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| Turntle Trail Yesterday Early Afternoon |
DJ sent me some beach photos he took yesterday. I wanted to go out but didn't get a chance.
Above is how Dj saw Turtle Trail just after noon. DJ said some bag tops were just beginning to show.
I noticed the wind was different this morning. Wanted to go out but have other things I have to do. Justs can't seem to get out there lately.
Earlier Tuesday, Dj was at Wabasso and Tracking Station in the morning.
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| Tracking Station Tuesday Morning. |
And below is Wabasso.
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| Wabasso Tuesday Morning. |
You can see how the sand was building at Wabasso. Notice the where the water washed up over and behind the newly accumulated sand.
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| Wabasso Tuesday Morning. |
Again you can see where the sand was accumulating.
Thanks DJ.
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The Iberian Peninsula, which includes modern Spain and Portugal, is host to world-class silver deposits, especially in the southern region. These deposits contain galena, which is the main ore of lead and an important source of silver. To extract silver, the galena ore is smelted and purified, with refined silver for coin minting able to reach a purity of over 95%.
To track the source of Roman silver, the team of researchers analyzed the silver and lead compositions of galena samples from ore deposits across the Iberian Peninsula and compared the results to the chemical signatures of silver Roman coins.
They identified two different types of galena deposits based on the silver elemental composition of the samples: silver-rich galena that would have been a likely source for Roman coinage, and silver-poor galena that would have been exploited for lead only and would have been of lower economic importance...
Based on the lead elemental signatures of the galena samples, the ore deposits from southeastern Spain best fit the composition of Roman coins, suggesting that these deposits were a major source of Roman silver. Both silver-rich and silver-poor galena deposits were likely exploited here, with the extracted lead from silver-poor galena able to be mixed with other ores to extract silver...
I've been talking about thin gold chain finds lately, and James H. sent in this photo of a nice heavy gold chain find.
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| Heavy Gold Chain Found by James H. |
Over 31 penny weight.
Thanks for sharing James.
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The Iberian Peninsula, which includes modern Spain and Portugal, is host to world-class silver deposits, especially in the southern region. These deposits contain galena, which is the main ore of lead and an important source of silver. To extract silver, the galena ore is smelted and purified, with refined silver for coin minting able to reach a purity of over 95%.
To track the source of Roman silver, the team of researchers analyzed the silver and lead compositions of galena samples from ore deposits across the Iberian Peninsula and compared the results to the chemical signatures of silver Roman coins.
They identified two different types of galena deposits based on the silver elemental composition of the samples: silver-rich galena that would have been a likely source for Roman coinage, and silver-poor galena that would have been exploited for lead only and would have been of lower economic importance...
Based on the lead elemental signatures of the galena samples, the ore deposits from southeastern Spain best fit the composition of Roman coins, suggesting that these deposits were a major source of Roman silver. Both silver-rich and silver-poor galena deposits were likely exploited here, with the extracted lead from silver-poor galena able to be mixed with other ores to extract silver...
Here is the link for more about that.
GSA News Release 21-74 (geosociety.org)
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Nothing more than a two or three foot surf is expected for the next few days.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net