Smokey Quartz In The Black Springs Area.

Hey everyone, i have been told by various people that you can find smokey quartz crystals in the black springs area however I haven't been told exactly where. So the question is if anyone's found smokey quartz in that area could possibly tell me where it is if it's native dog creek or sapphire bend.
Thanks.

A couple of the fellas found some quite large and chunky Quartz crystals there last weekend but no Smokies.

Ok was that at black springs? Or native?

Try Blue Hills Quarry of Shooters Hill Road. Leather gloves, good balance, chisel & mallet, crowbar and bandages if trying the veins in the quarry. Otherwise check out the quartz lumps under the pine trees.

Yea sweet I'll think about the quarry but I would still prefer to stay at SB do you know what the quartz lumps look like at the base of the trees jimny?

BS is a good place to camp. The lumps of quartz that can have crystal clusters on them in the forest at Blue Hill would be about the size of the rocks they used as a garden edge at BS rest area.
Below is a shot of the quarry with where to park around the back as access into the quarry was blocked.

If you want better directions just pm me.

Ok sweet I for sure will have to look at it is it open to the public? The quarry.

Have sent you an email

here is a few pics

Wow that last pic is awesome , I'd love to see this in the bottom of a hole

Oh wow that last pic thanks jimnyjerry

jimnyjerry said:

If you want better directions just pm me.

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What are access requirements like - do you have to contact the local council?

Jukey.

At blue hills quarry you can walk around the forestry tracks and find crystals on the roads and look for quartz veins going into the bankments. Agree, crowbar and heavy picks are required to get into pockets of crystals. I live near the quarry and many years ago got to know the contractors and went in after each blast. I got some big pockets and sold many kilos for faceting and specimens. I got $180 a kilo for many parcels of specimens. But that is ancient history unfortunately.
The bottom picture is crystal from a local spot i keep to myself (sorry)...black as black morion with a grey quartz scalp on it and a slight amethyst tip. The spot has good pure amethyst and rare double terminated with amethyst one end and smokey on the other.
Cheers RDD

Nice and i think you have to have a permit to go in there now redirtdigger?

Very very nice RDD.

Great looking crystals RedDirtDigger

Mick here I dug up a 15kg quarts cristal at black springs 2 weeks ago it was three feet down under a small pine tree at saffirevbend next to campground . it was my first time out there, I have pictures but not sure how to post them with this message but will try with younger persons help , I've just learnt how to do this.

Mick here I dug up a 15kg quarts cristal at black springs 2 weeks ago it was three feet down under a small pine tree at saffirevbend next to campground . it was my first time out there, I have pictures but not sure how to post them with this message but will try with younger persons help , I've just learnt how to do this.

Yeah OK, I'll bite ..... where's the crystal?

Ditto
Mackka