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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

That's interesting; I'd like to see a pic of such fossil evidence.  When you 
say it isn't like beach sand, it is too fine, do you also mean it isn't 
white?  I have seen patches of soil that were as white as beach sand, but not 
the same consistency.

I'm fascintaed with caves, but too old to be crawling around in dark holes 
with unknown occupancy; and I have never liked really close spaces ;-)

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--- On Wed, 12/24/08, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:


> I'll try to find a 'bear claw' rock this
> weekend. it's really a coral fossil, but the way it is
> broken and shaped, it looks like a bear foot or something.
> there's also sponge fossils. 
> 
> the sand here is not like beach sand. its a very fine silty
> sand. there's also a coarser sand, which is what is left
> behind when the waters rinse it in the driveway. in between
> all the sand particles is clay. on my way down the county
> road today, i tried to notice what the boulders might be
> made of. most of them look like sandstone, but i do see a
> few that look like limestone, too. our land is not unique
> for this area, this is how all of it is right here. but it
> does change from county road to county road, with most of
> the others being more arid and rocky and having more red oak
> than other trees. the springs on our side of the mountain is
> unique to the community, though. they never have a really
> high flow, but it's been enough to keep this family of 5
> in water even during the dry season. we had to learn to
> ration it though. it's a different mindset from just
> turning on the tap and always expecting water to come out.
> 
> we have caves, too, but again - they're sandstone.
> 
> Roxann, NW AR
> http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the
> homestead)
> 
> 
>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
>  Subject: Re: [Homestead] Karst water
>  Sent: 24 Dec '08 17:01
>  
>  Roxanne, the more you talk about that piece of property
> the more interesting it sounds.  My little bit of
> knowledge of the Ozarks has much as Gene said, water running
> through limestone.  Lots of pockets, caves, etc.  You
> land sounds like , not unique, but different.  I hope , in
> the future, you have time to add some pictures of some of
> this stuff you talk about ,to your
> blog......................................
>  
> 
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>  
>  
>  --- On Wed, 12/24/08, roxann
> <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:
>  
>  > From: roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>
>  > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Karst water
>  > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
>  > Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 9:50 AM
>  > Gene,
>  >
>  > I think sandstone is also what causes the pH to be
> low. My
>  > garden area is mostly sand with clay and needs huge
> amounts
>  > of amendments/organic matter to grow anything very
> good. The
>  > driveway has areas of pure rinsed sand where the
> water runs
>  > over it during high creeks. Lots and lots of sand and
> lots
>  > and lots of clay. There is lime quarries around, but
> most of
>  > my rocks are shale, sand, and whatever those flat
> paving
>  > stones are made of. There are also lots of coral
> fossils
>  > lying around, if that means anything.
>  >
>  > Roxann, NW AR
>  > http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings
> from the
>  > homestead)
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