Smashed up quartz (photo) · AditNow Community

JohnnearCfon
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17 years ago

Was this a result of mineral vandals, sorry I mean mineral collectors? Was it done recently?

Photograph:

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simonrl
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17 years ago

#2

Ah well spotted, I was in there last night with merddinemrys and we saw this, but I can't recall if I've seen it before or if it's old. We did comment on it though so presume it's very recent.

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

Vanoord
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17 years ago

#3

Whereabouts was that taken?

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

simonrl
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17 years ago

#4

Along lake level, beyond the BVI and just before the fish crate.

Marvellous use of waypoints there. Left at the fish crate 😉

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

merddinemrys
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17 years ago

#5

Right, nobody must move the fish crate before Vanoord gets a chance to have a look! Its difficult to miss really - must be recent.

Vanoord
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17 years ago

#6

"merddinemrys" wrote:
Right, nobody must move the fish crate before Vanoord gets a chance to have a look! Its difficult to miss really - must be recent.

*sigh!*

That'd be on the cross-passage somewhere around the Stripey Vein then... ::)

And if anyone else happens to want some samples of quartz, kindly go and find it in a lump of loose rock such as a bit of fallen roof rather than battering the sides of a tunnel: it'll save you the hassle of having to extract your funny little toffee hammer from somewhere that the sun doesn't shine* :)

* no, not E floor Old Vein...

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

LAP
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17 years ago

#7

pity about the damage (if it was done diliberatly)...

Sorry everyone but... what is the fishcrate.. remind me... 😉

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

Vanoord
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17 years ago

#8

"LAP" wrote:
pity about the damage (if it was done diliberatly)...

Sorry everyone but... what is the fishcrate.. remind me... 😉

It's a crate that used to have fish in it! 😮

It's technically called a "fish box" and is usually used to put fish in when they are caught on a boat - they get ice chucked over them to keep them fresh and then they're delivered to the fish market in said box and then onwards to the fish seller.

You sometimes find them washed up on beaches and less frequently, in mines. If you want some, you can buy them here: http://www.lmhglobal.com/uk/product_detail.asp?prod_id=530&qs= You'll notice that it's called a "Stacking and Nesting container (fish)" - this does not mean that fish build nests! :blink:

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

merddinemrys
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17 years ago

#9

Poor LAP! Did you think it was an intersting rock formation?

LAP
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17 years ago

#10

ah lol, thanks for that detailed description Vanoord.

yes merddinemrys, the way people were describing it as a major landmark 😉

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

simonrl
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17 years ago

#11

"LAP" wrote:
yes merddinemrys, the way people were describing it as a major landmark 😉

My fault that 😞 formations get such odd names that 'fish crate' could easily be one :lol:

my orders are to sit here and watch the world go by

LAP
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17 years ago

#12

"simonrl" wrote:

"LAP" wrote:
yes merddinemrys, the way people were describing it as a major landmark 😉

My fault that 😞 formations get such odd names that 'fish crate' could easily be one :lol:

Good point, White Scar caves has collected a good few odd names, such as "The Devil's tounge" and "The alum lilly".
🙂

Kein geneis kanaf - Cain gnais canaf
Byt vndyd mwyhaf - byth onddyth moyav
Lliaws a bwyllaf - Líows o boylav
Ac a bryderaf - ac o boryddarav
Kyfarchaf y veird byt - covarcav yr vairth
Pryt nam dyweid - poryth na'm dowaith
Py gynheil y byt - Pa gonail y byth
Na syrch yn eissywyt - na soroc yn eishoyth
Neur byt bei syrchei - nour byth bai sorochai

jagman
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17 years ago

#13

"Vanoord" wrote:

And if anyone else happens to want some samples of quartz, kindly go and find it in a lump of loose rock such as a bit of fallen roof rather than battering the sides of a tunnel: it'll save you the hassle of having to extract your funny little toffee hammer from somewhere that the sun doesn't shine* :)

I shall go further.
Anyone caught causing material damage to Cwmorthin will be viewed in an extremely dim light. Appropriate action will be taken and the culprit will not like it. If you are reading this, you have been warned.

As Vanoord has said, if you want a lump of rock there are plenty lying around on the floor and in roof falls.
DO NOT HACK LUMPS OUT OF THE WALLS

AndyC
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17 years ago

#14

There is worse.

Last week I was up in N Wales and had a poke about Dinorwic. For the first time I visited the caban with the bench and the coats on the hooks.

Someone had kindly kicked the bench over (it was a foot from the wall - no accident) - disturbing some of the boots as well.

:curse: :curse: :guns: :guns:

Been injured while at work and are not to blame?

Get over it.