My Best Day Digging Crystals in Arkansas!
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2022
- The very best day I had Quartz Crystal digging was not because of the amazing find, but the amazing experience. (The finds were outstanding too) This time were were at Avant Mining's Fisher Mountain mine. This is their public dig site where you can pay to dig your own Quartz Crystals. You can either pay a small fee and dig for quartz crystals through previously excavated material that has been dump and spread over the surface for the public to find crystals, just like the other big public dig sites, or you can pay more for a Pocket Dig, where they open up a fresh pocket and let you clear all the crystals you can find! I got to do a pocket dig this day with my new friend, Mike. Absolutely love Mike, and spending the day digging with Mike was the highlight of my trip. He is a HOOT!
Huge thanks to @The Crystal Collector for inviting me out for this trip and @Avant Mining for hosting us at their amazing facility and mine sites.
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Beautiful and amazing. Thank you so very much.
I would love to see a more in-depth video of the whole washing process, especially of the crystals you found Dan. I think that once the viewers get to see more of the finished work there might be an increase in sales for Avant Mining.
Oxalic acid solution and soaking for several days with minimal scrubbing and most of the iron colored staining and clay is gone leaving a pure white cluster and matrix.
Agreed. A Geologist might understand but to me it was just a bunch of muddy rocks. Hardly exciting.
I have a feeling a lot of those plates fell apart. The crystals where falling out everywhere
he showed you the depth of the process. you spray the water and it cleans them. u can scrub but risk damage. as for what they look like go to the link he gave you and look. pretty easy if you ask me. the increase of sales you claim. comes from people viewing their page like he set it up for. this man is very good at his job please dont tell him how to do his job.
This must have been so thrilling, lovely & showy displays of crystals in all of these videos
Hi cousin! I have been binge watching your recent videos and the crystals are absolutely amazing. I love the clusters you show cleaned up at the end of this video. Oh, all of the garnet from Washington in a video last week are jaw dropping. Thank you for sharing your treasures.
Beautiful crystals. Millions of years to form some of them
Did you forget the Post Office Gift to us all...If It Fits - It Ships...doesn't matter the weight, Scarf or Stone, it all costs the same! Great Crystals.
nice it seams Cristal clear to me you had a lot of fun. thank you for sharing the adventure.
Omg Beautiful Dan Bless u n ur Family's n Friends .... 😇
Thank you for the years and countless hours of adventures!!!!
i’m a gaming channel, but i find interest in many things.
i’m from arkansas and i’ve been to this place once abt 6 years ago i only found sandstone.
i’ve been watching you for abt 3 years and i just found this video. crazy that you’ve been to my state. your videos are amazing keep your the work!
Definitely ready for you to get back to the gold
Mike was an awesome co-host!! Love seeing these clear quartz come out in fistfuls.
"It's wiggalin, wiggle it Mike wiggle it!" 🤣🤣🤣
lol, even the shadow of Dan Hurd earned my subcription :)
YAY! I’m glad you enjoyed my home state!
That is a beautiful crystal that I ever seen
Hi Dan. So satisfying.
Amazing video!!
Thank you for sharing!!
Dan Thank's for the Crystal finds really 😎 Cool👍👍👍👍👍
Dan Hurd. The Crystal Prospector 😁👍
Dan Hurd in the wild......surrounded by like minded rock nerds.... :P Great video!!
Good morning Dan, live long and prosper brotha🖖🏼
That was one dark laugh when you were talking about pooing pauly out of crystals
Thanks for taking us on your trip, Dan! Looks like you're having a blast down south!
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Looks like a blast !
The formation of these crystal structures must be massively complex in time and chemistry. Hopefully that which we don’t fully understand won’t prove harmful.
0:33 Uncle Hurd Wants YOU! XD
You’re probably my favorite channel on UA-cam. So informative and fun to watch. 😌
Glad you enjoyed my state. Got married about three miles from that mine in avant. Original town of Buckville
Such a fun video! I can't believe the complexities of that vein and the clarity of the crystals!
