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Hello. I just wanted you to know, myself and my nephew have been pulling smoke quarts clusters out of there for over forty years. When we were young and agile, we would repel from the top down and dig all we could. Put them in a backpack. The clusters were very nice. Large Cristals and clusters. Good luck go high and cheak the crevasse. You can do well.
6:23 - Absolutely. Same here. Last year, while doing research for cool localities nearby, I found a spot somewhat close-by where you can find (small) rubies and prismatine, among other cool stuff like garnets and smoky quartz/amethyst. I went there 3 times and just couldn't find anything beyond the odd, strongly altered/eroded garnet, but with every trip I learnt a bit more about the area. I gotta admit I almost gave up on the locality after the first three trips, though, thinking it was probably picked over at this point. After half a year I gave it another go and went two more times, and suddenly found the first piece of prismatine, which confirmed for me that there is definitely still stuff to be found there, I just didn't know how to look properly in the area. The next time I went there, I finally started finding rubies as well, and it's one of my favorite localities at this point. I guess as long as you come back from every trip with at least a bit more information than before, no trip to any locality is for nothing.
That area looked super promising and it may be just random there, who knows? But the potential is there and what a beautiful area indeed! A person could spend far worse days than walking the terrain there! It looked really nice! And those feldspar crystals were nice and well formed! And you came back with some nice samples! Thanks Jared and Sara! Happy Turkey Day!🦃
Interesting on no matter how far, high, or low one goes, there is evidence of someone else being there first. As vast a space as you might think you are in somebody has been there. I'm kind of surprised as to the lack of reclamation done or promoted here in the states. A hole with leaves filling the bottom might look only a couple feet deep, but the leaves could be hiding a larger much deeper cavity. Stay safe-ish.
Regarding the use of the Estwing Burpee, the quote of the day by Sarah; "I don't think I ever saw him use it"? 😆 This area might be worth spending a few days camping if possible. Looks like the areas you passed through have been picked through a good deal. I'd work around the perimeter and work inward on a 3 day trip. Kinda hard to do these things when living in the Philippines. There is definitely gold here, but prospecting in any way is not allowed. Although volcanic in nature, the Islands doesn't have a huge variety of rocks to hound. My fix is being able to watch videos like yours to remind me of how privledged it is to be a Rockhound or Geologist in the Western United States. Thanks for sharing guys! 👍💖
Check out this video by "The Camping Couple" called "Insane crystal pocket EP1". After watching this video, it inspired me to head out there in the spring of this year. After a couple of hours poking around and finding nothing I gave up. Maybe you can glean some information from the video! By the way...nice finds!
Jimmy and I explored this area in September and really struck out. It was very frustrating, especially after watching videos were people were pulling very large crystals. I was wondering if you'd make a video on rock stabilization. We intend to go to the opal site in May and would like to learn how this is done. I tried to watch a few videos, but couldn't get through them. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the videos and Welcome to Utah. I am in Layton, UT and I have a question. I inherited lots of rocks, among which are slabs. I have a couple of slabs of Verascite that are soaked with the oil my uncle used in his lapidary saw. He went on to his heavenly reward many years ago. Is there a way to remove the oil? I was told by a relative that he used diesel fuel mixed with some motor oil. I know, crazy, huh. I have thought of heating the rock but I have also heard that heat can change the color. Any suggestions? Thank you. Mark Wilcox in Sunny Layton.
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Hello. I just wanted you to know, myself and my nephew have been pulling smoke quarts clusters out of there for over forty years. When we were young and agile, we would repel from the top down and dig all we could. Put them in a backpack. The clusters were very nice. Large Cristals and clusters. Good luck go high and cheak the crevasse. You can do well.
Interestingly, I am otw to a favorite crystal hunting area, mostly float. Date Creek Road, near Congress, AZ. Way cool coincidence 👋😎
6:23 - Absolutely. Same here. Last year, while doing research for cool localities nearby, I found a spot somewhat close-by where you can find (small) rubies and prismatine, among other cool stuff like garnets and smoky quartz/amethyst. I went there 3 times and just couldn't find anything beyond the odd, strongly altered/eroded garnet, but with every trip I learnt a bit more about the area. I gotta admit I almost gave up on the locality after the first three trips, though, thinking it was probably picked over at this point. After half a year I gave it another go and went two more times, and suddenly found the first piece of prismatine, which confirmed for me that there is definitely still stuff to be found there, I just didn't know how to look properly in the area. The next time I went there, I finally started finding rubies as well, and it's one of my favorite localities at this point.
I guess as long as you come back from every trip with at least a bit more information than before, no trip to any locality is for nothing.
Cool video, guys!
My favorite was the first smokey Sara found. Very nice clusters as well!
Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!
I bought the rock on utah book. Thank you for the book suggestion. I let him know why where I saw it.
Thanks!
Very cool video.
That area looked super promising and it may be just random there, who knows? But the potential is there and what a beautiful area indeed! A person could spend far worse days than walking the terrain there! It looked really nice! And those feldspar crystals were nice and well formed! And you came back with some nice samples! Thanks Jared and Sara! Happy Turkey Day!🦃
I agree. Your best bet is to look for coarse grained pegmatite.
It looks like a place of great potentials. It's good it's close by. Keep having fun! Happy Thanksgiving!
Love the area, Great video.
Interesting on no matter how far, high, or low one goes, there is evidence of someone else being there first. As vast a space as you might think you are in somebody has been there. I'm kind of surprised as to the lack of reclamation done or promoted here in the states. A hole with leaves filling the bottom might look only a couple feet deep, but the leaves could be hiding a larger much deeper cavity. Stay safe-ish.
Regarding the use of the Estwing Burpee, the quote of the day by Sarah; "I don't think I ever saw him use it"? 😆 This area might be worth spending a few days camping if possible. Looks like the areas you passed through have been picked through a good deal. I'd work around the perimeter and work inward on a 3 day trip. Kinda hard to do these things when living in the Philippines. There is definitely gold here, but prospecting in any way is not allowed. Although volcanic in nature, the Islands doesn't have a huge variety of rocks to hound. My fix is being able to watch videos like yours to remind me of how privledged it is to be a Rockhound or Geologist in the Western United States. Thanks for sharing guys! 👍💖
Whenever I took my dog out during hunting season she always wore a dayglo safety vest.
Big whopper king size smokies lol off the cuff lol 👍
Check out this video by "The Camping Couple" called "Insane crystal pocket EP1".
After watching this video, it inspired me to head out there in the spring of this year. After a couple of hours poking around
and finding nothing I gave up. Maybe you can glean some information from the video! By the way...nice finds!
Jimmy and I explored this area in September and really struck out. It was very frustrating, especially after watching videos were people were pulling very large crystals. I was wondering if you'd make a video on rock stabilization. We intend to go to the opal site in May and would like to learn how this is done. I tried to watch a few videos, but couldn't get through them. Thanks!
Do you think there are places to search for crystals in northern Utah?
Thank you so much for the videos and Welcome to Utah. I am in Layton, UT and I have a question. I inherited lots of rocks, among which are slabs. I have a couple of slabs of Verascite that are soaked with the oil my uncle used in his lapidary saw. He went on to his heavenly reward many years ago. Is there a way to remove the oil? I was told by a relative that he used diesel fuel mixed with some motor oil. I know, crazy, huh. I have thought of heating the rock but I have also heard that heat can change the color. Any suggestions? Thank you. Mark Wilcox in Sunny Layton.
Thanks!