Cancrinite Hill

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Originally uploaded by Mic2006.
This is me on top of Cancrinite Hill. It is an old collecting site that is a favorite amongst Bancroft rockhounds. Though few people visit it now I decided to make the trip one sweaty summer morning. I suppose your reward is in proportion to [...]

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The Princess Sodalite Mine

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IMG_0710, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
This is Andy Christe, he owns the Princess Sodalite Mine. Here he sits on top of a vein of sodalite. It is a rare semi precious stone that is only found [...]

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Ice Fantasy

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IMG_2592, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
As I mentioned crawling down icy tunnels in mid winter can be a most unusual experience. You feel like a bull in a china shop, your every move [...]

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Ice Floor

I slithered down this tunnel on my belly. Though it looks easy going there is actually about 3 inches of freezing water on top and so my belly was absolutly freezing by the time I surfaced.

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Return to the Surface

After a waist deep wade in freezing water I reemerged at a passage junction. The cave passages here are water worn (vadose) and they follow along natural joints in the rock. In beds of sedimentary rock the sheets are actually fractured by weaknesses that run in somewhat predictable directions, this is what is meant by [...]

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