Gemstones

October 1999 by Guest Writer

by Ronald F. Balazik
Excerpted from USGS Mineral Industry Survey's 1998 Annual Review

California State Gold Panning Championships September 1-2, 2007

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Ready, Set, Go! The stopwatch clicks on and the panner starts like being fired out of a cannon. It’s the Labor Day weekend and the State Championships are on their way.

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Our Readers Say

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About 10 years ago the Forest Service told a miner that he could not stay on his claim for more than 14 days in a row. I told the miner that he could stay as long as he wants, providing he was mining.

Ask The Experts - Can a detonation help determine the size and location of basalt?

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This is a story of a bit of our earth, carved by lines of longitude and latitude. There is a deep mystery in this land. The naked mountains speak of long ages of thrusting and rifting—of uplift and erosion. These riddles in the rock defy explanation.

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