Best CRYSTALS are found in clay vugs!

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  • Southern Ontario (Canada) field trip collecting crystals. I repeat in the video that the best undamaged ones are found in clay filled vugs (holes in the host rock).
    email: meminerrocks@gmail.com
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  • @kickapootrackers7255
    @kickapootrackers7255 2 роки тому +4

    Good day in the Rocks, nice find too. Cleaned up nice, great color. Place looks like a rock slide waiting to happen n a couple places, adds to the excitement 😁👍 good find n vid

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      You got that right!

  • @1sec2midnight
    @1sec2midnight 2 роки тому +5

    Wow, that large cluster is beautiful! I love your passion for crystals. Thanks for taking us along on your trip to the mine.

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      You are so welcome

  • @stirl
    @stirl 2 роки тому +4

    Vuggin' beautiful crystals!

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +2

      Good one. LOL

  • @tonyhamilton9764
    @tonyhamilton9764 2 роки тому +1

    You can't go wrong when you start the day with Tims. Being from the middle of the east coast of the US I only get to enjoy that when I travel north. Great video as usual. That large crystal section is amazing. Thanks for sharing!

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      Couldn't agree more!

  • @McChrister
    @McChrister 2 роки тому +1

    “Dog Tooth Calcite”…..Interesting🧐 Great video and finds! Keep up the nice work…Good luck on your next adventure🙏🏼🍀👋🏼🇨🇦

  • @lisavalentine492
    @lisavalentine492 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker 2 роки тому +2

    What a really special place. Lots of crystals for the trainrd eye. Thanks for cleaning some off and giving us a glymps at the hidden gems. Keep the goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

  • @grampsinsl5232
    @grampsinsl5232 2 роки тому +5

    When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in a small creek behind our house. There was a section of one bank about 10 feet long that was blue clay, and I pulled some beautiful, but very small, quartz crystals out of there. Just downstream there was another clay pocket, this one underneath the rocks that made up the bank on that side, and with my fingers I could feel thousands of drusy crystals covering the lower side but couldn't get any of them out. I wonder if they're still there or if the bank has collapsed, 60 years later?

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      I love drusy quartz

  • @leezardo9324
    @leezardo9324 2 роки тому +1

    WOW WOW WOW! Gorgeous. I had no idea these were so close by. Congrats on getting them!!

  • @lanceharker5845
    @lanceharker5845 2 роки тому

    I love how you clean those crystal stacks off! It makes the muddy blob have crystals appear as if by magic. Nicely done, and all the best, Lanny

  • @milesnn
    @milesnn 2 роки тому

    Magnificent adventure my friend sweet score beautiful day awesome time to catch up on all your adventures

  • @savagesquirrel9828
    @savagesquirrel9828 2 роки тому +1

    The power wash clean-up looks like so much fun! Beautiful rocks…I even thought some of the clay swirls were pretty.

  • @1catfishuntermiller753
    @1catfishuntermiller753 2 роки тому +1

    Hiya Greg, dude! That's some beautiful crystals, I love your videos when you get to go to those places, calcite crystals and the others are so awesome. I'm glad you brought us along, crazy cool!
    That cool machine that you cleaned them with works really great.
    I hope you have a awesome blessed day.
    Cya! 😺🐟 out!

  • @tonywoodard6348
    @tonywoodard6348 2 роки тому +1

    Greetings from Louisiana! Another awesome video! I always love your positivity and passion for rockhounding!

  • @virginiatyree6705
    @virginiatyree6705 2 роки тому +1

    Hot DANG! That specimen is way to cool. Thanks for posting. I didn't get the memo, yet, that tells me when my specimen is arriving.😊...v

  • @scottpeters5624
    @scottpeters5624 2 роки тому

    Fun filming style intro,
    And good old school crystal hunt with meminer, my fav
    👍👍👍

  • @RockhoundTreasurehunt
    @RockhoundTreasurehunt 2 роки тому +2

    Those calcite crystals were very cool! It's always exciting to find such cool things!! Great video

  • @coindigger5392
    @coindigger5392 2 роки тому +1

    That's almost unbelievable that they are out in the open for simple pickings, hard work climbing and digging flipping, but easy access.. beautiful mother nature is..

