Rockhound looking for a good dig in the upstate of South Carolina

Mojo618 · Aug 21, 2012

Hello,I'm 30yrs old. I'm from Anderson County, South Carolina. Looking to meet new friends with a common interest. So, Im calling all you ROCKHOUNDS!!

Where are you from?
Favorite rock or gem to hunt?
Feel free to add a pic of your fav find!

marinedad · Aug 24, 2012

just can't stop thinking what would happen if i told my wife i was going rockhounding with a woman almost half my age. last thing i would see is the frying pan upside my head.

Mojo618 · Aug 24, 2012

Lmao!! Well at least you know she still loves you then right? That's when you get another person to tag along! Lol!

NuggetHead · Feb 13, 2013

Have you tried looking in greer...Got some good stuff that way..

rock · Feb 13, 2013

This is an old thread from 8/21/2012 she probably already has found that hunting partner by now.

Mojo618 · Feb 15, 2013

Actually, I have found anyone to hunt with. Most people find rock hounding and metal detecting a waste of time, their to caught up in Technology.

doubled · Feb 15, 2013

I love to metal detect, and have been getting into prospecting and gem hunting lately as well. I live in Spartanburg so if anyone want to go out sometime hit me up!

TeAra · Feb 16, 2013

I rock hunt as much as possible. Haven't got as metal detector tho. I make my husband go with me(he sits in the truck while I search) because I do not know of anyone close by who enjoys it as well.

rock · Feb 16, 2013

Mojo618 said:
Actually, I have found anyone to hunt with. Most people find rock hounding and metal detecting a waste of time, their to caught up in Technology.

Dang you got to change that avatar! Freaks me out every time I see it. I figured like so many that post one time. You had already gone. Well good luck and I see you have met somebody. I am way too far away. Nobody here gives a .......about rocks.
This is one of my favorite rocks, click on the photo to enlarge.

Mojo618 · Feb 17, 2013

Oops, i was i a hurry to reply. I meant that i have not met anyone yet. still wishing too. Love the rock! Beautiful! Where did you find it? What is it classified as? What other type of hunting do u do? What kinda job do u have seen that it said u were a dealer? You have your own shop? Let me know ! Have a great day!

TeAra · Feb 17, 2013

I don't know if you are into the club thing but there is a rockhounding club in NC. They go hunting in alot of places and have members from all over. Let me know if this is something that interests you and I will send you over to them.

Mojo618 · Feb 17, 2013

@TeAra : sure sounds exciting! Where do they meet in NC?

TeAra · Feb 17, 2013

Most of the time they meet at the dig site. They have digs in NC...SC...Ga so far that I have seen since I joined.

rock · Feb 17, 2013

Mojo, that avatar is much better lol. It is truly different. I dont have my own site I do however sell at times for a % of the sales for other people. I sell my own items also. I sell NA artifacts, Vintage and rocks for collecting or some buy for knaping, which is making modern arrowheads. The rock in the pic is a type of Chert or Flint which ever you prefer to call it. I find these myself while looking in areas where I find ancient NA artifacts. I have all types and sizes in rocks. I have some that would be good for tumbling as well. Do you tumble rocks?

Mojo618 · Feb 17, 2013

Oh, ok Cool! I have a tumbler but its tiny and i have been discouraged to try it out since it is so small. It was given to me its from the 60s or 70s lol. Doesn't seem like its worth the trouble. I want to buy a larger one.

rock · Feb 17, 2013

Well when you get the larger one let me know I will send you some tumbler rocks to try it with.

TeAra · Feb 18, 2013

Mojo I use a 3 lb tumbler that I bought at Harbor Freight and it does wonders. I didn't think that it would be able to handle the stones I was tossing in but it proved me wrong. Just depends on how hard the stones are when it comes to how long I leave them in. Now I do have what I can an industrial one my Husband made for me lol. 5 gal bucket, table saw motor etc. but I like my little one better.