Wow! Those were some awesomely beautiful pieces of fluorite! I love fluorite and those are amazing pieces! The colors are just so vibrant! You should take a UV light out the with you next time! That way you can tell the difference between those tricky limestone faker rocks and the fluorite chunks! Especially when they are muddy like that. The UV light will make them react even in the daylight, you should be able to see it fluorescing through that thick mud coating! Awesome finds! And that is my kind of rock hounding! When you can't even make any progress because there is just so much on one spot to collect! 😮
You’ll have to do some research it’s just not a very accessible area but it is accessible just not by large groups so I can’t give directions on the internet
you helped us figure out our grandsons 13th birthday adventure....digging for fluorite....his dad comes home from leave from Japan and it's gonna be great!
Thank you! If you’re still planning on coming to the USA we can get you here. It’s in the middle of nowhere though it’s about a minimum 3 hours drive from anywhere 😂 we will definitely be going back… the weather just wasn’t with us. Only 2 hours was such a tease! I’m sure there’s better stuff there
Man that was a very fun yet damp day lol . I cant wait to go back once its a little drier. Im still putting mine together Mrs.HuntingRocks has to do her voice over of Illinois state mineral facts LOL
Oh yeah! Nice "announcement" photo at the beginning. 😂 That Illinois flourite is the best. The colors are just so rich. Too bad about the weather driving you out. Time to pull out the UV light.
Yeah we realized when we got there we should’ve brought lights lol. Next time! We’ll be back here I’m sure. It was such a tease only getting 2 hours but… it was raining too much and had been for like 10 minutes 😂 we both realized at the same time that we were getting too wet. Maybe next time I’ll get to see that museum you guys stopped at. I saw a sign for it on the way. Hope you guys are having fun!!!
Can you give us a rough idea of where we could hunt rocks on public land in Illinois? I'm retiring in a few years and creating my list of states to visit and rockhound for myself. Also, bring a couple of gallons of water, tub and a classifier. I think you'll find tons more. Thank you in advance.
I just got into fossil hunting and man... its addicting! So fun! I've only found a bunch crinoids and a rock with a shell in it. All found at the top of a roughly 130 foot cliff face in Hannibal Mo. Keep on keepin on! 💪🏽
Maaaaan.....those were nice!! I'm going to be driving through that area to go to Ohio possibly in the next month, I would love to meet you and Jeff there for an hour!! If it doesn't happen in the next month, it'll be closer to June 1st when I go, it just depends on when my dad's retirement happens (which will be no later than June 1).
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Wow! Those were some awesomely beautiful pieces of fluorite! I love fluorite and those are amazing pieces! The colors are just so vibrant! You should take a UV light out the with you next time! That way you can tell the difference between those tricky limestone faker rocks and the fluorite chunks! Especially when they are muddy like that. The UV light will make them react even in the daylight, you should be able to see it fluorescing through that thick mud coating! Awesome finds! And that is my kind of rock hounding! When you can't even make any progress because there is just so much on one spot to collect! 😮
Yes agreed next time we’re definitely bringing the lights… we thought of it when we were there but… too late 😂
Wow those are amazing. Would love to go!!
You’ll have to do some research it’s just not a very accessible area but it is accessible just not by large groups so I can’t give directions on the internet
Oh man that is awesome. I love fluorite. Very nice finds Dustin.
Thanks Jeff! I’m hoping we’ll do even better next time. Definitely going back sometime
@@dustinfindsrocks go back at night with uv.
Great job as always, love that purple 💜
Thank you 😊 yeah it was a cool spot
Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!
you helped us figure out our grandsons 13th birthday adventure....digging for fluorite....his dad comes home from leave from Japan and it's gonna be great!
I, too, am named Dustin, and I also like to go hunting for crystals, mineral's, Geodes, and fossils. 😊
What a great day for you guys! Fun to be a customer at the candy store!!
Heck yeah! Little purple gems everywhere!
Love fluorite !
Wow🤩 gorgeous finds, fluorite is my favourite mineral!! Just love the purple💜 thanks for sharing I'm a bit jelly 🤪😄
Thank you! If you’re still planning on coming to the USA we can get you here. It’s in the middle of nowhere though it’s about a minimum 3 hours drive from anywhere 😂 we will definitely be going back… the weather just wasn’t with us. Only 2 hours was such a tease! I’m sure there’s better stuff there
Man that was a very fun yet damp day lol . I cant wait to go back once its a little drier. Im still putting mine together Mrs.HuntingRocks has to do her voice over of Illinois state mineral facts LOL
Ooh nice that’ll be good. I felt kind of rushed to put this out and didn’t include anything like that
Where is this? I have been to a lot of places near cave in rock
Oh yeah! Nice "announcement" photo at the beginning. 😂 That Illinois flourite is the best. The colors are just so rich. Too bad about the weather driving you out. Time to pull out the UV light.
Yeah we realized when we got there we should’ve brought lights lol. Next time! We’ll be back here I’m sure. It was such a tease only getting 2 hours but… it was raining too much and had been for like 10 minutes 😂 we both realized at the same time that we were getting too wet. Maybe next time I’ll get to see that museum you guys stopped at. I saw a sign for it on the way. Hope you guys are having fun!!!
Very cool finds what area is that called loved to go there thank you 😊
Can you give us a rough idea of where we could hunt rocks on public land in Illinois? I'm retiring in a few years and creating my list of states to visit and rockhound for myself.
Also, bring a couple of gallons of water, tub and a classifier. I think you'll find tons more.
Thank you in advance.
How exciting!!
My neck of the woods!
I just got into fossil hunting and man... its addicting! So fun! I've only found a bunch crinoids and a rock with a shell in it. All found at the top of a roughly 130 foot cliff face in Hannibal Mo. Keep on keepin on! 💪🏽
Awesome! We have some really cool fossils in Missouri. Rock on!
So the next time you go let me know and I will follow 😀🙏.
Maaaaan.....those were nice!!
I'm going to be driving through that area to go to Ohio possibly in the next month, I would love to meet you and Jeff there for an hour!! If it doesn't happen in the next month, it'll be closer to June 1st when I go, it just depends on when my dad's retirement happens (which will be no later than June 1).
Yeah we definitely need to hook up sometime this year for sure. Just let me know
@@dustinfindsrocks I’ll definitely reach out before I go out that way. Thanks, Dustin!!
We're you in Hardin Co? I live just about 45 minutes north of two of the quarries.
Looks like maybe Annabelle Lee maybe. Lol. Man if like those, I got some shit to show you. I live in Southern Illinois. Good pickin son.
I found the spot by geoguessing
Where is it I tried to
Were you guys trespassing or did you ask permission and pay for the specimens you took
are you ok?
Netural rock crystal colors less price 100 gram
Would make pretty jewelry?
It’s a little soft for jewelry but it can be polished. Maybe when I go back I’ll try and tumble some
Pop them in iron out
Hey - I know you don't sign on there often, but I dropped you a message about this video on Instagram. I wanted to make sure you saw it since Insta can make it difficult sometimes. Love the vid and the channel!