  • @geraldinesera8915
    @geraldinesera8915 2 роки тому

    Ive enjoyed your videos for years, and this one is no exception... i love crystals, and your cleaning process gives each honor and destinction.

  • @Nervii_Champion
    @Nervii_Champion 2 роки тому +1

    9:40 That is about a $7,000 specimen right there, nice. Looks like it would fit right in with all the expensive specimens you see at the Tuscon Gem and Mineral show.

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      I'm not sure about prices, but it is nice to think that. ;-)

  • @typicalrockhound9887
    @typicalrockhound9887 2 роки тому +2

    Any quarry can be accessed , aslong as you dont get caught ! 😉✌ lol .
    The earth is free imo .
    Awesome finds man .

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      But you will get caught eventually and that would be embarrassing. ;-)

  • @Cliffwalkerrockhounding
    @Cliffwalkerrockhounding 2 роки тому

    Club trip! What a playground! Great specimens Greig! What a gorgeous pineapple of a calcite cluster! Dang. You should have brought a wagon to take all that to your truck!

  • @glendadalejones3753
    @glendadalejones3753 2 роки тому

    Particularly beautiful,Me Miner 👌🥰🙌🙏🏻👏🏻

  • @jalpa9642
    @jalpa9642 2 роки тому

    Really nice Crystals after you wash out the clay with the pressure nozzle....! COOL...! I LIKE...! =)

  • @xmarksthespot5188
    @xmarksthespot5188 2 роки тому

    I would never have dreamt there was crystal deposits like that here in Ontario . Can't wait to see what they all look like cleaned up !

  • @SeeTheWholeTruth
    @SeeTheWholeTruth 2 роки тому +2

    I hope 108 isnt over the speed limit, oh wait.. you arent in the USA clearly.. They arrest people here with "video" proof of speeding. WOW!! Its like crystalized sea coral surfaces! Nature sure has some amazing fractal patterns. So well spotted and found! Thank you for sharing!

    • @YomommasWildlands
      @YomommasWildlands 2 роки тому

      Stretch between hamilton and St. Catharines is posted 110kph 🤓

    • @angelicafreund8551
      @angelicafreund8551 Рік тому

      And crystals are one of the most amazing examples of fractal patterning 🤗

    • @angelicafreund8551
      @angelicafreund8551 Рік тому

      Or fractal geometry..😉

  • @segraham100
    @segraham100 2 роки тому +1

    Incredible finds! Just WOW

  • @klairesprengel9335
    @klairesprengel9335 2 роки тому +1

    Gr8 finds, gr8 vid xx cheers from scotland xx

  • @symonrocks9847
    @symonrocks9847 2 роки тому +2

    Well, i'm saying one of, if not my favourite video of yours so far, outstanding description and explanation although I don't think they are really called rugs, plus you missed out one of the rarest minerals of all, minerite, latin name is. saearchus vugus mudus mineritus.
    Great video my friend.

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      LOL

    • @McChrister
      @McChrister 2 роки тому

      Symon, your comments always make me laugh….You are very witty!😂😅🙌🏼

    • @symonrocks9847
      @symonrocks9847 2 роки тому +1

      @@McChrister
      Hell, O.
      Thank you for your compliment, i'm not familiar with your name so I don't think i've had any conversations with you, that is self evident by the fact that your message is logical and not full of nonsense.
      Most of my comments don't sink in and fly above everyones head but I do get the occasional message such as yours and I appreciate it very much.
      I use humour as a way of coping with my condition and isolation, plus I can send out my coded messages without suspicion.

    • @McChrister
      @McChrister 2 роки тому

      @@symonrocks9847 You are so welcome…Stay well and keep up the humour!🙏🏼😅👋🏼🇨🇦

  • @CoinandRelicOntario
    @CoinandRelicOntario 2 роки тому

    Some great looking Calcite crystals for the collection! 👍👍

  • @Smithsgold
    @Smithsgold 2 роки тому +1

    I like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Adventure those are some cool finds !!!!!!

