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skamoto
Mountain climber
coalinga ca
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 23, 2012 - 08:16pm PT
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I was messing around on a boulder in my local spot and I found a pocket of magnitite crystals and garnets. Has any thing like this ever happen to you before? Any gems or anything else found while climbing? Besides the obvious climbing gear.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Aug 23, 2012 - 08:30pm PT
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Gems?
That would be quite unlikely.
But possible,
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skamoto
Mountain climber
coalinga ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2012 - 08:34pm PT
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Some nice Smokey quarts there. But did u find them climbing?
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scooter
climber
fist clamp
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Aug 23, 2012 - 08:36pm PT
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I found a pocket of really big green crystals on Temple Crags Dark Star.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Aug 23, 2012 - 08:57pm PT
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Some nice Smokey quarts there. But did u find them climbing?
Indeed I did. The first was on the way up to a new route, and was "put on ice" for the photo.
The 2nd one was "shot & released" on the route.
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skamoto
Mountain climber
coalinga ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2012 - 09:03pm PT
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That's pretty sweet. I left mine too as I had no way of getting them out that day.
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doughnutnational
Gym climber
its nice here in the spring
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Aug 23, 2012 - 09:15pm PT
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There are bunches of smokey quartz in large crystals on a local obscure climbing area and I wouldn't dream of trying to remove them. They look much better on the crag than on some as#@&%es table.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Aug 23, 2012 - 09:16pm PT
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This thread needs more photos...more sparklies!
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skamoto
Mountain climber
coalinga ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2012 - 09:18pm PT
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Sorry Dr but there definitely magnitite. They were pretty magnetic. There was also a small vain that lead up to the pocket. Ill get pics next time I go.
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Salamanizer
Trad climber
The land of Fruits & Nuts!
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Aug 23, 2012 - 09:34pm PT
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Yeah, Temple Crag has a huge 15'x15' geode just off route from Dark Star with crystals up to about 8" and a diameter of about 2". Pretty cool to climb through.
There's an area near Cal Domes that has pockets of green and smoky quartz. It's always pretty cool when you find one.
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Kalimon
Trad climber
Ridgway, CO
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Aug 23, 2012 - 09:45pm PT
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Vein not vain.
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Aug 23, 2012 - 09:53pm PT
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We found some very nice, large purple quartz crystals, while climbing at Cham. On the SW face of the Aig. Mummery.
Sorry no pix, as they are now "owned" by my ex.
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Sonic
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Aug 23, 2012 - 10:07pm PT
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My buddy who live up in pine, co took me to a boulder adjacent to his property. There was a small hole in the boulder and in it was a perfect quartz crystal that you could take out. Was pretty awesome. We put up a couple lines on it but left the crystal. Hopefully more people will find it!
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Aug 23, 2012 - 10:13pm PT
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The classic - John Gill's best day of bouldering (paraphrased) -- he arrived at the boulders and spied a 2o dollar bill on the ground, pocketed it, turned around and went back home.
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tiki-jer
Trad climber
fresno/clovis
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Aug 23, 2012 - 10:35pm PT
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Coalinga climbing?
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skamoto
Mountain climber
coalinga ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 23, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
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Coalinga bouldering is more like it. Mostly silica carbonate rock and sand stone. Nothing to big or thrilling though Im going to go check out this place with a little potential maybe. Its worth the hike just for the three waterfalls.
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Aug 23, 2012 - 11:02pm PT
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There is a well known climb in Sequoia NP (I think its Sequoia) that has some gorgeous quartz crystals. Can't remember the name of the route. And one of the Munginella variations goes past some huge crystals.
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em kn0t
Trad climber
isle of wyde
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Aug 24, 2012 - 02:06am PT
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Phylp, are you thinking of Crystal Wall at Chimney Rock in Sequoia?
Also I recall a beautiful crystal pocket at one of the belays on Lucifer's Hammer, Mt. Thor.
It's a gift to see such things...
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ec
climber
ca
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Aug 24, 2012 - 02:26am PT
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The route 'Crystal' on Crystal Wall at Chimney Rocks, Sequoia has some on the route. BITD, inside the largest pocket, was a nearly fist-sized, quartz crystal. It was lifted and later surrendered. However, it still resides away from its original home.
 ec
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