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Graves Mountain (Rockhounding/Mining): Located in Lincoln County, Georgia, near Lincolnton, known for mineral collecting (rutile, kyanite) and an abandoned mine site.
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Graves Mountain (Rockhounding/Mining): Located in Lincoln County, Georgia, near Lincolnton, known for mineral collecting (rutile, kyanite) and an abandoned mine site.
evildadunit
is it hawatite when it forms from the other direction?
jaaaaay34
I think that guy came.
Depends45
I had no idea, Ive been visiting my parents across the river there for years. Btw people, it's a beautiful little town!
pixelsnader
Tite, tite tite, yeah. Blue, yellow, pink, keep bringing me that.
zefferoni
Source is That Camping Couple, I think.
SteveD31415
Looks like a model of Minas Tirith
mrsparkle001
MoonForce
"My name is Fonzie, and this Dip Your Car ".
squillis
Looks pretty metal to me...
barbarian818
They're turning the rocks gay! /Jkng
Yakeshinu
*Bi
Yes, this is a chemistry joke. I'll show myself out.
barbarian818
And a good one!
BarryTheCyborg
Don't lie, you just got bored and decided to play with a welder.
ufoara
Thin Film Interference.
Mxlespxles
Damn, answered before I could even ask
randomthingsonthenet
This is the same phenomena that makes oil slicks on water look like a rainbow. And it's the principle behind making optical mirrors with very high damage thresholds (metal mirrors absorb some energy) and very high reflectivity mirrors.
Xaiydee
That's a cool rock
gobblinal
The way that perfect piece is just pulled out of the hole makes me wonder where it really came from. Sure is pretty though.
TheJuiceLoosener
Sounds like someone's bitter because they learned much later that their uncle didn't really pull a quarter out from behind their ear.
gobblinal
As long as I got to keep that quarter, I didn't really care WHERE it came from. As long as it wasn't MY wallet of course.
anerdwithaknife
It looks like it's been poured into the hole, presumably an ant/termite nest. I think their reactions are to how it turned out, not that they made a geological find.
ruferto
probably the hole
hyptosis
Yeah, BEST case scenario was 'dude, stick it back in and let me get my phone!' which is fine too I guess.
gobblinal
Yeah, I can get behind that idea. It just looks silly. It'd be better off being "WHOA! Hold it up so I can some video of this!"
Lugh314159
looks like you poured elemental bismuth into a termite mound....
amatte
You know...for science
MaartensMegabismuth
Yeah
Kangadilla
That is most certainly what this is.
Maviyakuku
Is this what that is?
ifixlasers42
I’m certainly certain or at least I’m pretty sure I am
onecowboytoo
That's how you get Graves' disease.
DrunkArchitect
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aHgxZ285Y3g5bnBrenZzMTVhdjlmMWNhdm1mMjAwZWU1b3JweXQwYiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/lcyIjjpGwQyrbe5Vhk/200w.webp
onecowboytoo
It is a joke based on the name of the mountain they are digging on. Graves Mountain - Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) by producing antibodies that force the thyroid to create too much hormone. It often presents with symptoms like weight loss, rapid heartbeat, anxiety, tremor, heat intolerance, and swelling/bulging of the eyes. Treatment options include antithyroid medications, radioactive iodine, or surgery.
DrunkArchitect
Wow, I never actually knew what Graves disease was. Thank you for the explanation.
onecowboytoo
Thank Wikipedia.