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Geology, Earthquakes and Volcanos
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I own property in Rutherfordton, NC, which is located right across Highway 41 from the original Betchler NC gold mine. I am eager to rent an excavator and start digging into the hillside to explore what is beneath the red clay, not even looking specifically for gold, corundrum, quartz, etc etc. During my last visit, one of the tenants renting one of my properties showed me an area of significant erosion not far into the woods. This erosion was caused by the severe flooding that affected Lake Lure and devastated businesses in Chimney Rock. I still find it hard to imagine the volume of water that surged through that valley.
In the low country of South Carolina, drilling primarily encounters sand, shell, and then Cooper Marl clay, extending down to about 1,000 feet. Further north, around Awendaw, limestone begins to appear at approximately 150 feet deep, where large voids can be found. This creates the need for casing during drilling, as it helps prevent the loss of drilling mud.
That’s my contribution to geology. I often find a lot of shark teeth, including some Megalodon teeth, though they are usually quite worn. I also come across numerous black phosphate nodules.
In the low country of South Carolina, drilling primarily encounters sand, shell, and then Cooper Marl clay, extending down to about 1,000 feet. Further north, around Awendaw, limestone begins to appear at approximately 150 feet deep, where large voids can be found. This creates the need for casing during drilling, as it helps prevent the loss of drilling mud.
That’s my contribution to geology. I often find a lot of shark teeth, including some Megalodon teeth, though they are usually quite worn. I also come across numerous black phosphate nodules.
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I used to find shark teeth when I ran my turning plow through the ditch adjacent to the road. I looked it up. I'm 200 miles from the gulf at an elevation of 398ft.
Gold sounds interesting. I'd be afraid I'd find some and then get into a mineral rights fight or someone sneaking around lol. I remember when I was in Alaska people would pan all day and say "I got a little bit of color".
Gold sounds interesting. I'd be afraid I'd find some and then get into a mineral rights fight or someone sneaking around lol. I remember when I was in Alaska people would pan all day and say "I got a little bit of color".
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It's weird these earthquakes have no fore or after-shocks.
After our 7.1 in California, we had thousands of them. The night of the big one, we had probably half a dozen higher than 5.
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That looks pretty bad. I remember there was a big earthquake in Central America or South America and they were digging out people who were still alive for quite a while. That was decades ago. May have been Mexico, been a long time but seems like they were getting people out weeks later.