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Florida Georgia
Does anyone know of any activities/field trips in North East Florida or South East Georgia coming up soon?
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Dec 21 2008, 5:15 PM EST by
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Hobbs Mine, Lagrange Georgia
On May the 10th I'll be going on that dig, lord willing. Looking for that Rose Quartz. I would like to see anyone in our Treasure Family. I hope I'll have a lot of good pic's to post. This will be my first official HUNT!
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Apr 27 2008, 6:48 PM EDT by
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Treasure in Georgia or surrounding areas?
I have heard there are some places in GEORGIA,my wife is from around that area,I will ask here where the mines are,she is at work right now. MAYBE in the spring I will check it out
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Feb 4 2008, 8:40 AM EST by
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Looking for friends in North West Georgia
I am new to this I am intrested in rock and mineral collecting, really any kind of treasure hunting intrest me. I am from North West Georgia and would like to find enthusiest in my area to help me learn and to share my intrest with.
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Aug 2 2009, 1:16 PM EDT by
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Georgia, savannah area- any sites for gem hunting
My family and I will be in Ga. for about 2 or 3 weeks. I love to gem hunt and I would like to take a day trip to go hunting. I need somewhere near savannah. any suggestions? please also give me costs if you know them
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Feb 7 2009, 2:37 PM EST by
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Help! treasures in south GA?
Just to name a few:
http://www.sheffieldmine.com/
http://www.consolidatedgoldmine.com/aboutus.asp?ID=10
http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/eastern/cowee_gem_region.html
http://www.mindat.org/lsearch.php?loc=GA
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Dec 16 2008, 9:14 PM EST by
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Rock Hounds
Hi my name is Gina I live in North West Georgia. I am new to mineral and rock colecting I would like to make friends and learn from them.. I live in Rockmart Ga. It is in Polk County neighboring counties are Paulding, Rome, Haralson, Bartow.
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Aug 2 2009, 1:58 PM EDT by
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treaure huntin
"wantin to go treasure huntin on 2/09. in metro atlanta.any one want to join me or any good suggestions?" Try Dahlonega, Georgia Just 60 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Dahlonega was the site of the first gold Rush in the USA. A US mint was established at Dahlonega and there are mine tours and gold panning attractions. Dahlonega and Lumpkin County have been recognized as "the heart of Georgia Wine Country." The county features three vineyards and wineries that attract many tourists. The Dahlonega Square is a popular tourist destination with gift shops, restaurants, art galleries and artists' studios. Check out the following gold mines:
http://www.consolidatedgoldmine.com/
http://www.crissongoldmine.com/
Crisson Gold Mine also has Gem Stone grubbing. You can find rubies, emeralds, sapphires, crystals, amethysts, garnets, and many more. It is a pleasant drive though the Appalachians which takes about a hour. Short day trip. You will go home with goodies.
Bill
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Feb 7 2009, 8:07 PM EST by
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My First Cabs
Great job Andy. You are a fast learner. William Holland at Young Harris, Georgia is a fantastic learning vacation in a beautiful setting with lots for the rockhound to do. I am impressed with your work. A link to Will Smith's web site is on Origin of Agates page. Awesome
Bill
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Oct 15 2008, 11:29 AM EDT by
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Treasure Hunting
It seams their are a alot of places to go hunting for treasures but you keep on giving re-runs of the same shows. For example up in the mountains of Colorado next to the town of Cripple Creek their is another town called Victor. This town was burnt to the grown and rebuilt back in the cowboys and indian times. Everthing that was burt in this town was put in one area, that area is now a dump site for the town but the old area of the dump site is known only to a few including the worker at the dump site, if you get my drift. I have seen people return with the old jugs and bottles with different colores from this site. Another place to go after a storm is the treasure coast of Florida. How about the Diamond State Park in Arkansas, or safire and ruby hunting in Montana and Noth Carolina. How about gold hunting in Georgia or North Carolina, or the topaz in Texas. It seems that there are far more places to go.
