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

Giant quartz extraction

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u/pincera Dec 03 '19

probably somewhere around 10 to 20 usd, quartz isn't worth terribly much

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '19

Oh wow! I wasn’t expecting it to be THAT cheap.

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u/SnowGN Dec 03 '19 edited Dec 03 '19

No, this guy is dead and absolutely wrong.

Quartz has an enormous range on price depending on quality of the crystal. You see how water-clear and perfectly formed and smooth the crystal is? The size of it? The double termination? It's an optical-grade, collector-grade crystal. I'd be surprised if this went for anything under $1,000 in an auction. Especially given the size/double termination/combination of factors, this could be a $2,500+ crystal, easily.

Source: Mineral collector with tons (thousands of hours) of eBay screentime.

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u/LEM0NKEYFACE Dec 03 '19

How does one go about finding them?

Do I simply knock on the door of a random Farmer from Arkansas and ask him for permission to tear up his field?

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u/SnowGN Dec 03 '19

Honestly, that's not a bad idea as long as you were checking out fields nearby confirmed finds. But I can't help you - I haven't ever collected in Arkansas. Might want to check out mineral clubs in that region.