Deep Red Ruby Gemstones Found in North Carolina! Cherokee Mine

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  • Опубліковано 7 кві 2023
  • 60The Crystal Collector visits Franklin, North Carolina to check out one of the only unsalted legit ruby and sapphire mines in the country! You will see the amazing ruby finds happen in front of your own eyes! This location is a premier site to take your family to for a short vacation or trip. Many people have had such a great fun time at this location for over 100 years! See these ruby crystals light up using a longwave UV light, bringing them to a bright glow!
    If you're interested in ruby gems, then be sure to watch this video! We'll discuss the history of the ruby mine and describe the types of ruby gems that have been found there.0
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 182

  • @TheCrystalCollector
    @TheCrystalCollector  Рік тому +55

    Next time I’m gonna dig lots more buckets!!! Maybe try for like 20 in one day instead of 3 😂
    Thanks for watching y’all!
    Whaaaaaaaaat!

    • @depthgaming123
      @depthgaming123 Рік тому +2

      ok

    • @ggetinc
      @ggetinc Рік тому +1

      Don't Forget about me 😂

    • @lillastaylive
      @lillastaylive Рік тому

      Don't forget about us, we ready to go

    • @ayazda6666
      @ayazda6666 Рік тому +1

      Hlo sir how ar u i hope you ar fine so i had found some kind of rock which has value or not hopefully uill reed this coment...

    • @jameswelch1054
      @jameswelch1054 Рік тому

      Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!

  • @kellyharper367
    @kellyharper367 Рік тому +59

    Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: If I were able bodied...I would so BE THERE with Bryan, Matrix, and club!!! Thank you for letting me experience this event remotely via UA-cam. Bryan, Matrix, and my fellow rockhounders...peace, safety, and best wishes to you all.

    • @seantilson6330
      @seantilson6330 Рік тому

      💯🤜🤛💯 🙏🏻 I am a 🪨 👅 myself..!!!
      😁👍

    • @Dayne1965
      @Dayne1965 Рік тому +2

      I am disabled myself, but I don't let it rule my life as soon as I can I'm going to go up there and get the hunt on for my own rock hounding adventure.

    • @seantilson6330
      @seantilson6330 Рік тому

      @@Dayne1965 That's the right attitude.!!! 🤜🤛💯🙏🏻

    • @WavyOnMobile
      @WavyOnMobile 10 місяців тому +2

      If you are wheelchair bound by chance, the owners told me it is wheelchair accessible! I'm sure they wouldn't mind digging you a few buckets, but I could bring someone along to assist you! Happy Hunting!

    • @Tina-mt9cl
      @Tina-mt9cl 7 місяців тому

      Still worth the trip in a wheelchair if you can team up with one or two more able bodied rockhounds to go hunting with. Easy access, not down a long trail. Not to mention while you are there you can visit the nearby Gem and Mineral Museum in Franklin, NC. Get in contact with some locals that share the same passion in your area if you aren't too far away and you will surely find an easygoing crew to team up with for a final expedition or two :)

  • @fit_pharmd4830
    @fit_pharmd4830 Рік тому +3

    The best editing and crystal gathering this side of the Atlantic! Keep it going as long as you can!!!!

  • @teresawilliams2855
    @teresawilliams2855 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for making that weekend the best. Getting to meet you and talk a little was awesome. 😊

  • @50zezima
    @50zezima Рік тому +5

    I saw how your channel has grown so much recently. Thats so awesome and I love to see passionate people get progress like that. Ive been subscribed only for a couple years now. Love your videos and I always find myself coming back. You got me interested in gem mining a couple years ago but I still haven't had the chance to do it. One day it'll happen! Good luck on your adventures and thanks for the content!

  • @willytomino
    @willytomino Рік тому +2

    Great video keep it up! I love to see people who are in love with what they do

  • @TheKimworldwide
    @TheKimworldwide Рік тому +2

    That's awesome! Would love to do that sometime... Thank you for sharing all your adventures Bryan! Give little adorable Matrix my love 🙏♥️ Much respect always!

