April 12th Haunted Ridge Rootbeer Machine Dig
π€© PRIVATE CLUBHOUSE MACHINE DIG
π Haunted Ridge Rocks, Missouri
Two years ago we uncovered a pocket producing some of the finest Root Beer Smoky Quartz we have ever seen at Haunted Ridge. These are deep amber, cola colored smoky quartz crystals with incredible clarity and quality.
When we first hit the pocket we stopped digging it and decided to save it for something special.
Now we are reopening it exclusively for the Clubhouse.
π Dig Dates
March 10
March 11
March 12
π₯ Only 6 participants per day
This will be a very small and exclusive dig.
β How The Dig Will Work
We will use a machine to carefully reopen the pocket and uncover crystals as a team.
Participants will be helping dig the crystals out, clean them, and enjoy the discovery together as they come out of the pocket. The crystals will then be placed on the tables so everyone can view the material before selecting pieces.
Participants will draw straws to determine picking order.
Greg, the property owner, and I will also be part of the picking order and we will run a sliding ladder system that goes back and forth through the order so the picks stay fair and move quickly.
To help visualize how the sliding order works, it will rotate something like this example:
Greg
Bryan
A
B
C
Bryan
Greg
D
E
F
Bryan
Greg
F
E
D
Bryan
Greg
C
B
A
Then the order continues to repeat in that same sliding pattern.
This system keeps the energy high and prevents long waits between picks.
πͺ¨ Crystal Tables
All crystals will be divided into three tables:
π Premium Table, $7 per pound
π Mid Grade Table, $4 per pound
π Collector Table, $2 per pound
During your turn you may select any crystal from any table.
At the end of the split your pieces will be weighed and totaled for purchase that day.
π Ticket Information
Each participant must purchase a $25 ticket.
β οΈ Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE
Because space is extremely limited with only 6 spots per day, please only purchase a ticket if you are 100 percent certain you can attend.
Once a ticket is purchased that space is taken and cannot be refunded.
π₯ If this pocket produces like it did when we first encountered it, we may very well see some of the best Root Beer Smoky Quartz ever found at Haunted Ridge.
This should be an incredible dig and Iβm excited to experience it together with the Clubhouse.