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New Mexico
I have family in New Mexico and am planning a vacation to NM in May. I would like to know of any sites to find gems or minerals in this state.
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Mar 18 2008, 1:17 PM EDT by
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New Mexico Rock Hunting Sites
"My family and I are heading to Albuquerque in late June to visit some friends. We would really appreciate any info on rock hunting sites within an hour or so of that area. While she's visiting, I'm planning on going out for some hunting fun. I already have a "Gems and Mineral Trails" book for that area, but was hoping for some local advice as well.
Thanks again, Joebit" Hey Joe, just went through there a little over a week ago but didn't stop except for gas ha. Albuquerque has some good agate jasper and petrified wood which is plentyful I hear in an area just south of there near Lou Lunes their wood there they say is browns, dark maroon, or gray some with reds in them. Also I read somewhere that there is good areas on the West Mesa which is right on the edge of town that has moss agate and pet wood also. Well New Mexico is called the "Land of Enchantment" you can always go just North of there where the largest volcanic crater in the world is located and check that out. I think it will be fun for you guys DB
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Mar 27 2009, 4:04 PM EDT by
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Looking for fun places in New Mexico or Colorado to hunt for treasure!
We are planning a trip from Dallas to Durango Colorado and I am wanting to find some places in New Mexico or Colorado that you can hunt for treasure. If anyone knows of any places, please let me know. We will have the kiddos with us.
Thanks!
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Jun 27 2008, 12:28 PM EDT by
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New Page "Getting Started - How to create a page" - feedback request.
I ran across some You Tube videos that are a little more user friendly than some of the Wet Paint Vids and have posted them on a new page for everyone to use, particularly new members. This is meant to be very basic information for the non-technical user, and I might add advanced information at a later date.
http://cash-and-treasures-wiki.travelchannel.com/page/Getting+Started+-+How+to+Create+a+Page
I will be glad to add a section for "Rules to Live By when creating pages on the Treasure Hunting Wiki Site", if everyone agrees. Based on the recent message received from KWIN these are the rules that I have put together so far.
#1 Please create your own pages and do not edit others work without requesting permission from the original creator.
- If you don't know how to look for the original creator, please ask someone.
#2 Please try to keep the Main Title Page for the Category in which you are posting as general as possible.
- You may add a link to your page where you can post more information about your particular interest.
- We encourage internal links as it helps members and visitors navigate the site more easily.
#3 If you are using photos that are not your own, please acknowledge the photographer.
- You may do this with written text, or even add a link to their information on the site, or to an external site if you have received permission from a non-member of the community.
Please contribute any suggestions for more rules. I think it will be more effective if we keep it to a Top 10 (or less).
I plan on eventually adding a little more information regarding customizing pages, editing colors, etc.
A list of common questions that have been asked in the past about "How to" will help me to create an Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on this page.
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Mar 6 2009, 7:23 PM EST by
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Turquoise Info from a Turquoise Miner, Cutter and Jewelr
"welcome to the wiki, and thanks for the great info, got one question do you know of any mines that allow people to go through the tailings, if some one was in the area that would be a neat thing to do." Hello,
I just know of the Royston Turquoise Mine in Tonopah, NV that actually allows people to go to the mine and dig in the railings. I also know if you are careful to check with the locals about who owns the old mines around... if anyone... you can find mines that have been abandoned and you may be able to find a few scraps. Also, I know that in Madrid, New Mexico outside of Santa Fe... that is the closest town to the old Cerrillos mines... there is a couple down there that is mining variscite out... and there is another gentleman named Tim O/ Neil who is down there in Santa Fe who owns claims on Cerrillos.. his site is www.tuffnuttraders.com ... I don't know if this is helpful... but those folks might let you come out with them or at least sell you some rough.
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Road Trip...
Hi there,
A friend and I are going on a road trip from North Carolina to California via I-40. We will be passing through Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, north Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California. I have been charged with finding interesting stops along the way and was wondering if anyone knew of some good hunting spots on that route.
Thanks for any advice!
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Dec 28 2008, 7:30 AM EST by
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Quartz & Zeolites in Basalt matrix - Western Washing/Oregon Localities
"Ya Paul it would be interesting to watch guys shop till they drop. Ha I have been treating about 200 lbs of Wy Blue Forest wood that I picked up at a sale right in front of Bob for a dollar mind you. I was cutting a piece this after noon and it broke up and caused my 12" blade to bend in about an inch groan. I never heard such a racket, so now down and out till I pick up another one. DB" Ouch man! It always scares me to cut somewhat fractured rock or even those t-eggs that is hard to know what is on the inside of them. Bending a 24" blade makes me cringe. Bummer DB. Now you got me thinking I best check belt tension. lol You guys talk about 300$ for an agate, I don't want to spend 300+$ on a new blade.
