BornOnFire
Jr. Member
- Jun 11, 2011
- 77
- 16
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher Gold Bug II DP; Bounty Hunter TK4-PL Tracker IV
- Primary Interest:
- Other
I'm no geologist, but i'm finding some pretty good signs...
I'll try to make this short but I have to explain how I got to where I am now.
I went out scouting some areas a bit last weekend to scope out some areas that seemed like good old places to start detecting with my new Gold Bug DP I bought a few weeks ago. I didn't bring the detector with me because I didn't really do my ownership research and didn't want to be breaking any laws or pissin' off any miners. I basically, drove my truck to the tops of the local hills gently to get a good view of the areas. Nonetheless, as I got out of the truck, I did what every other treasure hunter does..I started looking down ! LOL...I did find a lot of geology out there that got my heart racing. Now, granted, I was merely parked on top of hills looking down into the arroyos to see where the natural water courses followed to get a good idea where to start next time out. I wasn't really looking for geologic specimens but from what I've read in my hours combing through old websites, books and such, I couldn't help but notice the geology of these hilltops. I have to be honest, in some of my research, there have been placer finds in this area in the late 1800's but I don't have much info on recent efforts. in these areas at all. By all means am I not done researching the history of this area. In fact, most of it is BLM Land and/or National Forest service. By first glance, down into the arroyos, there was not a shred of tailing piles or rock stacks from where I was looking. Anyhow, to wrap this up, my question for the experienced geologist types out there is this: when finding specimens like this lying on the hilltops looking down into these arroyos, is this what leads to the good stuff? And, since I am a detectorist what does a man do when he finds an outcropping of this dirty quartz exposed by rains and erosion?? Start digging? Ha Ha.....Any help from you experienced rock-hounds would be greatly appreciated. I might be on to something good here. 
PS: There's lots more where this came from. I'm waiting until I have a free weekend to get the power washer out and clean these specimens up well enough to see what's inside of them....Maybe I'll find a few things to be happy about?
I'll try to make this short but I have to explain how I got to where I am now.
I went out scouting some areas a bit last weekend to scope out some areas that seemed like good old places to start detecting with my new Gold Bug DP I bought a few weeks ago. I didn't bring the detector with me because I didn't really do my ownership research and didn't want to be breaking any laws or pissin' off any miners. I basically, drove my truck to the tops of the local hills gently to get a good view of the areas. Nonetheless, as I got out of the truck, I did what every other treasure hunter does..I started looking down ! LOL...I did find a lot of geology out there that got my heart racing. Now, granted, I was merely parked on top of hills looking down into the arroyos to see where the natural water courses followed to get a good idea where to start next time out. I wasn't really looking for geologic specimens but from what I've read in my hours combing through old websites, books and such, I couldn't help but notice the geology of these hilltops. I have to be honest, in some of my research, there have been placer finds in this area in the late 1800's but I don't have much info on recent efforts. in these areas at all. By all means am I not done researching the history of this area. In fact, most of it is BLM Land and/or National Forest service. By first glance, down into the arroyos, there was not a shred of tailing piles or rock stacks from where I was looking. Anyhow, to wrap this up, my question for the experienced geologist types out there is this: when finding specimens like this lying on the hilltops looking down into these arroyos, is this what leads to the good stuff? And, since I am a detectorist what does a man do when he finds an outcropping of this dirty quartz exposed by rains and erosion?? Start digging? Ha Ha.....Any help from you experienced rock-hounds would be greatly appreciated. I might be on to something good here. PS: There's lots more where this came from. I'm waiting until I have a free weekend to get the power washer out and clean these specimens up well enough to see what's inside of them....Maybe I'll find a few things to be happy about?
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