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Greenstone
August 2004 by Edgar B. Heylmun, PhD
Greenstone is a hard, tough, altered igneous rock, usually dark green in color. The term “greenstone” has been loosely applied to all greenish rock, including peridotite, dunite, jade, serpentine, and even hydro thermally altered rocks in mining districts. True greenstone is...Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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Looking Back
Excerpts from California Mining Journal, our original title, published 50 years ago this month.
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We soon found that our discovery post and other claim markers were gone and replaced with new posts and a notice of location with an earlier date than had been on our notice of location.
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