点评:This is my fourth or fifth visit to Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine, beginning about 15 years ago, and it was as fun, hot, exciting, and messy as ever- just as I’d expected. Usually I’ve come with at least one grandchild, and always just purchased a plain bucket or two of gravel. (Apparently prices have risen, but I’d expect that. It’s a family run business, who are hoping to make ends meet!) It’s fun to literally search for buried treasure, and the staff is quite helpful with their instructions and demonstrations. I e never had any particular expectations. I believe you can purchase premium containers with better “odds” of finding great stuff- but I’ve always been quite happy poking through my gravel, finding a few special sapphires. Some people really do find larger stones- when we were there, someone found a 4.3 and another a 6 carat stone.
Expectations: being out in the sun
finding nothing in particular
having fun sifting through gravel
finishing with an evaluation of the haul, whether it’s not much
or actually a stone worth treating and cutting.
beautiful mountain views coming and going
Summary: A fun morning, especially tied to an excursion to nearby Philipsburg for lunch, candy, or a cold beverage!
翻译:这是我第四次或第五次造访Gem Mountain蓝宝石矿了,第一次去大概是在15年前。这次体验依旧有趣、炎热、刺激又混乱——完全符合我的预期。通常我都会带上至少一个孙辈一同前往,也总是只买一两个装满砾石的桶而已。(显然价格涨了,不过这也在意料之中。这是一家家族经营的生意,他们正努力维持生计呢!)能够实实在在地去寻找埋藏在地下的“宝藏”,真是乐趣无穷啊。工作人员很乐于提供指导与演示。我原本并没有抱什么特别的期望。我觉得你可以购买更高级的容器,这样找到珍贵宝石的几率也会更高——不过我一直都挺满足于从沙砾中挑拣出几颗特别的蓝宝石。确实有人能找到更大的宝石:我们在那儿的时候,有人找到了一颗4.3克拉的宝石,还有人找到了一颗6克拉的。预期:在阳光下活动
并不会有什么特别的收获
享受着筛选砾石的乐趣
最后对所得之物做个评估——不管只是些不值钱的石头,
还是真的有值得加工切割的宝石。
山景美景时隐时现
总结:一个愉快的早晨。尤其适合安排一次前往附近的菲利普斯堡的短途旅行,可以在那里享用午餐、购买糖果或喝杯冷饮!