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Feb 14 2008, 6:54 PM EST by
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Traveling to Diamond Crate in Arkansas from Atlanta
Hello Everyone, we are RVing from Atlanta to Arkansas and need some help with stops on the way. I would like to know of any family treasure hunting across Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Arkansas that we might be able to stop on the way. Thanks in advance... Lynn
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Mar 22 2008, 1:27 PM EDT by
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treasure huntin
"im in marietta,ga,about 20 mins north of atlanta" The Georgia Gem and Mineral Society is the most active Rockhound Club in the Southeast if not the country. They go on field trips every month - twice a month if the weather is good. They have rock swaps, a show and club meeting with educational speakers, sapping treasures and tales plus refreshments. I have on several field trips and they have been the host group for a Cash and Treasures episode. The Hogg Mine. There web is:
http://www.gamineral.org/
With as many members as they have you should able to make friends. They also are very active in the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts at Young Harris, GA. If you really are interested visit the club. They are in Atlanta. I can vouch they are a great group.
Bill
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Feb 14 2009, 4:57 PM EST by
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Anywhere in Illinois
"Thanks. Yes Keokuk is a good place and I have been to the Mazon but didn't have much luck. Will try again though. If you think of any other or from here to Florida let me know. I did go to southern Ill last spring but it was after they had the 100 mile an hour winds and there was so much destruction you could not get most places." Cross the Ohio at Cave in Rock Illinois and you will discover the world's finest fluorite museum is in Marion Kentucky. The Ben Clements Museum (google it up) or visit our Great Museums page. They have scheduled field trips. I have found really nice mineral specimens. If you take I 40 through Tennessee stop at the Gray Fossil Museum. Fantastic museum and you can schedule a dig with paleontologist at the site. They recently found a Red Panda fossil. Stay on I40 you will enter Western North Carolina. Gemstone Mecca. Hiddenite NC for emeralds and Franklin for rubies and sapphires. Catch I 95 South to Georgia and stop at Graves Mountain; the most important mineral site in the East. Contact the Georgia Gem and Mineral Society for access. Schedule this stop in advance. Just visit the National Directory on the drop down menu for more detail and many more stops if you take a different route.
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Sep 27 2009, 7:44 PM EDT by
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Travel Ideas
"At the very last minute my damn work decided afterall it was going to book the credit. litterly at 4:50pm yesterday. 10 minutes before we left for the holiday and 10 minutes before i solidly had that credit to use without problems..
oh well so much is life.
I did get some good info from you guys though, and i have still talked my wife into going somewhere anyway even if its on our own dime. We'll most likly be driving instead. Figuring maybe heading towards southern california then over to AZ.. I'll let chall know when we go if you want to go hunting with us..
Bill you meantioned some great places. what is the best time of year to visit Arkansas?" I checked Goggle. By car it would be a very long drive. Although Paul drove a whole lot farther than Hot Springs on his trip to Georgia. Probable the easiest way would be to fly into Little Rock or Dallas and rent a car for a week.
Bill
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Nov 1 2008, 1:55 PM EDT by
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Smokey Mountains Adventure
It was my intent to ROCK OUT in Franklin,NC. I was heading to Young Harris Georgia to attend a couple of Lapidary classes at the William Harris School of Lapidary Arts the last two weeks of September. I had purposely made plans to stay 2 stay in Franklin,NC the weekend before the start of class so that I might have a opportunity to enjoy the flavor of the community and do a little mining for some of those elusive Ruby's and Sapphires.I arrived 9/19 from Asheville,NC via Hwy #19 driving through Maggie Valley and Cherokee passing by stunning scenes and landscapes and stopping quite often to absorb the sights and smells of the Smokey Mountain culture.I made a pit stop in Cherokee, where the native peoples have lived for many thousands of years. Here is where I found the entrance to the Great Smokey Mountain National Park as well as the Blue Ridge Parkway. Two absolutely magnificent road trips full of beauty and history with plenty of pull-offs. It was on the Blue Ridge parkway on my return to Asheville I came across a flock of 11 wild turkeys walking single file along the roadside. It was a sight to see. I spent more time in Cherokee than I had planned realizing it wasn't long enough to truly see everything in that growing town. The reservation community is a bustling place with the presence of an expanding Harrah's Cherokee Casino. I was fortunate to have arrived on a weekend that the Southeastern Tribes were having their annual Cultural Arts Celebration at the Indian fairgrounds where I also paid a visit to the Museum of Cherokee Indian. It was a treat to absorb some of that experience but alas I was on the road again after a 3 hour layover. I turned South just outside of town on Hwy #441 travelling through National Forrest valleys and woodlands to Franklin where I would stay for two nights at the Days Inn.
