Rockhound looking for a good dig in the upstate of South Carolina

Mojo618

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Aug 15, 2012
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Anderson County, South Carolina
Detector(s) used
Garrett 350 DD search coil, Garrett pin pointer, White's Coinmaster
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
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Yeah it is crazy looking. I just use rocks for mine :thumbsup:
 

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Just started rock hunting in the upstate,(sc),I know this is a old post but,its the closest post I found that may help me answer some questions about rocks I had.
I found 2 quartz crystals,and several rocks with small quartz in them,a few have mica and I think I found what looks like petrified wood...Gonna post a few photos and see if someone can tell me what kind of rocks I found..Thanks for any help,,I may create Thread to see if any others can be of help thanks again.. IMG_2461.JPGIMG_2462.JPGIMG_2463.JPGIMG_2408.JPG
 

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You've pretty well identified what your holding. The top pics are milky quartz viens in pegmatite or feldspar, a metamorphic rock. As to petrified wood that would be uncommon for the upper part of the state. The lower piedmont is more likely for fossils though mostly sea fossils.
 

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I know that this is an old thread and all, but seeing that someone did post here recently, and since I just moved to Rock Hill, South Carolina area, I was wondering if there were any groups or rockhounding clubs that treasurenet members could recommend to me? I would be grateful & thank you. Also, since I am new to the area (as Mojo618 originally posted a few years ago on this thread) and don't have any friends in the area, if anyone is looking for a sidekick to either go metal detecting, prospecting, rockhounding or whatever else out here, please do let me know! I'm very outdoorsy :)
 

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I have actually just moved to the upstate of NC (by Boone) and am interested in "rockhounding" around myself... pretty new to it - but interested. I have a metal detector that I used a lot down by Wilmington when I lived there - Thought about using the detector up here too, but imagine I'd be digging through a lot of rock to get to whatever sets it off - anyone in Western NC?
 

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