| Pudding Stone Cherokee, AL US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 09:58:30 AM Viewed 10594 times |
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| This is site listed as a quarry on Travel Channel Treasure Wiki's Alabama page, but permission to collect is allowed conditionally. It mentions that there are varieties of jasper and red chalcedony in hematite matrix. Go to the link to find more info. Here is what the broken link says: "a variety of jaspers and red chalcedony cemented in a hematite matrix. The small stones in the matrix make for more attractive cabochons. General description: The site is an operating quarry.Ask permission to hunt gemstones. Many quarries will allow collecting if you stay out of the way and don't risk your life on steep slopes. Helpful notes to newcomers: In a rock saw the material will bleed blood red from the hematite. Wait until you need to change oil before cutting pudding stone. The finished stones take a beautiful luster on tin oxide and leather. " | The broken link said: "Just as you cross the Alabama border on HWY 72 from Mississippi look for the quarry on the right. If you cross Bear Creek you went too far." |