tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post5749338160242782058..comments2023-11-24T07:31:06.204-08:00Comments on nailhed: Huron Mtns Trip, Pt. 1: “Karst, Iron, Gold, Iron, Iron, Gold.”nailhedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07339834717269186348noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-51129660787080810142022-06-16T02:18:58.582-07:002022-06-16T02:18:58.582-07:00"Clumps of grapes" would be botryoidal h..."Clumps of grapes" would be botryoidal hematite.William T. Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930487594262902966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147255226831235255.post-46854332083193774122022-06-15T12:01:18.427-07:002022-06-15T12:01:18.427-07:00Nailhed, I hate to have to tell you this: I know f...Nailhed, I hate to have to tell you this: I know from being a coin collector that gold was mined near Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dahlonega, Georgia. Branch mints were established in those locations to strike gold coins using the local gold, the coins bearing the mintmarks C and D (many decades before the Denver branch was set up).<br />Googling shows me that the Dahlonega mine is still open William T. Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930487594262902966noreply@blogger.com