Breaking News for Jacksons’ Crossroads Amethyst crystal pay to dig fee mine , Hogg Mine star rose quartz, tourmaline , Aquamarine , and a few other pay to dig crystal mines as well , updated October.  24    . First time visitors are encourage to add this webpage  ( bookmark ) to your favorites for fast access to the latest scoops on notable producing locales– ones where YOU , for a low fee , can go dig and collect nice crystals and minerals. Also , after browsing the rest of my homemade website visit the slick commercial version www.dixieeuhedrals.net for streaming video of monster machine digs , a photo gallery and more. I spoke with Chester Karwoski today about the past weekends machine dig at Diamond Hill . Chet says that a weathered 8 pound amethyst crystal was found in one of the old tailings pile. He says that while they did not encounter any visible amethyst they DID encounter some spectacular SMOKY QUARTZ . These are supposedly exceptional specimens that are very sharp and brightly faced AND NOT AT ALL SIMILIAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED IN THE PAST . I'll try to get some pictures up soon . Collecting conditions at Diamond Hill are very good due to the recent machine work. Drop me a line or call 404-975-8005  if you want to schedule a trip .   There WAS some amethsyt dug in South Carolina  at another location ,with machinery, Friday . I'll try to post a full report on this later , maybe even with pictures !         This past Saturday I did some digging in Carrollton and hit a nice open pocket with good quartz crystals.   Folks that do not subscribe to the magazine " Rock and Gem " may want to get a copy of the just released December 2005 issue , which features an article about Jackson's Crossroads Amethyst . This article was written and submitted over a year and a half ago .         That's not the only magazine to have a JXR article in it's November-December issue . It's not yet on news stands , so.................. more on this later.          I'll probably be having a machine dig at the lagrange clear crystal mine , not this weekend but next ...............$40 a person to attend while the machine is running .      I have just gotten in a faceted aquamarine from the Hogg mine which I am going to put up for sale . It will be a day or two before I get the pictures up , but feel free to email me for details . I did some trading and bought back some rutile that I dug several years ago and I'll put this up for sale too ,and hopefully some cool pix.  New !  Updated report :  A report from Keith Phagan who visited the lagrange Clear crystal mine:We had a GREAT time Tiara [my daughter] had a ball. I started digging in the seam on the left side and we hit a pocket of the big ones[the size of coke cans]. We found 4 that big and a lot just a little bit smaller.We ended up with about a 4 gal. bucket of crystals and another one full of just rocks. [Tiara believes that all rocks are good rocks]. She is going to take some pictures of the bigger ones and email them to you. Again THANK YOU for letting us dig. Tiara can't wait to go digging again.  Thanks  Keith Phagan :}  Tiara reports in with photo's:Hello!  This is Tiara, Keith Phagan's daughter.  I took several pictures.  Dad was so excited that you put him on your website.  We really had a lot of fun!  It made being sore worth it. ;-)  Plus the students in my class were really amazed at the crystals.  Many had never seen a real one that big and several had never seen a real crystal.  I really was thrilled to find the big crystals!  I had a great time finding the smaller pieces and rocks (and yes, I've never seen a bad rock :-)), and it was so neat to find the pocket.  Dad pointed out that the tips faced us as we dug when we found a several fractured ones, but when the tips faced the other way, we found the biggest ones.  That was neat.  Anyway, it was a lot of fun.  I appreciate you letting us go.  Here are some of the pictures.  I know a lot of y'all don't really believe we REALLY mean it when we say as big as coke cans . Nope , here at Dixie U we REALLY mean it ! I was out thereTuesday ,October 18 and the lagrange Crystal hole is in great shape to work the viens ! I even left one crystal vein exposed .......all you gotta do is go to work digging them out . The weather is now getting nice and cool and you can not beat the $15 price . Just give me a call to schedule your trip . New faceted Jackson's Crossroads Amethyst from the R. A. Moore prospect in from cutter Jerry Call . See something you like ? Give me a call Collecting is great at all of the pay to dig sites , call 404-975-8005 to schedule your trip !Pictured below is a 1 inch sphere of rose quartz from the Hogg mine . Sphere work done by Jerry Call .  