Crystal Hunters Extract Chunks of Quartz Worth $30,000 With Bare Hands, And Their Treasure-Hunting Videos Go Viral 1

Gem hunter Louie Kappa knows the thrill of plucking 350-million-year-old quartz crystals from hidden rock cavities with his bear hands—especially if that sparkly stone is worth thousands. It’s all in a day’s work for Kappa, who specializes in mining Herkimer diamonds.