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Post by greig on Jun 13, 2022 15:15:07 GMT -5
This was a fun day. Here is what I learned.
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Post by liveoak on Jun 17, 2022 5:58:50 GMT -5
Thanks for taking us along greig . I've read about the Herkimer diamond place over the years & honestly it was nothing like I imagined. My only question was do they fill back in the rock field regularly, or is it just left natural. I ask, as it seems that the field would be so pock marked with holes from all the digging over the years. OTOH- if they do fill it in, that means every digger is likely digging where others already have. Curious.
Patty
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Post by greig on Jun 30, 2022 8:04:00 GMT -5
Thanks for taking us along greig . I've read about the Herkimer diamond place over the years & honestly it was nothing like I imagined. My only question was do they fill back in the rock field regularly, or is it just left natural. I ask, as it seems that the field would be so pock marked with holes from all the digging over the years. OTOH- if they do fill it in, that means every digger is likely digging where others already have. Curious.
Patty At this mine, I heard that they sometimes move around existing rock for people to search. Usually, prior to an event like a pig roast for rockhounders. Pig and poke or something named like that. Otherwise, there is lots of solid wall for someone to open fresh vugs. The huge field looks untouched (no depressions) and the wall would extend below it. If you want to open fresh pockets, you need a big sledge and steel wedges. It is a lot of work to break even a few feet of rock. Consequently, there is years of virgin digging still there. Either dig sideways or dig deeper.
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Post by liveoak on Jun 30, 2022 8:52:15 GMT -5
Well I'm glad to hear they aren't intentionally filling in holes on a regular basis. Would be kind of hard to go otherwise & justify digging, if you'd be likely digging in someone else's filled up hole from last week. Thanks greig, Patty
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 30, 2022 15:02:48 GMT -5
Thanks for another great video! It answered a question I had about the sizes of them.
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