While this particular piece didn't have a good star in reflected light, in transmitted light it is phenomenal and much sharper than in the picture   I have listed lots of new items on ebay . Many items have a starting bid of just ninety - nine cents  , including this really nice hogg mine star rose quartz cab . Check out my ebay store at this link www.stores.ebay.com/dixieeuhedrals for all types of wild Southern delectables.    Lots of good specimens found last weekend at all my pay to dig locations . We'll start of with last Saturday at JXR . Monte Mcgee was the fieldtrip leader and this is her report :Joe Ellis and Jeffrey Francis came out toJXR today. Several crystals were washed out and were sitting on the surface due to the recent rain. Jeff found the first big crystal. He then found several more just walking around and looking. Joe got situated on the back of the hill where Jeff had been finding crystals and it wasn't long before I heard him let out a holler! I made a beeline over to see what was up and he had hit a seam. Before long we were both elbow deep and pulling out crystals. It was a great day for all. Here's a picture of Jeffs amethyst crystal   Meanwhile , on the absolute opposite end of the state at the Hogg mine , Jose Santamaria and Pete Mailman came out to dig . There is just an insane amount of rose quartz to be had since I took the machine into the rose quartz pit . Jose had planned on visiting the clear quartz crystal mine that is just 2 miles up the road later that afternoon  . Eric Gano stopped by to show me what he had found : 2 whopper quartz crystals . When Jose saw that he was ready to leave post haste to the clear quartz site !  Eric emailed me in regards to his visit to the lagrange quartz crystal site , and here is what he had to say :So far I have made three trips to one or more of your pay to dig sites,
today we tried the clear crystal dig.  I have never had the luck that I
have at your digs.  The only place that comes close is fossil hunting in
the Badlands of South Dakota, or Eastern Equador, and I do not see my self
going back to Equador any time soon.  Two of the many crystals that we and
the kids found today were over seven inches long and one weighed two
pounds, today was incredible.  The family and I have talked it over and
our next outing we want to try your Amethyst dig. You make it so easy to
find excellent quality minerals with out having to spend allot of money
and just a little effort.  The only way I would come about finding
crystals of the size we found today is to purchase.

Thank You for the fun, what we found today will be in my family for
generations.

Eric Gano
Columbus GA.

P.S. If you have any one who needs some help with the La Grange area have
them give me a call, Cell 706-570-5132
 Below is a amethyst that was faceted by Robert Drummond . He has a cool website , heres a link : http://www.mtlilygems.com/amethyst/aminv.html#Amethyst,%20Crystal%20Park  Robert visited JXR during a machine dig . You'll note that every  JXR stone he had sold.No. 990: CC Triangle Split Barion: 25.03 ct., VVS, 17.7 x 17.7 x 15.3 mm, $569.25 faceted by Robert Drummond Sold Shown here is a gorgeous, medium-depth, amethyst from a small amethyst mine located at Jackson's Crossroads, Georgia. This locality has been know for many years, but has only recently been mined on a commercial basis. Amethyst of excellent clarity and color is now available from this Georgia deposit. The amethyst gemstone shown above has excellent clarity, excellent scintillation, and is expertly crafted. The polish, proportions, and symmetry are all very fine. The stone is slightly color-zoned, showing a slight shift from light to darker shades of purple as the gem is rotated. For a stone of this size, I believe the depth of color is perfect; neither too dark for the subdue lighting conditions in a party setting, nor too light to dazzle in full sunlight. This gem is too large for a ringstone or pin, but would look beautiful in a large pendant, or on a collector's shelf.   I'm sad to report that during the week I had my water pump stolen from JXR . This huge pump ,which could pump 16,000 gallons of water per hour , cost me about $600.00 for just the body (no hoses ) . Who ever took it will probably get no more than $50 for it from  a pawnshop . And , of course , I'll be checking the local pawnshops. Just in from cutter Mike Watkins , a 46 carat Jacksons Crossroads Amethyst from the r. a . moore prospect and below it a 2.75 carat beauty ! Note the attractive color zoning in the smaller stone .  Viewing the stone " face up " this is not noticeable as the color is bounced around and spread out .  