  • @Waveewave
    @Waveewave Рік тому +3

    Matrix is the cutest little boy in the entire world. He sure loves his daddy! And we sure love watching y’all!!

  • @Noname12660
    @Noname12660 10 місяців тому

    Your dog is the sweetest thing ever! Love your content! ❤❤❤😊😊😊

  • @sishowser848
    @sishowser848 Рік тому

    Best vid I've seen yet. Science and treasure hunting combined

  • @minahammonds7511
    @minahammonds7511 Рік тому

    Loved those rubies! Enjoyed watching Thank you

  • @scottsharp7562
    @scottsharp7562 Рік тому +2

    It was a awesome day of digging. Very fun and dirty. 😁

  • @rogersmith7475
    @rogersmith7475 Рік тому

    Yes!💪 love you guys! And MATRIX 🐕 too! So excited and proud of you guys!

  • @imari2305
    @imari2305 9 місяців тому

    My mother (RIP) was from St. Matthews S.C. Beautiful rubies and sapphires. I never knew about "salted" and "unsalted" mines. Thanks Brian for always taking us along on your adventures.

  • @Kj-ec7iz
    @Kj-ec7iz Рік тому

    I have been here just a few years ago. Loved it. Yes, we found rubies

  • @lauramcdowell1604
    @lauramcdowell1604 Місяць тому

    I've been at that location many times. Love the owners. Enjoyed the hunt and found quite a few rubies and sapphires

  • @robertporch8895
    @robertporch8895 6 місяців тому

    Been there. We took our kids when they were growing up several times. Still have they stones we found. Love it!

  • @GREEKEXPLORERS
    @GREEKEXPLORERS Рік тому

    Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

  • @mannyricketson4517
    @mannyricketson4517 7 місяців тому

    Hey guy I had to resubscribe for some reason always love the finds

  • @stilesthissell
    @stilesthissell Рік тому

    Just want to let you know how much I enjoy your Chanel!

  • @WillowGypsy13
    @WillowGypsy13 Рік тому +5

    I SEE ME!!!!!!!!! The owner said the next time we come out to find him and he will take us to the old piles!! Much love! Had a great dig!! Willow

    • @TheCrystalCollector
      @TheCrystalCollector  Рік тому +2

      I can’t wait to go back, I’m thinking this fall, and I’m gonna really try to do a lot of buckets! We plan to go back on the back section!

    • @WillowGypsy13
      @WillowGypsy13 Рік тому

      Most definitely! I put my blacklight on some of the rocks from here I was showing you when we were there. I've got one that glows light pink on one part. No idea what that means lol😅

  • @joshw7005
    @joshw7005 Рік тому +1

    Do more of this! This is a great video

  • @jarredhagie838
    @jarredhagie838 Рік тому

    Great video, I love seeing you working in my back yard 😆

  • @adventuresingoldrush
    @adventuresingoldrush Рік тому

    Ruby's are nice, thanks for the video

  • @Kensh1D
    @Kensh1D Рік тому

    Will be heading there over the next couple of weeks. Starting at Hogg mine in GA and working my way back up. 😊

  • @triplejandcrafts2753
    @triplejandcrafts2753 Рік тому

    Looks so fun. Sending luck and love from eastern NC. I have been to Mason Mountain Mine and flumed the native dirt. Very fun.

  • @JeffBrazeel-fe4wc
    @JeffBrazeel-fe4wc 2 місяці тому

    Really Great Find if that Sapphire turns out to be a Star Sapphire. Great find!

  • @skatpak2967
    @skatpak2967 Рік тому

    we used to go there in the summers as kids..my two brothers went back 2 yrs ago and got some of the most beautiful garnets you ever saw..one was so big it made a ring and earrings so nice set in gold art deco style you can find so much there!! love it

  • @mikelawrence274
    @mikelawrence274 Рік тому

    You should have your own TV show, they could call it "Geology Rocks!". Great video as always mate.

