Two great road cuts in the Muskokas are visited and rock collectors learn of their mineral potential and the rock and mineral collecting possibilities.
Thanks for sharing Don't know why so many who make video's don't reveal punlic access locations, really appreciate that ! Quite sure there's plenty of crystals to be found, if it helps motivate others to get out doors and enjoy nature, that's a good thing !
Mr. Gordon: Can't begin to tell you (and Jeff) how enjoyable these videos are! Please keep them coming. Take care of those hands. Joe Russell, western Massachusetts rockhound (45 years!)
Subscribed! I'm loving what you're doing...I've worked in this area for many years, as a surface blaster I see alot of different formations and now that I know what I'm looking for I will definitely be Rockhounding
Hope your hands heal fast.. sucks when people could be ignorant to their insensitive hurtful words.. love your videos. And the educational knowledge you share.
Jeff may get nicer stuff as suggested, who knows. I do know that filming while digging sure slows a person down. I guess it depends on your end game. In this case, I appreciate that yours is to continue sharing great spots for others to see. I have no doubt that your collection is pretty nice despite filming AND you've helped me start mine over the years. So thanks man. Keep it up.
Oh wow, I sure miss rockhounding and fossil hunting! Love to watch others do it though, and still learning a lot. Plus, you're the only other person I know that had an extreme allergic reaction that caused hugely swollen hands. Same thing happened to me years ago-woke up at 1 am with hands (and lips--think Cardi-B!) so swollen and painful I couldn't move my fingers. Had to wake my mother up to drive me to the ER. It happened again about 2 months later--and we never did figure out what set it off. Ended up having to carry an Epi-Pen, as I'm already allergic to wasp and bee stings. I'm glad you ultimately figured out what set yours off. And glad you post these videos, I really enjoy rockhounds!
Love this area. Heading up this weekend for some rockhounding and crystal collecting. This is also a great place for some back country crown land camping. Thanks for the video. I always get inspired watching your content and learning from your wisdom. Keep sharing eh!
You would not get treated that way by this rockhound.... and such wonderful results that you produced too..... sending AZ love and positive vibes.... It may just be an exposure to an unexpected geochemical unanticipated or undiscovered in that region....
I have two Gniess road cuts, both highly rich in Almandine Garnets right outside my University, where I study Geology. So basically if I want to observe what I learned in class, I just take a 20 minute walk down the highway. Word of advice, regardless of what you have, if you mention a famous locality or region, people are more willing to buy your minerals. I've seen rocks from my county field guides, which is Jackson County in one of the most famous regions on earth, Western North Carolina.
The entire rock face (not sure if that’s the correct term) is made up of the same minerals as a large rock I found near Burks Falls, Ontario. It’s funny I’m looking over at my rock while watching it’s giant version on UA-cam. Part of me thought oh I should show my rock this video.. it might be lonely. 🤣
I'm a new sub and I love your video content. How did you get to learn such knowledge about geographic locations. Something I've been curious about for awhile not for the gem hunting thanks for sharing. Nothing is wrong with the skin on your hands, the appear to be strong capable beautiful hands
LOL Funny. I had some sort of reaction to who-knows-what about 10 years ago. It made my feet and hands burn a bit but ITCH a lot. My feet had never been itchy before and this was insanity itching. My doctor gave me cortisone cream to put on and pills to take away the itch (thank goodness). The cream made my feet and hands peel like your hands. Big thick layers of skin before it was all said and done. Never did discover what the reaction was from but hope I never get it again.
My hands looked like that before. I was young and was at a previous job/employer. They had me work with some very nasty organic solvents which I knew nothing about and the solvents absorbed into my skin through the gloves.
your hands dont bother me. i have had allergic reactions.if she thoguht your hands were so rough why didnt she rubs some cream into them.i been collecting rocks and so on for many years.i am in ontario. i amso happy i found someone who digs in ontario.
Would you be able to tell me where this is? Also you said the black fern looking stuff was called “Manganese imprint” how do you spell it? I can’t find anything with the way I have spelt it lol thankyou!
