Iholide Lokuzingela Igugu: Ungayaphi?

Amaholide enzelwe ukuthi abe izindawo zokuphumula ezigcwele injabulo lapho ungajabulela imisebenzi ethile ethokozisayo nejabulisayo nomndeni wonke. Noma nini lapho sicabanga ngeholide, sicabanga ngamabhishi anelanga, izibiliboco eziconsisa amathe, imidlalo yokuzijabulisa, nokuzijabulisa okuningi! Kodwa ingabe uke walujabulela ubumnandi bokuba seholidini lokuzingela ingcebo? Uma kungenjalo, khona-ke kufanele unikeze isibhamu. Ukuzingela umcebo kungangeza ukuthinta komlingo eholidini lakho, futhi kubenze bavele okuthile okungaqondakali nje. Cabanga nje ufuna amatshe ayigugu futhi uwathole! Kunezindawo ezithile emhlabeni wethu ezicebile ngokwezwe, okusho ukuthi uqweqwe lomhlaba kulezi zindawo lulokhu lushintsha njalo. Lezi zindawo zicebile ngamaminerali namatshe ayigugu. E-United States, uzothola izindawo eziningi ezinjalo futhi ezimbalwa zazo zivulekele umphakathi. Uma umba umhlaba kulezi zindawo, cishe uzohlangana nezinhlobo ezahlukene zamaminerali ayigugu kanye nenani elincane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezindaweni eziningi zalezi zindawo, ungakwazi ukujabulela inqwaba yeminye imisebenzi ethokozisayo nomndeni wakho.

Into engcono kakhulu mayelana namaholide okuzingela ingcebo ukuthi kungenzeka uthole okuthile okuthakazelisayo (ungakucebisa uma unenhlanhla ngokwanele!). Ngakho-ke, yiziphi izindawo ezingcono kakhulu ongaya kuzo ekuzingeleni amagugu? Hhayi-ke, kuya ngokuthi ufunani. Nalu uhlu olubanzi lwezindawo zeholide zokuzingela amagugu aphezulu e-US.

Okuwukuphela kwendawo emhlabeni evumela izivakashi ukuba zimbe amadayimane, i-Crater of Diamonds State Park e-Arkansas ingenye yohlobo lwayo ngempela. Kunezinto ezimbalwa ezenza le ndawo ikhetheke kubantu abathanda injabulo yokuzingela umcebo. Iqiniso lokuthi akukho mingcele yokuthi ingakanani "ingcebo" isivakashi esivunyelwe ukuyiphatha, kubonakala kunqubomgomo yepaki ngokwayo ethi, "abatholi abagcini". Lokhu kusho ukuthi uma unenhlanhla yokuthola ucezu lwetshe olukhazimulayo, uthola ukuliyisa ekhaya! Ngakho-ke, ngemva kokuchitha amahora umba izingxenye zendawo engamahektha angu-37.5, okuwumphumela wokuguguleka kweminyaka yobuso bentaba-mlilo, uma futhi ekugcineni ushaya igolide (funda amadayimane!) ungathola umcebo wakho uhlolwe uchwepheshe. epaki, ubani ozobhalisa lokho okutholile. Ngaphezu kwamadayimane amhlophe, ansundu naphuzi, i-Crater of Diamonds State Park izidla ngamaminerali okungenani angama-40 ahlukene namatshe acwebile (okuhlanganisa namatshe ayigugu namatshe ayigugu) angavubukulwa lapha. Ngakho-ke, ngisho noma ungakwazi ukuthola noma yimaphi amadayimane, akukho lutho ongadikibala ngakho. Amathuba maningi kakhulu okuthi uzothola okuthile okuzokwenza ujabule. Futhi, izinto ezidingekayo zokumba kanye nezimayini ziyatholakala lapho kuqashwa epaki.

Ziningi ezinye izinto epaki ezingase zikuthakasele, uma usuphelile ukufuna kwakho amadayimane. Ungathatha uhambo noma uhambe ngezinyawo emahlathini anokuthula azungeze ipaki, ujabule epaki lamanzi elingaphakathi kwezakhiwo, ujabulele ipikinikini nomndeni wakho, noma uyodoba eMfuleni i-Little Missouri. I-Crater of Diamonds State Park iyipharadesi labathandi bemvelo, lapho umuntu engabona khona izinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo nezilwane zase-Arkansas. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma ungumthwebuli wezithombe wezilwane zasendle oshisekayo, lapha ungathola izithombe ezimangalisayo zezilwane endaweni yazo yemvelo.

