HUGE! Gemstone found on Private Gem Claim.
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- Digging for a semi Precious Gemstone known as "Agate", Bryson, Sarah and I discover a HUGE nodule. Best guess i that this gemstone weighs 25 lbs. It is the size of a watermelon. and when cut open looks amazing inside. And YES, Banded agate is classified as a gemstone, more specifically a "Semi-precious gemstone"
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Dan, I’m pretty sure you are the Bob Ross of the mineral world. Always positive and enjoyable to watch.
No! Hes the Dan Hurd of prospecting 😀
Agree!
LOL Although Bob Ross was an old Air Force Master Sergeant/First Sergeant. (Like me) Dan prospects in areas with happy little trees.
And I always appreciate how he "invites" you to subscribe "if you enjoy his video". Such a polite, charming man ❤
I know he's awesome 🥰 👌 👏
I have got to tell you my wife had a learning disorder all her school life. She just told me that if she had a teacher like you who made it interesting and fun as you do she would have never had the learning problem she had. Thank You Mr Hurd we just love you!
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Dan, I love to watch you !! I'm 74 years old now, and disabled, but when I watch you, I'm right there with you. And its such fun. I've learned so much,thank you for the escape,I wish I was young again so I could go searching around Seattle where I live, so I'm watching from Seattle what kind of minerals are around here ???! God Bless you and thanks again !!!!
My mother is going to be 76 this year and now lives in Oklahoma she once live in WASHINGTON st. near Seattle . Wish I was there exploring as she had such wonderful stories of the area. I am a rock hound.
Dan!! Please use the kangol much further away - the vibrations work at a distance and you’ll stop breaking so much (experience here 😂🙈)
It's always a pleasure to watch you unearth gorgues gems and metals with a positive attitude while informing us too, and GREAT FINDS 😁
Thanks for bringing us along, guys and gal! Nice haul, Dan! There are gonna be some beautiful pieces made out of that agate. I'm gonna have to learn about where and how to look for geodes and agate...✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Whilst digging, keep your left hand grip on the shovel with pinky closest to the spade (not changing grip to weaker hold to throw the material) . Your left wrist will thank you!!
Dan, watching this and I am so incredibly jealous of what you get to do. I don't even know how you get or find all these claims but everytime I get a new video from you it's either gold or a really cool gemstone. So encourage by what you do. Thanks
Dan, a few years ago I stumbled across a video of a weird guy digging for gemstones on the side of the road with his boys. It was a beautiful example of family time well spent. I subscribed to your channel right then and I have never been disappointed. I think you are a wonderful person and the people you share you time with are lucky to have you.
This is for you,♥️ and well deserved matter of fact. I think sometimes UA-cam creators become immersed in their ongoing and without a cyber team it becomes hard to respond and recognize all commenters but I think your comment is very heartfelt heart warming and it's cool to hear how someone from UA-cam could impact someone else's life in a positive way we need more of that in the world. I can only dream to have the amount of followers as him but I don't put as much time and effort because of my ongoing is in life. but will be trying to make a point to reach out to people like yourself it's a beautiful thing go team Good💪🏼♥️🤳🏻
Thanks for sharing Dan, Bryson, & Sarah.
I'm sure Dan knows the difference between Makita and Milwaukee but it's still fun to be couch gremlin and correct him anyway. That drill's a Makita Dan! Very satisfying.
I love that you have good friends that can go out and help :) It worries me to think of you out there on your own with that heart. Having young 'uns to haul the heavy stuff is pure genius ;)
Always enjoy Bryson on your vids!! Sarah was a lovely addition! Thanks so much Mr. Hurd for ALL you do!!!
"I found the big knob!" Someone watching from the UK is just dieing right now.
Don't joke. I almost spilled my cup of tea!
I mean he called Bryson a knob. He was in on the joke you knobs.
