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Reel Mine Pocket Pulls -- 1/31/2016
Feb 4th, 2016 at 9:39am
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Re: Reel Mine Pocket Pulls -- 1/31/2016
Reply #1 - Feb 4th, 2016 at 7:43pm
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Man, you can't fool me. I know you packed those clusters in that mud
just so you could make a video showing how EASY it is to pull them out!
  
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Re: Reel Mine Pocket Pulls -- 1/31/2016
Reply #2 - Feb 5th, 2016 at 11:14am
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JoeM wrote on Feb 4th, 2016 at 7:43pm:
Man, you can't fool me. I know you packed those clusters in that mud
just so you could make a video showing how EASY it is to pull them out!


Nope those were completely in-situ -- still in their original place since their birth perhaps millions of years ago. I know you were kidding, but it almost makes more sense that I actually did re-pack them in the clay and mud to pull them out as easy as that looked on the video. But, that's the reality of a killer Reel Mine pocket -- they just come out that easily once you've opened up the pocket. In a pocket this size, tools are almost altogether unnecessary since you can dig with your fingers in the mud to find the clusters. There's no reason to risk damaging the crystals by using metal tools to probe and dig into the mud and clay. As I have told others, the feeling you get, and what it's really like to find and extract these amazing specimens can't fully be conveyed through words or video. It's something that must be experienced to really know what it's like. Lets just say the word "amazing" might come close but still falls short.
  

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