Rock and mineral macro video: 2 Small quartz crystal clusters

Even though these are small crystals, they are really cool to look at up close. This first one has some kind of iron in it. Maybe even Sulfur due to the bright yellow pieces. It might be Manganese but thats usually more black / orange. Its a really pretty crystal plate, I find it at Diamond Hill Mine. It mostly has Iron Oxides in it and Smokey quartz type crystal. I might run it through some rust off but I have not decided yet.

The second stone has more black spots in it, making me think it has Manganese but there is a lack of Orange so hard to say for sure. It looks like this stone was split off from a larger stone. I think it was a "throw away".. hah Ill take it! Scouting areas where other rockhounds have been are great places to find lesser stones. Of course once they have left, never raid another rockhounds site if they are still there.

Both were found at the Diamond Hill Mine in South Carolina, they have many kinds of stone to be found in piles. Sometimes the owner will move around dirt with their big machines. Those are called "machine digs" which you can find great stones far down beneath where most people search.

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