[Rockhounds] Looking for rock/gem hunting info for northern California

[John Dach]

One other thing that might interest you and your family, a tour of  
the Geyser Electrical Generation Plant near Geyserville (just N. of  
Healdsberg).  Just the terrain is is pretty wild to drive through.   
Not much rock collection as far as I know but still interesting.

John Dach
On Apr 29, 2008, at 10:18 AM, Mr Byron Levenseller wrote:

> Wow, thanks for all the info John!! We have been to
> the Geyser place a few years ago and it was pretty
> neat to see it.
>
>  I already ordered the book suggested and will start
> researching the the info you gave me.
>
>  Thank you again,
>
>  David
>
> --- John Dach <john at mlce.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> There is a lot of Obsidian in the Napa/Clearlake
>> area.  There is a
>> small Geyser/petrified forest fee park in Napa, Lake
>> county is known
>> for herkamer "diamonds", Mendocino and Lake county
>> have a good deal
>> of jade to be found if you know what it looks like
>> and where to go to
>> look for it.  The book suggested is a good start.
>> We lived in
>> Mendocino for 30+ years and did a bit of hounding.
>> Most places are
>> way off the road, on private land or miles of hiking
>> (up) dirt
>> "roads" (at least if we got stuff "up there" we
>> carried it out
>> downhill.  Leech Lake Mountain in Lake county had an
>> active jade mine
>> for a number of years.  One cannot go up to them
>> mine but there was a
>> lot of nice pieces of jade and "near" jade in the
>> washes.  This is
>> the place requiring a long up hill walk.  There is a
>> rock shop
>> between Cloverdale and Hopland on Hwy 101, might be
>> good to stop and
>> ask them if they have any ideas.  There is a fellow
>> in Anderson
>> Valley (turn left to go to the mendocino Coast at
>> the North end of
>> Cloverdale and take hwy 128 to Philo (about 36
>> miles) and keep going
>> to a wide spot in the road called Floodgate (cafe,
>> realtor office,
>> and the Rock Shop)) who has a claim in Trinity
>> county for a Jade area
>> and he has it on display, for sell in the shop.
>> LOTS of other great
>> specimens.  He might be able to give you an idea of
>> where to go.
>> Sorry I don't have the fellows number of the actual
>> name of the
>> shop.  If I can get the name/number of think of
>> anything else, I will
>> let you know.
>>
>> John Dach
>>
>> PS  Being from the Dakotas and around a good deal of
>> Indian History,
>> the Pomo's were in the coastal areas and many of the
>> towns and cities
>> have information and displays about their living
>> methods/actions and
>> the like.  Much different than the plains Indians.
>> Check with the
>> Chambers of Commerce in Boonville, Cloverdale, Santa
>> Rosa and Ukiah
>> and see what they have available.  Napa, Sonoma,
>> Clearlake and the
>> like too.
>> On Apr 29, 2008, at 6:17 AM, Mr Byron Levenseller
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi chuck,
>>>
>>>  Thanks for the info, I'll track it down and take
>> a
>>> look.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
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