Or scoured deserts for meteorites?
2007-07-20 09:54:04 · 3 answers · asked by moocher 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Hi Geolicious,Fossicking is when miners go through the waste tip at an old mine and also examine the old workings for missed specimens.
2007-07-20 11:25:00 · update #1
I've done both, actually, and come out with some kick-a pieces, if I do say so myself. Thanks for the definition though- I didn't know what fossicked meant, either! I would've just said, "hunted through mine tailings" or something of the sort.
2007-07-20 12:20:06 · answer #1 · answered by GemGirl79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does fossick mean?
I have quite a large collection of rocks and minerals. I used to work in a rock and mineral shop and I collected pounds of things from my field trips as an undergrad.
****Ohhhh. I didn't know it what called that. Even geologists learn something everyday. We always called it "going through the spoil pile".
2007-07-20 17:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have. I have some nice galena, sphalerite, smithsonite(even some turkey fat smithsonite) collected from mine tailings.
2007-07-20 18:41:53 · answer #3 · answered by TheBodyElectric 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