I hope to add some interesting pictures later today . I am also working on opening some new places up....and these will be some real "eye openers " ! If you think this is a cool site , please email a friend and tell them about it ! Just right click on this sentence  and select "email this page to a friend " . It'll open up your email and will already have the details filled in , you just supply the address  .  And of course , new items posted on ebay every few days ( link at bottom of this page to my ebay store ).Here's  a email just in from a recent  pay to dig visitor from Wisconsin :Rodney, I wanted to thank you for a couple of outstanding mineral collecting adventures in Georgia.  I was thrilled to travel and in one trip find facet and specimen grade Aquamarine, Rose quartz and Amethyst!  I had great luck at JXR with multiple floaters from a seam in a large boulder and two “Gwindle” clusters.  At the Hogg I was pulling chunk after chunk of fist and larger sized “Pink Ice” out of the Rose quartz core I was just awestruck by the size and quality. Recovering the Rose quartz was like working a jigsaw puzzle in reverse with a block of fracture free rose quartz as a prize every couple of minutes!  The collecting was so good I had to fly back down for a second weekend at the Hogg.  I will relish those memories for the rest of my life, Thank you!    Russ P. Fulwiler/President Screen and Tape Divisions WS Packaging N7399 Birch Dr. Algoma, WI  54201 920-487-3070 rfulwilerxx wspackaging.com Cell 920-217-5078   Pleas note I replaced the @ symbol with xx to prevent automatic email spam harvesters from getting Russ' address . Also ,please note that not every visitor finds awesome specimens. Pictures displayed here are ' best of the best " from visitors. If you are strong,smart,willing to work, and have the proper tools , you'll do well at any of my locations. If you don't have much of these qualities ..........well....................maybe you'll get lucky and find something the rain washed up . Or maybe not.  Special exception to this : The Hogg Mine is littered with good rose quartz. You would have to be extremely impaired not to find good rose quartz . Cooler weather is now approaching the South.  Along with the cold front , some rain is expected just prior to the weekend. The cooler temps will no doubt be welcomed by rockhounds.  Since I have recently dug at all three pay to dig sites, there's a good chance that the rain will wash up some good things !  Call 404-975-8005 to schedule your trip . Recently ,Mickey Cecil and the Jacksonville ,Florida Gem & Mineral club visited the Hogg mine and the Lagrange quartz crystal mine.  Here's the fieldtrip report, just click the following link :http://www.jaxgemandmineral.org/hogg.htm
  NEW !  We improved the graphics with a much bigger picture , check out the all new Hogg Mine Adventures video : New Hogg mine video released , click here to download  http://dixieeuhedrals.net/movies/hogg_final.avi  you may need divx player ,so if you have trouble playing the video ( for instance , you hear the audio but no video ) then get the free divx player here :http://www.divx.com/divx/codec.php  . If you have slow dial-up , go to the companion site www.dixieeuhedrals.net and right click on the video link and then click "save target as " .  This will save the video in your documents and you can then play it  provided you have the divx player. If you have been to the hogg ,your picture  -- or a picture of your specimen -- may be in the video . We are working to make the pictures bigger without increasing download time  The JXR amethyst machine dig went very well . There is now lots of fresh material to go thru , so don't hesitate to call me at 404-975-8005 to arrange your visit . I'll be back working at the Hogg mine this week . One fellow who met me by responding to a Lapidary Journal ad , Russ and Kathy Fulwiler , flew back to Ga. from their home in Wisconsin for a return visit .   The couple visited the Hogg mine first. Russ reports finding a new seam of large gemmy rose quartz.  Here's a picture Not to be outdone , Kathy found a small piece of extremely blue and flawless aquamarineThe couple then joined me at Jackson's crossroads to take part in a machine dig for amethyst crystals. Russ found a choice dark purple doubly terminated amethyst crystal .He also found a bigger crystal too ! Several people found material as good or maybe a tad better , but there were a few people that didn't find much.   The Fulwilers thanked me for making their vacation a great one .  Looking to buy Jackson's Crossroads amethyst ? Or, perhaps some gemmy star rose quartz ?  I sell these and more on eBay ! New items posted every few days................check it out right here : www.stores.ebay.com/dixieeuhedrals