17 Apr 15
36_Clear Topaz
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7 Aug 11
What better location? What better location for a GeoGem than where this Members only cache is hidden? Thanks again to Treequest for a great Cache location.
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7 Aug 11
Temporary stop for GeoGem Hopefully, this cache will be only a temporary stop as the GeoGem moves on.
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7 Aug 11
A sample of the Fluorescent minerals Under UV light, you can see the Willemite, Calcite, and Fluorite glow.
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7 Aug 11
Inside the mine The mine was mainly a zinc mine. Here is a link for the information about the museum and the mine. http://sterlinghillminingmuseum.org/
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7 Aug 11
Levels of the mine This picture is of the Bells chart for the hoist that took the miners up and down the mine shaft. You can see that the lowest level for the miners was 1850 feet.
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7 Aug 11
Our Mine Tour Guide Here is our tour guide Joe, a retired miner who worked at the mine when it was still open.
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7 Aug 11
Sterling Hill Mining Museum Before we put the GeoGem in the cache, it went on a tour of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
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25 Dec 09
Clear Topaz This is GG - Clear Topaz
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