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Anywhere in Illinois
Does anyone know anywhere in Illinois to go digging?
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Dec 5 2007, 5:45 AM EST by
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Metal detecting
Does anyone out there know of any good metal detecting spots in illinois that are legal to search.
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Feb 1 2009, 2:03 PM EST by
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Hi new to this site
I am going to leave Illinois in October to go to Florida and I was wondering if anyone can tell me places we could hunt on this trip. We just love to hunt for rocks and fossils so if you know of a place please let us know. I Illiois we have not found too much but we look all the tme. We went to the Geode Hunt in Keokuk Iowa and loved it. If you know of any places please write. dast245@aol.com
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Sep 26 2009, 12:15 PM EDT by
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Is Brass an alloy? And if so, of what?
I know that Brass is more valuable than Copper
and I live near a large Brass recycler (Olin Brass)
here in Illinois. But I am also interested in Metalurgy.
Is Brass an alloy? And if so, of what metals?
I used to work as a handyman on the side as a sideline
in the St. Louis Missouri area, and I just tossed old Brass
and Copper toilet, shower, and Kitchen and Bath faucet
fixtures...... then it dawned on me how many of these
repairs I was making, and how much money I had thrown
away in the past. I am kicking myself now.
I just choke it up as one of life's lessons learned.
Tuition for the school of hard knox if you will.
If anyone knows about the composition of Brass
as an alloy, or if it is an allow in the first place,
I would greatly appreciate a reply.
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"How do you know they were mislabeled? Was the seller knowledgeable? Did the mislabeled location affect the price? I would let him know.
Bill" Location generally does affects the price. A Fairburn agate has a much higher price than a common Brazilian agate. Fluorite from Illinois brings a much higher price than Fluorite from China. An Arkansas saw diamond brings far more than an African diamond for the same quality and size. By the way an Arkansas diamond is generally worth more if left uncut. Since I have family up your way we will need to get together to hunt treasures in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.
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Nov 3 2008, 9:45 AM EST by
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Iowa
"SE Iowa good spot for hunting geodes. Geode is Iowa state rock. Some very nice specimens can be found. " We are going thru Iowa late this summer, but we haven't decided which roads yet. We will be traveling from Utah to Illinois then back again. We want to find the best ways to drive to get in as much rockhounding as possible. Of course we may not be able to do much, we are both disabled.
Could you tell us all where the geode beds are located, by what town or point of intrest ?
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Mar 11 2008, 3:59 PM EDT by
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Tresure hunting in Kentucky
"I would love to find Fluorite and Agate." I am going to Kentucky ; hopefully this month. (On my way to Ohio) There is no better fluorite than in Kentucky and Illinois. Bob forgive me. Dollbaby look at this site:
http://www.marionkentucky.us/clementmineralmuseum/index.htm
Bill
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Aug 16 2009, 7:06 PM EDT by
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Putting a group together in the St. Louis, MO. bi-state area.
Also, I have done some research on what
I am preparing to do and I have discovered
that another good tool to have for hunting
treasure besides a metal detector is a
good light weight aluminum or fiberglass
canoe, to reach sand bars and islands on
rivers that would otherwise be inaccessible.
There were allot of homes washed away
in the Floor of 1993 by the Missouri, Illinois,
and Mississippi Rivers.
There is allot of terrain to cover, and allot
of things that were never recovered.
Finders keepers.
Yep.....I'm thinking big. This will be a serious effort
to recover any and all metal objects that may be of
value even as a raw material.
Think of all the silver plateware, jewelry, and other such
items that could be just waiting to be found out there
either on the river banks or other areas.
That is why I am putting the people and resources
together to go check these areas out. Because as
an enterprising entrepreneur I am almost positive
that there is quite allot out there to be found.
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Jan 6 2008, 4:30 AM EST by
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Great Teachers
Great teachers are extremely rare. But if you’ve been lucky, you might have had one or two teachers in your life that inspired you and possibly even influenced the course of your life. I had one such teacher, <a href="http://www.nigs.upd.edu.ph/faculty/kelvin.htm"> Kelvin S. Rodolfo</a> - Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) . In a word, Professor Rodolfo was the toughest professor that I ever had. To give you an idea of his character, the first day of class he announced to us all in no uncertain terms that if we did not ask an intelligent question, either in class or in writing, then we would not pass his course. And, believe me when I say that he meant it. I was fortunate enough to ask an “intelligent” question the first few days.
The first time he sent us into the field, we were given a list of questions about things that we had not yet covered in our readings or in class. We at the time believed that our grades depended upon how we filled out this questionnaire. When we were brought to a glacial valley and confronted with huge boulders incongruous to the landscape my classmates and I were absolutely clueless as to how they got there. And, of course we all panicked and thought we were going to fail the class. Professor Rodolfo, being the wise teacher that he was, knew this and counted on it. Just like he knew that when we were finally told the answers to the questions in class, we would never, ever forget them. And we didn’t!
Professor Rodolfo didn’t just want us to do geology, he wanted us to “live” geology and when you’re slipping and sliding on the muddy banks of a V-shaped valley cut out by a river, you never forget that rivers always cut down into the landscape in a V-shape!
