Sep 06 2008
Digging for Quartz
For those who haven’t had the opportunity to ever go digging for quartz, I thought I would post a picture to give an idea of what a piece can look like when you first find it. This isn’t a particularly great specimen, but it is similar to a lot that are easily found when digging around in an area that’s known to have quartz.
No matter how hot it is, always make sure to wear gloves when digging. Preferably the gloves will be a little sturdier than the cheap blue ones I was wearing that day. These blue ones were lightweight gardening gloves and they ripped within an hour. Crystals can be very sharp! At least it was only the glove that got ripped apart and not my hand - though the latter has happened, too. I even manage to get cuts when I’m sorting through them and cleaning them at home.
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wow, i can just imagine the thrill you are going through when digging kalilea. before, i may not able to imagine that much, but now, after learning a lot here, I can somehow feel the priceless joy of digging and finding ones treasure.
It is great, Betchai - not just for the fun there is finding things, but there’s something soothing and peaceful about it, too.