Herkimers & Green Crystals

[fossis]

Herkimers & Green Crystals

I picked up my pal Scotto yesterday & we went to two locations in SE OK to look for Herkimers & Crystals with green inclusions.
They are found on land owned by timber companys, & you have to walk the ditches when they grade the dirt roads, I found a nice arrowhead right off the bat, then we started finding Herkimers, after we got home & washed them up, I had a 'cluster of Herkimers' on a main stem, a first for me, also some with red inclusions.
Later we moved South a few miles & started finding 'Green Crystals', nothing with any good points, but we had a fun day.
Last pic is a 'double terminated' green that I bought a few years ago.

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[theviking]

Re: Herkimers & Green Crystals

Nice finds! I've found a few herkimers in our creek while hunting for arrowheads. Love the piece in the last pic.
H.H.
Viking.

 

[ashleen]

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cool!
We spent some time at the Herkimer mine in NY a few years ago. Hit a nice little pocket. Got some double-terms, even a coiple of enhydros. I should do a post on them sometime !

 

[fossis]

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Nice finds! I've found a few herkimers in our creek while hunting for arrowheads. Love the piece in the last pic.
H.H.
Viking.

Thanks, I traded for that one, they are rare to get that large here.

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[fossis]

Re: Herkimers & Green Crystals

cool!
We spent some time at the Herkimer mine in NY a few years ago. Hit a nice little pocket. Got some double-terms, even a coiple of enhydros. I should do a post on them sometime !

You should post them, we had 'tough luck' last year when we went, but enjoyed the country.

Fossis............

 

[swampgal]

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Out of curiousity is the oklahoma crystals worth anything?

 

[fossis]

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Out of curiousity is the oklahoma crystals worth anything?

Like everything else, the better the 'quality', the price goes up, I paid $30.00 for the large one (last pic),
but wouldn't sell it for that.

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[swampgal]

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I picked up 3 5 gal buckets of those at a yard sale, I have been meaning to figure out how to clean them. Dident know if they was worth anything.

 

[fossis]

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I picked up 3 5 gal buckets of those at a yard sale, I have been meaning to figure out how to clean them. Dident know if they was worth anything.

Wow, good find, we didn't have to clean these, but you can use 'oxilic acid' to clean off rusty stains.
They tell me to bring water to almost boiling, then turn off the heat, pour water in plastic bucket, gently add acid,stir, then add the crystals, (rubber gloves & goggles) would be good.
Let set for 24 hrs, rinse, & they should be clean, if not repeat the process.

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[swampgal]

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These are really dirty Fossis, a lot of Iron rust lucks like. As soon as I can I will get to them to clean them.

 

[fossis]

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These are really dirty Fossis, a lot of Iron rust lucks like. As soon as I can I will get to them to clean them.

I would soak them in 'hot soapy water', then scrub with a brush, then try oxcilic acid .

Fossis................

 

[mamabear]

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cool!
We spent some time at the Herkimer mine in NY a few years ago. Hit a nice little pocket. Got some double-terms, even a coiple of enhydros. I should do a post on them sometime !

yes! you should post them! I wanna see. I have always wanted to collect some.

Fossis. nice finds. what are the inclusions? what a great day you must have had!!

 

[fossis]

Re: Herkimers & Green Crystals

cool!
We spent some time at the Herkimer mine in NY a few years ago. Hit a nice little pocket. Got some double-terms, even a coiple of enhydros. I should do a post on them sometime !

yes! you should post them! I wanna see. I have always wanted to collect some.

Fossis. nice finds. what are the inclusions? what a great day you must have had!!

Thanks, these crystals have a green 'mossy look' inside them, not sure what it is.
The pic's on (Hunting The Pine Plantations), show the color better.

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[swampgal]

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Try this again! LOL I posted a couple little pics of 2 small crystals from the buckets, on a little site for ya'll to see. I could not get them to upload to the post.
http://www.egobuster.com/

 

[bluebird]

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nice

 

[fossis]

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Try this again! LOL I posted a couple little pics of 2 small crystals from the buckets, on a little site for ya'll to see. I could not get them to upload to the post.
http://www.egobuster.com/

Some of the 'yellow' may not come off with acid.

Fossis..........

 

[fossis]

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nice

Thanks

Fossis.............