LOL nice claim Dan,i just watched this with an old friend he is a retired geologist it was so funny watching him squirm as you pounded into the ground with the kangol,made my day so it did ;)
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One of the few channels that I can watch from start to end 😄
Dan you are a blessing
In a world gone mad, it's just relaxing to watch you uncover these gems and see the finished cuts of them......such beautiful stuff....right from my chair and screen in SoCal ......
Just found your channel today and I'm probably about 3hours into your videos! I really love that you're goofy, engaging, and informative. Thank you!!
Not entirely sure how this channel showed up in my recommended a few weeks back but I have been binge-watching the heck out of your videos lately, I gotta say Dan, your excitement, general love of what you do and your wonderful personality on camera bring me a lot of joy, definitely earned my subscription and I look forward to new videos every week!
You did it Again! And see, Bryson has the gumption to dig out places for you and setup your next move for good finds. He’s a motivated prospector. Just a fabulous dig with your friends Sarah and Bryson! Yehaw, BC Miners!
Amazing finds! Great to see Bryson and Sarah again!
Always love to see Sarah back in your videos! Her quirkyness perfectly accompanies your childlike fascination of everything mineral related. :D
Like she said - that is the biggest agate I ever saw!!! They are amazing when opened up like that. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
I'm impressed by his accuracy hitting the bucket when he tosses the little ones.
Just beautiful Dan. That watermelon sized agate cut is stunning in color.
Always enjoy your energetic, positive vibe! Good luck! Keep prospecting!
Love your enthusiasm the joy you have in your elements makes me jealous not to be in your circle of friends & living in such beautiful country. If a person is feeling down....going thru hardships....they just need to watch Dan Hurd among mother natures enjoying her many gifts...! How can anyone feel down when around Dan Hurd...!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You for Sharing, Dan.....glad your heart surgery went well you are still here & doing what you love. My area of expertise was in medicine & I want you to know this & you tell this to your loved ones for so often heart patients are not told about this. If you ever start having heartburn that persist 3 days or more....nothing is easing it....TO THE ER RIGHT THEN NO WAITING....WHILE BEING DRIVEN THERE A LOVED ONE ON THE PHONE W/YOUR CARDIAC DR/SURGEON YOU DO NOT PUT THIS OFF, DAN....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saved my brother in law when he had cardiac issues My Sister called told Me his symptoms I got him in w/the best Vascular Surgeon & the right tests done.....for as we know there are those who will do unnecessary tests etc just to drain insurance & our bank accounts. He had several more years but did pass away. At the time our life paths separated us....when he died & I learned about what happened before he died.....so unnecessary. For over a week he complained about heartburn that just would not go away & not anyone knew what this was alerting to. Very sad that something like this happens. so Dan.....plz leave me a response that you read this your family knows.....share this info w/others because so often too many don't know what this dangerous symptom is announcing. Take Care Dan & Fam'
Dan, sei la persona più solare che abbia mai conosciuto! Simpaticissimo è pieno di vita, sempre sai trasmettere quello che ti fa la vita più bella!
Those are gorgeous nodules and slabs! The color may be on the grayish side, but I also see amazing blue. And up at the sunlight? Wow! That's gorgeous.
Just bought some ocean picture stone!!!! Can’t wait for it!! Thanks for the entertainment! My 7 yo daughter is now a rock hound thanks to you!
Nice little haul there. Agates are beautiful.
Hey Dan! The most precious thing in your video today is Sarah! What a cutie pie! 🥰💖✌️
Great one uncle Dan. Love your energy and spirit. Lots of support from South-Africa.
The three of you are a delightful team
Congratulations Dan! Just WOW!!
Awesome video, loved the agates, the blues are beautiful. God bless, take care and thank you for sharing 🙏🥰👍👏❤️
Wow Dan, never seen anything like that here. What a great moment, thanks for sharing!
Your enthusiasm drew me in, and the great information you share made me decide to subscribe!
This is my first comment ever on any of your videos and I watch all of them. Those pieces are absolutely gorgeous I love it
Really love your shows Dan. Good luck in your searches.
