more walks in the forest

@4meAndyou My town is surrounded by high mountains and one of them is the highest mountain in the country. You're actually really good, well done

@SW-User I used to be a hobbyist...really studied rocks and quartz in particular. Went out a couple of times with the South Shore rock and mineral club and went hiking up a small mountain to get a beautiful example of a fine quartz crystal. Later on I began to collect quartz rough as an amateur lapidary to make jewelry. Went to a lot of rock and mineral shows, too.

I did learn that quartz is one indicator of gold, especially if it appears in conjunction with mica and granite.

@SW-User Just thought of this..because that quartz looks to have been hammered out..if there is a mine nearby, one fun activity for amateur rock hounds is to find the mine tailings, and ask permission to walk through them for more fun samples. We did that up in Maine.

@4meAndyou Actually, I don't think there's one around here. Since I've been spending half my life here (in Greece), however, and half in Sweden, that's what I do when I'm there. And it's really interesting to see all the different formations and colours and then study the history of each place

@SW-User https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympias_mine


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siderokausia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skouries_mine

@4meAndyou Oh, I'm aware, don't worry! 😊 They're just not exactly "around here". But I would love to visit some day