  • @ChrisPBacon-yz6nk
    @ChrisPBacon-yz6nk Рік тому

    Took my kids there a few times. The family that owns the place are super nice. Stanislova is a wonderful lady.

  • @aarone3790
    @aarone3790 Рік тому

    Awesome video Happy Holidays

  • @SuperSushidog
    @SuperSushidog 21 день тому

    A few years back I found a 25-carat octagonal ruby there. It cut out to a 6 1/2 carat star ruby. Absolutely gorgeous! It was a fun experience too.

  • @codelicious6590
    @codelicious6590 11 місяців тому +1

    Whaaaaat?! Awesome!!

  • @KINGH4L0
    @KINGH4L0 Рік тому

    That dog probably doesn’t realize how lucky he is to travel the country and hang outdoors and socialize with lot’s of enthusiast rock hounds. What a life! Matrix is a lucky dog. 😊

  • @andrewwong3825
    @andrewwong3825 Рік тому +1

    It will be great if you can post some videos on your cutting & polishing of the gems you found, and show us those amazing finds 👍

  • @treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340

    some nice finds well done 🎉

  • @firechicken455adventures
    @firechicken455adventures Рік тому

    Nice finds. I was there last year when the hole just starting. We didn't find anythng much but had fun.

  • @mragatetv22
    @mragatetv22 Рік тому

    good place for finding ruby ❤

  • @tranceemerson8325
    @tranceemerson8325 Рік тому

    hoo boy, now you're getting the real big stuff! this is the biggest thing since your diamond!

  • @sethchapman8001
    @sethchapman8001 Рік тому

    I am also from SC. I have thought about going to this mine, but was worried it would be salted, so glad to hear it is not!

  • @anjaanja7684
    @anjaanja7684 Рік тому +1

    Great video! Looks like so much fun 😊
    Just wanted to say that ruby and many other gemstones are okay to put in your mouth if you really have to lol 😉, however there are quite a few toxic rocks out there plus sometimes theres toxic stuff in the dirt naturally or via polution.

  • @AnimaIs4life
    @AnimaIs4life Рік тому +1

    Cool bro!

  • @susansmith6680
    @susansmith6680 Рік тому

    Rubies, Sapphires and Matrix oh my!!!🎉

  • @batman31261
    @batman31261 Рік тому

    Thanks 😊

  • @ElleyKnowsRocks
    @ElleyKnowsRocks Рік тому

    Wow dude!!!! Freaking cool!!!

  • @JohnWarner-lu8rq
    @JohnWarner-lu8rq 6 місяців тому

    That looks like a great location to find gold, too.

  • @SlabbinNCabbin
    @SlabbinNCabbin Рік тому

    Some nice looking corundum

  • @mabsolutely
    @mabsolutely Рік тому

    I would LOVE to go and find ruby!!!

  • @J-racks
    @J-racks Рік тому +1

    Gemstone Capitol of the world, Franklin, NC. Love it!

  • @Liberalcali
    @Liberalcali Рік тому

    Matrix is so adorable 🥰

  • @jameswelch1054
    @jameswelch1054 Рік тому +4

    I love your videos, and 1 a week excites me. Are any of the sapphires "facet grade"? Great that the mine is not salted. I just watched a meMiner video, and his dog Shelby, also is a rockhound. I was thinking that he and Matrix, would become good friends, because they both love rockhounding.

  • @clarksgemworks
    @clarksgemworks Рік тому

    Been there, super nice guys! I got a big chunk of pure corundum and a few nice rubies

  • @Jr.Jason10
    @Jr.Jason10 Рік тому

    Hi love your videos

  • @nathandawson1315
    @nathandawson1315 Рік тому

    You need to check out shepfield mine in Franklin!! Amazing place and amazing experience

  • @1COMIXMAN
    @1COMIXMAN Рік тому

    I used to have a little dog your little buddy would have loved. She looked just like him. I miss her.

