Day 516:<\/p>\n
Found a cache of diamonds. They were buried under some dirt under a seam of diorite under the water flow from the spring, just to the side of the lava lake.<\/p>\n
Some day I’d like them to be, I don’t know, just, like, on the surface? I mean if there’s any geological activity here (and the lava lakes point to yes) then theoretically some of the diamond caches would have gotten pushed to the surface occasionally.<\/p>\n
Then again, they might be difficult to find under all the trees.<\/p>\n
But still. This “down into the depths of the planetesimal just to grab some shiny rocks” thing is a bit old even for an experienced miner like me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day 516: Found a cache of diamonds. They were buried under some dirt under a seam of diorite under the water flow from the spring, just to the side of the lava lake. Some day I’d like them to be, I don’t know, just, like, on the surface? I mean if there’s any geological activity … <\/p>\n