Jul 12, 2005 · Rock hounding for gems and minerals, panning or prospecting for gold, treasure hunting for coins, jewelry and gold nuggets, are popular hobbies in North Carolina. North …

Aug 28, 2017 · Nephrite Jade can be found in SW Oregon. I have found samples near the mouth of both the Rogue and Chetco rivers. While the pics provided are helpful, the descriptive of it …

Oct 4, 2011 · To quote from Monty Python "and now for something completely different". I had some time last week and decided to finally find out how hard it is to extract garnets from a …

Dec 18, 2013 · As for gems...about the only thing you'll find locally are Garnets. You can start here: Idaho Geological Survey - Home Now I heard that they were finding diamonds and …

Jul 14, 2012 · The Saruka is a circular screen mesh over a metal or plastic hoop that is used to "pan" for gold and gems. You can see all about it on this video It looks pretty easy to make, or …

Aug 14, 2010 · I found some entries that the following treasure ships were lost in the waters of Hispaniola Island also in 1502 - "La Santa Rosa" with bronze cannons, 1,2 million in gold, …

Apr 9, 2012 · I know this will be next to impossible to truly ID just from my lousy pics and info. But, heck, what's life without a challenge. :) First a little background. I eyeballed this from about 50 …

Apr 21, 2014 · Good afternoon. I have a lot of pyrite specimens I have collected over the years and want to clean them. I've read up on the cleaning process by using Muriatic Acid, however, …

Feb 21, 2008 · I have some flint from WYO, & S.D. I also have a lot of agate. The flint I have looks a lot like agate, especially moss agate. So my understanding is flint is sedimentary & agate is …

Mar 27, 2007 · if anyone could help me! i am looking for creeks mines and such for gold and gems if anyone has any info please let me know!! it would be grealty appretiated!! thanks petrie