From one blue eyed, ginger, Canadian to another, let me just say: awesome, eh. 🥳
Well I thank u stink for offering that pocket to Pauly and then taking that. 👎 You know how he is , 🤪 he needs all the help he can get. 😆 lol. Great👍show can't wait till the next 👏 one..
Looked like a lot of fun 😊. Glad you got to experience it 👍
Love the crystals im seeing
Nice work Dan, hope Avant hooks you up nicely for the advertising!
Love you so much!!! From the Shuswap!!!❤️❤️❤️
Looks like fun!
Sometimes I just throw you on when I'm doing this or that and half listen half watch. I just wanted to say I love your attitude and content, your awesome and super informative. Earned my sub and I hope the comment helps a bit
that was fun!
awesome crystals!
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Wow Dan !! What an amazing dig, those crystals are spectacular. I was ooh-ing and aah-ing out loud watching this incredible content ! Thank you so much for this wonderful series from Arkansas, i can't wait to bust out of the Igloo here in Winterpeg then go out to explore and treasure hunt !
Very cool experience!
Been excited to watch this one! I'm in TN but a lot of my friends often go dig in Arkansas and they find some of the most stunning and amazing crystals with such unique etchings and striations.
Absolutely outstanding Dan 🙌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for taking this adventure Dan I’ve enjoyed seeing the crystal picking! Also enjoyed the direction to the other channels for other perspectives as well with all of the involvement I felt like I was almost there with you all 🙂👍
My DD and I are totally blown away - we managed to find avant mining, so come next month we'll be flying out to Arkansas "on a jolly" as we say in the family, and afterwards we'll be visiting family in Monaco. Many, many thanks for this lovely video, Dan. Moll and I are so happy for finding you! *Hugs* Wendi & Molly 😊
Dan, I can't believe you came this far just for crystal. Had you traveled another 100 or so miles south you could have gone to Murfreesboro to the only Diamond Mine in North America.
Wait for next week's video
man it just don't get much better then that crystal treasure gems all good
I have never watched any of your videos without giving you a thumbs up. I love watching your adventures. After seeing this video, I have no idea how you managed to pick just one or two, I would have looked at those guys and said "OK, let's talk about shipping", then I would have put all that up on the internet and made a fortune. Those clusters were gorgeous.
Great to know fisher mountain does public digs… very cool!
Love your videos, but this is at 4,15 am for me, this has been a fun series seeing you, the crystal colector and crazy but cool Pauly together
Your energy in this video especially towards the ending was just phenomenal keep up the great work , and I love that your out doing what you love and you just love doing it !
Ha Ha, found myself leaning into the digging bar right along with Mike, great video Dan
Dan that was incredible to see, Just WOW, It would be so confusing trying to pick which ones to take home. I enjoyed watching that so much. AWESOME!
Dan with so many to choose from how do you ever just pick the one. Lol!
Nice video so far dan love watching your videos of everything you do.when I'm feeling down you make me better maybe your voice is it and finding treasures awesome now to finish video
Great show Dan, thanks.
You are having so much fun , that is what it’s all about !
Those digs are awesome. And you are awesome Dan !
I've loved all of these crystal videos, makes a change from the usual gold panning and prospecting!
about 25 years ago, was at the -other- mine in the area, on the "tailings" dig. My dig buddy and I found a huge cluster, it was about as long as a coffee table, about half as wide as one, weight was hundreds of pounds. ( In fact, it flattened a fully aired up new wheelbarrow tire so heavy.) ... of course it was vey clay ridden/muddy , so we didn't -exactly- know what we were looking at, but obviously had points all over it. Most were fist sized or bigger , and i believe the three longest were chipped or broke off at that time.
We knew it somehow had -slipped- past the regular mine cultivation , and was a good find.
But, the mine/crystal shop folks there, told us while it was nice, was "worthless" , offered to buy it from us for 18 dollars USD. Believe it or not, we -barely- got it in the "trunk" of my Girl friends '76 VW beetle.
Took it home , and for weeks we soaked, scrubbed, picked clay out the huge cluster. When all said and done, we had three big clear points, fist sized, about 15-20 milky but equal sized, and of course the three broken points, that probably were twice as big as the others, and millions of micros composing the base.
