Treasure Hunting In North America
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Treasure Hunting For Gold
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Treasure hunting is the common name for a fun and interesting hobby enjoyed by thousands of people around the world. They use portable metal detectors to go outside and literally hunt for treasure. With the price of gold over $700 oz today, more and...
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Treasure Hunting For Sunstones
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What are sunstones and where can I find them? Sunstones are formed in molten lava and found in volcanic vents that have erupted from volcanoes. When the lava rock is weathered away or broken up the sunstone crystals are exposed. Sunstone is a transp...
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Treasure Hunting With Metal Detectors
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People who use metal detectors for treasure hunting do tend to run up against an image problem. The media and comedians like Steve Martin have poked a lot of fun at people who use these detectors. But perhaps treasure hunters can have the last laugh...
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Treasure Hunting For Sapphires
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Sapphires have captivated people for thousands of years. They seem so encapsulate wisdom somehow, or perhaps our own potential. Somewhere in a pile of dirty gravel, there is a shining gem just waiting to be uncovered. Sapphires come in a wide variety...
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Treasure Hunting At Crater of Diamonds State Park
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Could there actually be a much more exciting name for a tourist attraction than "Crater of Diamonds State Park"? It evokes visions of walls of rock from which there are diamonds the size of grapes just waiting to be plucked. In reality, this is the o...
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Treasure Hunting For Morel Mushrooms
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Hunting for morel mushrooms typically runs from early April and runs through June depending on your geographical location. The Great Lakes region in the United States is the most popular hunting grounds for morel mushrooms but they have also been fou...
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Treasure Hunting For Aquamarine
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Not every buried treasure has been discovered. There still is a remarkable quantity of quality treasures still in Mother Earth, including the semi-precious stones to be found at Gem Mountain in North Carolina. One of the biggest draws to Gem Mountain...
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Treasure Hunting For Herkimer Diamonds
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Herkimer diamonds are double terminated quartz crystals that are found in Herkimer County, New York, hence the name. These crystals have usually have a shape that is very similar to diamonds with 18 facets and two terminators or points at the end. Th...
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Treasure Hunting for Opals
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Opals have been considered a magical precious stone for thousands of years. It is said to help the wearer's psychic powers and to have better and more vivid dreams. Modern Witches and Pagans especially look for black opals, said to enhance any magic...
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Treasure Hunting For Jade
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Do you have a hankering to find some Jade but you do not want to travel to China or South America for it? Well you are in luck; you can just pick it off the ground from Jade Cove which is located about 65 miles south of Monterrey California. When tr...
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Treasure Hunting For Emeralds
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As with most gemstones the emerald can be created as the result of volcanic activity, where the extreme pressure and heat creates the gemstones. Another process knows as hydrothermal circulation, which in the most general sense is the circulation of...
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Find Your Own Diamond Mine
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Apply around 58,000 atmospheres of pressure to pure carbon and then heat to about 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit and you will have a diamond. For millions of years microscopic plants and animals lived and died in the ancient oceans and after time the...
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Treasure Hunting For Turquoise
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Turquoise is possibly the most valuable, non-transparent mineral used in jewelry. It has been mined since at least 6000 BC by Egyptians. Like other opaque such as coral, turquoise is commonly sold by the size in millimeters rather than by weight. Tu...
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How to Hunt Arrowheads and Other Indian Artifacts
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I loved the outdoors when I was a kid. Since I lived in a rural area, and I was outdoors as often as possible, I picked up the occasional arrowhead. However, I was lucky enough to find about a dozen arrowheads, along with a bag full of pottery sherd...
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Treasure Hunting For Tourmaline
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According to Egyptian legend tourmaline gets it color when it passes over a rainbow on its journey up from the center of the earth and that is why it is often referred as the gemstone of the rainbow. Multicolored and bi-colored tourmaline are the nor...
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Treasure Hunting For Star Garnets
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India and Idaho are the only two places in the world that star garnets are found. They range in size from a grain of sand to golf ball in size. Star Garnets display a reflection of the light with a four or six ray star, which is caused by an inclusio...
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Treasure Hunting For Truffles
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Truffles is a mushroom that has formed a symbiotic relationship their environment. They grow underground among the roots of trees with only a few types of trees, such as cedar and maples that are not associated with truffle forming fungi. Many mushr...
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Kentucky Fossils
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Newly updated!! People from all around the world come to northern Kentucky to look for fine examples of trilobites, brachiopods, cephalopods, bryozoans, echinoderrms, crinoids, and others. There is a fairly new highway called the Double A...
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Panning For Gold
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First thing is to try before panning for gold is to find out if any gold has been found in that river or stream before. Gold usually occurs where there is quartz or lead or silver. It's unlikely that you will just find nuggets of gold (although I di...
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Treasure Hunting For Meteorites
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Treasures are falling from the sky. A natural object originating in outer space that survives the impact with the earth's surface is called a meteorite. Most meteoroids burn up when entering the Earth's atmosphere. However, it has been estimated that...
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Treasure Hunting for Amethysts
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The Amethyst gemstones range in color from pale lilac to deep purple. Gemstones with the deepest colors are the most valuable and some of these fine gemstones are featured in the British Crown Jewels. Amethyst is a transparent quartz crystal and is u...
