Bob(AK)

Just from looks could be hematite

You guys have it sooo easy dredging that calm water. I would like that.

Petoskey stone

Steve, I'll see you there 

WOW, mining supplies extraordinaire. I will be checking it out 

granite

Any rock that black I would see it it attracts a magnet

OK Jim, I have been waiting for this. I knew you had some more great writings in you and great photos also. You

had another successful hunt. We needed this to wake up this minerals forum 

I remember that great piece George, hope you still have it

Great conversation guys. I like it even though I’m not much of a detectorist

Oldmancoyote may have a point, does look a bit like eclogite

Quite a rig, I'm impressed. Pump is rather high but if it works it must be OK

Gerry, I like the way you took that photo against the sky. Thanks everyone and thanks Steve for your photos and story. Like you said "good old days"

I finally did something with this ugly specimen that I found during a 2004

trip to Ganes Creek. Thought I would put a bail on it and sell cheap. Then I

thought about my ultrasonic cleaner. WOW price just went up!! Been wearing it myself

at times. Weight 18 dwt, can't find a before photo

Chris, you now have several possibilities and I'll throw in another, covellite, closely related to 

Steve's  idea of chalcocite. What we collect is usually blue but I have seen some so dark it looks black.

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

6 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

Is this it?

I know where that came from