Golden Legends Tales of Buried Treasure

Earthquakes formed gold deposits. Such is the theory of an Australian scientist. And, gold deposits were formed in a relatively short period of time in terms of geologic history. http://www.geologyin.com/2014/07/new-theory-suggests-gold-deposits-were.html

The land of Southern Appalachia is wild. And some of the wildest is in the Smokey Mountains. There are the Southern Blueridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, and then in Georgia proper: Andersonville NHS Appalachian National Scenic Trail Chattahoochee River National Rec Area Chickamauga and Chattanooga Natl Military Park Cumberland Island National Seashore Fort Frederica NM Fort Pulaski NM Jimmy Carter NHS Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Martin Luther King Jr NHS Ocmulgee NM Trail of Tears National Historic Trail But even though spring and fall bring magnificent natural color to the forest and pastures, there is a treasure of semi-precious and precious gems, minerals, collectible rocks, and gold and diamonds! Check out this article. https://hubpages.com/travel/North-Georgia-Treasure-Hunting

This is an article I wrote about finding gold in the Southwest. It has been read over 25,000 times and copied just as many. If you are relatively new to the hobby of recreational prospecting, you might want to read it. If you are a pro, the photos are good and you might see something of interest. https://owlcation.com/misc/Where-to-Find-Gold-if-You-are-a-Newbie-Gold-Prospecting-the-Best-Places-Using-Gold-Panning Gold Hill Nevada,   before 1900 (top) and in 2007.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Hill,_Nevada

https://www.freepik.com/photos/woman A woman walks into a store to return a pair of eyeglasses that she had purchased for her husband the week before. "What seems to be the problem, madam?" "I'm returning these glasses I bought here for my husband. They're defective!" "Defective?" said the optometrist? "How could that be? I made them myself." "That may be all well and good," she said. "But he's still not seeing things my way!"

Sneaky An inmate at a prison had a habit of getting out of work by being sick. First it was a tooth ache, and the prison dentist had to pull a tooth. Then the man came down with appendicitis and they had to remove his appendix. Following that were a rash of incidents ranging from tonsillitis and surgery to remove his tonsils to having one of his toes cut off in a freak accident. The warden pulled the head guard aside and said, "We better watch that man." The head guard replied, "Why?" "I think he's trying to escape one piece at a time." http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/prison-clip-art-free

Please check out my latest article about lost mines in Southern Arizona. It features the Lost Sopori Mine and the Cerro Colorado Mine and the Lost Treasure of the Cerro Colorado Mine. The photo below is related to the LOST DUTCHMAN MINE outside Apache Junction, AZ https://hubpages.com/education/Lost-Mines-of-Southern-Arizona Chris C Jones  -  Own work https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Dutchman%27s_Gold_Mine In many versions of the story, Weaver's Needle is a prominent landmark for locating the lost mine.

I have a good article for you. Check this one out about the difference between Fool's Gold, pyrite, and the real deal. Dodecahedron - shaped crystals from Italy. Wikipedia-  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrite