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RE: Rockhounding: How to Dig For Quartz Crystals - What To Look For & How To Clean Them (Vlog & Photo Journal)
It used to be one of my favorite past times. We actually have a mountain here made of quartz. They started mining the mountain back in the 40's but haven't for many years. When I was a teenager-20's we would go up there and mess around at night. It's cool with the lights off, as you walk around the quarts under your feet would throw sparks... It used to be a joke taking someone up there and letting the sparks fly...
Also rocks that went off the cliff on the back side would create amazing displays of sparks and light.
We've seen quartz mountain and they are amazing! The one we saw was in Nor Cal and was mainly mined for radios pre WWII.
Never thought of the spark potential, that's neat! I'll keep that in mind if i ever get to visit that site again. Thanks for sharing.
Yep, that was exactly why they were mining on this mountain. They basically tore most of the top of the mountain off, the county recently turned it into a park and Paragliders now launch from there most weekends. I loaded a couple shots from there to steepshot, it has a great view.