[Rockhounds] China!

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Lyle,

I did a Locality Search on "China" and got almost 4000 localities, more 
than half were actually in China. If you know a collecting locality 
exists along your planned travel route you at least have an opportunity 
to try to get permission to collect there.

Kreigh


On Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009, at 15:01 America/Detroit, Lyle Pai wrote:

> Kreigh,
>
> Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place but I couldn't find the many 
> collecting locations in China listed on MinDat...
>
> I'm sure there are many places that one could go and 'collect' rocks 
> from but there are still many places in China that 'outsiders' are 
> persona non grata...
>
> There are many mines where foreign buyers are welcomed... and there 
> are some dealers in Changsha and Guilin who will take you there... for 
> a price...
>
> However, there's no guarantee that you will find what you want when 
> you get there though...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kreigh Tomaszewski" <Kreigh at tomaszewski.net>
> To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem 
> collectors" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] China!
>
>
>> If I were to visit China I would hope to see the Great Wall, see the
>> Terra Cotta Army, and maybe see the Ice Carnival (I prefer warmer
>> weather, but it would be really cool).
>>
>> There are many collecting locations in China listed at MinDat. I would
>> compare my travel plans against them and look for possibilities.
>>
>> I have several friends/co-workers who have traveled to China. They 
>> tell
>> me it is a very long flight.  Expect serious jet lag at both ends of
>> the trip. Share your interests with your hosts and they will probably
>> surprise you; let them treat you to new experiences.
>>
>> Have a great trip!
>>
>> Kreigh
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, Jun 22, 2009, at 21:36 America/Detroit, Flint Smith wrote:
>>
>>> I'm off to China! Can anyone tell me where to go or what places are
>>> must-see?
>>>
>>>
>>> Will I find bargains there, or am I better off just going to Tuscon?
>>>
>>> The itinerary is that we start in Shanghai, fly to Beijing, train to
>>> Xian, boat to Xiyang, fly to Lahsa Tibet, fly back to Chongqing 
>>> China,
>>> and cruise to Hong Kong.
>>>
>>> Not a lot of Rockhound activities on the list other than scoping out
>>> the Three Gorges and visiting a jade factory in Xian. We do have free
>>> days pretty much everywhere and Plenty of time in Hong Kong at the > 
>>> end.
>>>
>>> One thing I could especially use help with... I'm limited to 44 
>>> pounds
>>> of baggage...how do I ship things back to the States? Is it
>>> expensive? Is there anything like the USPS Flat-rate box that will
>>> hold big hunks of stone?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
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