I take advantage of the summer season to prospect new areas at altitude above 2000 m. At the end of the day, my GPS will indicate about 20 km of walking and several hundred meters of elevation gain. Prospecting for minerals also allows me to train for Trail Running, which I practice in competition. But the altitude, the sun, a bag loaded with equipment with 3 liters of water on my back and despite my level of training, made this prospecting really difficult and long. And I did not necessarily expect to find something because most of the time, I come back rather empty-handed. But perseverance pays off even if it is very hard. You should know that all the known and listed sectors of the southern Alps have been exploited for years and today it is really very difficult to find beautiful specimens. Indeed, the diamond quartz and window quartz of the southern Alps are found in cracks that are quite typical and clearly distinct from the classic alpine cracks! The specimens are on the surface at a maximum depth of 50 cm to 1 m embedded in clay, and corresponding to the thickness of the bench. These cracks are found exclusively in sedimentary series with alternating inter-stratified terms (limestone and marl benches or sandstone and shale marl). The bench can be completely covered with vegetation. So you have to study and observe all the clues in the terrain in order to hope to find a new mineralized zone. Because all the open and visible areas have obviously already been exploited! ------------------------------------------------------------------- I am selling all my pretty discoveries filmed in this video in batches. Ad to consult via this link: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Lot-de-prospe... My other items for sale: https://www.ebay.fr/usr/mineraux-et-c... ------------------------------------------------------------------- Who am I: I am simply passionate about mineralogy, mountains, and outdoor sports. I do sell some finds, but I keep my best specimens in my little personal museum. :-) If my goal had been money, I would have stopped a long time ago. Indeed, the activity is very time-consuming, and the mileage costs are sometimes high when you go far from home. Long video editing and encoding especially with my old PC which is more than 10 years old... I am not monetized by YouTube because I do not have enough viewing hours. And to hope to just get 1/4 of the minimum wage you already need thousands of monetizable views... In short, I am simply passionate about what I do. And so the simple fact of sharing my little walks with you already makes me happy. But to encourage me to continue to take the time to offer you videos of my prospecting outings, put a blue thumb and subscribe. This will motivate me more. Thank you and enjoy watching. ☆☆☆☆☆ Subscribe: / @minerauxcompagnie ☆☆☆☆☆ ****************************************** Diamond quartz lithotherapy: (Lithotherapy is a gentle medicine that consists of using the benefits of stones to heal yourself. However, this cannot replace medical treatment prescribed by your doctor.) Physical virtues: Accelerates healing processes. Relaxes body tension and tension, fights symptoms of stress. Strengthens the muscular system. Tumors, paralysis. Gives vitality. Detoxification. Protection against radioactivity, X-rays, electrical waves, wifi waves, Television, PC. Psychic virtues: High spiritual dimension. Excellent on the crown chakra for cosmic meditations. Very powerful transmitter and receiver. Its absorption capacity is enormous. Contributes to the balance of our personality, understanding with the partner, removes our anxieties. Dissolves tensions and blockages. Harmonizes body and mind, thus providing us with the ideal conditions for developing our clairvoyance abilities. Promotes: Channeling, Meditation, Relaxation, Telepathy, Remote Physical Healing, Premonitory Dreams. Allows us to recall memories from the early days of our lives. Very effective when we have hidden events from our early childhood. Purification: Running water and prolonged period in the sun. Chakras: Spleen, heart, solar plexus. Applying a Diamond Quartz to these chakras gives powerful impulses. Chemical composition: Quartz crystal SiO²