Paul
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Oct 6 2009, 9:38 PM EDT by
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3/4 Billion Dollar Emerald
"Just one note. I haven't seen one here in the time I have lived here. I was bit by one anyways:)
Aaron" I remember walking into an old abandoned mine in southern New Mexico. I looked up at the mine back (roof) and it was crawling with spiders. So many that there must have been 4 or 5 layers thick. I have no idea what was in the mine - it could have been the richest mine in the world, but I didn't care, I left it to the spiders. I have three phobias: (1) spiders, (2) heights and (3) politicians, and not necessarily in that order.
Dan
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Mar 6 2009, 12:27 PM EST by
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north river pet wood
"It is south and a touch east of Aberdeen. About a half hour drive over decent roads. Easy day trip for us here.
Tom" Yeah some of the names of the towns and such I have never heard of in the state. I thought it was close to New York! lol A long ways east huh. A day trip from Aberdeen??? Wow you drive fast! ;-) Thanks for the info. Is it West of I-5?
Paul
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Mar 13 2009, 12:28 PM EDT by
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Agate question
Pam just had my second cup of coffee. Amygdaloidal Agates form in a basalt host. Amygdaloidal Agates also form in andesite. An example is the Moctezuma Agate of Mexico. Thunder Eggs are found in rhyolitic ash flow tuffs. However, there are many locations of sedimentary agates in a limestone host or even clay stones. The massive fields of agate in Rio Grande del Sul, Brasil are in basalt. Your famous Lakers can be found tucked safely in their basalt beds. The answer if limited to igneous would be basalts.
Bill
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Apr 28 2009, 9:57 AM EDT by
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Articles for Rock and Gem
Welcome back Andy. We will stay away from the 4th. By the time the 4th hits here I am shut down on rockhounding. It is time for other hobby interest or trips to the Rockies where the weather is cooler. New Mexico , Colorado, or South Dakota are not a big jump.
Bill
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Who Has Any Good Ideas for Kirsten's Next Trip?
Dan leading a trip to the diamond mines in Wyoming and the four corners area of New Mexico would also be a great show. Diamonds are a girls best friend and Dan is our resident diamond expert. He has posted about leading a trip to one of the pipes. Sounds like great fun. The Great Hoax mine could be a side trip. What do you think Dan.
Bill
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Apr 7 2009, 1:33 PM EDT by
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The Danger Zone: When did you turn back?
I hope I have gained some wisdom with age but I admit I have done some crazy dangerous things in my life. I hate to mention some of them because they would sound like the Darwin Awards. Somebody must have looking out for me or I would not be here.While looking for fossils with my new bride I did a swam drive off a 125 foot cliff.(Not on purpose). A possum grape saved my life. I invented bungee jumping. If the possum grape vine was 2 feet longer she would have been a widow. For folks who do not live in Arkansas, a possum grape in a long thick vine that has small edible wild grapes. I guess they are possum grapes because possums climb from tree to tree on the vines to eat the grapes, Thank God for possum grapes. Billie thinks they should be on the protected species list. It was not a 10 on the diving scale - more like a -2 . Somehow one of my limbs caught that vine. like a bungee it did not just stop but continued to toss me around. My wife hollered down and said "Are you alright. I said "Join me , Jump off its fun."
Bill
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Aug 30 2009, 9:22 PM EDT by
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we might lose our cars
Here is a link to the bill that Senate has passed.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s22es.txt.pdf
It is PDF form. I am in the process of reading it, but what I have read so far is very vague with areas of discription belonging to USFS, BLM and other land managing offices. Not all states are listed, but if they give control to the above mentioned offices, The USA will easily become one big national park. You can go out to walk, look but don't touch. Any private or mining claim land with-in this zones that they are suggesting will become part of that wilderness area. There is talk of exchanging land but once again very vague. Virginia, Oregon, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Alaska are just a few that are listed, with Virginia and Oregon having the most areas listed as part of this act. The main jest I am reading is that they are adding on to already existing fedral land but being very vague as to what control the land agencies have as far as extending it to all fedral lands. No matter wich way you look at it this is not good for the an outdoor activities type people.
