Silver in the park

[TerryC]

TimC and I hunted this park today for about 90 minutes. It is at 64th and Greenfield (milwaukee). Found just under 2 dollars in clad and the pictured earing. Silver. Can anyone tell me what type of stone that is?

 

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[Felinepeachy]

Hey you did great for the short time you hunted. I'm pretty sure the stone is Lapis lazuli. I love it!! Sometimes it has pieces of gold pyrite in it, can you see any?

 

[TerryC]

Hey you did great for the short time you hunted. I'm pretty sure the stone is Lapis lazuli. I I love it!! Sometimes it has pieces of gold pyrite in it, can you see any?

Yes! there are bits of gold colored mineral. The stone is very blue in sunlight. It is more gray-like under incandecent light. Also has a moltted, opaque hue. TimC's first thought was it is lapus lazuli. Thanks, Peachy. TTC

 

[Felinepeachy]

OO-RAH!!

 

[TerryC]

Two more pics.....

 

[Indianhead Jones]

A very pretty stone! Great find!

Larry

 

[Felinepeachy]

The very earliest cultures valued lapis lazuli more highly than gold. It is also one of the stones in the 'Breastplate of Judgement' of Aaron, described in the Bible.

 

[TerryC]

The very earliest cultures valued lapis lazuli more highly than gold. It is also one of the stones in the 'Breastplate of Judgement' of Aaron, described in the Bible.

COOL.... NEAT..... TimC told me lapus lazuli has been mined since 6000 b.c.e. I wonder.... thinking I could reset the stone in a ring, is silver the traditional setting or is gold ok. It is a VERY pretty stone.

 

[Felinepeachy]

"They say" everything goes with blue. I have seen it set in both silver and gold. It's just a personal decision. You know what you could do? If you really want to get fancy you could have your lapis set in gold with dark rubies and and it would match the Marine Corps Dress Blues A and B uniform perfectly.

 

[Felinepeachy]

Good thing this didn't say "No Devil Dogs allowed" LOL

 

[TimC]

Good thing this didn't say "No Devil Dogs allowed" LOL

I told my brother the sign says "my ex-wife is not allowed".

 

[Felinepeachy]

LOL

 

[Ant]

Cool finds and silver too.

That looks like dark blue turquoise, look it up. Or an imitation made with copper.

You know what’s cool? What’s cool is when someone post the hunt location by naming the cross streets like you did, or an address when the city has a street view on Google maps, then we can take a look, like I did.

The homes up street from the park on 64th St. look very old. Is there still construction going on across the street from the park? Old homes might have been there at one time. I sure would like to hit some of those old Victorians near there.

There might be an old map of the area to view on San Born Maps.

Use this link (“no spaces”) http :// sanborn .umi .com/ and residence for log-in, and welcome for the password.

Good luck HH

 

[Ant]

Good thing this didn't say "No Devil Dogs allowed" LOL

I told my brother the sign says "my ex-wife is not allowed".

In the new Marine Corps, Devil Dog is a bad word, who would have thuck.

HH

 

[TerryC]

HA HA HA!!! Peachy,
Do I detect a BAM backround? Or are you a military brat? Only a "chosen few" would know about the dress blues color scheme!
Yours truly, 41 years ago..... a lifetime ago. TTC

 

[TerryC]

[/quote] Cool finds and silver too.

That looks like dark blue turquoise, look it up. Or an imitation made with copper.

Use this link (“no spaces”) http :// sanborn .umi .com/ and residence for log-in, and welcome for the password.

Good luck HH

[/quote]
My brother, TimC, has been making jewelry for many years now. He knows jem stones. That, coupled with Peachy's posts, leaves no doubt that the stone is lapus lazuli. I have been thrilled by this find more than most of my gold finds. Really cool! Thanks. TTC

 

[Felinepeachy]

Hehehe, Anyone that knows me knows that "brat" is an understatement. This is my dad who collapsed right after this photo was taken. You can see the "I don't feel so well" look on his face. He was diagnosed with hepatitis. LOL
He made the Inchon Landing and was shot just outside the Kimpo Airfield. He's still kickin'.

 

[TerryC]

Peachy,
One last self-agrandisement photo gallery stuff. I saw your profile.... are you still playing guitar professionally? Good stuff! TTC
I don't know how to put the arrow in..... second from top row, 6th in from left. I wish to personally thank your father for his courage and sacrifice during his tour of duty. Duty.....Honor.....Country.....Semper Fi!

 

[Felinepeachy]

Peachy,
One last self-agrandisement photo gallery stuff. I saw your profile.... are you still playing guitar professionally? Good stuff! TTC
I don't know how to put the arrow in..... second from top row, 6th in from left. I wish to personally thank your father for his courage and sacrifice during his tour of duty. Duty.....Honor.....Country.....Semper Fi!

Uhhhh, you don't think that's me playing do you? The video's are Tommy Emmanuel. THE GREATEST. I do play guitar just nowhere near that well. Hardly anyone can play like that.

 

[TerryC]

Cool finds and silver too.

That looks like dark blue turquoise, look it up. Or an imitation made with copper.

You know what’s cool? What’s cool is when someone post the hunt location by naming the cross streets like you did, or an address when the city has a street view on Google maps, then we can take a look, like I did.

The homes up street from the park on 64th St. look very old. Is there still construction going on across the street from the park? Old homes might have been there at one time. I sure would like to hit some of those old Victorians near there.

There might be an old map of the area to view on San Born Maps.

Use this link (“no spaces”) http :// sanborn .umi .com/ and residence for log-in, and welcome for the password.

Good luck HH

Ant,
I like the idea of posting the location. I mean, it's only a local park. All are welcome, as far as I'm concerned. If you've been following any of the other posts I've done, you'll see I'm not shy about posting the exact spots. Recently, I've figured out how to actually use the Google Maps aerial views right in the post. Now, if I found a "real" or cob or escudo, I would probably be a little more discreet! TTC