NuggetN8
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Yesterday I was out prospecting/exploring a new place and found a spot with some good color. I was digging in a huge mass of roots and moss. I'll attach a pic of what i found in 4 pans out of it. Didn't pan for too long because I was mostly there to detect. I walked downstream a ways swinging my detector as I went when something caught my eye. There was a big fat quartz vein coming down the side of the hill with visible pockets in it. I normally don't dig for crystals but it just looked too good to pass up. The first pocket I dug out had some smaller crystals in it like all the other ones I've found before. After cleaning the first pocket I moved up the vein to a bigger pocket. I could see quite a few crystals in this one so I dug as many as I could but when I was done I saw some much larger flat shapes near the sides of the pocket. After a lot of smashing and bashing with my pick I got it out! Biggest crystal I've ever found. I haven't found very many though.. Lol. Anyone know what works best for cleaning up crystals? The clay that's stuck to them is like glue! I've tried a wire brush and several other stiff brushes and they don't work all that great. Here's some pics.. The gold is 0.2 gram
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