[Rockhounds] "list where the knowledge of many is shared freely"

[Tim Fisher]

Ditto, we found fragments of "stuff" at every site around McCall that 
was in Beckwith (I think, this is 20 years ago!), but almost nothing 
to take home. Someone, someday, is going to mine that pegmatite and 
hit the jackpot :)

Or not!

At 10:00 AM 12/23/2007, you wrote:
>Tim,
>
>I figured  you were teasing, or at least "mostly" teasing. There is 
>rutilated quartz at the  epidote location north of the road to Paddy 
>Flats, NE of Donnelly (for those who are lost, we're talking western 
>Idaho). Haven't seen much, only found fragments myself, so don't 
>know how good it is. These crystals from Golden are quite nice and 
>make me drool. Too many places to explore and way too little time!
>
>Regards,
>
>Lanny
>
>On Dec 22, 2007, at 3:37 PM, Tim Fisher wrote:
>
>>I was teasing you!
>>:P
>>
>>I found them already....NOT!
>>
>>At 11:08 AM 12/22/2007, you wrote:
>>>Tim, I accept the challenge and would very happy to go first, as 
>>>soon as someone tells me where they come from. The only 
>>>information I have is in my book, the information came from 
>>>specimens that Norm Radford (shop and museum in Wallace, Idaho) 
>>>has, and the person who sold him the rutilated quartzes only 
>>>states that they come from "near Golden." This is probably the 
>>>same person who sold him the nice orange grossular crystals from 
>>>"near Harpster." Golden is east of Grangeville up the Clearwater 
>>>River towards Elk City, and Harpster is NE of Grangeville on the 
>>>Clearwater River. Awfully big country to go looking for minerals, 
>>>but I have twice, unsuccessfully.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Lanny
>>>
>>>
>>>On Dec 21, 2007, at 2:06 PM, Tim Fisher wrote:
>>>
>>>>OK, so why don't you go first? Where in Idaho is that very nice 
>>>>rutilated quartz coming from? :D
>>>>
>>>>Joking!

Tim Fisher
Ore-ROCK-On!
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