million carats = a hair over 2200 lbs ... what would we do with it once I pop it out of the ground for ya? Be a pain to backpack. If its a decent octahedron, perhaps we could roll it to the nearest road? But what if it's a macle? lol...
Seriously, Paul's right, this could be done. Depending on how weathered the surrounding rock is, the piece could be separated with non-P-wave charges, then popped out with a directional blast. I've got the boom, do you have a crane?
More is better when you're mining metal ... less is more in my line of blasting. Interesting thread!
Bob
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Salmon Creeking
If it was a limb and the limb was replaced by a mineral it is a replacement fossil. There are lots of Pennsylvania limbs that were replaced with sandstone near me. Andy sent me a limb that was perfectly permineralized with silica (jasper) that even revealed the cells in the wood, Yes fossil woods are fossils.
Bill
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Mar 2 2009, 6:41 PM EST by
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Tips for Newbees places to collect
I thought a thread about places to collect not in the guide books would be an interesting discussion. Most of my collecting sites are not on the tourist maps and are a lot less crowded and not as picked over. After prospecting for a while a person learns some tricks of the trade (so to speak). The first tip is to learn a little about your local geology. I not saying become a geologist but it makes a lot of sense to know if the rocks in your area a sedimentary, igneous or metamorphic. Fossils will not be found in lava,
Road cuts give a great lesson in what kind of rock is at that location. In fact road cuts can be get collecting sites but do not park on the shoulder or on an Interstate. Some states have regulations about collecting a road cut but most will allow collecting if you are not excavating. The most valuable site I ever find in Tennessee was a fresh road cut. Cuts are often temporary. The one in Tennessee was temporary because the road cut was resodded . But a large number of Sulerian fossils came from that site some are in a museum. I called the University of Alabama when I found the site because it was to important to keep all to myself. I donated a free standing crinoid attached to a brocapod to the University Museum. Add more tips and I will too.
Bill
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