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Pierre Joubert
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 Posted: Apr 09, 2014 07:50 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Joan Martinez Bruguera wrote: | Congratulations friend Pierre and Riana by the finding of these beautiful crystals, a great time watching me pics of your reports. Keep it up, very nice.
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Hi Joan Martinez. Thank you for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed the photos and comments. I also love to read and view articles about mineral discoveries.
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Apr 09, 2014 08:06 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Chris Rayburn wrote: | | Congratulations on another successful dig Pierre and Riana! The clear points are just beautiful. |
Sorry Chris, I missed your comment on the previous page. Thank you. We are the only people (and a few of our friends that occasionaly join us) that dig here. Loose crystals are fairly easy to find (mostly broken) but the pockets are not that easy. It mostly requires hours of searching and spot digging, but hard work is often rewarded.
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Chris Rayburn
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Location: Arvada, Colorado
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2014 09:36 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| If finding pockets was easy, it wouldn't be nearly as thrilling!
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2014 10:48 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Chris Rayburn wrote: | | If finding pockets was easy, it wouldn't be nearly as thrilling! |
Hi Chris. That may be true, but I am more than willing to give it a try (easy pockets):-)
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Mike Wood
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2014 15:00 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hi Pierre,
nice to see you've been out digging again. What lovely quartz crystals they are!
Looks like you have been much more successful than I have recently - I went to Skye again a couple of weeks ago and came back with only ONE mediocre specimen!
Regards to yourself and Riana,
Mike
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2014 15:31 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Mike Wood wrote: | Hi Pierre,
nice to see you've been out digging again. What lovely quartz crystals they are!
Looks like you have been much more successful than I have recently - I went to Skye again a couple of weeks ago and came back with only ONE mediocre specimen!
Regards to yourself and Riana,
Mike |
Hi Mike. Nice to have a comment from you. I know that feeling. Somedays I have a very strong feeling I am going to hit the mother of all pockets, then I come back with nothing of note. This time I said to myself, I will be happy to find 10 nice specimens, no matter what size. Well, I was in for a very pleasant surprise. It is that hope that drives us and the knowledge that they are there somewhere. I wish you good fortune next time. Regards from both of us.
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: May 17, 2014 14:45 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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The exciting report by Joan about a friend and his quartz outing, as well as John's report on the Peterson mountain outing, was enough motivation to find a time for me to go digging crystals. Riana has a bad cold and after doing my daily chores today, I was off to the place I mentioned in my last report. It was bitterly cold with an icy wind cutting through the few layers of clothing. I started digging in the immediate area where I had the success last time and found one super double terminated crystal and a number of smaller ones, but nothing else of particular note. That did not worry me too much as it is the outing that really matters. I moved about a meter back and suddenly hit a fantastic pocket with beautiful crystals coming out regularly. By this time I had to use my headlamp and it I felt like a block of ice. Finally, I just could not bear the cold anymore and packed up and walked down to my car. The car and heater was a very welcome haven and I had a lovely drive home. I could not help but clean a few of the best crystals and hope to show them soon.
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| This was the first really good double terminated crystal that popped not long after I started digging. |
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32358 Time(s) |
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| The pocket that yielded most of the crystals. I took this photo by flash. |
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| A close up of the pocket which was only a few inches under the surface. |
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| Some of the uncleaned crystals. |
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| And a few more. There is yet another bag with, mostly lower quality crystals. |
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Joan Martinez Bruguera
Joined: 13 Dec 2012
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Location: Sant Esteve de Palautordera (Barcelona)
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| Posted: May 17, 2014 15:20 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hello friend Pierre!
Congratulations on the doubly terminated quartz very nice.
I see that after seeing my report I have caught wanting to go get crystals for your country, but then cold.
P1310394 see the picture, you have a cup of tea or coffee to pass the cold. ;-)
I hope to see the good clean quartz.
Best regards;-)
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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| Posted: May 18, 2014 09:23 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Joan Martinez Bruguera wrote: | Hello friend Pierre!
Congratulations on the doubly terminated quartz very nice.
I see that after seeing my report I have caught wanting to go get crystals for your country, but then cold.
P1310394 see the picture, you have a cup of tea or coffee to pass the cold. ;-)
I hope to see the good clean quartz.