Irubi ingenye yamatshe ayigugu amahle kakhulu futhi lapha Emayini yeCherokee Ruby, ungathola amanye alawa matshe abomvu klebhu uwedwa. Imayini itholakala endaweni ebabazekayo yaseCowee Valley eNyakatho Carolina futhi ngaphezu kwamarubi, lapha ungathola inqwaba yamatshe ayigugu avela ngokwemvelo ahlanganisa isafire, i-moonstone negarnet. Ngakho-ke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumfundi noma i-rock hound echwepheshile, uqinisekile ukuthi uzoba nesikhathi esihle sokumba ingcebo epaki! Uma usufikile lapho, ungaqoqa izinto zokusebenza ezidingekayo zokumba, emnyango wemayini. Sonke isivakashi sinikezwa umcamelo wesihlalo nebhokisi lesikrini, futhi uma ufisa ukuvikelwa elangeni, ungakwazi ukuboleka isambulela somthunzi ngemali encane njenge-$1 ngosuku. Uma usungaphakathi, ungakwazi ukupaka izimoto zakho futhi uqalise. Kukhona ochwepheshe abazokusiza ukuthi ubone amatshe ayigugu futhi bakunike namathiphu awusizo.

Enye yezindawo ezithakazelisa kakhulu zokuma komhlaba eNyakatho Melika, imayini ye-Emerald Hollow iyona kuphela imayini ye-emerald e-U.S. lokho kuvumela izivakashi ukuba zimbe izibonelo zaleli tshe eliyigugu. Le ndawo, nokho, ayinikezeli ngokufuna mahhala. Uma ukhokha imali yokungena ukuze ungene ngaphakathi, uthola ibhakede letshe elithathwe emayini, mahhala. Ukuze uthole amabhakede engeziwe, bakukhokhisa imali eyengeziwe ibhakede ngalinye. Futhi, uma ufisa ukuzama isandla sakho ekumbeni endaweni yemayini, ungakwenza lokho ngokuthenga imvume ngezindleko ezengeziwe. Awutholi nje ama-emerald lapha kuphela, kodwa futhi nama-aquamarines, itopazi, amagarnet, amasafire, ama-tourmaline, nama-amethysts. Njengakwezinye izizinda zezimayini eziningi ezivulekele umphakathi, uzothola ochwepheshe lapha abazokuqeqesha ohlelweni lokumbiwa kwe-emerald, futhi bakusize ubone okutholile. Ungavakashela le ndawo unyaka wonke, ngaphandle kwangaphambi kukaKhisimusi, uKhisimusi, nokubonga.

Imayini yesafire yeGem Mountain e-Montana iyimayini yesafire endala futhi enkulu kunazo zonke e-US. Ngenkathi ukuthola imayini esentabeni, kungase kube nzima, amathuba okuthola isafire ecwebezelayo noma amabili, kwenza uhambo lube lufanelekile. Inqubo yokumba amagugu e-Gem Mountain ihluke kancane kulokho kwezinye izimayini eziningi. Indawo yemayini ayivulekele umphakathi futhi udinga ukukhokhela ibhakede lobhuqu olumbiwe ngabasebenzi, emayini. Okufanele ukwenze nje ukuthatha igravel uligeze ukuze uthole amasafire amabi, futhi uzonikezwa izinto ezidingekayo. Kukhona ochwepheshe abazokuqondisa ekuhlonzeni isafire yekhwalithi eyigugu, futhi bakutshele uma ukwelapha ukushisa kuyadingeka ukuze ukhiphe umbala wayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungathola ngisho nesafire yakho isikwe ngokunemba, ukuze isetshenziswe kubucwebe. Futhi uma kwenzeka ungatholi lutho ongaya nalo ekhaya, ungapheli amandla. Ungakwazi ukuthenga izingcezu ezimbalwa zesafire esikiwe noma ukhethe ezinhlobonhlobo zobucwebe besafire obuhle obutholakala ukuze buthengiswe emayini.