After a while I came to the conclusion that time could be well spent scouring over the top of the rock in the bush looking for untouched pockets. I'm sure there are plenty beneath the moss.
Oh, and meh on the quartz. I'm tempted to make a short little video of some of the quartz I've collected at Steep Rock. The clarity is comparable to Arkansas material. Not in veins there. An old dolostone, much like Herkimer Co. but red not grey. Also find very sharp, often druzy covered dolomite crystals, up to ~4cm edges, 2.8Ga stromatolites (the oldest in Canada, some dome structures ~5x5m!), and if you're REALLY lucky (like my brother!) amazing shiny botryoidal hematite (which was the ore they were after there).
I would counter that they were. When my boot sprung a leak, mine did too. It looks identical to my NaOH exposure. Before the skin peeled, there was a deep nerve dulling. Then peeling stars, then itching. Then weird baby skin, and then back to normal! :D
Mate years ago we used to get quartz cystal that big it was the size 2 and Half inches across and at least 10 inches long at a place we were gold panning at old mines. I brought some of them home where l lived and they disappeared from under the house where they were stored. Don't know where they went, but some bastard got them, one of the slimy relatives l guess.
That's where we found the crystals, there was bloody shut loads mate on a rock edge over handing a creek with old abandoned mines mate. They are probably there maybe, who knows, but that was a bloody long time ago 57 + years ago mate, but you never know your luck in a big city lolXX just give me an email mate and l will tell you all about it.bye
I like your videos because I used to dig various southwestern deposits on a frequent basis but now live in an unproductive area. You're a handsome guy but your videos would be more interesting if you pointed the camera at the rock more instead of having people look at your face for half the video. Maybe pan the camera across interesting areas of the deposit while you narrate. People come to see rocks, they already know what you look like, and they can see faces all day long anywhere. The rocks are what you have to offer so highlight them as much as possible.
And there's jasper along the river edges matey, the quartz crystal was in another state. It's probably been destroyed as the place is over run with bloody humans mate, but l can tell you the area anyway.
You know what doing that on your hands mate it's paints and thinners , my husband used to sand blast and he used to wash his hands in thinners, and ended up with contact dermatitis and it was bloody awful. And you are getting a little thin on top like that evil cousin our yours matey, the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree matey and you are very nice too. Hope you come over for a wee chat mate someday. And it's bloody raining here and the bloody dog is barking at at booger in the bloody bush and l have to go. Cya matey, bye.lolXX
The ones we found were clear as glass matey and l will show you a pic when l get your email of other stuff l have around the house and a website my daughtets brotherinlaw has, you probably know the bugger, he goes to rock shows and exhibitions too. I will give that Steve the evil one of the family his name and website
Your driver is a bloody hoon matey but he knows how to swim a car around the corner mate. Gold is a dull yellow colour, a bloke gave my eldest daughter a lump of Quartz with all that in it. She has it on the veranda and left it thinking it was fools gold. A neighbours kid asked it he could have it, and l gave it to him. It turned out to be a gold nugget and she asked for it back and l told her l gave it away, well did she go mad. But she left it on the bloody veranda and didn't want it, or was it in the bloody toy box, l was on the bloody veranda and its bad luck, she left it, he wanted it so l gave it to him, lucky little boy, that's what l bloody say, and tough titty. LolXX
Chooks love meat and they eat their own mate like humans, they eat their own too..and wait til l get my hands on that evil bastard of a cousin of yours mate, l will EAT the bastard matey, lolXX
Oh my gosh I do not mean to be offend anyone but ASIF they act like their skin is made up of 'gold' or something. When people tend to have horrible attitude like that towards someone they call a friend I'd really would not want to be the one they care about. Shheessht talk about being bitter for the man with the car it's not difficult to vaccum and the female acts like her skin is made up of toilet paper real dang fragile. My dad and partner both have hands that always felt like that I never thought to complain about it though.
