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Three people were killed when a dune collapsed,
I've seen similar dangerous conditions on the Treasure Coast. There was one beach a few years ago that was very dangerous. Be careful when working next to a high cliff. Heavy slabs can fall off without warning.
Here is the link for more about the incident.
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On 7/31 I posted some of the most recent 1715 Fleet finds. Included was a group of gold nuggets from Rio Mar.
I found at few gold nuggets at John Brooks. The largest, and the one that I posted before, is shown below. It was found near three other smaller ones. I didn't find any other old items that day.
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| Photo by TreasureGuide |
As you can see, this one is sharp, and maybe you can not see it as well, but it has a good bit of quartz on it. I should get a better photo of it sometime. Being so sharp and angular, it doesn't look like placer gold.
The nuggets from Rio Mar that I showed in 7/31 are similarly angular, but I don't see any evidence of quartz.
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| Photo submitted by JaminJackUSA. |
A search of the Mel Fisher artifact database, shows a lot of nuggets, but all of those in the database came from the Margarita and Atocha sites. I did not find any in the database from the Treasure Coast.
I'd like to see photos of other gold nuggets from Treasure Coast shipwrecks or shipwreck beaches.
Rio Mar has long been known as the primary site on the Treasure Coast for nuggets and fine gold - some of it too fine to be easily collected.
Rio Mar has long been known as the primary site on the Treasure Coast for nuggets and fine gold - some of it too fine to be easily collected.
I've also posted some possible nuggets that could be dental gold or other miscellaneous melted bits that are difficult to identify as being wreck related, such as the one shown below that was found by Duane C.
On the subject of gold nuggets, here is a good story.
A Victorian retiree has struck gold, unearthing a 2-kilogram nugget worth about $130,000 on the outskirts of the gold rush town Ballarat.
The amateur prospector was searching through old pastureland in a now 'top secret' location when his metal detector started beeping.
He started digging and quickly uncovered a .22 lead bullet.
Thinking that was that, he was about to move on — but his detector was "insistent" there was something else further down.
Located under 30 centimetres of wash under about 15 centimetres of clay was the whopping gold nugget, which has since been named You Wouldn't Believe It...
A Victorian retiree has struck gold, unearthing a 2-kilogram nugget worth about $130,000 on the outskirts of the gold rush town Ballarat.
The amateur prospector was searching through old pastureland in a now 'top secret' location when his metal detector started beeping.
He started digging and quickly uncovered a .22 lead bullet.
Thinking that was that, he was about to move on — but his detector was "insistent" there was something else further down.
Located under 30 centimetres of wash under about 15 centimetres of clay was the whopping gold nugget, which has since been named You Wouldn't Believe It...
Here is that link.
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We are still having nice big tides, but little surf on the Treasure Coast.
From the National Hurricane Center:
From the National Hurricane Center:
A westward-moving tropical wave located about 300 miles east of the
central Lesser Antilles continues to produce an area of cloudiness
and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to become
less conducive during the next couple of days, and significant
development of this system is not anticipated.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
central Lesser Antilles continues to produce an area of cloudiness
and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are forecast to become
less conducive during the next couple of days, and significant
development of this system is not anticipated.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
I'd still keep an eye on that one. It has plenty of time yet.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
