Bob(AK)

Just my opinion, lot of fakery going on with Treasure Quest

Love the Hulk Steve. What is the elevation of the strip?

Great sketch of the boom dam

Very good Steve, I remember the party line. Also started with a 3” dredge bought from your store around ‘79 or ‘80, was on an inner tube. Super Cub on 36” tires best thing out there with a good pilot. I see this being a long story, can’t wait for more

Depending on what you are trying to clean off of it, Iron Out may work from hardware store. Also a bead blaster works fine on quartz, will not damage it

Top secret

I agree with Steve, the Keene mini in the photo is simple and works great

Great job Jim in turning loose some of your great knowledge

WOW, just got back to look at this article, will have to spend some hours with it, thanks Marx

I know where that came from

looks like jasper

Strange for sure. I have seen some real dark amber and amber is quite soft

Good chance that is wood. Should be quite heavy and like Steve said, cut a chunk off. If then it is all solid black, you don't see the grain of wood, soak it in Clorox for a week or however long it takes. Sometimes soaking does nothing but usually it will work. Here is an example that was all black. There are small crystals also

Hibby, look like nice Madagascar fossils, good chance that the light materials on your fossils will fluoresce if they are polished. If they have been sprayed with clear they will not. I don’t know what the host rock is but looks man made

Thanks for your help Jim. Yes, my 60 watt short wave cost me $750 several years ago