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Post by liveoak on Feb 17, 2023 12:11:10 GMT -5
We went up into northern GA last week and got out for a walk in the hills.
I picked up a couple of rocks- some in the creek, some on the trail. I believe these came from the creek.
My hardness test is crude - but maybe it's Mohs 5
Any Idea on an ID ?
Thank you,
Patty
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 17, 2023 22:29:32 GMT -5
Maybe jamesp can give you a clue?
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Post by jamesp on Feb 18, 2023 11:59:20 GMT -5
Maybe jamesp can give you a clue? Looks like a blue quartz found up there. The granitoids and quartz's get complicated up there Patty. Then there is other related minerals that are tricky to ID. Best to enjoy the scenery up there lest you have access to mines yielding fine garnets, crappy rubies/sapphires/beryl, fine amethyst, yummy yellow/green soapstone and some complex minerals and others. And learn to talk mountain talk, keep your husband away from those wild highly attractive Scottish heritage mountain gals. Remember 'fire' is pronounced 'far'. And DO NOT trespass on private land lest you like collecting buck shot in an undesirable fashion.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 18, 2023 12:01:12 GMT -5
PS It's north Georgia or 'them thar mountains'
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Post by liveoak on Feb 19, 2023 7:38:39 GMT -5
Problem is, you get Patty in the woods with natural rocks at her feet & the day pack seems to fill up fast.
Picked up a couple of different things- some conglomerate type stone with possible crystaly inclusions, this white/blue quartz,
some "mud" stones (unuseable), and a quartzite at a lake / boat launch that looks promising.
But OTOH, we were on a machinery pickup and I came home with some rocks, which amused me - so not a loss.
I need to see what I can do with any of it.
Thanks for weighing in on it.
As to Tom, no worries, having lived in the NC Mtns for 10 years, we know the routine, and how to act . Problem is, with my NY accent it's hard to hide that we ain't locals !
Patty
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Post by jamesp on Feb 20, 2023 6:45:11 GMT -5
Driftwood and seashells is another item that clings to ladies liveoak. And never take a lady in a boat near a shore littered with driftwood or she will sink your boat with it ! Ballast comes to mind. They become supernatural hauling back massive chunks lol.
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Post by liveoak on Feb 20, 2023 7:36:56 GMT -5
Driftwood is indeed cool jamesp, I guess you must have seen our skiff last trip to the Dead Lakes . And shells are no different than rocks, it's just where you find them.
So I guess I'm agreeing with you, me being a lady and all ,
and suspect you have a culprit close at hand.
Patty
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Post by jamesp on Feb 20, 2023 11:32:17 GMT -5
Driftwood is indeed cool jamesp, I guess you must have seen our skiff last trip to the Dead Lakes . And shells are no different than rocks, it's just where you find them.
So I guess I'm agreeing with you, me being a lady and all ,
and suspect you have a culprit close at hand. Patty
I've done Dead Lakes. Mars is more like home than that lake. Yes, Denise loaded up the Go Devil boat with 14 tons of Live Oak sink wood(it sinks but beautiful) only showing when Lake George was at very low level. The 6 mile trip back was harrowing as wind kicked up and the waves like to have sunk the 1800 pound swamp boat. Live Oak is out your way, it can be found by probing the sand in knee deep water where Live Oaks grow at higher dry shores. Must bring a pry bar to jack it out of the sand. Very deep ruffled texture, hardest wood on planet. Full of sand in the grain so don't saw it with wood tools.
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Post by liveoak on Feb 20, 2023 11:44:11 GMT -5
It's a funny thing jamesp , now if it was the guy (who we won't mention) and was out on an electric scooter picking up rocks , he'd overload it all on his own - but then I guess there's no wind to worry about, only the ruts to watch out for. You're right the live oak sink wood is very heavy, we have some like that.
Best not to have to carry it home, load it in the boat I always say. That's what boats are for , transporting cargo .
Here's part of the load that day - there was more stuffed between the seats.
Patty
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Post by jamesp on Feb 21, 2023 8:51:00 GMT -5
The one in the center of your boat sure looks like a furrowed Live Oak. And it looks heavy . That is a serious load ! Poor overloaded skiff... If you ever get a chance to take your boat to Lake Rodman(cypress landing) just north of Ocala bring the driftwood boat. The wide(dam end) on the publicly owned south shore has amazing driftwood. Because they dammed the Ocklawaha River driftwood and up to 8' diameter drift logs became a big boating problem there. It's quite a story how they wrestle(and retrieve)the ancient logs floating up from the water covered preserved log peat bogs that were 40 to 60 feet deep at Rodman. Boating is hampered by the floating wood littering the lake. Anyway you get an idea of what can happen in say 5000 years of tree growth without trusting isotope dating methods. Some cypress may grow an inch in diameter in 100 years looking at the tight growth rings. At 6 feet in diameter they are 36 inches X 100 years = 3600 years old. The waterfront locals used to drag those big cypress(pecky or not pecky) logs in with air boats and saw them up for table top wood with large band saws. At one time people were making big money until the National Forest policing agency put a stop to the practice. The lake is crystal clear so those fat giant hollow cypress stumps over 20 feet in base diameter can be seen in the bottom of the lake. The stumps are where they originally grew. Actually these ancient forests are in most Florida lakes. The rim wood of those giant stumps would float up in somewhat flat plates making fine wall accents. I often drug a 16' trailer down from Atlanta and hired people to help me collect/load smaller driftwood out of lake and on to the trailer and bring it back to sell right off the trailer in Atlanta for a nice paycheck(I owned a lot on that south shore). That load easily paid for all trip expenses for a one to two month stay.
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Post by liveoak on Feb 21, 2023 11:55:04 GMT -5
I think you deserve the award for coming up with unique ways to make $ jamesp.
Patty
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Post by NRG on Mar 16, 2023 13:35:26 GMT -5
Mohs 5 informs us that this is just a rock. Nothing of special interest except to the beholder. Looks like you had a fun day?
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