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Fantastic blue agate from Malawi. They do not come better than this. 100 kg straight from the mines. All about blue agate, where does it gets the color from. Will it loose its color. Malawi and its gems. This is a weekly vlog of all that goes on at Silver Hills Gems at Hartbeespoort.
BLUE like the sky, Raleigh effect
The Dam overflow and they opened 6 sluices. 6 radiale oop op 300mm Uitlaat 91.0 m³/s Invloei 86.97 m³/s 100.1 % These are the stats today. Visit the Rockshop when you come to see this sight
What Happens When Harties Dam OVERFLOWS?
"Every market has its own pricing structure, so how do we price our quartz? It all depends on who we’re selling to! In this video, we’re unpacking and cleaning a fresh lot of crystals—let’s see what we got! We’ve got fairy quartz, drusy plates, and some beautiful cactus quartz. Now, let’s talk pricing. Our small crystals start at just R3 each, and then we have slightly larger ones for R8. But not every crystal makes the cut—if a piece has a damaged tip, it goes straight to the reject pile. Want to see what we reject? Stick around! These crystals are priced so well that you’ll want to visit the shop and grab some for yourself. Let’s dive in!"
You Won't Believe the Price of THESE Special Quartz Crystals
Piezoelectricity in quartz is the ability of quartz to produce an electrical charge when it's compressed or stressed. This property makes quartz useful in many electronic devices. How does piezoelectricity work in quartz? When force is applied to quartz, the crystal's microscopic structure changes. This change creates dipoles, which are regions of positive and negative charge. The dipoles build up voltage, which is proportional to the force applied. The voltage can be amplified and used as a measurement signal. Uses of piezoelectric quartz Quartz is used in many electronic instruments. Quartz can be used in gas detection because it oscillates at a constant frequency when an alternating voltage is applied.
What If You Could Harness Piezoelectricity To Power Your Entire Home
Welding a simple attractive stand for your large specimens have never been easier. See how I do it in this video. The end result changed an amethyst cluster to an interior decorators item fit for an upmarket home. I take you through the process step by step, I start by welding an upright square bar of 1 cm thick unto a round dome base. The base is usually used as the tops of a round upright poles that you will get at your steel merchant. I then bend a 6 mm rebar and cut it at the right length. I then weld the rebar on the upright square bar about halfway up the metal bar. I then cool down the welded stand and chip off the flux and then paint the stand in a bronze paint. All in all it takes me about 30 minutes. And I have just increased the value of the specimen by double its original value Visit us at The Rockshop at Hartbeespoort. You will not be disappointed. Our address is 74 Scott str, Hartbeespoort, South Africa. You can see our minerals at www.bronnrocks.co.za We have been here for the last 25 years and are well known for our quality beads and findings. We also have a scratch patch on the premises and a coffee corner
Increase the value of your crystal
Who calls a quartz witches fingers? ME!! It was so many years ago, a life of exploration, life and adventure. I talk about my trips and how I found a new type of quartz. I speak about gold in quartz and traveling to far away Japan to sell small miniature amethyst sceptre crystals. What an adventure! We have truly lived and are now again pursuing new adventures in quartz. Life never stops. I talk about sulfides and how gold and quartz are found together.
Is there any money in collecting quartz?
Have you ever wondered if a stone you found while walking in nature might be valuable? Well, there are two possibilities: either you just passed by an ordinary rock, or you missed an amazing opportunity! So, how do you figure out which stones are worth something? That’s exactly what we’re going to talk about in today’s video! Rocks can be much more valuable than you might think and then you might ask yourself How valuable? The advantage of semi-precious stones is not only in their value but also in their quantity because when you find one you usually end up finding several more in the same place. I'm sure this video will change your perspective on the world .
Secret tip to make money from Stones you COLLECT
See how the amethyst came out after being boiled in Oxalic acid for a day, before the big rain strikes. We unpack our first drum and we just love the quartz and amethyst that we bought from this trip. But the work is not yet done. They have to be trimmed. Remember that we bought mine run and some that are slightly better. Now we need to trim away the damage. Some pieces will loose half their weight and we will then be left with a fine specimen. We do a bit of unpacking washing and cutting in this video. I get a chance to edit this video while it is raining outside. Let me know in the comments below if you like this style of video. No music or too much talking. Please subscribe to the channel. It helps the algorithm. And like the video also please.
Washing and cutting the 500 kg amethyst VLOG
From dirty to clean, watch and believe. I do a test run with oxalic acid and was surprised by this great result. I loaded the pot with the dirtiest quartz I had and cooked the quartz for a couple of hours. I could not wait to open the pot. This is what I saw.
Amazing change, I almost could not believe it
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