Ingaphansi komndeni omdala wezimayini e-U.S., Imayini ye-Spruce Pine Sapphire itholakala eBlue Ridge Mountains eNorth Carolina, futhi iyasebenza. Le mayini yodumo isivele emaphephandabeni adumile afana neNational Geographic Magazine, naseziteshini ezahlukene zethelevishini. Lapha awukwazi ukuthola i-aquamarine kuphela kodwa futhi nenqwaba yamanye amatshe ayigugu nangamatshe ayigugu. Ukuze uqalise, udinga ukukhokhela ibhakede letshe lemayini bese ubheka amagugu kulo. Kukhona ochwepheshe abazokuqondisa kuzo zonke izinyathelo futhi bakusize ubone amagugu akho. Akukhona lokhu kuphela, uma kwenzeka uthole igugu eliyigugu, ungaliguqula libe ubucwebe ngaso leso sikhathi. Umndeni ongabanikazi bemayini, uthi unamamephu amadala ale ndawo abasize ukuthola izindawo eziningi zemayini. Inqubomgomo yabo iwukuthi izivakashi zikwazi ukugcina noma yini eziyitholayo.

I-Rockhound State Park idumile "ngamaqanda okuduma" ongawathola lapho. Ayini amaqanda okuduma, ungase ubuze. Phela, amaqanda okuduma awalutho ngaphandle kwezakhiwo eziyisiyingi ze-geological ezakhiwe ukuqiniswa kwe-lava ecebile nge-silica. Lezi zingahluka ukusuka kumayintshi ambalwa ukuya kumitha ubude. Uma ubheka iqanda lokuduma, uzothola ukuthi lifana kakhulu nanoma yiliphi idwala elivamile. Kodwa-ke, uma uyivula, uzothola amakristalu e-geode, i-agate, i-opal, i-amethiste, i-quartz, i-hematite noma i-jaspi ngaphakathi kwayo. Iqanda lokuduma yidwala lombuso lase-Oregon.

I-Rockhound State Park itholakala emithambekeni yezintaba zaseFlorida naseLittle Florida. Inqubomgomo epaki ivumela izivakashi ukuthi zingathathi ngaphezu kwama-15 lbs etshe kanye nazo. Ngaphezu kokuzingela amaqanda okuduma, kuneminye imisebenzi eminingi yezivakashi. Ungakwazi ukujabulela ipikiniki nomndeni wakho noma uhambe izintaba emithambekeni yezintaba. Kunezindlela ezimbili zokuqwala izintaba eziqanjwe

Kanye ne-

, futhi lezi zigcwele izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zamadwala entaba-mlilo. Ukuthi shazi kobuhle bendawo ezinhlangothini zombili zemizila, kuzokushiya uphole! Okunye okukhanga kakhulu ipaki yi-

umkhosi ogujwa minyaka yonke ngo-April.

Emayini ye-Bonanza Opal, edume ngama-fire-opals ekhwalithi yegem, ungahamba uyozingela ama-opals kuphela ngoMeyi-Septhemba, futhi unyaka wonke leli paki lihlala livaliwe ezivakashini. Uma uhlela ukuvakashela imayini, ungakhohlwa ukuphatha ibhakede namathuluzi athile okumba, njengoba ipaki alinikezi lezi zinto ezivakashini mahhala. Futhi, isifunda sibhekana namazinga okushisa aphezulu anomswakama ophansi kakhulu, ngakho-ke phatha izibuko zelanga futhi usebenzise i-sunscreen esikhumbeni sakho, ukuze uzivikele emisebeni eshisayo yelanga. Uma ufuna indawo yokubaleka yomndeni wonke, ungazama ukukhempa eduze nemayini. Eminye imisebenzi ongase uyijabulele eduze kwemayini, ukudoba eDufurrena Ponds noma i-Big Spring Reservoir, ukubuka izinyoni, ukuvakashela i-Mickey Hot Springs, ukugibela izintaba nokuhamba ngebhayisikili ezintabeni zase-Hart nase-Steens, ukubamba kancane izilwane zasendle ezindaweni zabo. isimo semvelo, nokunye okuningi.