Dave
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Feb 23 2009, 7:51 PM EST by
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Treasure Hunter and WIKI Canceled!
hey gang,
I do agree with everyone that the show was more " quick money " than REAL rockhounding show. But I think instead of narrowing the view, they should have expanded. Most of the shows were a one day affair ( some were not like the gold cubes and the smokey quartz ), I think if they encompassed more of a " variety " of topixs they may have lasted longer. There are TONS of rockhounds, hikers, travelers, metal detectorists, lost treasure seekers ( land and water ), and . I personally would have LOVED to see more of a expanded format. Head up to Weaver's Needle in search of the Lost Dutchman, take a trip to where the Hunley is being preserved, check out Queen Anne's Revenge from Blackbeard. Go where some of us are not allowed like libraries that only scholars can go to, and show some of there treasures. A look at the special collections sections from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and even a trip to Mexico City or Madrid to see the Spanish archives would have been GREAT!!!! Talk to the guys on the Odyssey ( wellll maybe not LOL ), take a dive with Mel Fisher, and on and on.. Check out the old Bill Burrud video's on You Tube and you can get a idea of what I mean. If the show was a updated version of that with a mix of rockhounding, travel etc.... I think they would have had a bigger and stronger audience.... and possibly might still be here... Here is a link for some video's of what I mean:
http://www.goldenmirages.com/index.php?topic=1042.0
John
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Treasure Swap
Great idea. We all have lots of material from our areas and with as big a network as we have we could share the wealth so to speak. I for one love to cut new material and am always on the look out for different sources. Count me in. We could post pictures to see what we are swapping for.
Bill
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Apr 30 2008, 4:32 PM EDT by
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Tips for Newbees places to collect
I Ain't no "OLD" pro but I have a tip for new agate hunters. When your out hunting for agates in creeks streams or rivers rmember that if you find one stop right there. Start working in a circle around the one you found. you will more than likely find more. All material has a specific gravity. so where one settles chances are more have settled. Use a small weed rake to excavate a little it will reveal agates under the silt and gravel. I take a lot of new hunters out and show them this trick all the time. They are amazed at the agates they didn't see at first glance.
Tom
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Feb 22 2009, 12:22 PM EST by
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Botryoidals
Increase the magnification you will see smaller cubes, Cubes neatly fill the space. No gapes. Crystals grow from super saturated water solutions. Just like the solution grown crystals that you might have been given as a child as a present. Mix with water and watch the crystals grow. You can grow salt crystals the same way. Mix with hot water until you can not add any more salt (saturated) and let it cool. It becomes super saturated. Bingo - crystals of salt. The formation of solid crystals from a homogeneous solution consists of two major stages: nucleation and crystal growth. A small nucleus slowly builds molecule upon molecule until a large crystal forms. Under the right conditions of slow growth; crystals can become huge like the selenite crystals in Mexico or the 1000 pound quartz crystal I posted. Now imagine a low temperature solution that is supersaturated. The tiny nuclei are scrambling to pack together but the conditions will not allow them to slowly form large crystals. They are compelled to fit into a space that has the the lowest surface tension. A rounded surface or a complete ball. Think of calcite in a cave. The cool saturated solution grows rounded formations like cave corals or other unique shapes that are not the classic calcite crystal. I did a study for Reynolds where I grew Aluminum Oxide crystals. I saw the same thing/ Slow growth-- well shaped crystals. More rapid growth --- rounded surfaces and nuclei clumped together. In nature growth is much slower than in a laboratory. I hope I did not muddy the water.
Summary:
1,Crystals grow from water solutions with dissolved minerals.
2, The conditions of temperature and pressure determine the habit the mineral will take.
3, Large crystals (seen with the naked eye) require a slower more ordered growth.
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Sep 25 2009, 8:45 PM EDT by
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Wet in Washington
America.....the land of the brave, and the free.
And the Buzz Killers that try to keep the poor.....poor.
You have got to fight for your right to party,
even as a Treasure Hunter or Prospector.
Besides Dave..... what you just said above
is a perfect indication that there is some truth
to what I said in my earlier post.
It's just sitting out there, and they know it.
That is why it is supposedly off limits.
But I bet the state has the place listed somewhere
on their books as a reserve which is somehow
connected with their State Treasury.
It's worth checking out before stepping on some toes.
But then again, there is always Black Hills Valley in
New Mexico........that place rocks, literally.
I hear the valley is split almost half way down the middle,
half on an indian reservation and half on public land.
It has bee estimated that the indians have collected more
Gold out of that place than Silver or Turqois but for years
they have only been selling the Silver as Jewelry.
About 10 years ago they sold off a good chunk of Gold
to Jewelry manufacturers to finance the construction of
their casinoes, hospitals, and schools, which also
included a Native American University and a Monument
to commemorate the Trail of Tears.
It's been estimated that the Gold they sold off was only
approcimately 1/10th of their actual stock pile.
And their still collecting the stuff.
I have already been there once, and I
plan to return when I am able.
I am working on building a custom motorcycle
for the trip.....that is just one place on my list of
places to revisit though.
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Jan 23 2008, 3:19 AM EST by
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ONE DAY IN WYOMING! HELP!
Greetings Robyn,
Nice to hear from you, although I can not help you directly with your request I am sure there are others that will respond.
Where did you read or hear of this new mineral/rock lolite. I've not heard of it myself.
Enjoy Oregon, you'll love it.
Aman
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Jul 9 2009, 11:30 AM EDT by
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