WHAT IS THIS???!!!!!!???!?!?

[N2TORTS]

quote from article ...but yes both pops and I gold mine and diamond mine as a hobby for fun . We have an old Army trailer we have converted into a "field operating mining station"....that includes- Dredger, crushers , sluice boxes, and vibrating tables . Equipped with it's own generators for power source. We can tow behind either of our trucks and have a great day .....of mining fun!

 

[Jacqui]

The only significant diamond deposit in North America is Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. It is on government-owned land and has never been systematically developed. For a small fee, tourists can dig there and try to find diamonds.

Been there and done that, but didn't find anything.

 

[Elohi]

I'm a rockdork so I have watching this thread. You speak my language when you start naming minerals, crystalline structure, and geologic processes.


Elohi(Earth)[TURTLE]

 

[N2TORTS]

ha ha ha ... " rockdork" ... I love it ! ........


I'm just plain weird! ....

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The only significant diamond deposit in North America is Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. It is on government-owned land and has never been systematically developed. For a small fee, tourists can dig there and try to find diamonds.

Been there and done that, but didn't find anything.

ya gotta' take them beer goggles off! ......

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today's cool ... Earth Nerd Article

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/bolivia-archeologists-lake-titicaca_n_4066670.html

 

[Millerlite]

The only significant diamond deposit in North America is Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. It is on government-owned land and has never been systematically developed. For a small fee, tourists can dig there and try to find diamonds.

Been there and done that, but didn't find anything.

Haha, I can see you finding an old artifact then, skipping it across the lake, then cracking another beer haha. Sounds like a fun day tho. Nothing like being out of the house and doing something, anything

Kyle


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[N2TORTS]

So ... I scrounged through the garage today since we have been talking about rocks and found these old sample boxes ...just about every rock and mineral types you can name. All of these are crushed to a very fine powder, for running various tests , using instruments such as the Scanning Electron Micro Scope and the Mass Spectrometer.

The one on the right is *Hornblende- A green to black amphibolic mineral, CaNa(Mg,Fe)4(Al,Fe,Ti)3Si6O22(OH,F)2, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

 

[sulcata101]

I'M BACK!!! I'm ok to talk, although I am loaded with homework, so I will be going back and forth with this and homework. Any more experiments???

 

[N2TORTS]

I'M BACK!!! I'm ok to talk, although I am loaded with homework, so I will be going back and forth with this and homework. Any more experiments???

ok... here is a link for you....to try a little research yourself.
http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/stones2.htm

also .. research Keyword: . Ca. Native Charmstones

JD~

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

So what I'm getting here from you “dirt scientists" is that Crater Lake, Oregon could be a diamond mine. Is that about right?


Cowboy Ken

6 Sulcatas
8 Russians
2 Pancakes
1 Uro
7 Cats
1 Syko Dog
1 Wonderful Wife

 

[N2TORTS]

So what I'm getting here from you “dirt scientists" is that Crater Lake, Oregon could be a diamond mine. Is that about right?


Cowboy Ken

6 Sulcatas
8 Russians
2 Pancakes
1 Uro
7 Cats
1 Syko Dog
1 Wonderful Wife

"Crater Lake is a caldera, the remains of an ancient Pleistocene volcano named Mt. Mazama. The caldera was formed when Mt. Mazama violently erupted some 7600 years ago, causing the entire top of the mountain to fall in on its self. Once it collapsed and sealed, snow melt and rain filled the caldera, and formed what we know now as Crater Lake"
Ken ... I bet down below the lake bed itself.... yes ~
more info and geology here .....http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/hanna/craterlake/crater.htm

 

[sulcata101]

Any more tests???

 

[sulcata101]

I'm free all of today! I am ready to do some more experiments!

 

[sulcata101]

I'M BACK!!! I'm ok to talk, although I am loaded with homework, so I will be going back and forth with this and homework. Any more experiments???

ok... here is a link for you....to try a little research yourself.
http://www.horsekeeping.com/jewelry/stones2.htm

also .. research Keyword: . Ca. Native Charmstones

JD~

I looked at that, I think it could possibly be that...

 

[N2TORTS]

possibly made from Onyx…..

 

[Millerlite]

So ... I scrounged through the garage today since we have been talking about rocks and found these old sample boxes ...just about every rock and mineral types you can name. All of these are crushed to a very fine powder, for running various tests , using instruments such as the Scanning Electron Micro Scope and the Mass Spectrometer.

The one on the right is *Hornblende- A green to black amphibolic mineral, CaNa(Mg,Fe)4(Al,Fe,Ti)3Si6O22(OH,F)2, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

Where do you have all these lab equipment? You own a scanning electron microscope??

 

[sulcata101]

Are we still doing this??

 

[N2TORTS]

Are we still doing this??

lol.... you mean .. are you still researching this? ~
Your teacher called and said ... " no cheating" ..

How about a couple of new pictures...

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Where do you have all these lab equipment? You own a scanning electron microscope??

Actually pop's does ......I think a Mass spec too! .. and of all places in his garage...

 

[T33's Torts]

I think it might be a fancy collectable-type pendant. I have one that's sandstone, I use it to make my bag different from other peoples... its pretty cool! I'd keep it

 

[sulcata101]

Are we still doing this??

lol.... you mean .. are you still researching this? ~
Your teacher called and said ... " no cheating" ..

How about a couple of new pictures...

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Where do you have all these lab equipment? You own a scanning electron microscope??

Actually pop's does ......I think a Mass spec too! .. and of all places in his garage...

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Oh, ok I thought everyone just forgot about it here are some more pictures.

 

[sulcata101]

NEW FINDINGS!!!!!
So, I went back to Richardson Grove State Park, to the exact tree that I found this in and I took a picture of it. I also took a far away picture of it.
any suggestions on how old this tree might be?
Also, in a completely new campsite in Richardson Grove, I found this and took a picture of where I found it. although, one corner was chipped off when I found it.
So any comments??