Comments on: Beacon Hill Idaho Agate and Moss Geode Nodules 10/25/08 http://www.1rockhound.com/beacon-hill-idaho-agate-and-moss-geode-nodules-102508/ Idaho Rockhounding Adventures! Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:53:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.1rockhound.com/beacon-hill-idaho-agate-and-moss-geode-nodules-102508/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Jason Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:12:02 +0000 http://www.1rockhound.com/beacon-hill-idaho-agate-and-moss-geode-nodules-102508/#comment-295 Thanks John Hope the you get well soon so we can get some rocks this summer. Jason Thanks John

Hope the you get well soon so we can get some rocks this summer.

Jason

]]> By: John howell http://www.1rockhound.com/beacon-hill-idaho-agate-and-moss-geode-nodules-102508/comment-page-1/#comment-292 John howell Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:08:21 +0000 http://www.1rockhound.com/beacon-hill-idaho-agate-and-moss-geode-nodules-102508/#comment-292 hey enjoyed the dinner, Linda eat to much, But very good food. Linda & I and a few Friends will be going out , soon as the weather is better ? For the most part we will go out for a week to 10 days But some day trips , I,ll try & let you know , Have a good wk end John hey enjoyed the dinner, Linda eat to much, But very good food.
Linda & I and a few Friends will be going out , soon as the weather is better ? For the most part we will go out for a week to 10 days But some day trips , I,ll try & let you know , Have a good wk end
John

]]> By: Steve from Tx http://www.1rockhound.com/beacon-hill-idaho-agate-and-moss-geode-nodules-102508/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Steve from Tx Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:16:28 +0000 http://www.1rockhound.com/beacon-hill-idaho-agate-and-moss-geode-nodules-102508/#comment-251 Hi Justin! It's nice to see the posting. I met you on that trip. Following your sage wisdom from your site, I didn't stay with the main group. I headed for the hills, taking a long walk with my pack looking for float. Dropping down the hill about 300 yards and circling a very wide area, I came upon a steady show of great float. I found a great "beaner" bigger than a grapefruit. I haven't cut it yet, but it sure looks promising. It's got a lot of "sweet blue" for sky and I can see major moss settled on the bottom of "the melon". I found some great 5 color moss. White background, brilliant yellow and green, red and black. I found some really nice sparklies - plates of quartz crystals on an agate rind. Overall I left with a full daypack and very pleased that I could be "particular" about what I put in the pack. "Is it worth hauling out?" Because I was looking for the float, it was by and large very, very clean material. This gave me the opportunity to "peek" inside the nodules and I can see some great scenes just screaming to be released from within. Meanwhile, back on the hilltop - I noticed that if one had the patience of a miner and were well equipped with heavy sledges, iron rods and other assorted heavy-duty tools, success came after several hours of cracking rotten rock down a few feet on the top of the hill. I made a round of visiting the foxeholes to see the prizes others had collected. I didn't see anyone with less than 1/2 bucket. But that was, tough foxhole work. The nodules are situated like clams in hard shale. The material would crack into fat "bricks" and as the "bricks" were tossed out, the nodules became apparent to be collected. The reward is there, but not without hard work and probably several hours of "cracking rock" until the nodules begin to show themselves. The material itself, is certainly first class, gem quality. Worthy of the diamond used to cut and grind and the elbow grease to polish. I'd recommend the trip to somenone - with the club, but be prepared to go for a long walk or dig a foxhole in rotten, plated fossilized volcanic mud. "The good stuff is never easy." Bring water (standard) and be prepared for an awesome view. It's beautiful country that changes as the day progresses from morning to late afternoon. It's a great photo op. (As your report shows.) Anyway, keep your differential up as the ruts get low... best wishes and keep on rockin' Hi Justin! It’s nice to see the posting. I met you on that trip.

Following your sage wisdom from your site, I didn’t stay with the main group. I headed for the hills, taking a long walk with my pack looking for float. Dropping down the hill about 300 yards and circling a very wide area, I came upon a steady show of great float.

I found a great “beaner” bigger than a grapefruit. I haven’t cut it yet, but it sure looks promising. It’s got a lot of “sweet blue” for sky and I can see major moss settled on the bottom of “the melon”.

I found some great 5 color moss. White background, brilliant yellow and green, red and black. I found some really nice sparklies – plates of quartz crystals on an agate rind. Overall I left with a full daypack and very pleased that I could be “particular” about what I put in the pack. “Is it worth hauling out?”

Because I was looking for the float, it was by and large very, very clean material. This gave me the opportunity to “peek” inside the nodules and I can see some great scenes just screaming to be released from within.

Meanwhile, back on the hilltop – I noticed that if one had the patience of a miner and were well equipped with heavy sledges, iron rods and other assorted heavy-duty tools, success came after several hours of cracking rotten rock down a few feet on the top of the hill.

I made a round of visiting the foxeholes to see the prizes others had collected. I didn’t see anyone with less than 1/2 bucket. But that was, tough foxhole work. The nodules are situated like clams in hard shale. The material would crack into fat “bricks” and as the “bricks” were tossed out, the nodules became apparent to be collected. The reward is there, but not without hard work and probably several hours of “cracking rock” until the nodules begin to show themselves. The material itself, is certainly first class, gem quality. Worthy of the diamond used to cut and grind and the elbow grease to polish.

I’d recommend the trip to somenone – with the club, but be prepared to go for a long walk or dig a foxhole in rotten, plated fossilized volcanic mud. “The good stuff is never easy.” Bring water (standard) and be prepared for an awesome view. It’s beautiful country that changes as the day progresses from morning to late afternoon. It’s a great photo op. (As your report shows.)

Anyway, keep your differential up as the ruts get low… best wishes and keep on rockin’

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