TARBUTTITE, Broken Hill, ZAMBIA

Small thumbnail specimen imaged using Celestron Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope - 44302-B

DRC 3.0 Update - Build 3.19 is Available

 I just released the latest update to Digital Rockhound's Companion Version 3.19

 Enhancement:
   -  DRC installer no longer requires a DVD
   -  Changed Updater to automatically download to DRC folder again.
   
 The Full installer and Updater has several improvements
  - No DVD required.
  - Street level GIS files have been removed.  There files were first added back in 1997 when DRC was an MS Access app.  Some might remember this version.  It had its merits, plus reporting was easy with MS Access reports.  I still miss that feature(sigh...) The streets GIS files were rendered moot a decade ago by Google Maps.
 - DRC Updater.exe is smaller.  Finally solved a 'free' hosting solution for files.  Its amazing in 20+ years of the Internet, it has become increasing difficult to host a file over 200MB. Every one wants to extract a fee for hosting.  Since DRC is a barely for profit operation, I choose not to spend any profits on site fees.

I'm not going to post a link for DRC installer or DRC Updater.  If someone cannot download DRC updater please email me at Gary.Kindel@gmail.com. Please include DRC in the message status/header.

DRC 3.0 Update - Build 3.18 is Available

 I just released the latest update to Digital Rockhound's Companion Version 3.18

 Bug Fix:
   -  Specimen / Fossil not added to labelqueue if ID_text is not a number
   - Specimen - Cannot remove MineID
 
 Enhancement:
   - Mineral specimen: Allow Specimen_ID to be changed.  This is initially an auto-number.

  This update also rolls out DRC 3.0 to anyone using DRC version 2.0 as a free update.

  

  You can download the using DRC 3.0 if you have version 3.0.16 or higher, otherwise, you must download it manually.   Download 

Fossil collecting at Hueston Woods, Ohio

At the end of June, I visited Hueston Woods state park and went fossil collecting. The first time I visited the park was 30 years ago when I was in high school. My memory of the collecting areas were vague as well as the park amendities. The park is located near Miami University of Ohio near Oxford, Ohio. A very nice little college town. The fossil collecting was very good, although I did not find any geodizd brachiopods with calcite I had collected 30 years ago. There were a few locations north of Oxford outside the park which I did not get to visit. There is brachipod thick horizon in the limestone which probably has these geodized brachs. After 30 years, this is still a great place to collect fossils. Great specimens can still be found! Links: http://visithw.com/things-to-do/fossil-hunting

DRC 3.0 Update - Build 3.17 is Available

  I just released the latest update to Digital Rockhound's Companion Version 3.17

 Bug Fix:
   Missing file DRCSearch.dll in update installer and full installer (from DVD)
   You get a error window when attempting to search your collection.

  This update also rolls out DRC 3.0 to anyone using DRC version 2.0 as a free update.

  

  You can download the using DRC 3.0 if you have version 3.0.16 or higher, otherwise, you must download it manually.   Download DRC_Update.exe