Mazanec
spending too much on rocks
Member since March 2004
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Post by Mazanec on Apr 13, 2004 17:20:28 GMT -5
...or could you use a dog to sniff out different kinds of minerals?
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Post by Original Admin on Apr 13, 2004 18:37:54 GMT -5
Tut.
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James
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since October 2003
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Post by James on Apr 13, 2004 19:43:05 GMT -5
You wish. ...and so do I.
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Post by cookie3rocks on Apr 13, 2004 20:01:27 GMT -5
Hey, they can smell cancer cells, drugs, who knows what. glad I'm not a dog.
cookie
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bschultz
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2004
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Post by bschultz on Apr 13, 2004 21:54:54 GMT -5
My dog can smell out Petrified wood and Brazilian Agate.................If I pour Bacon Grease on them.
Bob
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Post by docone31 on Apr 13, 2004 22:18:32 GMT -5
I don't think it is a crazy idea, if results in finding stones are not the point. If being outside and having a day with the beloved critter is a destiny, I think it is great. I use the internet to sniff out stones for faceting. My Bengals are too proud to sniff out anything but Special Kitty.
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Post by Original Admin on Apr 13, 2004 23:23:53 GMT -5
Well Maz?
What do you think?
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Post by sandsman1 on Apr 14, 2004 1:50:25 GMT -5
hahahaha too funny bob cracked me up i needed that seeya john
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Mazanec
spending too much on rocks
Member since March 2004
Posts: 355
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Post by Mazanec on Apr 14, 2004 10:05:40 GMT -5
I figured it was a long shot anyway, but thought "nothing ventured, nothing gained".
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SirRoxalot
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since October 2003
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Post by SirRoxalot on Apr 14, 2004 14:15:39 GMT -5
Dogs, no, but you can use plants and even lakes to find minerals...
Certain plants are found growning over certain mineral deposits, thriving on the minerals. Dunno to what degree it's of use to prospectors, but I've seen aerial photos where the difference in flora was quite distinct.
Chuck Fipke, who found the Canadian diamond mines, was to a degree led to his discovery when he realized that the suspiciously round lakes were in fact covering eroded kimberlite pipes.
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