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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Some finds from Lowmead
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 196244" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Guys, be <strong>very</strong> careful digging at Lowmead. The ground is very unstable, being nothing but decomposed granite sand.</p><p></p><p>I just had a very close call there today when an extremely heavy section of bank that I though I was far back from enough for safety, collapsed. A very large piece tumbled out of the collapsing mass and struck me in the chest, crushing me against the floor of the hole and burying me.</p><p></p><p>I am very grateful to Rockhound and his father who helped me to my car as I was unable to walk, so my mate could drive me to the local ambulance.</p><p></p><p>I am very lucky to have no broken bones or internal injuries ( though I am as sore as hell) and am probably lucky to be alive.</p><p></p><p>You don't have to be underneath a bank when it collapses, merely too close beside it as I was. I have been beside collapsing banks before but always been far enough back to not get hit - this time was different.</p><p></p><p>I have a new level of respect for the sheer power of collapsing earth and will be re-assessing what constitutes a safe distance back and my approach to digging. We all love finding gemstones/gold but always remember, they are only rocks - they aren't worth dying for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 196244, member: 2976"] Guys, be [b]very[/b] careful digging at Lowmead. The ground is very unstable, being nothing but decomposed granite sand. I just had a very close call there today when an extremely heavy section of bank that I though I was far back from enough for safety, collapsed. A very large piece tumbled out of the collapsing mass and struck me in the chest, crushing me against the floor of the hole and burying me. I am very grateful to Rockhound and his father who helped me to my car as I was unable to walk, so my mate could drive me to the local ambulance. I am very lucky to have no broken bones or internal injuries ( though I am as sore as hell) and am probably lucky to be alive. You don't have to be underneath a bank when it collapses, merely too close beside it as I was. I have been beside collapsing banks before but always been far enough back to not get hit - this time was different. I have a new level of respect for the sheer power of collapsing earth and will be re-assessing what constitutes a safe distance back and my approach to digging. We all love finding gemstones/gold but always remember, they are only rocks - they aren't worth dying for. [/QUOTE]
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Some finds from Lowmead
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