[Rockhounds] New Member

[Shawn Hendricks]

Hi Larry,
Thank you for the info. We took Aaron to the Selenite dig area in the Great Salt Plains two days ago. That was so fun for him. I have been researching trying to locate a place to legally find some rose rock. No luck so far. I know in Norman but I guess I just don't know enough about how to rock hound and what type of geological signs to look for. Also I know that you probably can't just pull over and dig around just anywhere.
I'll keep looking though and thanks again for the hints. Aaron is having a blast and so am I. I think maybe I'll become a geologist too.
Shawn


 

--- On Tue, 7/21/09, Lawrence Rush <larryrush at worldnet.att.net> wrote:


From: Lawrence Rush <larryrush at worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] New Member
To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 3:26 PM


Shawn: Oklahoma is noted for 2 minerals that are relatively easy and safe and fun for a youngster to collect. These are the Selenite blades and groups, from near Jet, and the "Roses" of Barite, dug near Norman. I don't have exact directions, but maybe someone on the list does, or you can try the Web.

Those are abundant in the right places, and don't involve a lot of hard rock breaking or mining. But you can get really dirty, especially digging out the Selenites. which involve holes of muddy water, etc.

If you don't have any luck finding directions, or better information, from these great Rockhound Group members, get back to me, and I will dig for them (no pun intended!)..........

Larry



----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Hendricks" <leinani35 at yahoo.com>
To: "Rockhounds Drizzle" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:51 PM
Subject: [Rockhounds] New Member


Hello,
My name is Shawn. I am a homeschool mom of a 10yr old Geologist in the making. I joined the group via an invite from the list owners. I'm just looking for ideas, information, and a place to share my son's adventures in rockhounding. We are studying rocks, minerals, gems and almost anything geology related. We live in Oklahoma and are interested in finding others in the area that share the same interests. Anyone on the list from Oklahoma?
Thanks
Shawn







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