  • @diggahrockhounder6428
    @diggahrockhounder6428 2 роки тому

    Incredible Miner, way to go 👏

  • @tymonkalbarczyk1456
    @tymonkalbarczyk1456 2 роки тому

    Great calcite. You again make me want to go somewhere to rockhound.

  • @mikepotts4867
    @mikepotts4867 2 роки тому

    Beautiful stuff, thanks for sharing .

  • @carykatzenberger4224
    @carykatzenberger4224 2 роки тому

    Very nice video love how you clean the Crystal's

  • @Archangel4Truth
    @Archangel4Truth 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely wonderful finds my friend. As you know Calcite can damage easily so I often used clear nail polish to help protect them from little dings and such.

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      That's a good idea!

  • @cliffmiller5724
    @cliffmiller5724 2 роки тому

    Sweet video glad to see you doing better

  • @YvonneSebastian1980
    @YvonneSebastian1980 2 роки тому

    You be clubbin.. no disco ball.. but lots of razzle dazzle .. nice!❤️☮️

  • @SnowTiger45
    @SnowTiger45 2 роки тому

    Great location and excellent specimens. Nice.

  • @keithcunningham7925
    @keithcunningham7925 2 роки тому +1

    Holy smokes that is fricken awesome so much crystals good job man good haul

  • @Pwnasaur
    @Pwnasaur 2 роки тому

    holy COW!!! MAN OH MAN IM JEALOUS!! Awesome finds Meminer!!! Great videos Thanks for sharing these wonderful adventures say hi do daisy or me!

  • @treasuretom13
    @treasuretom13 2 роки тому

    Nice finds some fantastic pieces!💥

  • @MrBillK1961
    @MrBillK1961 2 роки тому

    Good times! Love it buddy!

  • @OffTheBeatenPath1
    @OffTheBeatenPath1 2 роки тому +1

    Dam you got some better specimens than I got on that trip. Very nice!!!

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      That rarely happens. I guess I am getting better. ;-)

  • @Failedprodegy42
    @Failedprodegy42 2 роки тому

    Some really great finds! 👍

  • @DigginWithDeej
    @DigginWithDeej 2 роки тому

    Amazing crystals for sure! Wowzers!

  • @nealfoster70
    @nealfoster70 2 роки тому

    That's nice sir, I can't wait to go out and explore, I just got us a new used 4x4 so I don't beat up the family van

  • @ExploreUnderground
    @ExploreUnderground 2 роки тому

    wholly hell it's hot out! Hopefully you guys stayed hydrated today. And of course, another awesome adventure

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      I had to stop for a few hours

  • @gracewashburn8276
    @gracewashburn8276 2 роки тому

    Those are some awesome stones wow Greg really awesome

  • @StarScapesOG
    @StarScapesOG 2 роки тому

    What a fun hunt! Some very nice finds!

  • @RomanKoglerGeomrtricMind
    @RomanKoglerGeomrtricMind Рік тому

    Beautiful !

  • @ulrikekullik5204
    @ulrikekullik5204 2 роки тому

    Very nice. Thank you .

  • @YomommasWildlands
    @YomommasWildlands 2 роки тому +1

    You went without me, AGAIN!!! next time you head up to "the" quarry give me a shout

  • @nigelkavanagh2048
    @nigelkavanagh2048 2 роки тому

    Amazing great vid sir.

  • @tott3457
    @tott3457 2 роки тому

    Amazingly beautiful ❣️

  • @rawdawgpendants5490
    @rawdawgpendants5490 2 роки тому

    You got some showroom pieces there. ME LIKE!!!

  • @PausePlaySoundTherapy420
    @PausePlaySoundTherapy420 2 роки тому

    Wow those are beautiful!!!!! 😮🎉😮🎉😮

  • @stephenfowler4115
    @stephenfowler4115 2 роки тому

    In a quarry near Rochester New York there were all the species you showed plus flourite, celestite, and small marine fossils.

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      Others found some fluorite and fossils on this trip. I have found Celestine before but not here.

  • @auroraperez1223
    @auroraperez1223 2 роки тому

    Beautiful crystal

  • @wgrillojr
    @wgrillojr 2 роки тому

    Nice crystals at the 9:55 mark!!

