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Divining rods for sapphire hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 356127" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>I've often seen them used on the Anakie field - pretty impossible to know whether anything is actually happening or not. I've seen dowsers successfully find artesian water - but since water is one of the most abundant substances in the earth's crust, was it simply that the water was there <em>anyway?</em></p><p></p><p>I saw an old bloke do it using a handsaw instead of rods, the saw would bend in an unusual manner. Most people watching could get the saw to bend a little - but then this bloke took hold of the other persons hand and the saw bent way over. Let it go and the saw went back up again. Barring it being some kind of stunt, there was definately something unusual happenning. But whether this has any bearing on an ability to find water let alone gemstones, I wouldn't have a clue.</p><p></p><p>I think the best things for finding sapphires are a strong back to handle all the work and a big heart to handle the dissapointments which are frequent <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Some basic geological knowledge, the local hands-on knowledge of an old miner who has spent years chasing the stones in that area - this is what you want to equip yourself with imo.</p><p></p><p>And remember, no matter how much knowledge and planning you have armed yourself with - scientifically proven or otherwise - at the end of the day..........the stones are where you find them <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 356127, member: 2976"] I've often seen them used on the Anakie field - pretty impossible to know whether anything is actually happening or not. I've seen dowsers successfully find artesian water - but since water is one of the most abundant substances in the earth's crust, was it simply that the water was there [i]anyway?[/i] I saw an old bloke do it using a handsaw instead of rods, the saw would bend in an unusual manner. Most people watching could get the saw to bend a little - but then this bloke took hold of the other persons hand and the saw bent way over. Let it go and the saw went back up again. Barring it being some kind of stunt, there was definately something unusual happenning. But whether this has any bearing on an ability to find water let alone gemstones, I wouldn't have a clue. I think the best things for finding sapphires are a strong back to handle all the work and a big heart to handle the dissapointments which are frequent :) Some basic geological knowledge, the local hands-on knowledge of an old miner who has spent years chasing the stones in that area - this is what you want to equip yourself with imo. And remember, no matter how much knowledge and planning you have armed yourself with - scientifically proven or otherwise - at the end of the day..........the stones are where you find them :) [/QUOTE]
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