In the morning I would locate the operational mines in the area in the hopes of finding my first ruby/sapphire or any other treasure. 2BCont..
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Oct 21 2008, 3:52 PM EDT by
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Treasure Hunter: Kirsten Gum
I missed the preview, but my son and I will really look forward to the upcoming season. It is one of our favorite shows to watch and now has us looking for rocks all over Georgia. I miss sunny Santa Monica some days. The weirdos at Venice Beach are as rare a find as some of the things you look for on your show!
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Nov 7 2008, 3:20 PM EST by
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Words of Caution
The regulations in the Nation Forests of Arkansas are as follows.
If the following simple rules are being followed, those interested in rockhounding and collecting quartz crystal from Ouachita National Forest lands do not need to make further contact with nor obtain additional permission from the District Rangers. This applies to the general Forest area and to developed quartz collecting areas on the Ouachita National Forest:
1 Only small amounts of crystal, less than 25 pounds, is to be removed by hand.
2 Tools, if needed, is limited to small screwdriver sized hand prying tool.
3 Digging is not allowed under this condition unless written permission is granted by the local District Ranger.
4 Collecting is not authorized on quartz contracts unless the permission has been granted by the contract holder.
The material is for personal use only and is not to be sold (otherwise the activity could be considered a commercial venture, and one that would come under other permitting procedures and regulatory authorities
Each forest has their own rules. If the Georgia party was digging 6 inches down, they would be fined in the Arkansas National Forest. It is rather unfair. Commercial operations remove thousands of pounds of crystals in the forest but they have a mining claim.
Bill
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May 20 2009, 9:42 PM EDT by
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Biggs Jasper
The following site has some good info regarding Biggs Jasper and it's story.
http://www.minerals-n-more.com/Biggs_Jasper_Info.html
When I was at Lapidary school in Georgia this past month,there was a high degree of interest in the Jaspers. The old material revealed by the ODOT is very much in demand and supplies are dwindling .
Aman
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Oct 15 2008, 10:20 AM EDT by
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Hellection 2008
Thank you; that's the way I believe and live. My kids were big into sports - football, wresting, baseball-you name it. David wrestled at Oklahoma State. We always had a house full of teenagers from the teams along with their friends, To that generation race was unimportant. David talked to me on the phone this morning and he had no real understanding of where the nation had come from. Last night Obama carried the capital of the old Confederacy ( Virginia) along with the deep Dixie states of North Carolina, and Florida. The race was close in Georgia. Where I live has as great a diversity as any where in the country. We had an 80% turn out in the county and the majority voted their views and not race. Where McCain had 20 point leads were in the far west (Montana, Idaho. Utah, Arizona, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska , and Wyoming which had 2 out of three votes for McCain. I do not think with that Westerners voted for race but more for their conservative values. Western Arkansas is as much western as it is southern. There are mountains ,cattle ranches, elk hunts, Texas style Bar B Que and the capital of the Cherokee nation in Oklahoma is forty mile from here. It a great place to live as is the Great State of Washington.
Bill
PS I love rocks!!!!!!
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Nov 5 2008, 11:02 PM EST by
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Washington Jadeite, Nephrite and Grossular Garnet..
It came out of a private collection in a estate sale. The location is: Mt. Garnet, North Queensland, Australia. I like garnets and have a wide variety and many I collected. I have one pyrope garnet crystal that weighs 8 pounds I dug up in North Georgia.
Bill
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