Arizona's Biggest Fluorite Deposit! Learn how to Rockhound with Regina | Rustic Skills
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Join me as I go gemstone hunting for beautiful purple and green fluorite in southeastern Arizona's Cochise County! In this rockhounding adventure, I share tips and info for beginners interested in mining for gems and minerals.
We'll explore abandoned mines near Bisbee that once produced rich deposits of fluorite. I also go over some history of mining in this area and how these old mines came to be abandoned.
Throughout my fluorite hunt, I share rockhounding tips like what tools to bring, where to dig, and how to identify promising spots. You'll learn basics that will help you get started on your own rockhounding adventures!
From safely navigating abandoned mines to locating minerals and gemstones, this is the perfect video for anyone interested in rockhounding, especially in Arizona. Let's go dig for sparkling fluorite treasures in the desert!
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Its good to see other gals out in the desert hunting, Im a Geologist / Engineer out here in Arizona as well. I own 26 mining claims mainly in La Paz, CO ( western az) from roughly Quartzite to Kingman is my realm. If you ever get over this way and wanna do some prospecting shoot me a comment. My channel is The Lapidary Channel, I have only a few of the materials we mine in the videos but it gives ya an idea what I do. I live in quartzite.
If you take your Fluorite and let it soak in Oxalic acid in a bucket with lid left in the sun covered for roughly 3 to 5 days it will pull out all the iron stains making your material better for specimens or cutting rough, If you ever get specimens with nice cubes and its dirty soak it in Alconox for about 3 weeks without disturbing it and even if you think the stones clean it will slowly drawl out the dirt.. leaving you with a much more valuable specimen. Hope that helps ya alittle ;)
Just saw your comment! Yes, I would love to come visit your claims! Wow, that is a ton of claims! I am planning to do my first one for this very spot. It is pretty cheap to file a claim in AZ! Just gotta figure out how to do it. @@paleogeology9554
Interesting! I have heard of the oxalic acid but not the alconox method. I haven't tried to soak anything yet, I am totally wrapped up in collecting but I do want to try soaking finds. Any tips for selenite?@@paleogeology9554
This is my first video with you, but not my last. Love your attitude and your beautiful finds.
Thank you and welcome aboard! Lots of new adventures coming soon 🥰🔥
Regina : I am from the land of Amathist ( Uruguay ) but now I live in the land of Turquoise ( Bisbee -Arizona ) .
You are so great for this amazing adventure looking beautiful stones .
You can help us to find fluorite and we can help you to find some treasure in our area .
It’s so fun and you are the great cowgirl for looking all type of beautiful gems 💎!!!👍👍👍
I am glad you are enjoying my videos! Amethyst is an amazing stone, have you ever dug for it? What treasures are you finding in your area?
What you're finding is massive fluorite, not crystals. Fluorite crystallizes in isometric cubic habit - you don't have any of those. But what you found is just beautiful!
So Fluorite is a mineral, not a crystal. I do refer to it as a crystal because it has crystal like habits, and yes it does form in an octahedral habit. I am glad you enjoyed my video!
@@RusticSkills A crystal describes the form of a mineral and yet all crystals are minerals of some form or another
Glad that you found that place. Was there 30 years ago. Before the nearby improvements.
I did find it and I know what you mean!
What a good time! That aqua colored one is incredible. I'd be a happy boy to spend the day out there
It sure is a good time! I am planning to claim this location and open up a dig site! Stay tuned.....
@@RusticSkills Hell yes!
Just found you. I am in Az. I found a good amount of Chrystocolla and some turquoise. This was interesting! I, of course, just subscribed❤
Awesome, thanks for the sub! Have you found gem grade turquoise and chrys? Or is it more of a layered deposit, like a stain?
