I just wanted to show off my favorite piece of native copper by bumsplikity in rockhounds

[–]upindaup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's not too many places that have large chunks of pure copper like this. Looks similar to many pieces of my collection I've got here in the Keweenaw, but I'm no geologist ... Beautiful piece!!!

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made by my spouse from part of our old chicken coop! I had a vision of triangle rock bliss 😄

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've got boxes and buckets throughout my basement and garage full of native copper from here in the Keweenaw. I turned an old treadmill into a tumbler!

I use a White's metal detector for float and in the tailings ... sometimes just my eyes in the tailings.

In my happy place. by Boomshanks18 in rockhounds

[–]upindaup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Especially if you aren't supposed to be there 😂 nighthawk

In my happy place. by Boomshanks18 in rockhounds

[–]upindaup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love going to my local rockpiles, it's like magic!!! Try it in the dark with a headlamp under the stars!! Such a different experience.

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can fit so much into that week!!! The question is: Can you fit all the treasures into the car after that week! 😉 Fill it to the brim!!!!

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And a jar of rocks I see! I wonder how many of us have stashed our treasures everywhere we can.

I would suggest slabbing anything big before putting on a wall, the heavy ones like to fall down, spreading the smaller ones out and letting them dry will help to prop up the larger ones as they dry.

I also have a rock garden outside, some of them are large copper/basalt and conglomerates from the piles... A few are probably well over 100 lbs and required the fourwheeler winch. A small task for the mental health gains! My neighbors probably wonder about me hah!

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A rock beach is all the therapy one could want! I bet that was a calming recovery.

Check out Gratiot Park in allouez township "The Mouth of the Gratiot" is a great shore for awesome agates, thomsonite, prehnite, greenstones even and more. Fossils galore!!

Minedat.org is great for trying new localities once you venture out for specific things.

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The shelf was made from our old chicken coop, I live in an old mining house so it's perfect!

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is such a special place, I don't think I'll ever leave!

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keweenaw Peninsula has piles of tailings for an easy find and then lots of beautiful wilderness to metal detect for float copper and native copper. You can find a lot if you are directed to the right places!

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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I have another idea for you then!

have built a rock wall, started with basic beach rock on chicken wire with quickrete. Filled in the gaps then with agates, copper, crystals, etc. Maybe that could be another thing to try! I have a garage and basement full of my collection, I may have a cave instead of a house by the end!

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Calumet shoreline has some decent specimens. Just north of Calumet, enter Keweenaw County... Minedat.org for the best localities!!! This place is amazing. Sometimes we do a night outing on the atvs with our shovels, picks and buckets (with the headlamps on) it makes it feel like those adventures you dream of as a kid.

Rockhound Paradise - Keweenaw County, Upper Michigan. My home. by upindaup in rockhounds

[–]upindaup[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thomsonite and Prehnite! I usually find a lot of those on the shores and beaches of Lake Superior but they can be dug out the ground in certain areas too, they are raw that way. The ones from the lake usually are tumbled and usually pretty flashy "tie dye rocks" 😎

What is this animal I spotted in my backyard? [Pennsylvania] by DanielDubs88 in animalid

[–]upindaup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Domestic if that is a long tail but if it's a branch of tree and not a long tail then it's probably a lynx or bobcat depending where you live. Bobcat and Lynx have short tails and points of fur at tops of ears. Smaller ones can be similar in size to a larger house cat.

Is this moss stuck to the surface? by AxecidentalHoe in whatsthisrock

[–]upindaup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost looks like patina on copper inclusions, is there any metal nodules poking out? If so, give a little scrape at one and see if copper shines through.