Posted on September 12, 2020 by Thomas FarleyGetting Closer to the Barnett Prospect View this post on Instagram Trying to find the road to the Barnett Prospect. Going up the wash that blew out the road. And the road only went so far, the last geologist says you have to hike the final mile. #inyocounty #desert#geology#rocks#mojavedesert #desertwash #mining A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 11, 2020 at 12:58pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Further up the wash. #mining#inyocounty#explore#geology#mines#mojavedesert rocks#desert# desert wash A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 11, 2020 at 1:01pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Difficult hiking because everything underfoot is moving. #desertwash#mojavedesert #mining#geology #inyocounty#mines A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 11, 2020 at 1:04pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Further up the canyon like wash. Should have taken a longer route to avoid this nonsense. #geologyrocks #geology #hiking #mining #desertwash#rocks#mines#inyocounty#explore#madness #inyocounty A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 11, 2020 at 1:30pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Made it to the end of the road the hard way. They drove this far and then the literature says they went up by foot. #geology #roadtrip #hiking #inyocounty#prospecting#desertwash#oldmines#mining#explore#inyocounty A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 11, 2020 at 1:36pm PDT — View this post on Instagram The Barnett Prospect will wait for another day. #hiking #trails#mines#exploremore #inyocounty#explore#geology# A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 11, 2020 at 1:40pm PDT — View this post on Instagram A well defined boundary between gravel and rock on the upside of the hill, and far, far less gravel on the slope below. You can clearly see where the darker material starts. Limestone rock below the boundary not rolled or smooth. Update. This border is visible on Google Earth. #geology#deathvalleyregion#mines#inyocounty#mojavedeserttortoise A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 11, 2020 at 3:18pm PDT — View this post on Instagram Found one more of these crazy rocks I can’t identify. Mohs scale of three so it wouldn’t polish that well. This is shown wet. Looks like porphyritic diabase and hardly fizzes but I am still unsure. Marine rocks everywhere, limestone, quartzite, you know the list. Guesses?#rocks#hiking#explore#getoutside##geology#geologistonboard#inyocounty#limestone#rockidentification A post shared by Tom Farley (@tgfarley) on Sep 11, 2020 at 4:03pm PDT —
