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| Moi digging in the dirt |
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| Sifting the dirt out |
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| Sluicing the rocks |
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| The star garnet after cutting and polishing |
Been There, Done That
Nebraska down, 4 more to go
Been there, done that, too
4 more to go
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Garnet mining in Idaho
This is our third trip to the garnet mine south of Coeur d'Alene. The mine is run by the Forestry Service and costs $10 a day to dig through a large pile of dirt. We found eight ounces of garnets the first day and 7 ounces the second day. This time we visited a local jewelry shop in Moscow and had an expert look through our booty. Testing revealed several contained a star but only a couple were large enough to be worth more than the cost of cutting. We left one for cutting and a few more for testing. One was a translucent red - no star, but will look nice in a ring. Charlie will have lots of material to practice on when we get back to the Quartzsite Rock Club.
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