Awesome Agates Dan. Especially that watermelon Honker one. Just beautiful!
Just subscribed, this content is great to inspire my niece. I gift her my broken jewelry from buying/selling jewelry trade, she loves gemstones and getting dirty.
Update: You’ve inspired my sisters to consider mineral hunting 👍.
Thank you Dan
My wife and I would love to find an adventure finding things that you find. We love rocks but live on a giant sandbar on the mid Atlantic. We actually vacation in the mountains when everyone comes to our home to vacation on the beach.
These guys are definitely a hyper active aspect of the biosphere. Doing their part and more in the rock cycle.
Well after watching a few of your videos the last few weeks Mr. Dan you have earned my subscription. You've also peaked an interest for me. I spend a lot of time outdoors but never doing what you do. I've always been somewhat interested but it's a lot more informative to see how it's done to get an idea of what's in store.
God bless you, and your family, Dan.
I love your videos!
Another awesome video Dan! Thanks so much.
I really enjoy it when you turn your skills to the other shiny rocks (not gold) =) The gold spots here in Australia are hit pretty hard by detectorist but the gem spots you have a fairer chance of a nice find. Big thanks for all the wonderful knowledge you share
Wowza! Those agates are amazing.
Holy cow that's some big agates. Nice job my friend. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️
Some very nice finds, and you've got some real gems of friends there too. Keep at it Dan!
Woohoo it's Dan Hurd prospecting
if there was one person i could ever meet from youtube it would have to be dan. He is so knowledgeable about all these minerals and such i could learn a ton
Nice chunk’o’agate you got there Dan!
Good job!
HOLY COW! Idk what I would do if I saw that! PROBLY FAINT! They are beautiful!!! Wow!!
Your a good man Dan. Still teach the young folks.
What a fantastic day you had with some awesome agates thanks for sharing
That's some awesome agates excellent video thank you for sharing five stars
Ready for the show. Hello from London Ontario Canada 🇨🇦.
I love the Chanel👍I’m from Indiana and my grandfathers home town is littered with geodes and fossils 😁keep up the good work sir!
What a great day. Just watching made my day better
These pieces are just amazing Dan! Really enjoyed watching this😀Looking forward to the next⛏🏴
Mother Earth's gifts to mankind...Loved the huge blue agate !!
holy crap, what an amazing claim!!
Hi Dan, all of those agates are nice, those bigger ones however are just awesome. Glad you took the time to show us the cut pieces, it gives us a better appreciation of the pieces that you took out.
An older specimen miner I spoke with some time back told me once you find a good piece “dig away” from the specimen, his suggested that however big (diameter) of the rock or specimen is then that is the distance you start away from it, then work your way back towards it, he said it minimises stress fractures in good pieces even though it takes a bit longer. I have not done any of this kind of digging so I don’t know if this is correct. I would be interested to know if you think this would apply to those big clunkers, or if this would be more suitable to more fragile specimens.
Great video though, kept me enthralled till the end. I found myself considering the old miners words while watching you dig out those bigger pieces and wondered if he was giving me good info or just his personal digging method.
Keep Safe & Keep Rockin & you keep looking after yourself.
Those are massive Dan!! Holy cow!
Dan may fiance and I have been watching your videos for over a year now. We want you to know that you are truly inspiring. We would love to go out and find some gems but the closest thing we can find is gems at our county fairs. We do have a nice little collection but only the gems we have paid for at the fair. One of these day we would like to come out and find some raw materials with you. Keep up the good work brother you are absolutely amazing. 💯 👏
This video was really fun to watch. The slabs are really awesom.
Wow,***amazing to watch***Dan has some knowledge******
Nice find! Love your work
Thank you Bob and daughter for the video and the chance to experience what it is like finding those Glorious agates. Odd question who makes the rock saw you utilized to slice the large agate slabs at the closing of the video? Long time fan from Washington State.