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Family Treasure Hunting (geocaching with your family)
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Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cac...
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Treasure Hunting For Sunken Treasure
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If you grew up dreaming of searching for sunken treasure, you're not alone. Many young men and women have had dreams just like that, of searching the ocean floor for remnants of some sunken ship that was loaded down with gold coins and gem encrusted...
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The Best Kids Party Game Ever!
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Digging for buried treasure is an awesome treat for summertime fun. This is truly the best kids party activity ever, and it doubles as a party favor the kids will treasure long after the party is over! Plan a buried treasure activity for your summer...
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All about Geocaching
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D o you love a good treasure hunt? Do you own a GPS (Global Positioning Unit)? Do you like to travel? Do you like exercise? Do you love seeing new places, discovering new things? Then Geocaching might be for you! Geocaching is kind of a high te...
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Treasure Hunting For Geodes
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Thunder eggs, or geodes, are geological rock formations which occur in sedimentary and certain volcanic rocks. They look like regular rocks from the outside, the exterior typically made up of limestone, but then have crystal formations of quartz on t...
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Treasure Hunting For Lobsters
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Lobster hunting is becoming a favorite pastimes for many divers. These tasty crustaceans, also known as bugs to divers, are delicious. But in order to capture a lobster you must first find them. Lobsters need places to hide from other predators so pr...
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Treasure Hunting for Lake Superior Agates
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Did you know that the official gemstones of the state of Minnesota are called agates? Of all the beautiful rocks and gemstones that could have been considered, these beautiful stones that are readily available along so many beachfronts of that state...
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Treasure Hunting For Benitoite
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Benitoite is a rare blue silicate mineral, found in hydro thermally altered serpentinite. Hydro thermally altered serpentinite is science speak for a type of rock that formed by cold submarine volcanoes that rose from the ocean floor. This layer of r...
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A Review of the Bounty Hunter Metal Detector
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There are a lot of different brands of metal detector out there, and if you're just starting out with the fun hobby of detecting, why not try a Bounty Hunter metal detector? There are a few reasons why we recommend this particular brand, and why they...
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Treasure Hunting For Ginseng
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Wild ginseng has been found in Northern China, Korea, Vietnam, Eastern Siberia, Canada, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Kentucky. It is becoming increasingly harder to find due to the high demand in recent years. It requires years for ginseng to reach...
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Treasure Hunting For Antique Bottles
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To some, old bottles are just junk taking up space on the windowsills of the kitchen. They truly don't appreciate the craftsmanship that typically went into making these items, which was usually done by hand. Of course there are other reasons why som...
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Where to Get a Good Deal on Metal Detectors
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Metal detecting is a hobby that is not only fun but can be educational as well. Having the children get out from behind the computer and on the beach or open field to actually hunt for valuable artifacts, jewelry and precious metals can go a long way...
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Treasure Hunting For Civil War Artifacts
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If you're a modern-day treasure hunter you may wonder how you can find some great Civil War artifacts, whether on your own or through another seller that has already found them for you. Believe it or not, there are still some great items you can find...
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Treasure Hunting For Fluorescent Minerals
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Have you ever seen a rock that seems to glow in the dark? Maybe only when you've been at a museum or science center, but in reality fluorescent minerals can be readily found in many places and make for an amazing and eye-catching hobby. But for those...
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A Review of the Garret Ace 250 Metal Detector
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No matter why you're treasure hunting, you should consider a Garret Ace 250 metal detector. It's a favorite of both experienced and new hunters alike for metal detectors under the $250 price range. For one thing, the Garret Company has some 40 years...
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Tips on Renting a Metal Detector Before You Buy
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Wouldn't it be nice if you could take anything and everything out for a test drive before you bought it? Sure, a car you can spin around the block a few times but imagine if you could live in a prospective house for a week before buying, or could wea...
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Treasure Hunting For Megalodon Teeth
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Have you ever seen someone with a really cool shark's tooth necklace and wondered how they got it? Chances are they didn't really wrestle that big shark and yank out the tooth as a trophy or prize, but they found a place where you can get some shark...
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Relic Hunting Made Easy
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metal detecting is a fun and exciting hobby for all ages. You never know what you might find on your outing. Their have been many exciting discoveries made by everyday people just like you and I. You can find anything from civil war artifacts to jewe...
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Hidden Treasure Hunting and Discovering Gold.
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Replace your depreciating assets and time limited lifestyle - start accumulating satisfying memories. If you didn't have to go to work everyday and could afford to travel anywhere in the world to discover gold, ancient hidden treasures, or a lost c...
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Treasure Hunting for Tiger Eye
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Typically the Tiger Eye gemstone has rich yellow and golden brown strips. The yellow and brown strips resemble the striped eye of a tiger, hence the name. When polished the gemstone will have a very silky texture and is widely used in pendants, earri...
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Treasure Hunting for Tiger Eye
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Typically the Tiger Eye gemstone has rich yellow and golden brown strips. The yellow and brown strips resemble the striped eye of a tiger, hence the name. When polished the gemstone will have a very silky texture and is widely used in pendants, earri...
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Family Treasure Hunting (geocaching with your family)
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Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cac...