  • @robertmaxey2158
    @robertmaxey2158 Рік тому

    My wife and I stopped there on our way back to Massachusetts last year. The hole was allot smaller then but we still found some. This year we are off to Herkimer NY for some Diamonds

  • @helgavoorneveld1530
    @helgavoorneveld1530 Рік тому

    Cool stuff thanks for sharing!! What makes the soil so yellow??

  • @hholley08
    @hholley08 Рік тому

    We are from oconee county sc and are just now getting into rockhounding and tumbling and would love to go here.

  • @geraldgalbo9144
    @geraldgalbo9144 Рік тому

    Congratulations

  • @rainertews1641
    @rainertews1641 Рік тому

    Cool spot, thanks for showing! What i'd do: Dont dig it, just grab it. Take all stuff from the side at home and use the UV.

  • @dirtypawsgoldadventures
    @dirtypawsgoldadventures Рік тому

    Awesome finds. New sub here.

  • @DiabolicGoth
    @DiabolicGoth Рік тому

    You should visit hogg mine in Georgia. Im going in autumn. They have classic crystals, tormaline, emerald i think or amethyst, baryl, aquamarine, and blue star quartz.

  • @biggrex
    @biggrex 11 місяців тому +2

    My family ran the Jacob's Ruby Mine from around 1995 to 2001. (Right next to Shuler, Holbrook and Gibson, the 3 original mines.) Most of the unsalted mines are gone. Glad there's a little left. The heyday was probably 1950's to 1990's although lots of salted mines the last few decades in that time range.

  • @TruthSearchingiAm
    @TruthSearchingiAm Рік тому

    Searching! 😊💎

  • @cheesedoodle6903
    @cheesedoodle6903 Рік тому +1

    Make sure you go to emerald hollow mine while your in nc

  • @tomcurl8034
    @tomcurl8034 Рік тому +2

    Franklin North Carolina is also home to the annual gem and lapidary wholesale show which is not as big as the show in Tucson but it’s the next biggest after Tucson and if you can’t go to Tucson but you can go to Franklin North Carolina. It’s worth your while. Franklin, North Carolina is also home to the worlds largest sapphire in the museum section of the local gem shop.

    • @merk9569
      @merk9569 Рік тому

      I am from NC but from the eastern side. I did not know that we had a big gem show. Thank you so much for posting that information! I can’t travel to Tucson but I now live only 5.5 hours from Cherokee. Road trip!

    • @Kensh1D
      @Kensh1D Рік тому

      Appreciate the info. Would be nice to find a hiddenite specimen.

  • @MrMeck58
    @MrMeck58 Рік тому

    nice......going to check to see if they mail bags of dirt to check at home, which I would love to do

  • @iamdoctorfish
    @iamdoctorfish 8 місяців тому

    I wish i can do what you are doing❤❤❤

  • @tomcurl8034
    @tomcurl8034 Рік тому

    I’ve been there they have good stuff

  • @ryanburns3921
    @ryanburns3921 Рік тому

    Had no idea that you're in SC like me. New to the channel. Thought you were from Arkansas for some reason. Just got back from Franklin, NC. Have you checked out the Rose Creek Mine up there? You can dig your own native or get salted buckets. Can't wait to go back and check out some of the other mines. I just found out there's a mine in Antreville, SC. Diamond Hill mine. Might check that out sometime.

  • @cardshark99va
    @cardshark99va Рік тому

    I've been there plenty of times, and processed at least 10 buckets. And never found anything bigger than tiny colors. My best finds were at another mine up the road

  • @TheMissieD
    @TheMissieD Рік тому

    Is rock hounding in NC still great? I have been watching older videos, and I am really wanting to take a trip up, I’m in FL. I introduced this hobby to my youngest granddaughter, and I think I have created a monster! 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @depthgaming123
    @depthgaming123 Рік тому +1

    Cool

  • @aliakikali1900
    @aliakikali1900 Рік тому

    Meriah sekali, nyimak batu ruby

  • @misfitsofmaine4401
    @misfitsofmaine4401 Рік тому

    Hay Crystal collector is there a way to clean tuff stuff of minerals water isn't working.