Fantastic find Dan!! I wish I was part of a club that had awesome claims like this, I would love to make some jewelry from the finds you come up with! I'd love make a big old man's ring with a massive agate faceted and centered in it, a ring that everyone goes "WOOOOW!" when they see the stone! You know the exact kind of ring I'm talking about a ring so big that only a man with huge hands can get away with wearing it!
Dan, that Agate would make an absolutely fantastic set of wedding dishes you know like Fine China except for made out of agate! Especially if the couple in question, or Rock hounders! Think about it! Maybe little dishes for salads or a moose Bouche or something to do with a dinnerware set one so Elite and special as to be virtually unfindable! Do it do it do it!
All my love to you and your family,
blessings and peace, Sachi
What A Monster !! Good one Dan and well done 😁
The blue is so beautiful 😍 great video love your work as always keep it coming
Looks like you are totally on the mend, and your beard is back!! Glad to see this!!
Contemplations of thee hunt. Thanks for the trip.
wow my grandson and I was amazed by these. tfs
Thanks for explaining how agates are formed. Interesting.
nice agates!! I love shiny rocks
AWESOME !!!! So beautiful. It would be cool to see one of those slab's knapped into a spear tip.
It would be cool to make a agate countertop with clear epoxy, or a kitchen table top. Great video dan,
Glad you are recovering!! I messed up my foot over 2-4 years ago and I’ve been in pain and last year they found out my foot was fractured and my Achilles was messed up. So I was in a cast for 6 weeks and a boot for another 6 weeks. My Achilles healed but my Fracture didn’t. So I have to wear my boot for 3 weeks from the 6 weeks I said.
I wish I was out there helping you dig and finding these gemstones.
I did my masters thesis on sourcing agates using trace elements for archaeological research. Super cool stuff!
Well done and thanks for the video great watching your vldeos. cheers from Australia. 😀
What a fantastic place! Those are some great agates
Gosh dan, that was incredible. That was so much fun to watch as well. Thank you for sharing! There's a little boy who would learn so much from you, his parents have a homestead UA-cam channel called Walker farm Family Their son ranger is a beginning rockhound. I'm hoping he discovers your amazing channel so he can learn from you. You Rock Dan. Literally! Hehe
2:52 got to love them blue Milwaukee tools
I just made a mistake, I have both, just a slip of the tongue. Sorry I know I should be perfect and not make mistakes.
@@Danhurd Dan your a treasure it was a fantastic video.
Makes me sad how many you break with that chisel, but it's always great to see your work and the great outdoors of BC.
I was down in Texas one year and stumbled on a big cut of lava stone along a piece of highway with a no stop order. I could se a whole wak of white nodules on the black rock. I went into the next town and grabbed some milk crates. I stopped on the highway and filled 3 crates in a flash. I got back to Canada and opened one up. So nice. From white to a dark caramel brown, swirled like butterscotch ice cream. Keep your eyes open Dan. Cheers.
That looks like a Makita 4011 hammer drill. They are the cats uh, meow . yeah lol. Always stolked to see a notification that you have a new video posted. keep up the great work Dan!!
I don't know if it's an Aussie thing but my inner child was giggling pretty strong when you said "once you find the big knob you will find the big round agates underneath."
A Brit here. I was giggling away too 🤣
Beautiful colors
Agate-ah get out to BC again! Nice pull Dan!
Nice view, Nice found.
Years ago I had a cousin that used to cut agate slabs and he made wind chimes out of them, they were really cool and made beautiful music.
I liked the way the slice of the huge one was yellow when light is shined through it but bluish gray when it was lying down flat on a surface that's fascinating I would have expected it to be the same color only brighter when lit from behind.
What a beautiful spot for an off grid cabin
i subscribed as soon as i saw how enthusiastic and friendly you were at the start everything else was a treat for me :)
He's also got a wonderful community that he's built. We all love and support him =)
@@Jerakk30 aww glad to be apart of it thank you