Iphethwe umndeni wakwa-Otteson kusukela ngo-1958 ngenkathi u-Lynn Otteson efika okokuqala e-Tonopah, Imayini ye-Royston Turquoise ingenye yezimayini ezindala kunazo zonke e-US. I-turquoise embiwa eMayini i-Royston yaziwa nge-"Royston Turquoise", futhi idume umhlaba wonke ngemibala yayo ehlukahlukene. Awutholi nje ama-specimens emithunzi ehlukahlukene eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nohlaza okwesibhakabhaka kodwa futhi anemigqa yomibili imibala. I-turquoise embiwa lapha ingenye yezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni.

Akubona bonke abavakashi beMayini ye-Royston Turquoise abavunyelwe ukungena endaweni yezimayini. Uma ungathanda ukumba, nokho, uvunyelwe ukungena ngenkokhelo. Isikhathi esiphezulu lapho umuntu evunyelwe ukuzingela i-turquoise endaweni yezimayini, amahora angu-3. Futhi, umuntu akavunyelwe ukuqoqa ngaphezu kwebhakede lamatshe endaweni yezimayini. Njengezinye izimayini eziningi ezivulekele umphakathi, le ndawo inesitolo sobucwebe futhi ungathola "ukuthola kwakho okuyigugu" kuguqulwe kube ucezu oluhle lobucwebe obenziwe ngokwezifiso. Nokho, ungakhohlwa ukuphatha amathuluzi akho okumba noma nini lapho uvakashela indawo.

Ugu lweBig Sur eCalifornia luyidiphozi enkulu ye-jade emhlabeni. I-jade etholakala kulesi sifunda

futhi ingatholakala ngaphansi kwamanzi noma emabhishi. Kule minyaka engamashumi amahlanu edlule, ugu lweBig Sur belulokhu luheha izivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba, ezifika zizohlola umbhede wolwandle ngethemba lokuthola isifanekiso esihle saleli dwala eliyigugu. Enye yezinto ezikhangayo kakhulu kule ndawo yi-

ebanjwa minyaka yonke. Umkhosi ogujwa izinsuku ezi-3 lapho kuthengiswa khona izinto zobuciko ze-jade nobucwebe. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ngenkathi ukuzingela i-jade kungaba yinto emangalisayo, akulula kangako ukuthola i-jade yekhwalithi ye-gem ongayiguqula ibe ubucwebe. Izinhlobo ze-jade ozithola ku-Big Sur Jade Clove yi-'Big Sur Bubble Jade', i-jade eluhlaza, i-blue jade, ne-vulcan jade. I-Vulcan jade iyona eyivelakancane kunawo wonke, futhi inemibala eminingi enemigqa ebomvu, ephuzi kanye namawolintshi.

Itholakala osebeni lomfula i-Mokelumne, i-Roaring Camp yatholwa ngesikhathi kugijinywa igolide e-California ngeminyaka yawo-1850s futhi isasebenza. Imayini ivulekele izivakashi ezinentshisekelo yokufuna igolide nokuzama izandla zabo emidlalweni ejabulisayo efana ne-rafting, ukubhukuda, ukugibela izintaba, ukugibela amatshe, ngisho nokudoba. I-'Saturday Night Cookout Dinner' nayo iyindawo ekhangayo, lapho uthola khona ukunambitha i-BBQ yenyama yenyama emnandi. Kukhona nemnyuziyamu emagcekeni futhi uzothola abaqondisi abazokukhombisa indawo yakho. Izivakashi zihlinzekwa ngazo zonke izinto ezidingekayo zokuhlola igolide, okuhlanganisa amapani egolide, amabhokisi omculo we-rocker, amabhokisi odaka, nezikhwama zamatshe anegolide. Amanzi acwebile acwebile omfula iMokelumne, kanye nezintaba ezizungezile ezinezimpophoma, konke kunomthelela ebuhleni bendawo yemayini.

Ngakho-ke, uyabona ukuthi kunezindawo ezimbalwa zokuzingela amagugu e-US. Ngakho-ke, usalindeni? Pakisha izikhwama zakho bese uya eholidini eligcwele ubumnandi uye kwenye yalezi zindawo. Phela akhona amagugu alindele ukutholwa!