And OMG it was so rewarding and fun! We showed up at about 11-11:30 (after a beautiful drive from LA), and was greeted some very sweet employees. Then we spent the day filling buckets with dirt, sifting the dirt, and going through the rocks for electric pink (or green or black) stones. :)
Tourmaline is a pretty stone, (occurring in all colors) and California just so happens to have an ENORMOUS wealth of Tourmaline! GemologyOnline says that Tourmaline is the "stone of the Muses," inspiring and enriching the creative processes. It was a talisman for artists, actors and writers.
The best part of this trip was, with the tourmaline's we found, we are hoping to pay for the trip (and then some) selling them online and to jewelers!
We will definitely be going back soon!
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