  • @locovaughan626
    @locovaughan626 2 роки тому

    I like it a lot!

  • @massachusettsrockhounding3373
    @massachusettsrockhounding3373 2 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @leannkennedy6568
    @leannkennedy6568 2 роки тому

    😍 that big one ...

  • @hellomobile5584
    @hellomobile5584 Рік тому

    Hi My name is Mr kriengsak Thaitae Am from Thailand Thank you so much for your video, and i already you follow wow! When me watch your video it 's a very strange and Amazing rocks, I ' ve never seen such beauty before Awesome! Thanks sir

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  Рік тому

      Thanks you very much for your nice comment. It means a lot.

  • @frankito2657
    @frankito2657 Рік тому

    10/10 video. Dog tooth calcite for life 🔱🌊

  • @funtymsforever605
    @funtymsforever605 2 роки тому +1

    can I go please, please I wanna go...
    thank you sir what a wonderful trip.

  • @islandgardener158
    @islandgardener158 2 роки тому

    A thing of beauty greg

  • @kellyemmons2690
    @kellyemmons2690 2 роки тому

    OMG!!! What I wouldn't do to find something like the one you sprayed off first

  • @Ontario_Rockhound
    @Ontario_Rockhound 2 роки тому +2

    Nice finds Greg, was this Walkers trip?

  • @oldbamadirt2148
    @oldbamadirt2148 2 роки тому

    The Old Dog's Just Know How To Hunt LOL.

  • @ZilrenNana
    @ZilrenNana 2 роки тому

    Absolutely amazing isnt it?!!

  • @JhonDiamond2021
    @JhonDiamond2021 2 роки тому

    Good found

  • @ReclusiveMountainMan
    @ReclusiveMountainMan 2 роки тому +1

    kilometers/hr. Was thinking you were going miles per hour for a second...lol

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      Slowing down to turn off the autobahn. LOL

  • @nilzareckel1298
    @nilzareckel1298 2 роки тому

    Olá Amigo, fantástico 👏👏👏👏👏🤗

  • @wallflowerjr
    @wallflowerjr 2 роки тому

    G, to awesome, beautiful.

  • @leannkennedy6568
    @leannkennedy6568 2 роки тому

    The next time you go to Niagara, I'll take a drive to wave to you from the US side. 🙃

  • @rowanbcapr
    @rowanbcapr Рік тому

    i have a theory that native americans on the east coast quarried for most of their flint because it’s higher quality when it’s found in clay and also less cracked and fractured. i haven’t found a lot of information on this so i’ll have to experiment with it myself i guess

  • @BacGold
    @BacGold 2 роки тому +1

    Gostei muito dó seu canal é sou garimpeiro 1👍🙏

  • @therocklicker8287
    @therocklicker8287 Рік тому

    I like

  • @three6ohchris
    @three6ohchris 2 роки тому

    Would the clay being in the vug help to facilitate any additional crystal growth from the clay itself, seeing as most clays are rich in various minerals, etc? Also, you mentioned that having the clay in the vug protects the crystals to prevent them from being damaged, but is it possible that it can also help to increase size of the crystal as there's a room to let it grow larger than I would have without the clay there? I'm guessing that I am just looking too deep into it, LOL.
    Anyway, love the video! I actually had not seen a video from you for a few months and I thought something was going on, or perhaps you were just busy with other stuff... Then, a few minutes ago, I had a video finally show up from you and when I went to look at your UA-cam account I saw that you had been hard at work and uploaded tons of videos that I had missed. UA-cam has a clearly done what it's so good at, and hid your videos from me is they know how much I enjoy them and have gone out of their way to take any enjoyment away from me. Lol. Granted I should have gone a while ago to look at your account page, but I have the Bell icon selected of course so they should have been notifying me. Good ol' youtube...

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      All good thoughts, but I understand the void was there in the rock and crystals formed first

    • @three6ohchris
      @three6ohchris 2 роки тому

      @@meMiner that was my initial thought and how I understood that it all worked as well, but I had already opened the "can of worms" in my head, so to speak, thinking about so many different possibilities... so I figured I would check to verify either way. I sincerely appreciate your response!

