GC17KRH Are We Still On Planet Earth? (Traditional Cache) in Tennessee, United States created by RiverNWick

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Hidden : 11/25/2007

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

You are looking for a Lock & Lock Container.

As many local residents already know, Decatur County truly is the “Outdoor Capital of Tennessee,” but this distinction goes far beyond the prerequisite recreational sports of boating, hunting and fishing. The county's terrain provides a wide variety of archeological opportunities for family fun, education and the chance to coax kids away from video games and out into the natural world.
In the northern part of Decatur County, at the intersection of Yellow Springs Road and Jeanette Holladay Road, lies a spot of land that literally defies description: Imagine stepping into a field that resembles the landscape of another planet.
The relatively small parcel of land is unique because it contains and produces selenite crystals – a form of the common mineral gypsum that crystallizes due to a precise and uncommon combination of geological properties for this area of the country. The crystals take on the characteristics of the soil, with finer soil producing clearer crystals. The Decatur County selenite crystals have a bluish cast and are relatively clear.
The largest deposits of gypsum were formed during the Permian geological era, about 270 million years ago.
The Yellow Springs Road selenite landscape consists of black, barren rolling hills and deep trenches covered with selenite crystals that form on top of the dry crusty soil of the undisturbed hilltops. They sometimes grow in a star-shaped pattern that serious collectors try to preserve and reassemble at home as prized specimens.
“Decatur County is world renowned for its fossil deposits and sites,” said WC McDaniel, president of the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society. “The fossils dating back over 400 million years are abundant and of high quality; the selenite site is also well known.”
Everyone is most welcome to visit the land and see the amazing selenite deposits. “But don't dig it. It forms on top of the ground and it must be gathered.”

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Pnpuvat Jvgu N Gjvfg!!!!!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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