Finally got to do a little digging!

[IAMZIM]

Although, It did rain, a lot! I still had some results. There is potentially more stuff to find here, but I got rained out. It will have to wait for another day.......TBC!

 

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[IAMZIM]

Dumb pic was sideways lol!

 

[Steve1236]

Those are awesome! Sweet finds, did you find your own spot or is that a pay dig site your digging up those beauties? We have a spot in payson az where you can dig lemure diamonds or "payson diamonds" for a small fee and there's places I've found them where there isn't a day fee, I'd dig them up then wash them at a pond nearby, some have purple tips and great translucency, nothing almost black though, those are awesome!

 

[fuss]

Nice! Those are really awesome, congrats.

 

[diggingthe1]

Those are very nice. I enjoy the pictures of the surrounding rock!

 

[IAMZIM]

Those are awesome! Sweet finds, did you find your own spot or is that a pay dig site your digging up those beauties? We have a spot in payson az where you can dig lemure diamonds or "payson diamonds" for a small fee and there's places I've found them where there isn't a day fee, I'd dig them up then wash them at a pond nearby, some have purple tips and great translucency, nothing almost black though, those are awesome!

This is a mining claim I have that I keep secret. The mountains here east of Butte are part of the Boulder Batholith, which covers about 40 square miles. There are many, many spots here that are largely unexplored for pegmatites. If you ever visit Montana, you could potentially come to this area and find a spot to dig that is on public land, that is not a claim or private.

 

[IAMZIM]

Those are very nice. I enjoy the pictures of the surrounding rock!

Thanks, it's kind of tough digging, I'm basically using a spud bar and pick to bust up the feldspar and granite looking for pockets of red iron rich clay where the crystals are usually hiding. I opened up a pocket that looked really good, but only got a few smokeys. There is more to dig though, I can tell there is a mineralized seam that is full of clay that might open up. Last time that happened for me, I found crystals bigger than my fist!

 

[EricTheCat]

Nice finds! Thank you for sharing.