Magnet Cove Carbonatite Posted on June 27, 2014 by Snot Otter Calcite is normally less than extraordinary. It pains me to say this since almost every fossil I’ve found is made of calcite. Limestone is primarily calcite, and...
Mississippi Valley Type Ore Deposits Posted on April 9, 2014 by Snot Otter Back in January I made a trip to Sharps Chapel, TN to visit the New Prospect Mine and found some beautiful lead and zinc...
Keokuk and Hamilton Geodes Posted on October 21, 2013 by Snot Otter This past fall I paid a visit to my grandparents in New Berlin, IL for their 50th wedding anniversity (congrats Grammy and Gruncle!) and...