If you CANNOT place puzzle backly EXACTLY as found please contact me. I will delete any finds that do not conform to this.
I have modified the puzzle to make it easier to reassemble.
The final is at the posted coordinates.
This is a field puzzle.
I’ve been very busy with my 3D printer designing and building this field puzzle just for you — and there will be more like this coming in the near future.
I chose this topic for the Nostalgia theme because, as a youngster, I collected rocks and minerals. Today, that interest has come full circle: tumbling stones has become a happily resurrected hobby. The rocks and minerals in the cache are easliy identified. Please be careful unscrewing the lid(on bottom) as there are two objects in the container and they could drop to the group. Please replace exactly as found...
📦 At the Cache
Geocachers are instructed to bring a ladder, access the cache, unscrew the bottom, and begin the field puzzle.
Your challenge is to identify the rocks and minerals in the tray and then solve the crypto in order to access the log sheet.
Everyone claiming this cache must sign the physical log sheet.
Feel free to post pictures of the log sheet in your online log.
Please do not attempt at night.
Good luck!
Please do not give hints in your logs or reveal answers to other cachers.
⚠️ Difficulty & Terrain
This cache is rated D/T 5/4.5
It is a very challenging field puzzle, and you will need a 12-foot ladder to attempt it safely. Cache responsibly and at your own discretion.
🧠 Rocks vs. Minerals — What’s the Difference?
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, rocks and minerals are not the same thing.
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Minerals are naturally occurring, inorganic substances with a specific chemical composition and a crystalline structure. Quartz, calcite, and feldspar are classic examples.
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Rocks are made up of one or more minerals combined together. Granite, for example, is a rock composed mainly of quartz, feldspar, and mica.
In short:
➡️ Minerals are the building blocks
➡️ Rocks are the finished products
This cache invites you to look closely, think carefully, and reconnect with the kind of curiosity many of us had when we first started collecting stones as kids.