Post by roswelljero on Apr 1, 2008 0:02:57 GMT -5
The Black River around Lesterville, Missouri is a great place to find lots of pretty rocks to tumble. My father-in-law owned the Riversedge Campground for 8 years. It had a huge gravel/rocky beach. I haven't been there in many years but I'm sure there are still tons of colorful rocks in the river! (The area was 'canoe heaven' and there were lots of campgrounds right on the river.)
I don't know the names of most of the rocks I brought home, but there were various sizes of drusy type quartz clusters (water-worn) and some reddish ones that may be jasper. Both of those took a good polish. Others had stripes/layers, spots, etc. and almost any color you could want.
I found a 2" chuck of Galena in a parking lot once, no doubt from one of the lead mines in the area. I was also hiking in the hills one day and came across a filled in trench. In the red clay that was thrown to the side I found a few mostly undamaged quartz clusters. I also have a lot of drusy quartz with the tiny crystals that sparkle like diamonds in the sun. I don't remember exactly where I found those.
Later,
jeri
I don't know the names of most of the rocks I brought home, but there were various sizes of drusy type quartz clusters (water-worn) and some reddish ones that may be jasper. Both of those took a good polish. Others had stripes/layers, spots, etc. and almost any color you could want.
I found a 2" chuck of Galena in a parking lot once, no doubt from one of the lead mines in the area. I was also hiking in the hills one day and came across a filled in trench. In the red clay that was thrown to the side I found a few mostly undamaged quartz clusters. I also have a lot of drusy quartz with the tiny crystals that sparkle like diamonds in the sun. I don't remember exactly where I found those.
Later,
jeri
