Staurolite- Fairy Stone hunting.

[JccEldreth]

Spent Tuesday morning at Fairy Stone Park for a quick little stone hunt.
Had a ball, bringing the grandkids back asap.

 

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[Reanm8er]

Are these the ones that sometimes form natural crosses?

 

[JccEldreth]

Yes, 1 in 10,000 they tell me. I got one that I believe could be cleaned up and filed it to one.

 

[diggingthe1]

There is a place in northern New Mexico that I hunted years ago. They are great stones. The place was beautiful! I bet it was nice to get out and find some nice specimens! Your grandkids should love it!!

 

[A2coins]

Looks like a lot of fun

 

[Reanm8er]

I haven't seen one of these or even thought about them for years. I worked at Skyline Caverns, as a guide, in high school. They sold them in the gift shop there.

Great post and good luck!

 

[Indian Steve]

You are in my neighborhood. Do you live near Fairystone?

 

[JccEldreth]

Couple hours east. near South Boston, VA.

 

[Indian Steve]

Let me know when you get over this way. I have piles of rocks around the house for kids to pick through. I'll fix your grandkids up.

 

[Reanm8er]

Middletown, ref: Battle of cedar creek, Ggrandfather served in the 33rd Va/ "Jackson's Foot Cavalry"

 

[Reanm8er]

My daughter teaches high school in Mouth Of Wilson.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

When I was born, my father was a ranger for Fairystone State Park. Born in Stuart hospital yes, but a very very dim memory of living in a Quonset hut then. And I ended up back here just a short few miles down the road from the park. Life is good and this is a very beautiful area.

 

[JccEldreth]

My daughter teaches high school in Mouth Of Wilson.

I grew up in West Jefferson, NC. Small world.

 

[JccEldreth]

Let me know when you get over this way. I have piles of rocks around the house for kids to pick through. I'll fix your grandkids up.

Thanks man, I maybe calling on you in a couple of weeks.

 

[kray]

Small world! I'm from Virginia and was just in Northern New Mexico this summer where my kids and I scraped up a handful of those stones. Beautiful canyon we were in!!

 

[Reanm8er]

Small world indeed?

 

[diggingthe1]

Small world! I'm from Virginia and was just in Northern New Mexico this summer where my kids and I scraped up a handful of those stones. Beautiful canyon we were in!!

Im glad that Canyon in New Mexico isn’t under a claim by now. Lots of places I used to hunt in Colorado are! That is a beautiful place! I would like to visit that Fairystone State Park, it sounds incredible!

 

[JccEldreth]

Im glad that Canyon in New Mexico isn’t under a claim by now. Lots of places I used to hunt in Colorado are! That is a beautiful place! I would like to visit that Fairystone State Park, it sounds incredible!

You would like it, nice quiet area in the foot hills of VA.