Thursday, April 11, 2024

Rock/Mineral/Crystal mining in Kentucky again

We went Rock/Mineral/Crystal mining a couple times more in Kentucky again.  We found lots of sea fossil again like various plant and shells, but this time we also found coral.  Below are a few pieces that we found.




Yes, we had found some coral before, but this time we found a lot of coral fossils, and some types we don't normally find. These larger ugly red rocks are coral fossilized with calcite, quartz, and iron.  Looks ugly until you shine UV on it.  The Calcite becomes excited and glows neon red.  Another type of coral fossil we had not found in a while is the horned coral.

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A few good cards picked up

- 1983 Donruss Lee Smith (Cubs) - HoF - 1993 Topps Ryne Sandberg - All Star Card (Cubs) - HoF - 1989 Donruss Carlton Fisk (White Sox) -  HoF...