My last outing, A Weekly posting |
My last outing, A Weekly posting |
Jun 29 2017, 07:33 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
For several years now I've been excited about finding some Colorado Zircons. The place I am finding them is not one that is a known location so that makes it interesting. I made a video that shows some of my finds
the last several years. I hope you enjoy it. Woody Here is the link to the video https://youtu.be/IpiyNW3JOsU -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Jun 29 2017, 05:24 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
Those are some nice looking zircons Woody!
I have not found any myself but I wouldn't doubt that I have thrown a few into tailing piles. lol I enjoyed the video. Thanks! -------------------- |
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Jul 9 2017, 10:39 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Tunnel Vision.
This weekend I went out prospecting in the mountains to an area I had Ear-Marked a few years back. It was higher up than most of my endeavors which was perfect for a day just like now. The heat down below was almost unbearable but here it would be tolerable at least. My prior trip to that location had shown good surface finds. Lots of faceted chips lay about and two seams of Microcline could clearly be seen just a few yards above. It was a long walk into the area with much of the footing being on a steep slant. I was glad to finally summit the top and begin the gentle decent on the other side. It wasn’t long before I began to replicate the findings of my first trip. On a bended knee, I was able to pick up a handful of broken crystal pieces in a span of about three feet. I decided to work my way uphill to the microcline outcropping and see what the source might have to offer. The material looked to be getting better the further I went. I was even starting to pick up blocky, well formed, lustrous chunks of the feldspar. I had my blinders on and Tunnel Vision was set to high………. About then something twitched just a few feet in front of my hand… A baby Fawn! And scared as the dickings. Instantly I backed away, knowing full well her mother had just stashed her away at the sound of my approach. It is a common tactic they use at the first sign of pending danger, or the mother might go off foraging and leave the fawn in hiding. Either way that fawn was just fine right where it was at and the only thing I needed to do was give it space. So I turned right around and started heading out the same direction I came in on. I already had my camera in my hand so I snapped a quickie. Sooooo much mountain, Sooooo many places to explore. I moved on about another quarter mile or so and got into some fair material. Before the day was over I ear-marked two other places that need more of my attention…. Some other day! Have a good one, Woody -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Jul 10 2017, 01:32 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Awesome "find!" Thanks for sharing!
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Jul 10 2017, 08:02 PM
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Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983 |
Outstanding Woody!
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Jul 11 2017, 08:42 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Thanks guys,
I have had some awesome luck these last few days especially with the Zircons. I now wish I had waited two weeks to make that video. My recent finds are far better than anything I had previously. I am finding some awesome combos. The best are Goethite, Crystal combos but also with Zircons!. I'll post up some pics soon. Here is Something I found this weekend. It looks like a garnet, Feels like a garnet, should be a garnet right? But I doubt it. Since 1981 I have frequented this area that I am now in. In those days, a person could drive right next to my favorite dig spots. "Now days the hike is about 3 miles one way'. I say this only to establish that I have been digging in this area for quite a while, and in all of that time, I have never seen so much as a fragment of a Garnet with in 50 miles of here. For that reason alone I doubt this is a garnet. Also I found this in a hole that does not seem likely to producing garnets. The target in this hole is Geothite/crystal combos. Much investigation work is needed, but here are a few pics. Enjoy, Woody. -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Jul 11 2017, 08:47 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Here are a few pics of some other find from the same dig. Very iconic combos. Never seen this coloration before in association with Geothite. Vey cool stuff. Have a good one, Woody.
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Jul 11 2017, 10:32 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949 |
Great finds man; very cool! Thanks for sharing.
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Jul 13 2017, 07:27 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Awesome finds!
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Jul 24 2017, 10:26 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Quicksilver - 16
Recently on one of my outings, I came upon this very sad find. It is a door from a military helicopter. I can’t be certain but I would say it is most likely a Blackhawk or Scout. Those are a very common site around the Pike’s Peak region. This one, did not make it to where it was going. Typical of my ways, I was nowhere near a road and the steep terrain would explain why it has not been recovered. I spent a long time looking at this door and tried to find any more pieces of the wreckage. All I could find was one odd, badly rusted can. It looked like a sardine can but about 5 times the size. I know a wreckage can throw debris in far and odd directions. I must of spent 3 hours looking for additional items but came up with nothing. Just ….. A Door! But… If you are going to find just one item of a wreckage…. That door is a good one to find. As I look at the door, the name of the pilot stands out in bold letters…… LT Lang! Then looking closer, you can even see the call sign of the aircraft….. “QuickSilver – 16”. That makes this a very identifiable wreckage. So I contacted the Fire Marshall at Fort Carson, figured he might be helpful. He informed me that it was most likely a documented wreckage from about 10 years ago, no survivors. He told me that he would contact the Airfield and see if they wanted to recover the door. That’s been a while ago but I guess it wasn’t an interest to them. I’ve had no other contact. So somewhere on the Southern slopes of Pike’s Peak is a silent monument, left laying exactly how it was found. It reads simply, “LIEUTENANT LANG -– QUICKSILVER 16”. I thank you Sir for your service ….. and sacrifice, Woody ~ -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Jul 25 2017, 11:06 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949 |
That is a sad find. Here's a toast...
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Jul 25 2017, 11:14 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
Whoa... A somber find indeed. Good on ya for making a few calls and seeing what was up with it.
Not sure how I'd feel about it is I was family, but wonder if they'd want the piece as a memorial or if it would just stir up the saddness. Probably best left resting in place. -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558
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Aug 13 2017, 06:58 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 24-June 14 From: Colorado Springs, Colorado Member No.: 117,866 |
Long time no see Woody, glad to see you back online. I'll give you a buzz this week if you're gonna be available for a few
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Aug 16 2017, 08:07 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 5-April 11 From: All of Colorado Member No.: 15,615 |
Hey jhidek,
Yeah I still make the circuit. I'm all over the map but shoot me a text when you can. Woody -------------------- Proud CP Lifetime Member
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Aug 16 2017, 08:17 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 30-July 13 From: Elbert, CO Member No.: 91,383 |
Thanks guys, I have had some awesome luck these last few days especially with the Zircons. I now wish I had waited two weeks to make that video. My recent finds are far better than anything I had previously. I am finding some awesome combos. The best are Goethite, Crystal combos but also with Zircons!. I'll post up some pics soon. Here is Something I found this weekend. It looks like a garnet, Feels like a garnet, should be a garnet right? But I doubt it. Since 1981 I have frequented this area that I am now in. In those days, a person could drive right next to my favorite dig spots. "Now days the hike is about 3 miles one way'. I say this only to establish that I have been digging in this area for quite a while, and in all of that time, I have never seen so much as a fragment of a Garnet with in 50 miles of here. For that reason alone I doubt this is a garnet. Also I found this in a hole that does not seem likely to producing garnets. The target in this hole is Geothite/crystal combos. Much investigation work is needed, but here are a few pics. Enjoy, Woody. That almost looks like some of the zincian spinel we have been finding. -------------------- --Chris
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