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rockds
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North Texas Sept 14, 2005 16:46:19 GMT -5

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Post by rockds on Sept 14, 2005 16:46:19 GMT -5

Need a little help, any experience out there on the North Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth) area for finding anything worth tumbling? Have a large selection of rocks from collecting but with all the reading I've done on this site, I'm interested in what North TX might have to offer.

Thanks for the help.

Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
Ignorance and Prejudice and fear walk hand-in-hand.

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	North Texas Sept 15, 2005 13:29:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Sept 15, 2005 13:29:26 GMT -5 Not sure but Pet wood??? I know Pho gets a lot of stuff from texas but I think he is more southern-
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

texasrockhound Guest	North Texas Jan 3, 2006 16:48:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by texasrockhound on Jan 3, 2006 16:48:17 GMT -5 I wish I could remember the name of the river that I used to hunt for fossils in... It's North of Dallas but not by way of the Central Expressway... I had to turn North around Mesquite.. Not much help I know...

texasrockhound Guest	North Texas Jan 3, 2006 16:51:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by texasrockhound on Jan 3, 2006 16:51:49 GMT -5 Have you tried www.mindat.org ? excellent reference for both Minerals and locations. Just look up the place you want to go and you'll be given a list of minerals known to be in that area.. - TRH

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North Texas Jan 3, 2006 20:02:12 GMT -5

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TRH: Checked my notebooks on that area. Didn't find much. Cycad & pet wood is mentioned SE of Montague which is NW of you and lots of pet wood and palm down in the Trinity, Caldwell, Giddings, La Grange area 170 or so miles SE of you. Also, SW of you in the Hill Country near San Saba I've hunted crinoidal limestone at the Lambert ranch twice. Don't know if it's still open because CB Lambert must have passed away by now but the stone there is fantastic....mel

rockds still telling self it's just a hobby Member since September 2005 Posts: 4,130	North Texas Jan 4, 2006 2:39:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockds on Jan 4, 2006 2:39:39 GMT -5 yea I've used that site but found the 'Gem Trails of Texas' book to be much more helpful. The guy who wrote it did a lot of hands on research and found lots of good places (most free or at low cost)
	Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Ignorance and Prejudice and fear walk hand-in-hand.

texasrockhound Guest	North Texas Jan 13, 2006 14:38:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by texasrockhound on Jan 13, 2006 14:38:17 GMT -5 robert- again, thanks for the usefull info...might have to make a trip to the bookstore this weekend...after hounding a little of course. have a great weekend all. -dan

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