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      @@three6ohchris The bottom line is look for vugs because that is where you will find these crystals and if the void is filled with clay then there is a good chance they crystals are still in good shape. The blasting of the rock damages unprotected crystals. The quarry doesn't care because next step for these rocks is crush.

    • @three6ohchris
      @three6ohchris 2 роки тому +1

      @@meMiner that's actually a really good point about the vugs being protected from the blasts by the clay being in there. You're very smart about all of this stuff, you should consider possibly creating a UA-cam account and making videos to share your knowledge on all of it. Lol 😜
      I imagine that you'd have to be really thorough while looking through the piles of rocks to make sure you don't miss anything, as it would obviously be difficult to tell if there's a vug when it's filled up with clay and it makes it look like the rest of the rock.

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +2

      @@three6ohchris LOL. The difficulty is really not knowing what is on the other side of a big rock. Could be the find of a lifetime.

  • @marcoallin
    @marcoallin 2 роки тому

    i so wanna go there, you need to bring me . And were not leaving nany crystals behind.

  • @JohnPAdv
    @JohnPAdv 2 роки тому

    i really enjoyed too,cheeeers****

  • @gladlawson61
    @gladlawson61 2 роки тому +1

    I sent an email .. I want to join these clubs. F ing incredible..

  • @paultherockhound7277
    @paultherockhound7277 2 роки тому

    Mate wat a day you had

  • @renewood9317
    @renewood9317 2 роки тому

    I need help! Where can I take my rocks to be looked at hopefully to sell. I have alot of quartz mostly. Clear, yellow & Smokey. I live in S.W. VA near Roanoke Va

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      I know people who do well selling on Etsy

  • @LarryKidkil
    @LarryKidkil 2 роки тому

    where did you find that little pressure washer?

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +1

      I bought mine at a rock and mineral show. I have since seen them on Amazon

  • @ViewPointCentral
    @ViewPointCentral 2 роки тому

    I live in Ontario and I’m interested in getting into hounding. If I may ask what club are you a part of I would like to join

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      Pick a club that is close to you. You can google to find one. I currently belong to Walker which is at UofT.

  • @jacobkaiser7024
    @jacobkaiser7024 2 роки тому

    Where in Niagara? I'm in welland and looking to start hounding

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому

      You will need to belong to a club for access. There is a good one in Niagara and it is not expensive to join

  • @gladlawson61
    @gladlawson61 2 роки тому +1

    God I wish I could find this stuff

  • @timitarica1974
    @timitarica1974 Рік тому

    Please can you tell me how to get in a club?

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  Рік тому

      Google rock and mineral clubs in your area. They usually have an application online.

  • @kellyemmons2690
    @kellyemmons2690 2 роки тому

    You were going 108 MPH????

  • @shellyouellette1724
    @shellyouellette1724 2 роки тому

    awesome...!!!

  • @kaseymatheson1001
    @kaseymatheson1001 Рік тому

    where are you?

  • @mctron22rd
    @mctron22rd Рік тому

    Does your wife go with you on these rockhounding adventures? Or do you go out to get out of the house?

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  Рік тому +1

      LOL. There is no good answer to this question

  • @death2putin718
    @death2putin718 2 роки тому

    Why the construction worker costume party?

    • @meMiner
      @meMiner  2 роки тому +2

      At lunch, we all gather for the YMCA dance. ;-)
      Seriously, it is required at an active quarry by law.

  • @marcoallin
    @marcoallin 2 роки тому

    a bunch of 10k rocks

  • @marcoallin
    @marcoallin 2 роки тому

    pineapple on pineapple calcite

  • @donnavorce8856
    @donnavorce8856 2 роки тому

    9:50 nice

  • @bitagghh7632
    @bitagghh7632 2 роки тому

    La mejor parte es ver a XX18LIKE.Uno se da cuenta de lo locoe que es el fandom real.

  • @crownqueentv420
    @crownqueentv420 Рік тому +1

    Hi 👋 how do I contact you private please