Well thanks for sharing....an hey you signed my book with those hands geesh i hope it's not contagious.Looks pretty bad i hope your not raising those chickens to eat ...If you eat one of those eggs one would think (cannibal)????In other words that really grossed me out ...
Thanks for sharing Don't know why so many who make video's don't reveal punlic access locations, really appreciate that ! Quite sure there's plenty of crystals to be found, if it helps motivate others to get out doors and enjoy nature, that's a good thing !
Mr. Gordon: Can't begin to tell you (and Jeff) how enjoyable these videos are! Please keep them coming. Take care of those hands. Joe Russell, western Massachusetts rockhound (45 years!)
Your videos are awesome and very informative, thank you!! I can't wait to go on my rock hunt adventure.
Subscribed! I'm loving what you're doing...I've worked in this area for many years, as a surface blaster I see alot of different formations and now that I know what I'm looking for I will definitely be Rockhounding
Thanks for the video!. My girlfriend and i went there recently, and found a new pocket right above where you said it would be. Thank you!
Hope your hands heal fast.. sucks when people could be ignorant to their insensitive hurtful words.. love your videos. And the educational knowledge you share.
Just went there today gotta go back when I have longer time to stay found a few glass clear ones nice place
Jeff may get nicer stuff as suggested, who knows. I do know that filming while digging sure slows a person down. I guess it depends on your end game. In this case, I appreciate that yours is to continue sharing great spots for others to see. I have no doubt that your collection is pretty nice despite filming AND you've helped me start mine over the years.
So thanks man. Keep it up.
Oh wow, I sure miss rockhounding and fossil hunting! Love to watch others do it though, and still learning a lot. Plus, you're the only other person I know that had an extreme allergic reaction that caused hugely swollen hands. Same thing happened to me years ago-woke up at 1 am with hands (and lips--think Cardi-B!) so swollen and painful I couldn't move my fingers. Had to wake my mother up to drive me to the ER. It happened again about 2 months later--and we never did figure out what set it off. Ended up having to carry an Epi-Pen, as I'm already allergic to wasp and bee stings. I'm glad you ultimately figured out what set yours off. And glad you post these videos, I really enjoy rockhounds!
Thanks for the informative and entertaining vid like always. Great stuff! Hope your hands get better soon mate!
Love this area. Heading up this weekend for some rockhounding and crystal collecting. This is also a great place for some back country crown land camping. Thanks for the video. I always get inspired watching your content and learning from your wisdom. Keep sharing eh!
You would not get treated that way by this rockhound.... and such wonderful results that you produced too..... sending AZ love and positive vibes.... It may just be an exposure to an unexpected geochemical unanticipated or undiscovered in that region....
thanks
LMAO! Your chickens eating your skin story was funny! Wish I could drink a beer with you and chat some. Greetings from Virginia USA.
Nice finds at the quartz road cut guys
I have two Gniess road cuts, both highly rich in Almandine Garnets right outside my University, where I study Geology. So basically if I want to observe what I learned in class, I just take a 20 minute walk down the highway. Word of advice, regardless of what you have, if you mention a famous locality or region, people are more willing to buy your minerals. I've seen rocks from my county field guides, which is Jackson County in one of the most famous regions on earth, Western North Carolina.
Thx for the vid. I learned quite a lot. I don't know enough yet to know whether it's accurate. ;-)
I would not trust anything I say
road cuts amazingly produce pretty well maybe I could find a job cutting roads
The entire rock face (not sure if that’s the correct term) is made up of the same minerals as a large rock I found near Burks Falls, Ontario. It’s funny I’m looking over at my rock while watching it’s giant version on UA-cam. Part of me thought oh I should show my rock this video.. it might be lonely. 🤣
omg lol at the ending conversation.
Back to normal now. Just waiting for spring thaw to bring more videos to the rockhounds.
:D I'm so glad to hear someone else say "niece" and not "nice" (gneiss)! I don't care what anyone else says, that's the right way to say it! LOL!!
