Prospecting a Miarolitic Cavity in Granite of Pikes Peak Batholith (Part 2)

This is the first of many upcoming field explorations into the geology and mineralogy of Pikes Peak Batholith in Pike National Forest, Colorado. You never know when you're about trip over a large smoky quartz crystal, only half-buried in topsoil. For this reason, I like to record everything when I'm in new areas such as this instance.

The video and discussion in “Part 1” were designed to serve as a rough road map to aid your own discovery of miarolitic cavities in granite outcrops. It was about covering ground and finding a place with high potential for collectible crystals. That place was one where a fully formed crystal sat between two roots and smaller crystals less than a meter away. In this segment, we dive right into that exact float area, armed with only a toothbrush and a furious enthusiasm for what mineralogical mysteries await.

Once again, the current focus is on miarolitic cavities (as opposed to pegmatites), which essentially means, "a heterogenous, mineral rich, crystal-lined bubble within a rock."

Link to "Part 1":    • Locating a Miarolitic Cavity in Granite Bo...