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Post by geoff on May 24, 2012 20:16:02 GMT -5
Visiting family in Wisconsin, so of course I had to go to my favorite off limits quarry. Here the feldspar is so weathered that the granite just crumbles leaving behind huge quartz crystals. Some up to 80 cms. It's my favorite kind of rockhounding. Walk around and pick crystals up off the ground.  Smokey quartz   Just laying on the ground!   A very included quartz point   Broken cross section.  Had to leave due to a tornado othe ground a half mile away. Wll go back tomorrow and try to collect some beryl and some more Wausau moonstone. |
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Post by unclestu on May 24, 2012 20:44:24 GMT -5
Wow the thought of beig able to just pick it off the ground is so cool
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Post by geoff on May 24, 2012 20:52:09 GMT -5
Just watch out for the cops lol!
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Post by Tonyterner on May 25, 2012 9:59:13 GMT -5
That one chunk is huge.
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Post by gingerkid on May 25, 2012 14:48:01 GMT -5
 Looks like lots of fun!! Woah at the size of that big piece and I really like the quartz point! Gonna look really sweet when you give them a bath! Thanks for sharing with us.
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Post by rockingthenorth on May 25, 2012 21:40:10 GMT -5
WOW!!! thats alot of quarts. don't get caught. He He
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Post by conrad on Sept 10, 2014 18:04:51 GMT -5
Visiting family in Wisconsin, so of course I had to go to my favorite off limits quarry. Here the feldspar is so weathered that the granite just crumbles leaving behind huge quartz crystals. Some up to 80 cms. It's my favorite kind of rockhounding. Walk around and pick crystals up off the ground. Smokey quartz Just laying on the ground! A very included quartz point Broken cross section. Had to leave due to a tornado othe ground a half mile away. Wll go back tomorrow and try to collect some beryl and some more Wausau moonstone. |
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Post by conrad on Sept 10, 2014 18:07:11 GMT -5
So whats your name? Cause the land u were one is my familys? So i would like to know who u are
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 20:02:57 GMT -5
As you can see, this member was a guest member who is long gone. If your sole purpose for registering was to stir cr@p in a years old thread, then you wasted your time.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 20:45:01 GMT -5
Good luck with that one.i believe that trail is cold.you might call in the bloodhounds
Dave
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 21:11:48 GMT -5
Hey Conrad,
Thanks for letting me hound on your property, this is one of my favorite spots since I seen this post a few years ago. I collect there every time I go back to visit family. We should plan an RTH-round up next season.
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Post by vugs on Sept 10, 2014 22:22:44 GMT -5
So whats your name? Cause the land u were one is my familys? So i would like to know who u are How old are you kid? You should introduce yourself before you start whining otherwise no ones gonna listen. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2014 23:05:21 GMT -5
@azrockgeek - if you find more of that heliodor, let me know. I'll buy all you bring back; again. Last time was super nice. Once I got it faceted, the local jeweller's paid top dollar. Apparently that size and color are exceedingly rare. Kicks the Russian's @ss!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2014 0:30:26 GMT -5
I know Geoff well, I think he is living in Iceland now. I missed this thread so I am going to have to get Geoff to post the GPS location for that place. Wonderful hounding and that is his favorite place so I am sure he has been back at least a dozen times. Doesn't look like the family is very interested if the stuff is just laying around everywhere and not picked up.
Jim
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Post by braders on Sept 11, 2014 1:57:44 GMT -5
Looks like the place we came across that meth lab at !!!
So thats your lab conrad ??
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Post by conrad on Sept 11, 2014 2:21:47 GMT -5
Ha funny thing is therws cameras now and no i did not just register to yell at someone. I just wanted to see how is was and when thats all. But thanks for assuming.
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Post by conrad on Sept 11, 2014 2:32:18 GMT -5
And good one idk how u get whining out of asking who someone is. Im not a kid also. Just curious. And nope not my lab prob trespassers. Like yourself its not to hard to ask the land owener for permission.
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Sept 11, 2014 8:17:00 GMT -5
it always amazes me that someone can look at a picture devoid of any landmarks or regional markers and 2 years later come back and say... hey that's my land in that picture. I guess the wind doesn't blow there and it never rains more than a tenth of an inch so erosion changing the landscape is out of the question too.... place is still in the same pristine condition as when this photo was taken...... very unusual and cool!!
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Post by conrad on Sept 11, 2014 13:53:13 GMT -5
Very true but at that time we had the only quarries in that area!!
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Post by Geoff on Sept 11, 2014 14:46:41 GMT -5
That was me. Bad habits from a lawless childhood and an excruciatingly antisocial personality to the point that I get the sweats when I talk to people I don't know. I always figured that based on the amount of trash, beer cans, and broke down vehicles that abandoned quarries were pretty much just that. Abandoned. Anyway, if you're looking to press charges or whatever just PM me and I'll let you know where to send the paperwork.
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Looks like lots of fun!! Woah at the size of that big piece and I really like the quartz point! Gonna look really sweet when you give them a bath! Thanks for sharing with us.