Beautiful fluorite I have been looking for places to go rockhounding in Az. Im new to az & moved to northwestern az. I've asked people where to go and all I get is no answer from them. It's like a secret or something. I want to thank you for sharing your experience with us. This was the first video that came up so as a fellow rockhounder, thought I'd watch it. You didn't disappoint! You have gained a new follower! Love your content and awesome humor! Lmao 🤣 👍
That's awesome, I'm so glad you found my channel! Yes, people are very secretive about their rockhounding and gold locations. I used to be that way, but now I am finding joy with sharing some locations with others so we can all enjoy the great outdoors and find treasures, because that is what the American dream is all about! At least for me it is. Enjoy my channel and my upcoming content, there will be much more to come! ❤️
@RusticSkills Thanks for your reply. I'm definitely going rockhounding this year. I even purchased a couple of Arizona rockhounding books to lead me on my journey as well as all the information you have provided. Thank you so much for sharing locations too, it's been tough trying to figure out where to go when no one tells you exactly where to go. I'm stoked to get out in nature again and find me some more goodies. Thanks again Beautiful! May you be blessed on your future journey's too Darlin'! Maybe we'll meet up sometime while rockhounding some day. (That would be cool!) Peace! ✌️😎🙏🥰
I used to live in St David. Many springs there. Just really pretty and peaceful.
I agree, there are many trees and pastoral settings. I would consider buying some land there.
Omgosh just found your page. Always happy to help a fellow Arizonian, rockhound. You gotta new subscriber. When you found that piece of metal, and asking if anyone knew what it was. I say to my phone, as if you could hear me. I say hold on a second let me ask my husband. 😂 he is knowledgeable about mining and artifacts found in Arizona. But he didn’t even know what that was. Hope to see more of your content. 😊
Lol that's awesome! It was a weird piece of metal, so glad I didn't sit on it 😱 that would've been a trip to the doctor for some shots! I did take it home lol. I do plan on making more rockhounding adventure content especially now that it isn't a million degrees out 🥵 thanks for the sub and welcome aboard!
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Very nice pieces Regina ,nice video ,I dig sometime around to an amethyst mine here in Colorado I do find tiny crystal tips purple green and brown then pyrite with black veins .......
thanks for sharing your feeling when digging and selecting ,observing that beautiful stones .....I feel like you say in the dirt ....lost in the beautiful nature ❤❤❤
Thank you! The pyrite with black veins you find sounds awesome! I love being in nature and digging, I hope to do it full-time one day.... Thanks for your nice comment!
Love your video, great finds. Very amusing as well.
Thank you!!! Many more videos coming up this year!
Oh 😮 wow! I ❤️ all your finds. It's all so amazing😊aw was AZ stuff out there if you know what to look for 😅 really cool. I'd love to find some.
Thank you! Yes, I do study a lot so I can find the good stuff. It's half the effort!
Love all tour energy and content 😊,.just earned my subscription 🙌
Awwww thank you, more awesome content to come! ❤❤❤
Can't wait!
Beautiful finds 👏👏👏
Thank you so much!
Durring WWII they used the clear fluorite for lenses on the the bombardeer’s sights
Thats a cool fact!
Great video!
Thank you!
Your truly amazing 🎉 I love your video.
Thank youuuuuuu 😊❤❤❤
That was great
Ty!!!
That piece of iron you found is a staple. Used for ropes to pull up buckets and repel
Ohhhhhhhhhh this is awesome to know! Thank you for the explanation 🧡
Very pretty stuff there! I'd love to scrounge around for that stuff!
Yes it's quite a blast! I will be going back again soon
Pencarian yang menarik, senang rasanya berada disana
Thank you, it was a super fun quest!
At 24:00, you confessed to us that "I could just do this for the rest of my life..."
And yet 'it will not have been a wasted life...' 💎
Most definitely a fulfilling life and looking forward to doing even more adventures!
We liked your Video so walla, subscribed. We are Disabled Seniors.
Aww, I'm so glad you joined! I hope you can live vicariously through my adventures. I have a real good one coming up!
Not sure what the metal piece is but it would make a great boot puller! Love your video makes me wanna move to Arizona!
