My last outing, A Weekly posting |
My last outing, A Weekly posting |
May 1 2011, 04:55 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Looking for Amazonite and Crystals
It was suspossed to be a real cold & crappy day around here according to the weather station so I was all set-in for a boering weekend. . I got up and it was cold but clear. Then I listened to the weather report again and it said the snow should start falling around noon. I figured I had about 5 good hours of usable time so I headed up to the local spot in the hills. I wanted to work a spot that I had found the week before and know there is still some "items of interest" left in it. It was a little chilly but that hill will turn up the heat quick. I never made it to my intended spot. As usual, I don't take the same path up the hill twice. I kind of zig-zag up it to the height I want to be at then shoot straight accrossed. This time I stumbled into a different area that hadn't been worked and showed good amazonite. I figured to shoot my entire 5 hour wad at this new sight and call it a day from there. But the expected fowl weather did not set in as expected. So after working that area for awhile I set off in another direction. This time I went prospecting for crystals. By prospecting I mean, randomly digging a small hole here and there and see if something looks good. I trapsed up and down the hillside and found two more spots that had been worked for Amazonite but did not look promising for any good grade specimens. One hole I dug did produce some crystals. I brought back around 70 bits and pieces. All in all I was very satisified with my Saturday. I got to put in around 10 hours of hill time on what was suspossed to be a crappy day and found more areas that need worked. In the pic you can see the Amazonite clearly but the other crystals are, well kind of lumpy. I believe they are "Pseudo-morphed" or something. Not sure. Anybody got any guesses?? Later, Woody -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Jul 5 2013, 11:42 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Here is a video I made this weekend. It was an attempt at showing what I look for as I am out walking in the hills. I had to follow the trail about 70 feet until I found the source. At first all the pits and pieces were close to the surface and loose in the scree. That’s what I call float. Meaning it did not originate there and over time leaves a debris trail that may extend many yards down hill. When I left the hole was still producing so I need to return soon. Have a good one, Woody. http://youtu.be/67px1vQfJGo -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Jul 6 2013, 02:20 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Here is a video I made this weekend. It was an attempt at showing what I look for as I am out walking in the hills. I had to follow the trail about 70 feet until I found the source. At first all the pits and pieces were close to the surface and loose in the scree. That's what I call float. Meaning it did not originate there and over time leaves a debris trail that may extend many yards down hill. When I left the hole was still producing so I need to return soon. Have a good one, Woody. http://youtu.be/67px1vQfJGo Will have to check it out when I get back to me room... can't wait to see another Woody Production! THat's how I got hooked... was hiking along Bear Creek and found some Amazonite. Surmising it came from up the hill, I climbed the scree field, finding more, until I got up to the source. The next time I found the pocket of smokies in my photos. Being an amatuer, as Dypheron said, a lot of the stuff someone only looking for the "good stuff" threw out in the tailings I thought were pretty darn cool! -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558
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