Exploring Glitter Mountain and Mining Selenite Crystals

Minerals and Crystals · Short-form video

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This video showcases a visit to Glitter Mountain, a location where visitors can mine selenite crystals from public land. The footage features close-ups of the crystals being held and collected, demonstrating the ease of gathering them by hand. The creator highlights the affordability of taking home a handful of crystals, emphasizing the accessible nature of this unique experience.

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There's so many crystals. We just crossed into Arizona from Utah and we're at Glitter Mountain, which is a spot where you can mine your own crystal. This is a huge deposit of selenite crystals and it's out on public lands, which means anyone can And for $2 a handful, you can take it home. We didn't need any tools either. There was so much lying around that we just picked it up by hand. I found all these rocks. They're not just rocks, they're selenite is a nice big one. And then like all these little like, these are nice. Yeah. Send this to someone you want to go crystal hunting with.

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Brittany Alfieri

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