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How to Find Crystals

Crystals are formed naturally by intricate processes within the Earth over millions of years. In fact, almost all minerals occur as crystals naturally, from a grain of salt to an impressive quartz crystal structure. Large quartz and crystal deposits can be found throughout the Earth usually around older mountain chains like the Appalachians or Ozarks, however they can be found all over the planet. Finding crystals can be challenging but with a few simple instructions on where to look anybody can find a crystal.

Things You'll Need

Map of mineral resources
Map of mining veins
3 tinged garden scratcher
Small hoe
Flashlight

Instructions

How to find crystals
- 1
  Determine the type of crystals you wish to find to ensure that you're looking in the appropriate geographic location. Quartz crystals are quite common to many locations and are the easiest to find whereas amethyst or rare forms of crystals will be difficult to locate. Look at a map with detailed information on local minerals and natural resources for the area that you're searching in.
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  Look for crystal or quartz veins on a mining map of the area that you're searching to narrow down your search field. These maps are available at mining facilities. Many mines allow digging for a small fee and this is the best way to find quality crystals.
- 3
  Sift through the tailings and clay lumps from the mining pit. Tailings are waste from the mines and usually have smaller crystals embedded within them.
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  Look for shimmering sparkles on the ground near mining areas. This may be a piece of a larger crystal embedded in the ground and is usually a telltale sign of a good vein of quartz below.
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  Look along the walls of mining shafts for the shimmer crystal or quartz deposits. These crystals will shimmer when shined with a flashlight.
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  Use a 3 tinged garden scratcher or a small hoe to sift through rock and sediment near a quartz deposit. Larger crystal structures are usually secured tightly embedded in clay and will stay in place when bumped with a gardening tool if they happen to be protruding from the ground.

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