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Hunting Opal at Klinker Opal Mine

July 30, 2023 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Let’s play word association. I’ll go first. Opal. Did you say Vernon? Huh? Did you? Did you? Huh? Huh? Yeah, I’d have said Australia too. It’s one of those universal geological facts that everyone learns as a kid for some reason. But opal is found in several other locations around the globe, including Canada. And […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: geology, klinker opal mine, opal, rockhounding

Rockhounding at Montana’s Crystal Park

July 29, 2022 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

What’s in a name? That which we call a park by any other name would look just as horrifying all dug up like a cratered exoplanet. Crystal Park in southwest Montana will challenge your every notion of a park. I’ve long questioned the presence of private cottages within provincial/national parks. But this? This is a […]

Filed Under: Travel Schmidt Tagged With: Crystal Park, crystals, Montana, quartz, rockhounding

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