  • @KCoda1248
    @KCoda1248 Рік тому +1

    I wish I could have been there Bryan. Looks like so much fun! How far down did you have to dig to get to that garnet layer? Was there dirt to dig as opposed to mud? Was one better than the other for finding crystals? Loved it!

    • @KCoda1248
      @KCoda1248 Рік тому +1

      Oh - Also about how old are these gems and did that gray piece end up being a sapphire?

    • @WavyOnMobile
      @WavyOnMobile 2 місяці тому

      No, thats a piece of rutile​@KCoda1248

  • @zaubergarden6900
    @zaubergarden6900 Рік тому

    5:31 "tadpoles (?) are part of nature." true that!

  • @wingedcatperson3243
    @wingedcatperson3243 Рік тому

    I've been watching your vids for a while now and I have a question. Why is it better to leave the crystal in the matrix? Does it improve its value?

  • @charlesmcdermott6139
    @charlesmcdermott6139 10 місяців тому

    Bryan! Are any of these stones gem quality to be set into jewelry?

  • @sandrajones1609
    @sandrajones1609 Рік тому

    So I don't have any hand to mouth habit... 🙄
    I'm a...🧐 Scientist 😁!!!
    Thanks for another fun fulled aWeSoMe time ❣️💫

  • @hannah.massey
    @hannah.massey Рік тому

    i saw you yt on the back of your camperrr

  • @Theweatherguy
    @Theweatherguy Рік тому

    Which would you recommend more, Mason Mountain mine or Cherokee Ruby and Sapphire mine?

  • @eddieh9248
    @eddieh9248 Рік тому +1

    What were the blue ones glowing when you put your light on them?

  • @kathykirstine281
    @kathykirstine281 Рік тому

    When you have such small rubies, sapphires and garnets, what do you do with them? I assume they’re too small to be cut and may have fractures.

  • @robertbanks5762
    @robertbanks5762 Рік тому

    When you shake down the stones and wash them, the gems go to the bottom. Yes a piece of furniture foam cut to fit your screen and flip it over on the foam. Gems will be on top.

  • @bandsupmell
    @bandsupmell Рік тому

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @johnnychambers6969
    @johnnychambers6969 Рік тому

    Corundum is hard to dig,was it in clay?

  • @bethcorey6022
    @bethcorey6022 Рік тому

    When you were going through your pile you had some glowing blue. What were they

  • @lizarrrdbeth
    @lizarrrdbeth Рік тому

    David Beckham was there!!! Cool! LOL.

  • @shaomunk1981
    @shaomunk1981 Рік тому

    I seen a lot of blue glow

  • @bearking727
    @bearking727 Рік тому

    what was the mineral that was glowing blue under the UV light I was seeing?

  • @JesusChrist-Gives-Eternal-Life

    That ruby is beautiful!! Of course, because God made it! 😊❤

  • @keithnelson8838
    @keithnelson8838 3 місяці тому

    What were the stones that glowed blue under uv ?

  • @michelleestes8897
    @michelleestes8897 Рік тому

    what are the ones that glow blue?

  • @nicolesaintdenis
    @nicolesaintdenis 11 місяців тому

    What are all of the blue glowing stones? Are those sapphires?

  • @davidhibbs6989
    @davidhibbs6989 4 місяці тому

    How much is a ruby like you find worth per carat?

  • @apolakaysebastianvlogger1566

    New subscriber here 💯 idol I'm Apo lakay Sebastian.

  • @stivjoz476
    @stivjoz476 Рік тому

    Did this one in 2017 after the eclipse in Tenn

  • @ludwiggraupe1619
    @ludwiggraupe1619 Рік тому

    Did they find clear ones?

  • @rondahardy1094
    @rondahardy1094 Рік тому

    What are the bright blue stones lighting up?