[Rockhounds] Re: South Dakota - Rapid City & Calcite vs. Devil's Tower

[J Bryan Kramer]

Devil's Tower is cool, but it will probably be smaller than you expect. They
have a paved trail around it and I think it took us about an hour at a
leisurely stroll  speed to walk around it.

I'm going to add it for our summer mental itinerary as a spot to camp in so
I can try to get a sunset/dawn photo of it.

BK

On Jan 1, 2008 5:24 PM, Johan Maertens <mineral.maertens at att.net> wrote:

> Thank you all for your recommendations.
> Looks like sand calcites are off collecting limits and the geological
> phenomenon of Devil's Tower is worth the lengthy detour.
> I will attempt to look at the tower by satellite picture (can do
> virtual fly-over?).
>
> The sand calcites at Rattlesnake Butte are on a National Natural
> Landmark (NNL) closed to collecting.
>
> Johan Maertens
> Mineral dot Maertens at att dot net
> calcite4ever at gmail dot com
>
> Do you like minerals and other earth treasures?
> Visit the Mineral Collectors Page by the Mineral Club of Antwerp at
> http://www.minerant.org
>
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J Bryan Kramer
North Florida, USA
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