Best regards;-) |
Hi Joan. It is a pity we are continents apart, otherwise we could have gone digging together. I have recovered from my 'temperature' ordeal yesterday evening and started the cleaning process. The final result will probably be completed in a day or two's time. Meantime, here are a few photos of the crystals pre-cleaned and ready for the acid bath where they will rest for a day or two. There are some real stunners in the lot, many with small green ball-like inclusions. There are also a few clusters not shown here.
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| Quartz ready for the acid bath. |
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| Quartz in oxalic acid. The small container has holes in. |
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Joan Martinez Bruguera
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| Posted: May 18, 2014 09:34 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hello friend Pierre, whether it is a shame to be so far, we would have certainly come together.
The doubly terminated crystals are very transparent, very hyaline.
Greetings!
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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| Posted: May 22, 2014 14:28 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Joan Martinez Bruguera wrote: | Hello friend Pierre, whether it is a shame to be so far, we would have certainly come together.
The doubly terminated crystals are very transparent, very hyaline.
Greetings! |
Hi friend Joan. Indeed, some are extremely transparent. Here are a few photos as I promised. Note, most of the specimens have small green balls of an unknown mineral inclusions. As soon as Riana is well again, she will clean the rest of the pocket out. Hopefully it is a large pocket:-) Regards.
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Quartz with unknown mineral.
Western Cape, South Africa
36 x 33 x 14 mm
This little specimen was worth a trip or two and will surely end up in our collection. |
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Quartz with unknown inclusion
Western Cape, South Africa
36 x 33 x 14 mm
Same as above. |
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31988 Time(s) |
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Quartz with unknown inclusion.
Western Cape, South Africa
36 x 33 x 14 mm
Same as above. |
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31988 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
61 x 17 x 13 mm |
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32007 Time(s) |
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Bent Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
86 x 25 x 25 mm
Quart that broke and re-healed. |
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31995 Time(s) |
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Bent Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
86 x 25 x 25 mm
Same as above. |
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32008 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
73 x 18 x 16 mm |
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31985 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
61 x 16 x 12 mm |
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32071 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
50 x 32 x 20 mm |
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31976 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
53 x 15 x 08 mm |
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32010 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
68 x 22 x 20 mm |
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32038 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
46 x 30 x 24 mm |
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32016 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
63 x 23 x 10 mm |
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31987 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
40 x 13 x 12 mm |
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32024 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
51 x 44 x 36 mm |
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32006 Time(s) |
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Joan Martinez Bruguera
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| Posted: May 22, 2014 14:42 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Very nice quartz friend Pierre. Good collection.
They are small but very transparent and with some interesting inclusions, to see what they are about.
Best regards;-)
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: May 22, 2014 14:46 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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A few more. I still have my stained 'voting' thumbnail!
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
57 x 44 x 22 mm |
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31993 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
32 x 11 x 07 mm |
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31966 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
50 x 08 x 07 mm |
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31961 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
46 x 13 x 10 mm |
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31967 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
40 x 06 x 05 mm |
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31940 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Western Cape, South Africa
36 x 15 x 11 mm |
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Quartz with unknown inclusion.
Western Cape, South Africa
32 x 13 x 12 mm
I first thought that this inclusions were chlorite, but I am doubting it now. |
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31980 Time(s) |
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Quartz with unknown inclusion.
Western Cape, South Africa
28 x 11 x 07 mm |
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31903 Time(s) |
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Quartz with unknown inclusion.
Western Cape, South Africa
32 x 07 x 06 mm
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Quartz with unknown inclusion.
Western Cape, South Africa
Field of view, approx. 13 cm |
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31992 Time(s) |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: May 22, 2014 15:01 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Joan Martinez Bruguera wrote: | Very nice quartz friend Pierre. Good collection.
They are small but very transparent and with some interesting inclusions, to see what they are about.
Best regards;-) |
Hi Joan. In our direct area (a radius of about 100 km), we seldom find single crystals larger than 100 mm. I did find a crystal weighing more than 8 kg about a km from our house, but it was not transparent nor pretty. I must still show a nice crystal that I found which weiged more than 4 kg, but that was a distance away from our home. We also have veins of crystals, not high quality, running through our garden. I have often found them while digging there.
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Joan Martinez Bruguera
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| Posted: May 22, 2014 15:13 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Fortunate to have the quartz near your home. I have them further. Congratulations specimens.
Best regards;-)
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