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Hauser Geode Bed Success Story
Feb 25 2008, 7:25 PM EST
This weekend, my daughter and I joined about 20 other friends from all over southern California (and one couple from Calgary, Alberta, Canada) at the Hauser Geode Beds just southwest of Blythe, California. The weather was perfect for being out in the desert - in the high 60's with a light breeze. There had been just enough rain in the last few weeks to make the dirt/ash easier to dig but the roads were still all in perfect shape. The desert flowers are just beginning to bloom, also.We only went on Saturday when the group went looking for geodes. There are numerous different documented locations to hunt - the Potatoe Patch, the Cinnamon Bed and other colorful names for specific areas spreading over the volcanic hills. Our group parked in the northern section of the Hauser beds. Most of us ended up filling several buckets just from old holes several hundred yards further along the road from where we all parked. I've cut open a few so far and half had nice small center spaces lined with medium quartz crystals and the other half had solid quartz centers of random star shapes. The inside rock is a mottled orange and red jasper and many of the geodes have a lime green, copper stain on the outsides. From the broken pieces that were in the pits, I'm expecting to find a few that have white chalcedony drusy in the cavity also. The rest of the group also went to different areas on both Friday and Sunday for black agate, fire agate, common opal and fossils. There were red and orange jaspers everywhere. Every Thanksgiving weekend, the California Federation of Mineralogical Socities leads a larger group on this same trip, with a large potluck thanksgiving dinner. If anyone ever is interested in this trip, it will be listed on the Yahoo group - LA-ROCKS. Geodes rock - Ellen Moe, Culver City 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?
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pvjjh |
1. RE: Hauser Geode Bed Success Story
Feb 26 2008, 12:01 AM EST
Hi Ellen, sounds like an excellent hunt for treasures. I love geodes. When you get some you just don't know what you will find inside. Sounds like ones you found are going to be excellent with the different colors and such. Should make some nice polished slabs. It sure is nice to be able to go out with your children and be successful hunting treasures, or fishing, hunting or any outdoor nature activity. Maybe they will pass it along to their kids. Great fun! You heading back anytime soon for more tourmaline?
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mudd1973 |
2. RE: Hauser Geode Bed Success Story
Feb 26 2008, 12:35 AM EST
I had my geodes at work today and one patient was telling me that she used to find watermelon tourmaline and rose quartz up the canyon where she used to live and used to ride her horses in Riverside, California. So, she gave me the names of the streets. I'm not usually comfortable going out rock hounding on my own, but maybe since this is right in civilization, I'll give it a try this weekend. But first, there is a little matter of working on taxes since I didn't finish my part of the paperwork before I ran off to the desert to look for geodes.I'm also dying to get down to Pala to the Oceanview Mine (www.digforgems.com) after hearing about the new pocket they hit last month with citrine. They are usually only open on Sundays, but since they have been rained out a few times, they are going to have a Saturday dig March 1st. I sure wish I could find a way to get down there for the day, also. So many great rocks here in southern California and so little time. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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3. RE: Hauser Geode Bed Success Story
Feb 26 2008, 12:23 PM EST
That would be nice to find your own secret tourmaline mine if you will. wow that would be a blast. You might want to check land ownership before venturing out. But if you can find it and hunt there what would be a real blessing! So many great rocks in southern California and so far away! lol 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
