Video of a tree turned to metal
by The 250 million-year process that turned this portion of a tree to metal is still not fully understood by geologists. We have been studying this …
Tag: Minerals
250 Million Year Old Copper-Mineralized Fossil Wood
Most people know what petrified wood is, and most people know that Copper makes really colorful mineral specimens, but did you know that there are …
Arizona Gold Mine Maps
Seeking out and finding old mines is a great way to get out there, get some exercise, and discover some history and nature with your …
Pecos Diamonds and Maya Blue
Life goes fast, and there’s always more to seek and find and explore. Here’s a picture of some Pecos Diamonds (quartz) from near Roswell, NM …
New Book: Golden Tome of Treasue Signs, Symbols, and Marks
Have you ever thought about what signs and clues to hidden wealth and history might be laying about in plain sight? What might you have …
Always be Open to Possibilities
There’s a fairly well-supported story about some silver bars buried in haste by a group of padres and soldiers up around the Flagstaff area – …
Metal Detecting for Gold, Silver, and Copper Nuggets
Metal detecting is a challenging endeavor. The ability to tolerate disappointment is a requirement, as is persistence. When hunting for minerals, these facts are magnified. …
Finding an Arrastre: Ancient Gold Mining Tool
One of the most primitive, and easy to construct, devices for hard rock ore processing is the “arrastre” (or, variously, the “arrastra”). The typical arrastre …
Clark’s Lost Mine
TREASURE: A very rich Silver mine with an actual historical record. SYNOPSIS: In 1853 John Clark made his way to the Arizona territory and struck …
Gold Silver and Copper
It seems sometimes like the whole world focuses on Gold… … but there are other previous metals to hunt, and since they are quite a …