I'm a new sub and I love your video content. How did you get to learn such knowledge about geographic locations. Something I've been curious about for awhile not for the gem hunting thanks for sharing. Nothing is wrong with the skin on your hands, the appear to be strong capable beautiful hands
17:20 well your going to eat them right?? Hahahahaha Awesome video keep up the good work!!
Cool video love the adventures
Tons of roadcuts on hwy 11 and 117. Wonder how Jeff was able to indentify this one as a good crystal spot? The calcite vein?
sorry about your hands. allergic reactions can happen to anyone. i learned a lot from your video.
parabéns amigo pelos achados muito lindos vc tem otimas coleções
LOL Funny.
I had some sort of reaction to who-knows-what about 10 years ago. It made my feet and hands burn a bit but ITCH a lot. My feet had never been itchy before and this was insanity itching.
My doctor gave me cortisone cream to put on and pills to take away the itch (thank goodness). The cream made my feet and hands peel like your hands. Big thick layers of skin before it was all said and done. Never did discover what the reaction was from but hope I never get it again.
My hands looked like that before. I was young and was at a previous job/employer. They had me work with some very nasty organic solvents which I knew nothing about and the solvents absorbed into my skin through the gloves.
haha i was cracking up at the end
I found lots of snake when digging into a crystal vug, and it's really weird when you find a snake in a vug and it's -10c
RN here: trim off the excess dead skin if your hands are still peeling. Hope you heal well! And figure out what the reaction was from exactly.
Almost positive it was shrimp. Need to get an allergy test
your hands dont bother me. i have had allergic reactions.if she thoguht your hands were so rough why didnt she rubs some cream into them.i been collecting rocks and so on for many years.i am in ontario. i amso happy i found someone who digs in ontario.
Would you be able to tell me where this is? Also you said the black fern looking stuff was called “Manganese imprint” how do you spell it? I can’t find anything with the way I have spelt it lol thankyou!
Got some nice quartz out of the cut. Surprised they we're that easy to find?
After a while I came to the conclusion that time could be well spent scouring over the top of the rock in the bush looking for untouched pockets. I'm sure there are plenty beneath the moss.
@@Caver461 You did well, exciting to see! As you are probably aware, well formed quartz doesn't grow on trees around southern Ontario.
That chicken story was funny.
Love the intro music
Omg that last few minutes of rant was hilarious
Oh, and meh on the quartz. I'm tempted to make a short little video of some of the quartz I've collected at Steep Rock. The clarity is comparable to Arkansas material. Not in veins there. An old dolostone, much like Herkimer Co. but red not grey. Also find very sharp, often druzy covered dolomite crystals, up to ~4cm edges, 2.8Ga stromatolites (the oldest in Canada, some dome structures ~5x5m!), and if you're REALLY lucky (like my brother!) amazing shiny botryoidal hematite (which was the ore they were after there).
Oh, and many different formations of calcite
ua-cam.com/video/FnthZVqssPc/v-deo.html This is a 1 minute video I took today of some Steep Rock quartz. It's grey here today, lighting not great.
I think my life would've taken a very different path if I'd known that I wasn't crazy for wanting to stop at every road cut to look for rocks lol
Looks like a nasty chemical burn ouch sweet adventure nice finds
so your not magnet fishing your google maps fishing :) I gotta try that here in Italy. also what's the music? it sounds familiar.
Nice
use olive oil every day and tea time for dry skin extra virgin olive oil
My hands do the same thing periodically with hours-scale exposure to NaOH(aq). Playin' with lye?
Yes actually - was concreting my deck beneath, but the feet were not exposed and they also are peeling like that.
I would counter that they were. When my boot sprung a leak, mine did too. It looks identical to my NaOH exposure. Before the skin peeled, there was a deep nerve dulling. Then peeling stars, then itching. Then weird baby skin, and then back to normal! :D
I'd feel better about that as I really like shrimp and would hate to be deprived. Itching is terrible so was the swelling on the first day.
