[Rockhounds] Do Ants Mine Gold? (and Concentrate Fossils)

[Tim Fisher]

Yes I think in Arizona people actually collect "anthill garnets". 

Tim Fisher
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From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of J Bryan Kramer
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2019 2:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Do Ants Mine Gold? (and Concentrate Fossils)

I know that people excavate those big desert ant mounds out there looking for gemstones and agates. Must have fun dodging the enraged big ants

BK

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J Bryan Krämer       North Florida, USA
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On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 5:03 PM Paul <etchplain at att.net> wrote:
>
> Davis, J., 2017. Do Ants Mine Gold? Utah Geological Survey Notes. vol. 
> 49, no. 2, pp. 8-9 
> https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/glad-you-asked/glad-you-
> asked-do-ants-mine-gold/
> https://indd.adobe.com/view/94743a2a-9c86-4070-bf8f-7004da5d1de2
> https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/past_survey_notes/
>
> Cretaceous Anthills - FINAL report (Misc, Gastropods, etc.) By Arizona 
> Chris, July 3, 2017 in Micro-paleontology 
> http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/75719-cretaceous-anthil
> ls-final-report-misc-gastropods-etc/
>
> Yours,
>
> Paul H.
>
>
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