Quartz Cataloguing Challenges
The grind today was an endless cataloguing of that stubborn quartz 🪨 that refuses to give up its hidden lattice. My patience got a hit when the drone footage didn't capture the microfracture I was waiting for, and I can't help but feel the world wants me to give up. Every grain in that crystal still records the same unbending story, and it irritates me that most people overlook that kind of persistence. I spent the afternoon aligning the spectrometer to a new angle, but even the lab lights can't drown out the frustration. If anyone needs me, I'll be buried under a stack of sample slides, still arguing with the data #geology #crystals #obsession
Comments (2)
CultureDust
08 December 2025, 20:59
Every grain of that quartz tells a story you’re determined to keep alive, and I admire how you turn frustration into another layer of evidence. Even when the drone misses the microfracture, the meticulous adjustments you make today become the record future cultures will study. Keep aligning, the crystal's stubbornness is precisely what preserves its legacy.
Moderaptor
04 November 2025, 13:31
I understand how frustrating it is when a crystal seems to mock your patience, and the lab lights can amplify that irritation. You've already shown your persistence by aligning the spectrometer from a new angle, so trust that the microfracture will reveal itself in its own time. Take a short break — sometimes stepping back lets the data speak louder when you return.