Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

7 lb. Agate

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Interesting Jasper

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Onyx

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Onyx

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Chalcedony - Johnson Co., Tennessee

Beautiful,misty Blue Ridge Mountains

Iridescent Hematite

Iridescent Hematite

Quartz (Var: "Herkimer Diamond")

Appalachian Gold

Appalachian Gold

Appalachian Gold

Appalachian Gold

Appalachian Gold

Appalachian Gold

Appalachian Gold

Appalachian Gold

Schorl Tourmaline on healed Quartz

Smoky Quartz crystal with Muscovite

Smoky Quartz

Muscovite on Quartz

Muscovite on Quartz specimen from Sharpes Emerald Prospect.

Facet-grade Smoky Quartz

6-7 lb. Smoky Quartz Cluster

From Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Bear

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Luke

Luke

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Sharpes Emerald Prospect

Misty Blue Ridge Mountains

A little color...

Someone's gold trap.

A gold bearing spot.

Covered wagons...

Covered wagons...

Digging and sniping...

Johnson County, Tennessee

Johnson County, Tennessee

Johnson County, Tennessee

Johnson County, Tennessee

Johnson County, Tennessee

Johnson County, Tennessee

Blue Ridge Mountains

Luke & Dalton Iron Mountain, TN

Tennessee Quartz Crystal

30.5 carat North Carolina Ruby

North Carolina Emerald

North Carolina Emerald

Bear's Collection of Gold

There is more than gemstones in them thar hills!

Tennessee Agate

Tennessee Agate

Tennessee Agate

Tennessee Agate

Tennessee Agates

Tennessee Agate

Sluicing for Gold

Bear in his hole...

Keene Sluice

Hand feeding good ground...

Some concentrates...

A handful of Topaz...

Some Topaz specimens I found while digging for gold one day.

Massive Chalcedony

Approx. 50-60 lb. massive Chalcedony from Tennessee.

Massive Chalcedony

Wilson Creek Gorge & Wilderness Area

Sedimentary formations in N.E. Tenn.

Sedimentary formations in N.E. Tenn.

Sedimentary formations in N.E. Tenn.

Sedimentary formations in N.E. Tenn.

Sedimentary formations in N.E. Tenn.

Peaceful creek in Johnson County

New dig site...

Digging small holes on one of the tailing piles of an old Manganese pit mine.

A pocket of mineral deposits...

Large Manganese associated ore.

Large chunk of ore.

A specimen of ore.

Magnified ore.