We eventually got some help, sat it on a standard coffee table, it practically covered from long end to end.
Never knew its estimated -real- value. My buddy wound up keeping it as a centerpiece ( that, and it was just to heavy to realistically move around.), but he was quite a bit older than me at the time, i went off to do life , and he had passed away in my absence.
I went to his place , that basically had mostly just fallen down, and of course that big cluster wasn't there, but the table still was. Someone at some point, nabbed it.
I'm sure back then, it had to been worth hundreds or even thousand dollars, maybe more.
I wish the shop woulda been straight up with us , offered at least half value ... it's actual worth , is one of those things, that'll forever be a mystery to me.
Reminds me of Superman's crystal home
Very nice Dan keep up the great work five stars my friend
thanks dan!
🇺🇸/🇨🇦 Idea! Invite them folks mining in Canada!
Midwest hospitality! Much love from Missouri!
Great bit of adventure Dan! You pulled some nice crystals out of that pocket.
WOW !!!
Love it Dan!
Some awesome crystals you pulled out 👌
Paul putting the muddy crystal in his mouth 🤣🤣🤣
Always appreciate the wild Pauly sightings in your videos!
Nice break from the freedom live streams 😎
Loving the crystal collecting videos in Arkansas Dan.
I love how he says he "hopes to earn our subscription today"
Dan for President (that comment at the end was great XD)
I enjoy your great videos Dan. I look forward to more about Gold and other minerals. Thanks for sharing!
It is because if I don't talk about the price I get hundreds of people yelling at me in the comments that I did not tell them what it was worth. I can't win.....
@@Danhurd I'm sorry for being rude Dan. I think you enjoy the hunt more than the value of your finds. I've detected for 45 years and have found many valuable finds. It's the small unusual things that make the hobby fun. Not the monetary value. You are an inspiration for me with your zeal for the hunt and recovery. Thank you for being you.
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Love the triple one you pulled out.
great day after plates got some hood ones thanks sand man in florida
Please show us more of the cleaning process for these awesome crystals!!! Great vids!
I would carry picture stone as gifts...
Pauly fully committed to that crystal eating bit. Props to you.
Dan. You are so good at explaining how minerals are formed. How are those crystals formed? I see they are growing in that red dirt which northern Arkansas is famous for. I lived there for 12 years.
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Even more shots of the cleaned and finished product at the end please! Plus your reaction to the cleaned up versions would be welcome too. :)
I'm so glad that you enjoyed Arkansas! There are a lot of great things to do here if you like the outdoors! You should have gone to Crater of Diamonds while here!
very nice sir👍🇵🇭
We found a corundum vein, and if your lucky you may find a sapphire, but the vein is about 10 foot down.
I know you probably don't care what I think but I thought you were a gold prospector.... That's why I subscribed you.
Great video! I enjoyed meting you at Hamilton Hill, and going out to dinner with everyone was totally awesome!!!
I think a old friend and I will have to make a visit to the mine! We both have plenty of time now!
Very interesting finds. There is a small deposit of clear quartz crystals at the Lucky 7 mine outside of Chilliwack. The deposit is exposed only in Sept./Oct/ due to snow pack.
Top !!
As always enjoy every second of the video 📹. I got what we called in the Netherlands mountain Crystal and some other Crystal and gem stones. I even got a small diamond.
Wish that the shipping was not so expensive. If it was cheaper I already buy some from the website. But I hope over 3 years I can buy one from you in person, I'm planning a trip to the USA and Canada.
I would love to see the whole washing process afterwards. It looks so satisfying
So much fun to watch! Dan, do you ever put something in the shot to show scale on some of those plates or individual crystals! So beautiful. Cheers!
I so wanna go do this.. I’m from Mississippi so it’s not to far from me.. this looks like so much fun…
i'd love to see a presure washer used on those rocks
Dan, you should get together with Brent Underwood with the Ghost Town Living Channel over at Cerro Gordo Silver Mine and do some vids together! You both share some commonality and I think it would be great!
I watched the other videos on the quartz Chrystal’s. It would be nice if you explained how the crystals came to be under all that clay and how the Chrystal’s were formed? They are amazing that’s for sure!