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collecting area for turgite (goethite/hematite)
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our digging area, note any areas not red are areas of rock we moved
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across east pit
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across east pit
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our digging area, only a small area of rock moved so far, center top, note any areas not red are areas of rock we moved
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digging area lots of pocket showing up for us! note any areas not red are areas of rock we moved
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boulder field, we added a bit to that! note any areas not red are areas of rock we moved
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across west pit
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across west pit
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looking down boulder field our diggin area, lots of rock down there is from us...
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rutile area west pit
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across west pit
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Chrissy Streeter diggin, Kathy helping west pit
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west pit
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west pit
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Jeff, Bill and Mike, our digging area, super pockets being found!
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Bill and Mike checking out pockets for goodies
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couple smaller pockets, not much in them lots of ugly quartz
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we dug at about 15 foot off the ground...long way down to the rocks below!
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Jeff and Mike digging different pockets, both finding goodies!
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Bill checking out another pocket
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nice pocket that produced kyanite with turgite over top of xls.
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another view, full of pocket clay! we love to see pocket clay even if the contents are ugly!
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good pocket nice goodies!
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digging tools, note, we blew out the 10 ton jack sitting top center!
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huge pocket, you could just barely touch back with the lenght of your arm...
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Bill taking a much needed break
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being careful while up in the air!
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little pocket not much going on though...
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HUGE pocket we found second day late...neat stuff but lots of ugly quartz
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more of same pocket some good color showing it's face
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more of same pocket some kyanite in there too!
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Mike....don't he look guilty!
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pocket at bottom of where a huge boulder once resided
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pockets pockets and more pockets!
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goodies! quartz xls and kyanite covered by turgite
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more finds, some good pieces here
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better color in this batch!
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rutile washed and ready for boxing, largest crystal found is about 1 1/2 inches
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green box measures 72x32 inches covered by specimens, large 30 lb cap rock from last pocket on floor great coloring on the kyanite on it
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