I think it is a huge type of staple and used for pulling up rope I think 🤔
I grew up in Whetstone and spent many years in those mountains and just spent the last week rock hounding in them. That area is still an active cattle ranch which is why theres watering the tanks. Get back up into the cayons behind you if you want the big bright stones, particularly FJC.
I know exactly where FJC is. What kind of big bright stones? Agates? I love the Whetstones they're my favorite mountain range down here.
Although I might never get to go to tat place. I love your detail in your descriptions of what you find and the places
Thank you!! Many more exciting adventures to come!
I feel like you are my soul sister. This is 💯 pecent what i would be doing if i llived there. Funny thing is i have always been drawn to Arizona. Someday i will make it there. Just found your channel. Thanks for the trip.
Awesome! I do love Arizona and I managed to land here by happenstance, now I am a property owner and spend most of my spare time in the mountains looking for gems and minerals! I am so glad you found my channel 🥰 Happy new year!
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Its gonna be a great year for rockhounding!
OMG Take me with you! Where is this?
This is an abandoned mine in Southeastern AZ, I am planning to claim it and do dig tours! I will keep you informed!
I'm in ny right now but will be heading home to az on the 40🎉 soon, love rock hounding, any good spots!
Oh there are tons of good spots if you know what to look for 😎
I'm so glad I stopped to watch this video!! You're a bad ass going out on your own!! The crystals are fabulous, I would love to go out there with you some time - my husband had a stroke 2 yrs ago and doesn't have the strength to walk that kind of terrain any more 😢 too much risk of falling for him. I don't suppose that you get to drive in fairly close to where you hunt??
I am a rusty metal fanatic or junkie!! Nails, screws, scrunched up pieces of wire - itcwas handled by someone a long time ago! Sometines trying to figure out what something is - can drive ya up the freaking wall or make you happy just knowing you found it!! Would you please let people know that it is ok to take those kinds of metal relics you found, home with you!! The law says if it is less than 100 years old it is not an "archaeological resource", unless it's from a burial, then it's finders keepers!!
(Dont know just how many rusted tin cans or pieces of barbed wire, horse shoes, etc - that our overbearing govt thinks they need, sitting in archeologists cabinets only, severly limits other American Citizens from getting to enjoy a little piecevof our history! If those who love the old rusted stuff doesnt save it when its found, it could possibly deteriorate into orange dust for no one to enjoy!! And no, there may not be enough for everyone to have a piece of it - but my taxes at work - my souvenirs!!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!
Thank you!!! Unfortunately, most of my hunting grounds are nowhere near roads. This particular spot was a 7 mile round trip!
I always collect the relics because if not, they only erode away never to be seen again. I am also a big time relic hunter and I plan to start making videos of my metal detecting excursions.
I have TONS of old rusty bits from homesteads, ranches, and the old railroad :)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Gee, wish I could go with you I love to do that I joined the Rock club over here in Sun City Arizona no i TN I'm in
Rockhounding is my favorite pasttime! I think there are good spots too in TN!
Awesome video! Keep going 🤙🏼
Thank you! I'm going to try my best!
That was a high heeled horse shoe but the heel broke off
😆😆😆😆😆😆 I think your pulling my leg!
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What are you carrying in your holster today?
Psssh. UA-cam deleted my original comment, wow. It's a . 4o g l 0 c k
In your description of fluorite, you inversely related hardness with brittleness (or toughness), and they are not the same thing. It is quite common to find minerals that are both hard and brittle like diamond. At the other extremes, lead is very soft ( Mohs 1.5) but high on the toughness scale. So fluorite is both brittle and soft, but not brittle because it is soft.
This is an interesting point! I have an upcoming vid about desert roses which are made of selenite. Would they be brittle and soft also??
But where are you ??? Arizona is big land . And spring or autumn perfect for looking gems .
This is the best time for gemstone hunting and I have some big trips planned! I am in Cochise County in Southeast AZ.
do you need a permit/permission to get to the lone star?
