breccia pipes
Folks...to the best of my memory,there are 5 pipes in GCNP...Orphan mine is
the only one spewing radioactivity into water.Saddle pipe may have some
diamonds...
doc thomas 2003-05-13 14:22:00 #21997
Re: radon/germans/miner's spring
Too funny, Doc....I can just picture this scene....thanks for the laugh.....Tina
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Tina Caskey 2003-05-13 14:21:45 #21996
radon/germans/miner's spring
This radioactive advice from David is right on IMHO....a far worse situation
occurred several years ago when I ,needing water DESPERATELY, reached the
Miner's...
doc thomas 2003-05-13 14:10:48 #21995
Re: Miners/Page Spring Contaminated?
It was careless of me to say "not many," but looking at the Eastern
Geo map it seems that those in the core hiking area are not very
accessible (interesting...
Doug Nering 2003-05-13 13:48:55 #21994
Re: Miners/Page Spring Contaminated?
Billingsley, et al investigated many breccia pipes, which, I believ were also mines. I think the Ridenaur was one. Can call up George's reports via Google,...
e.d. menkes 2003-05-13 13:03:53 #21993
Re: Miners/Page Spring Contaminated?
Maybe someone who is a geologist could comment, but I suspect a
connection with the fact that Last Chance and Orphan are (were) both
breccia pipe mines....
Doug Nering 2003-05-13 12:39:21 #21992
(no subject)
Phil Gutkin 2003-05-13 12:09:03 #21991
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