: / I never had any swelling.
Probly best to seek medical advice from a physician. ;)
Mate years ago we used to get quartz cystal that big it was the size 2 and Half inches across and at least 10 inches long at a place we were gold panning at old mines. I brought some of them home where l lived and they disappeared from under the house where they were stored. Don't know where they went, but some bastard got them, one of the slimy relatives l guess.
Lol I got some strong solvent on my hands that peeled skin but not near as bad
Looking for info how would I contact you guys
Where exactly is this?
Where you find quartz crystals you find gold matey
That's where we found the crystals, there was bloody shut loads mate on a rock edge over handing a creek with old abandoned mines mate. They are probably there maybe, who knows, but that was a bloody long time ago 57 + years ago mate, but you never know your luck in a big city lolXX just give me an email mate and l will tell you all about it.bye
It's gold mate
He's near Barrie Ontario, not Barry
70 m from a roadway?... do you have a claim?
Hold the camera farther from the minerals or try to focus the camera on them instead of letting the camera focus on the background.
I like your videos because I used to dig various southwestern deposits on a frequent basis but now live in an unproductive area. You're a handsome guy but your videos would be more interesting if you pointed the camera at the rock more instead of having people look at your face for half the video. Maybe pan the camera across interesting areas of the deposit while you narrate. People come to see rocks, they already know what you look like, and they can see faces all day long anywhere. The rocks are what you have to offer so highlight them as much as possible.
And there's jasper along the river edges matey, the quartz crystal was in another state. It's probably been destroyed as the place is over run with bloody humans mate, but l can tell you the area anyway.
Sigh...it makes me wonder what was destroyed when the road was made... 🙁
You know what doing that on your hands mate it's paints and thinners , my husband used to sand blast and he used to wash his hands in thinners, and ended up with contact dermatitis and it was bloody awful. And you are getting a little thin on top like that evil cousin our yours matey, the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree matey and you are very nice too. Hope you come over for a wee chat mate someday. And it's bloody raining here and the bloody dog is barking at at booger in the bloody bush and l have to go. Cya matey, bye.lolXX
are u from ?bancroft
The ones we found were clear as glass matey and l will show you a pic when l get your email of other stuff l have around the house and a website my daughtets brotherinlaw has, you probably know the bugger, he goes to rock shows and exhibitions too. I will give that Steve the evil one of the family his name and website
Grated cheese hands! 😂
poor Jeff, having all your dead skin in his new car
Your driver is a bloody hoon matey but he knows how to swim
a car around the corner mate. Gold is a dull yellow colour, a bloke gave my eldest daughter a lump of Quartz with all that in it. She has it on the veranda and left it thinking it was fools gold. A neighbours kid asked it he could have it, and l gave it to him. It turned out to be a gold nugget and she asked for it back and l told her l gave it away, well did she go mad. But she left it on the bloody veranda and didn't want it, or was it in the bloody toy box, l was on the bloody veranda and its bad luck, she left it, he wanted it so l gave it to him, lucky little boy, that's what l bloody say, and tough titty. LolXX
lol
Chooks love meat and they eat their own mate like humans, they eat their own too..and wait til l get my hands on that evil bastard of a cousin of yours mate, l will EAT the bastard matey, lolXX
Do you have that evil Steves mobile number he has gone and balls up the number he sent to me to get him on Skype
Oh my gosh I do not mean to be offend anyone but ASIF they act like their skin is made up of 'gold' or something. When people tend to have horrible attitude like that towards someone they call a friend I'd really would not want to be the one they care about. Shheessht talk about being bitter for the man with the car it's not difficult to vaccum and the female acts like her skin is made up of toilet paper real dang fragile. My dad and partner both have hands that always felt like that I never thought to complain about it though.
Well thanks for sharing....an hey you signed my book with those hands geesh i hope it's not contagious.Looks pretty bad i hope your not raising those chickens to eat ...If you eat one of those eggs one would think (cannibal)????In other words that really grossed me out ...