Rocks&fossils

[badger]

Just watched a show on tv on differenet spots around the country where people go to dig, and look for fossils and gems. Growing up I was really into rocks, fossils, and seashells. Seeing this show makes me want to go look at the ones I've kept. Anyone else collect stuff like this? It would be really cool to go panning for gold, or looking for an emerald someday!

[mooreorless]

I've always had my eyes open for arrowheads and rocks of interest. I've found my share but when you break down the amount of time versus the keepers it's not a good ratio. Badger are you around the serpent mounds or anything like that?

[badger]

Nope, I'm nowhere's close. Where you listening to the same radio station I was yesterday?

[mooreorless]

No, I have a buddy that lives down the road from the serpent mounds in highland co. and just wondered if there were more around. Of course not suggesting looking at these places, but was wondering what it was like within the fields around such areas.

[bigpat]

There are a few places around here where you can find a bunch of fossils. I love finding them. We also have "Hekimer Diamonds". I'm always on the lookout for cool rocks and stuff like that.

[flyguy]

Heres one for you Bigpat....The owner found it in his flag stone quarry.The stone is about 3 x4 and looks better in person

[bigpat]

That is sweet! Most of the fossils we find around here are different kinds of seashells.

[badger]

That is a good find. A few of my buddies have found arrowheads on our Tx hunt.

[Admin]

That's a really cool fossil. ;D

[johnporter]

Thats a cool fossil........
We pan for gold down here in NC. There is a ton of untapped rivers here...

[Nutso]

Flyguy...that is an awesome picture!!!

I love rocks...I have them all over my house. I always said it was from being a stone masons daughter. Since Dad was always on the lookout for nice rocks..it became my thing too. Every time someone goes away I ask for them to bring me back a rock from there...nothing big..it is my way of holding a piece of earth from a place far away that I may never see in person, but I have a piece of it.

[mooreorless]

My dad has worked on the railroad forever, he has found a couple of trilobites in the limestone. Pretty cool! ;D

[derekdutton]

I love looking for stuff like that. I tossed around the idea of going to herkimer when i was in NY and trying to find some of those Herkimer Diamonds, (crystals), gold hunting,gem hunting, its all kind of fun. It gets you outdoors at the very minumum and every once in awhile it gets you something will a little value.

Not really no different than roaming the woods looking for ginseng or othr roots with value.



Badger- I watched the same show, ive seen about 3 or 4 of them all to do with looking for something different. Another good show is Cash and Treasures...its aired weekly on the travel channel.

BTW- If im every your way Dale, come tag along on a gold hunt. there are some gold claims in OH.

[naturelover]

im always looking for a good peice of flint or hammer stone or eny neat looking fossil. the only kind of fossils i find around here is seashells. i did find one of a little sea criter but i lost it a while back.

[bobcat]

i've always wanted to pan for gold.