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Pelican State

GEMS

The reported precious opal from Louisiana is a sandstone/quartzite with precious opal cement and matrix. It has blue or purple play of color. The material could be cut into cabochons for jewelry and other items of interest. To date, most of the material has been cut into large (over 2-inches in diameter) gemstone spheres.

RELICS, COINS, & JEWELRY

Louisiana has a rich history of early settlements and battlefields - the perfect combination for an energetic relic hunter!  Did you know that confederate Louisiana buttons and belt plates command astronomical prices by collectors?  See the bottom of this page for links to online maps of engagement areas during the Civil War.  Otherwise, here's a few other ideas to get you started:

  • Schools and College Campuses
  • Parks / Playgrounds / Picnic Areas
  • Foundations, Wells, and Cellar Holes of Old Churches or Houses
  • Downtown Construction Sites
  • Swimming Holes, Beaches, and Natural Springs
  • Camp Grounds, Boy Scout Camps, WPA Camps, and Mining Camps
  • Sports Facilities
  • Ghost Towns
  • Rodeo Arenas, Riding Stables, and Race Tracks
  • Old Fair and Carnival Locations
  • Old Town Dumpsites

LOST TREASURE

As in other areas of the US, there are several tales of lost treasure in Louisiana concerning caches buried for safety.  In many of these stories, people either died or forgot where they buried the stash.  Contributing factors include:  

    1.  Fear of "foraging" troops during the Civil War 

    2.  Distrust of banks during the Great Depression. 

  • The site of an old French settlement, Fort Iberville, in Plaquemines Parish, is said by some to be where $160,000 in gold treasure is buried.
  • Marie Laveau, the beautiful "Voodoo Queen," offered fortune telling and consultation to various clients and in time became wealthy, so much so that she built a fine home, Maison Blanche, on Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans. When she passed from this earthly sphere in 1881, her fortune estimated at $2 million could not be located.
  • In a bayou near the Chretien Plantation a large quantity of coins is said to have been hidden prior to the Civil War. Some of this treasure may have been from pirates who had some sort of an arrangement with the owner of the estate.

These excerpts are a sampling from American Coin Treasures and Hoards

References to Find More Treasure in Louisiana

Louisiana Metal Detecting Leads

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   Information posted is from various United States Geologic Service (USGS) material and the Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) Mining Guide.  The GPAA is a professional, family oriented organization that's been around for awhile and they'll treat you right.  There's many more areas to find gold than what's listed above.  If you are serious about finding gold, we recommend that you check out your local club to learn the proper techniques and some good spots to hunt from the pros.  The only alternative is to spend a whole lot of money on gas and wasting valuable time doing your own thing.  For more information, Click Here

 

 

 

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