> Mike, > > Please make some pictures of those rocks! I loved quartz even before I > knew it would oscillate :) You should tell your story in great detail > and post to a web page. Please inform me if you do. > > Dex I second the motion - I still grind some of my older crystals here.... lots of fun ! Used to operate high speed CW circuit in Arctic in 1950s. 73 Mitch VE3OT