Travel Bug Dog Tag Barrett's Pyriteer

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A special group of 4 mineral specimen bugs, launched at Buccaneer's Booty Bash. To honour the Jolly Roger theme at the MOGA event at Rend Lake, IL. March 2011.
Avast! It's Fool's Gold, AKA Iron Pyrites, an Iron Sulfide formula FeS2.
This mineral's metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold because of its resemblance to gold. The color has also led to the nicknames brass, brazzle and Brazil.
Pyrite is the most common of the sulfide minerals. The name pyrite is derived from the Greek πυρίτης (puritēs), "of fire" or "in fire", from πύρ (pur), "fire". In ancient Roman times, this name was applied to several types of stone that would create sparks when struck against steel.

One of the most popular pirate ballads is actually quite new, "Barrett's Privateers" is a folk song in the style of a sea shanty, written and performed by Canadian musician Stan Rogers, having been inspired after a song session with the Friends of Fiddler's Green at the Northern Lights Festival Boréal in Sudbury, Ontario. Although Barrett, the Antelope and other specific instances mentioned in the song are fictional, "Barrett's Privateers" is full of many authentic details of privateering in the late 18th century. The song was released on the album Fogarty's Cove in 1976 and has since gained popularity as a drinking song. It was even parodied in a web comic, http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20071010.html


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Tracking History (9632.2mi) View Map

Visited 6/19/2013 longtrails took it to Tyler Pierce, Where's My Left Beam? Oregon - 15.06 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 6/16/2013 Unlike Any discovered it   Visit Log

Going through old discoveries and saw this at the 3muddogs event! Thanks, what fun it was!:) and this was a cool TB.

Visited 6/12/2013 longtrails took it to Portland History 4: Happy Valley Oregon - 979.74 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/10/2013 longtrails took it to Tigard Library Geocache Adventure Oregon - 4.51 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 6/9/2013 glorieme discovered it   Visit Log

Saw this cool rock at 3MudDog's 10th Cacheversary event (she's another cool rock, too). Thanks for sharing! Well done trackable "container".
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/9/2013 longtrails retrieved it from Wanker's Corner Travel Bug Hotel Oregon   Visit Log

Onward...
Discovered It 6/9/2013 lucyandmelover discovered it   Visit Log

found this trackable at the 3muddog 10th ann. event :) glad to meet you all. this was my first event. hope to see you all at my ten year :)
Dropped Off 6/9/2013 3MudDogs placed it in Wanker's Corner Travel Bug Hotel Oregon - 13.84 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/9/2013 3MudDogs retrieved it from 3MudDogs' 10th Cacheversary Celebration Oregon   Visit Log

This is a cool one. I'm a bit of an amateur geologist, so figured I'd move this one along.
Dropped Off 6/8/2013 DoodleCat & MisterKrrk placed it in 3MudDogs' 10th Cacheversary Celebration Oregon - 12.25 miles  Visit Log
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