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hotdeal98765 |
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gamaliel114 |
1. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 21 2009, 8:11 PM EDT
Bill knows! Here's a picture he posted:http://cash-and-treasures-wiki.travelchannel.com/photo/432929/Rattlesnake+Hollow+Alabama ~zeke 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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hotdeal98765 |
2. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 22 2009, 6:02 PM EDT
Went to Paint Rock,AL today did not know what I was realy looking for but I think I found some agate. Would like to setup a trip/meeting with some one to learn what I am looking for.
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aubreyreynolds9@gmai |
3. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 22 2009, 6:19 PM EDT
"Went to Paint Rock,AL today did not know what I was realy looking for but I think I found some agate. Would like to setup a trip/meeting with some one to learn what I am looking for."Contact Llowel Zoller in Huntsville AL . He knows were the best spots are. Bill Do you find this valuable? |
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hotdeal98765 |
4. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 22 2009, 6:33 PM EDT
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Is he the one with the rock shop in Huntsville ? If not do you have a email address /user name I can use to contact him ?
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aubreyreynolds9@gmai |
5. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 22 2009, 8:27 PM EDT
"Is he the one with the rock shop in Huntsville ? If not do you have a email address /user name I can use to contact him ?"No he is the President of the Huntsville Gem and Mineral Society. Google the society and contact information will be there. Dewey Moss has the Rock Shop but he is up in age and can not hike the mountains, But he knows a world about Paint Rock and has a good amount of rough. Bill 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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hotdeal98765 |
6. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 22 2009, 10:46 PM EDT
Thanks, will try to make mondays meeting.
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aubreyreynolds9@gmai |
7. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 26 2009, 7:47 PM EDT
"Thanks, will try to make mondays meeting."Do you go to a meeting? Bill Do you find this valuable? |
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hotdeal98765 |
8. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 26 2009, 8:28 PM EDT
did not get to the meeting, being a truck driver makes it hard. boss called and i had to make a run to Atlanta,GA and did not get back till 9 P.M.
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aubreyreynolds9@gmai |
9. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 26 2009, 9:09 PM EDT
"did not get to the meeting, being a truck driver makes it hard. boss called and i had to make a run to Atlanta,GA and did not get back till 9 P.M."The agate is scarce at least the good agate. There is junk agate all over the Paint Rock Valley. There is tons of clear chalcedony - literally tons. Some of it is red on the out side but clear on the inside. It is worthless except for a conversation piece. The valuable agate is found in small sites from a hundred feet in diameter to about 300 yards in diameter. Many of the famous sites have been dug out but there are many sites left to be found. I wrote an article about Rattle Snake Hollow for Lapidary Journal. If you hike up the moumtains take someone with you. You might have noticed a bench about 2/3 to 3/4 the way up the plateau. It is on the bench that the agate can be found. The best bet if you do not know where the sites are is to walk the creeks. From Stevenson take Hwy 117 N to Hwy 56. Just before you get to the Old Confederate RR tunnel that cuts through the Cumberland at Cowan Tennessee there is a creek. There is lots of agate in the stream but you will have to high grade, It is about two miles from Buggy Top Cave at the bottom of the mountain. Bill Do you find this valuable? |
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aubreyreynolds9@gmai |
10. RE: Location in Alabama
Aug 26 2009, 9:23 PM EDT
I have added to the Alabama sites for Birmingham and Mobile.Bill Do you find this valuable? |
