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Ladd's Mountain

April 16, 2016

By Gregory Manley

At the site, we collected along the talus slope at the base of the old quarry wall. We had to traverse the slopes carefully to near materials by one cave. There were a lot of boulders to scramble over and around.

Dion Stewart led us to the places where the rock could be found. It may have taken awhile to follow him, but once you got there, there were amazing rocks. These rocks were either buried or on the underneath side of a boulder. We were only the second group to be allowed to go to the quarry in over 10 years. We give our thanks to Bartow County, for allowing us to go in and collect. We were able to bring home great specimens and workable material.

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Photos by Bonnie Smith and TR Stewart

Note: Thanks also to Ginger Lessard and Bob Shively for recommending this site and giving us the initial information on the site.

These reports chronicle the details of the fun and adventure of seeking and finding your own rocks, minerals or fossils. Frequently, these trips are repeated. This makes this page a good reference site for future trips. Collecting location specifics won't be included in the report as they generally require special permission to collect. It's important that we protect the privacy of our site owners to avoid unwanted rockhounds searching on their property.