 Road to the Johnny Bull mine off of INTERSTATE-10 |
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the last several years I have stopped for lunch off of Interstate 10 on
the road to the Johnny Bull mine. This year was no exception but
I did venture a little further away from the Interstate than normal.
I also like to roam around the area during/after eating lunch to
see if I can find anything interesting to pick up. On the West
side of the road I started to find small chunks of hematite/goethite
scattered along the berm(edge) of the road. After collecting a
couple handfuls of interesting specimens I ventured over to the East
side of the gravel road. This is where I found the mother-lode
of hematite/goethite
chunks! There were a number of specimens over a foot square
and four to six inches thick. These were all solid hematite and
weighed at least 30+ to 40+ pounds each! These will make great
yard rocks to add to my collection of Preston (GA) goethite geodes next
to my garage. UPON FURTHER REFLECTION: These specimens could (most likely) be some sort of industrial metal slag, although they sure look and feel like some sort of Hematite. Don't know for sure. . . . They have made interesting yard rocks . . . |
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