Lace agate, banded chert, druzy and botryoidal quartz at Patty Quarry, Chattooga Co, Summerville, GA.
This chert mine contains agate referred to as Summerville Crazy Lace or Alabama Swirl Agate, usually with grey and red alternating bands.
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Pennsylvanian plant fossils in shale at Ross Creek, Grundy Co., TN.
These plants last saw sunlight over 300 million years ago. This location appeared to be mostly Alethopteris, Pecopteris and Sphenopteris ferns and bark from Lepidodendron.
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"It would be premature to assume hostile intent on the part of these Kanamits."
When Twilight Zone's "To Serve Man" debuted on March 2, 1962, fans learned how non-hostile that "intent" truly was!
Rod Serling adapted (and changed) Damon Knight's story: https://t.co/mn4Rgy3eir
Douglas Diamonds (Quartz) at Douglas Lake, Jefferson Co., TN.
Every year TVA lowers this 30,400 acre lake to catch the spring rains. What's left is a surreal landscape and these sparkling beauties that resemble Herkimer Diamonds.
#Rockhounding#Prospecting#Bling
If the sun was always shining and our load always light
We'd be shaking like a leaf with every God given night
And we'd break under the weight
Of any pain that ever came in this life
Brown Bird - Bilgewater https://t.co/5Tn0Q2a9Tm via @YouTube
The world lost an amazing guitar player & all around awesome guy on this day 17 years ago. Thank you all for keeping his memory alive! RIP Jeffrey "Mayhem" Thompson, Erin Halk, Nathan Bray who also qave their lives to help save Dime.
Now I'm seeing music that nobody else can see
With all the colors like a symphony surrounding me
~ @BillyStrings
Billy Strings - Heartbeat of America (Official Video) https://t.co/fKJAp098oo via @YouTube
And it's hard to keep floatin' on foundered dream
You're takin' in water at crazy speed
How can I get to the shore on time
If you won't keep afloat
~ @TTChilders
Deadman's Curve (Live) https://t.co/q0AWACtSly via @YouTube
10 years! October this year marks 10 years. It's been a rewarding journey with great customers & sales reps, distributors & suppliers... Thank you for all the love. Looking forward to more years together ahead. 🥃 https://t.co/qMGkYxjhLq
Almandine garnet fragments in the Nantahala National Forest, Buck Creek, Clay County, NC.
These gemmy beauties really pop in the pan! Most are small, with the largest being 1.14 carat. Some placer gold flakes also showed up.
#Rockhounding#Prospecting#Panning
Almandine garnets in mica chlorite schist, Little Pine Garnet Mine, Madison Co, NC.
Tried a new spot about 10 feet down the side of the tailings and hit some good material! Although most are still in the matrix, should clean up nicely.
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