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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Some finds from Lowmead
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<blockquote data-quote="ktmman" data-source="post: 111081" data-attributes="member: 3012"><p>I've noticed the same Lefty,I would say at some point in time the crystals weathered out of the granite and mixed with the topsoil.</p><p>The underlying granite has continued to weather under the top gravel band into the more solid base,which is the white hard clay substraight.</p><p>I found a smokey quartz pocket in the hard white layer a few trips back,there was about 10-12 pieces of varying quality in a 15cm area about 10cm above the hard granite base.</p><p></p><p>When your in the gravel layer the orange sand seems to hold some of the better pieces,my brother found such a layer last week and he got</p><p>maybe 15 pieces of amethyst in a small area.As soon as he exhausted the orange pocket he stopped finding crystals.</p><p>Though quite often there will be nothing in that layer,just need to be lucky and find the decomposed pocket.</p><p></p><p>Hope to get out there again in about 4 weeks and continue the research <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Regards Richard</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ktmman, post: 111081, member: 3012"] I've noticed the same Lefty,I would say at some point in time the crystals weathered out of the granite and mixed with the topsoil. The underlying granite has continued to weather under the top gravel band into the more solid base,which is the white hard clay substraight. I found a smokey quartz pocket in the hard white layer a few trips back,there was about 10-12 pieces of varying quality in a 15cm area about 10cm above the hard granite base. When your in the gravel layer the orange sand seems to hold some of the better pieces,my brother found such a layer last week and he got maybe 15 pieces of amethyst in a small area.As soon as he exhausted the orange pocket he stopped finding crystals. Though quite often there will be nothing in that layer,just need to be lucky and find the decomposed pocket. Hope to get out there again in about 4 weeks and continue the research :) Regards Richard [/QUOTE]
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Some finds from Lowmead
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