Nope! This location is on public lands, is an abandoned mine, and has no active claim on it. So it's good to go!
I find aquamarine out there
Aquamarine out where??? 🤔
I find the aquamarine in white quartz In pinal county Arizona.
I think it’s a step
I would love to take a vacation and look with you sometime,would you be willing to have a tag along
I’m in shape 36 year old veteran live here in Florida lived my hole life definitely would be a amazing experience
You let me know I’ll fly out asap
If you come to Flagstaff i want to hang out with you please...
Flagstaff is on my list for rockhounding!
Edward sissor hands😂
FOR REALS!
Livin the dream', regardless of asshole bushes👍⛏️
Ya know, Arizona is full of em 🌵
@@RusticSkills I'm going next winter👍⛏️
Oh nice. Where are you located?
@@RusticSkills central Ny
Oh wow. Ever dig for herkimers?
“I’m going to eat shit at the stupidest places.” - The number of times I’ve said that wen out rock hounding is infinite!
Yes! At the very end of my hunt last weekend, I had a mesquite thorn go right into my shin, it was a half inch long, ugh. That will be coming up on my latest vid drop!
@@RusticSkills Gah! That is the proper worst!
@@RusticSkills I live up here in the PNW and in December I was in the Skamania Mines/Last Chance Mine area. Was doing basic shit, when I ate shit, aaand broke my left trotter! One of those moments when ya think, “for all the crazy and dumb shit I’ve done in my life, this is how I break a foot!?”
FLOURITE IS A MINERAL CRYSTAL. USE A PETROGRAPHIC MICROSCOPE TO SEE ITS CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION. EVEN GOLD, PYRITE, HEMATITE, SILVER ARE ALL CRYSTALS BUT THEY ARE METALLIC CRYSTALS. CRYSTAL CAN BE TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT OR OPAQUE.
Good tips! Maybe I will buy one of those microscopes!
Aweeee sorry I ruined the 420 subs. It’s 421 now 😝
😆😆😆😆😆 it's all good man
Can you drive to it?
Nope! 5 mile round trip!
Thanks
There is no damn way that f****** cougar is taking me...
Rawr 🐆
Oh my God the f******... Mountain lions are outrageous around here he
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I apparently missed the “cougar” (comment above yours. Or the mountain lion. Fun fact about me. I can go hunting carrying a 30.30 and a 9mm and automatically won’t leave my husband’s side 😂 always worried a mountain lion is stalking me. But let me go rock hounding alone, absolutely no fear of coming across one.
@@SissyMchill1 yes I have had those worries about mountain lions but I don't worry anymore. I go solo a lot in the wild, and I live on 30 acres, so I have gotten used to the critters. And I have my .40 and also a big ass knife so it would suck to get attacked but I will be the last one standing 🐆
@@RusticSkills yes 🙌🏻 love your salty thought process. I watched a video, a very viral video of a mountain lion chasing a running for about 8 minutes. And since then every time I go out hunting when I’m carrying 2 guns I fear the dang cats. When I go Rick hounding alone with only one gun I fear nothing. Funny part is growing up here in Arizona and into my adult life never gave a 2nd thought about cats or rattlesnakes. Anyhow love your videos. I had said you got a new subscriber but I had already subscribed. I don’t hardly ever see your content along with a couple other channels from AZ. Very disappointed with UA-cam.
Yes the algorithm sucks, but I also haven't been posting all too often. I am trying to get at least one video posted a month now. It is a lot of work to film onsite, and then edit and post. I also saw that video of the cat stalking the hiker, pretty crazy, but an extremely rare occurrence. The odds of getting attacked by a mountain lion are literally one in one BILLION! In the past 100 years, there have only been 20 deaths from mountain lion attack. To put it in perspective, the odds of getting struck by lightning are one in 15,300. You have a better chance of winning the Powerball which is one in 292 million, then getting attacked by a mountain lion. I hope that helps squash your fear of cats in the wilderness! I think I will make a video about this topic.