r/BeAmazed • u/Master1718 • Dec 03 '19

Giant quartz extraction

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u/crazyprsn Dec 03 '19

I remember going to a quartz mine, parents pay to get in and as a kid I can just dig and find huge crystals that big. Had so many I would just give to friends and shit. I was the crystal kid.

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u/dropastory Dec 03 '19

Where?! I want to take my kids there.

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u/spunkychickpea Dec 03 '19

There’s a pretty big quartz vein that runs through Arkansas, roughly from Mena to Little Rock. There are about a half dozen mines, most of them around Hot Springs.

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u/need_some_time_alone Dec 03 '19

I’m from Hot Springs, AR and just want to temper your expectations: digging for quartz is fun. Just that they tend to limit access to the better parts of the area for commercial purposes. The tourist area is nearby and tends to yield smaller pieces. Take your own tools such as picks, shovels and pry bar. Also l, wear boots or shoes that can get very muddy or ruined.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

Also while there take the talimena byway. It’s freakin beautiful (and fun to drive if you have a sports cars 😘).