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The pieces I've seen seem to but we've never polished any ourselves.

Thank You! Glad you enjoyed the video 👍

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That's cool! I think they're really neat!

Same

Yeah I think it would be a good idea. I guess we would have to work out the details for sure. I also think having a live stream or something at meetings would be great for those who can't be there.

I reached in and just grabbed some so I don't even know what's there! Glad ya liked them and yeah post em up!

Thank you! We have not had that one worked yet, but we do have it safely stored away for the future. 🙂 We just love the variety that you can bring home from Rio Doce Gem Mine! We really need to start learning how to cab these pieces ourselves!

That's awesome. I'm sure you have an amazing collection. I hear those were the hay days of rockhounding... before so many areas became virtually impossible to access. Thanks for the encouragement and for tuning in!

Hello Lee! It's good to hear from you. Yes, we are so thankful for people like Mr. Patty! November should be a great time to visit the quarry. Good luck out there. I know you'll both find some great pieces to bring home.

You know we were looking! Lol! There were some nice river rocks out there!

Thanks for watching! Definitely worth it 😜

We didn't see any crystals with points but there was some kyanite I believe at the summit probably others also but from my understanding you can't collect from a state Park.

It's amazing how often rocks look like food and food starts looking like rocks!

Sweet! Have fun and be safe!

Yup thanks for the video, we have 2 kids and were wondering about the hike difficulty... this helps!

This is a great trail for kids. To get to the Mica Mine you have to cross the creek at the observation deck. If you follow the trail to the right when you get to the top of the stairs at the falls you can hike to the top of the falls.

How was the trip? Hope everything went well!

Thank You!

I could definitely see that working well!

The rain definitely helps! It makes for a bit of a messy day but it brings out the color and helps to reveal those crystal pockets!

We do have protection but we've never had to worry about using it too much. But it's always better to be safe than sorry!

@@ScottandLauren I watch too many horror movies & cryptic shows.. Terror In The Woods made me a believer!! ❤️

Yes he did!

No, unfortunately, there are no swimming areas. They do allow fishing and kayaking.

The water was very refreshing! We bottled some for ourselves and some for family back home. I already wish we would have brought home more. We will definitely be making another stop here the next time we are in the area.

Yeah it's definitely gonna be a hot one! That lady broke out the smaller chunk and handed it to me and I was like nice then she turned around with that huge chunk! 🤩 She found that digging during the eclipse dig. There's definitely some good stuff at Diamond Hill for sure!

Yeah, I’ve seen a bunch of nice stuff coming out of there lately

This was our third trip to the Emerald Hollow Mine and the first time we actually found crystals. We were very excited to come back to the spot where we had good luck but unfortunately they had chained the area off and had it posted Restricted area No Trespassing. It was very disappointing and we didn't have any luck finding crystals. It's a beautiful location though. Hope you have better luck than we did! Maybe we're not looking in the right place but we have only found crystals one time out of four trips.

@@ScottandLauren the best and easiest way is the sluice buckets. You don't have to dig get the ones already there. That's what I do. I typically walk out with LOTS of crystals and gemstones

I will have to see what I can do!

Yeah we see him at Diamond Hill Mine all the time. He does have a good eye for sure! He seems like a really good kid.

Thank You! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁 You'll definitely enjoy the caverns.

Thank You! They should be able to set something up pretty easily. We've done a couple private digs ourselves out there.

Definitely! First time I've ever found one. I can't wait to see some of these Patty finds cleaned up from this weekend!

I love the way that stuff cuts & polishes, that’s where I want to head next time we do an overnight trip

You definitely need to make the trip!

Thanks! We're on our way back home now. We had an awesome time!

Is your bumper dragging on the ground? I heard folks leave there with piles of rocks

If we had enough room it probably would be!

Yeah I think most look better than what the camera shows. It's hard to catch that iridescent though

Those are some cool crystals

👍no doubt, I love the skeletal stuff from around here, what are you guys up to this week?

Friday and Saturday we will be camping in Sloppy Floyd State Park and hiking a few trails. Sunday we're going to be heading out to Patty Quarry

Dang, I can’t wait to have a dog sitter so we can hit up the patty quarry, the material from there is great for cutting &polishing, have a safe trip

Thank You! Yeah you would stay busy for days with the material you can pull out of there.

Oh yeah the one with dendrites is one of my favorite pieces!

Yeah we have learned a few things since this visit for sure. We had zero luck finding any crystals in the digging area after digging there twice. Finally on our third attempt we hit some luck and found some small crystals! But you are absolutely correct about the creek. Thanks for watching!

💯 We can't wait to go back again!