Geode-Caching Traditional Geocache
Ice and Wind: The cache owner has not responded, or corrected the problems with this cache, so I must regretfully archive the listing.
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Fairly easy cache. The reason for placement her is that in this location one can find Fluorescent Chalcedony Geodes.
Regular cache in Ammo can. Original contents include a set of football cards, a 35-mm camera (no film), a BammBeano bear, Geocaching pin and other goodies. This is a nice stop on the way to or from Jackpot, and in years past was actually a rest stop with port-a-potties known as Rabbit Springs. True to the name, there are lots of rabbits around here--keep your eyes peeled.
The real reason for placing this cache is that this location has significance to amateur geologists and rockhounds. Only in this location in Idaho can one find fluorescent chalcedony geodes. As you approach the cache, you will see some broken ones on the ground--they are brought to the surface around the roots of sagebrush frequently. As you actually get closer to the highway, and even cross to the west side (please pull off the turn-off on the West rather than walking across the busy highway from the parking area on the east if you wish to explore the area west of US 93), as well as in the roadcut north of the cache, the geodes are just about everywhere. These were formed by water seeping into holes in the volcanic rock, and depositing the minerals there long ago. The geodes typically range 2" - 4" in diameter, but larger ones are sometimmes found. They are hollow in the center, lined by a bubbly looking mineral deposit that actually does glow under black light.
Enjoy the area, and as always--when caching in the high desert during the summer months, beware of snakes.
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