Prospecting Finds, What have you found? Options

[Denise]

Hi everyone,
I wanted to start a topic for your finds while you were out prospecting.
To start it off...Here is a pic of Thunder eggs from Si in New Mexico.
Very beautiful!! :o :D
Good job Si.

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[Denise]

Here are some finds from Quentin and Jason's claims.

Description: "The Big Timer" - Smoky Quartz/Amazonite Combo. Smoky - 7.75 In (9 In Circumference) Amazonite R - 2.75 In. X 1.5 In. Amazonite L - 3.5 In. X 2.75 In. Locality: Blue On Black

Great find Jason, very cool! B)

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[Denise]

Description :Smoky Quartz/Amazonite Combo Specimen Number:19 Height:6 cm Width:6 cm Length:8 cm
Locality: Dream Time

Great piece Quentin...It looks like a little rocket. :)

These guys are finding some great stuff on there claims. :D ;)

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[Denise]

Description: Fluorite
Specimen Number: 8
Height: 6 cm
Width: 8 cm
Length: 9 cm
Locality:DreamTime

Very Nice Quentin ;)

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[Redpaw]

WOW....I now know where to go to get any specimens that I would want, those are just Beautiful.

The second post of the Smoky Quartz is Incredible, amazing just what can be MINED from the Earth.

I was thinking again.....( say UH-OH )

I was thinking the MRT could have on a side page a link to where people could potentially see the wonderful things that could be had by investing and getting their OWN Mining Claim?.

Get them Involved with Mining by showing them the Potential of their exploits?, A relatively cheap investment for a great return of pride and profit.

Let me know... and I can start gathering up the Data for cross-linking to Intergalactic Mining.

Smell that?, I smell Potential...

Redpaw

[Si_NM]

A fun day at a New Mexico thunderegg dig. Most all these eggs have large sky blue agate cores,, some with red swirls,, some with calcite crystal inclusions.

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[Si_NM]

Regarding last pic,, here are some of the cut ones from that last pile.

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[superhero]

Those are really beautiful. Its amazing that those things come from the ground. Nice job.

[Si_NM]

This is a 6 ounce placer silver nugget, found near Rampart Alaska. The piece is mostly native silver with minor amounts of the black mineral argentite AgS.

Placer silver nuggets dont last very long in stream environments relative to gold, so it's a rare treat to find one. ^_^

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[gold_tutor]

That's beautimus, Si! :o

Thanks for the great photo! B)

[CP]

NICE PICS SI THANK YOU!

Sure hope ya snagged those eggs that rolled down the hill behind ya.....

[Si_NM]

There are times when digging, you fight the heat, cold, dust, rocks, snakes, soreness, and you wonder if it is still worth it. Then mother nature answers your wondering,,,, This one made me sit down for a few minutes, and thank ma nature,, cut it this morning,, :) ;)

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[gold_tutor]

Very nice, Sierra, that one is indeed beautiful! B)

Is that the sagenite you've been referring to, those reddish spike things?
Sorry I don't speak "rocks" that good, just gold...

Shows that all the fun isn't happenin' in Idaho Springs this weekend, eh?

[Si_NM]

Yep GT,, but sagenite can be taken two ways,, strictly speaking, sagenite refers to needle like structure from rutile inclusions. These arent rutile, but rather pseudomorphed bladed calcite,, cut on edge they are stunningly bladelike, very tall,, colorful,(most are burgundy on blue agate),, works for me,, Rockhounds like to refer to the structure as sagenitic tho. Rarely in the same new deposit these come from, there are also manganated spears,,, more fun than I deserve,,

[cornwall84]

Thats really nice, lucky you cut it the way you did.