[Rockhounds] Did someone say "Diamond Rush"?

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

A cattle herder first uncovered the stones in KwaZulu-Natal province. It
prompted thousands to rush to KwaHlathi village, more than 300km (186
miles) south-east of Johannesburg.

But after conducting tests, officials have said the stones are quartz
crystals, which are far less valuable.

After feldspar, quartz is the most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust.

"The tests conducted conclusively revealed that the stones discovered in
the area are not diamonds," a local government statement reportedly said.

The rush occurred in one of South Africa's poorest regions.


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57548406

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 4:42 PM <gbrown at catspaw-minerals.com> wrote:

> Poor sods are going to be disappointed when they find out what they really
> found.
>
> GcB
>
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> Robert Verish
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> The best view of the crystals being found in the field are at the 00:06
> second mark.Comments?  Guess??--  Bob V.
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