[Rockhounds] Virgin Valley Nevada Collecting

[Dean Welder]

Hi Clyde,

My family has visited Virgin Valley a couple of times. Sometimes with
good luck and other times with only a tiny bit of luck. We have mostly
visited the Rainbow Ridge mine (http://www.nevadaopal.com/) and
ocassionally the Royal Peacock (http://www.royalpeacock.com/) mine.
Each mine has different aspects that can be viewed as pluses or
minuses. A couple of samples of material we have collected can be seen
at (http://www.peregrine-rocks.com/rocksmin/vvopal.shtml).

We are planning another visit this spring, early June. We like to camp
in the CCC camp. We are typically walkers and explorers rather than
hard-rock-mining type collectors, which is why we have mostly visited
Rainbow ridge and either done (tractor) buckets or tailings diggings. 

I suggest bringing a long handled garden rake or a "treasure scoop" for
tailings digging. Also a rock hammer to break up "mud balls" that can
actually be surrounding nice pieces. One of my wife's nicest black opal
pieces is about the size of 1/2 a baseball - it started out as a
very-large-grapegruit size that was totally crusted with mud. Also, a
resealable container (heavy duty zip lock bags, plastic peanut butter
jars, or ?) to place your finds into with damp paper towels for a
slow-dry.

Good luck! When are you going?

Dean


--- Clyde Phillips <getclyde at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi All,   I'm planning an excursion to Nevada (Reno) and would
> appreciate
> any tips, tales, or successful collection stories about either the
> Virgin
> Valley area or the route to it from Reno. I'm not going there for a
> few
> months yet, but am planning ahead.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance..
> 
>  
> 
> Clyde
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