My memories of Professor Rodolfo are very fond ones, and I’m not just saying that because he gave me an A for the course. ;-) LOL Eric
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Feb 7 2009, 5:55 PM EST by
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Ohio
"The bigger the game the bigger the projectile points.Certainly not intended to discount your thoughts Tom.
Mr Millers knapping is masterful and that flint material is yummy. Would have loved to have been there with you. Sounds like a GRAND adventure.
Aman" It was a lot of fun. I did not have time to stop a Cave in Rock Illinois for the fluorite. but I have collected there before an have some nice specimens from the area. I was hoping to hit the Kentucky agate sites which has some great agate. Most states have something good to find. Ohio also has some great fossils. I collect fossils but there does not appear to be many fossil hunters in our group.
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Oct 30 2008, 6:45 PM EDT by
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hunting locations near st. louis?
Often times treasure hunters and prospectors don't like to share
notes because it increases competition in the field. But in my case
my knowledge of such places involves allot of walking, and more
area to cover than I could ever hope to cover by myself. So I don't
mind helping out other people that are interested in it.
1.) Forrest Park
2.) Shodoe Island
(I-270 crosses it, It is the area between the Mississippi
and the canal bridge before you reach the Route 3 exit.
in Illinois.) This entire area used to be populated by
homes and trailer parks before the flood of 1993 which
pretty much whiped them all out. Good place to look
if you know where the towns and houses used to be.
3.) West Alton
Also ravaged by flooding in 1993, the slou areas back by the river
are good places to look as well. Just follow Hwy 94 off of 367 through
West Alton over the levy and around the curve to the stop sign and
make a right turn, followit to the river and you will see a boat ramp
and a parking area. It is safe to park there and go for a walk with
your metal detector. Just don't offend the locals of the Brickhouse
Slou Association which live in that area. They grow pot back there
in the Spring and early Summer. The stuff grows like... well, weeds.
Stick to the water's edge and display your metal detector to anyone
that drives by looking at you funny... and you should be alright.
4.) Royal Landing
Across Brussel's Ferry on the Great River Road. Used to be a
popular party spot. Good place to look.
In case you haven't noticed, I'm from the Bi-State region myself, .
I sold my last Metal detector when money got tight, but I am looking
to get back into it again. Maybe we should form a club?
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Dec 28 2007, 3:45 AM EST by
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What is It. ??
"Great story Bill. You are a great man helping your mother-in-law some new teeth.
I do have one question, I know how organic concretions form but how does an inorganic concretion such as with flint form? I may have to research this. Interesting stuff.
Paul
" Concretions form in sedimentary rocks such as shale, mudstone, limestone and sandstone. Some form around a fossil like the famous Illinois Mazan Creek concretions. They are mineral replacement of the host rocks. The replacement could be a number of minerals (iron, calcite) - in the case of your concretion it was Silica; the same mineral that makes agates, jaspers, chert, and flint The process is similar. Here in north Arkansas they often form were sea worms tunneled through the mud that turned to shale.They look like snakes. In limestone many are shaped like eggs and people think they are dinosaur eggs. Septarians are a prized concretion to rockhounds.
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Jan 19 2009, 11:23 PM EST by
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Agates agates agates
Very cool pics Syonix.
Be sure to post pics when you slice battle of the bands. I also don't have my own GPS,, I hate when I don't mark a spot on a map - always think I'll remember it. I just did that last night on the web. Found a spot in Illinois to hunt - now I can't find the page again!
Keep on postin'
Pam
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Jul 12 2008, 8:53 AM EDT by
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Fossils
"I have a friend in Penn. who goes rock hunting, and has a place full of shale that she hits every time she's out. She sent me 3 pieces of the shale and I'm excited to see what's in the other two pieces. I found pieces of ferns, both large (about 5 in long) and smaller (about 3 in long). I'm not real good with chisels and hammers, and I broke several ferns in half or worse!
When we went to Thermopolis on vacation one year, we were able to purchase trilobites that had been dug on the museum land. Thermopolis is a GREAT place to vacation, for sure!! Whether you're a rock hunter a fossil hunter or both, you're in luck!!
nan" The fern fossils are very ancient. The flora during that period were quite different than flowering plants of today. Huge swamps thick with vegetation including ferns, tree size ferns like plants laid down many of the eminence coal layers, The Carboniferous Period occurred from about 354 to 290 million years ago during the late Paleozoic Era. The term "Carboniferous" comes from England, in reference to the rich deposits of coal that occur there. These deposits of coal occur throughout northern Europe, Asia, and midwestern and eastern North America. The term "Carboniferous" is used throughout the world to describe this period, although this period has been separated into the Mississippian (Lower Carboniferous) and the Pennsylvanian (Upper Carboniferous) in the United States. This system was adopted to distinguish the coal-bearing layers of the Pennsylvanian from the mostly limestone Mississippian, and is a result of differing stratigraphy on the different continents. I have collected at Pennsylvanian sites in Oklahoma coal fields where logs were 2' in diameter. The freezer method you are referring to is often used to break open the siderite nodules that contain fossils. The most well done as the Mazon Creek formation in Illinois
Bill
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