Jade Mining: The Next Gold Rush? Contest Winner
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- Опубліковано 25 лис 2016
- Rough jade is one of the most valuable minerals on Earth. Have you walked right over it? I show some Wyoming nephrite jade that I've found, talk about an upcoming jade mining project, and discuss the mineralogy that can lead to you finding your own jade deposits.
There has been a "green gold" rush going on but few know about it. Learn how to identify jade, how to find jade, and how to become a better prospector or rock hunter.
Rock hounding, rock collecting, and mining - Наука та технологія
I've been having a blast watching your videos! My son gifted me a piece of Nephrite Jade. My one and only piece, and I was so moved by his thoughtfulness.
Honestly you are one of the coolest guys i know because i don't know too many people that can talk about rocks with this much passion
Casper
See also, Brian Bolin, Baker City Prospecting UA-cam. GPS locations in the comments. Same voice..different guy. Weird.
I'm Cantonese (a person relating to or from canton, China) and jade is something that has historically been used by the imperial families of China. It represents longevity and well being. There's a belief that if you wear a jade bangle it will protect you from injury. For instance, there are always stories of older grandmas and aunts who have fallen down, but because they were wearing the jade bangle instead of their bones breaking, the bangle itself will break instead. This stems back to myths and legends around the mineral that have just been past for generations. As these stories spread and the growth of income to middle class people in China now most people want to afford pieces of it. There's also a lot more uses than just jewelry though. High courts and temples use larger chunks of jade to carve stories into them and is almost like a new kind of medium that can be used for art much like sculpting is in the west. That's just the beginning of jade as well, there's a lot more info into the history and uses of jade, as well as the different kinds of grade, but I'm sure other people can explain it much better than myself.
Thanks for the comment and insight.
i was aware of the 2nd half, but not the first anecdotal piece. thank you for the information, i love to learn something i na comment section, its rare.
I live in Hong Kong and have very good quality Nephrite from Pakistan. There is no third party and we directly obtain the stones from monuntains. If you know somebody are interested we offer very very competetive price.
Martin Chow I changed my name to Jade because of its meaning as you said I also had a piece of jade made into a ring, I like to think it protects me just as a bangle would. I also believe that God & his Angels protect me.
I have heard that jadeite is more valuable than jade is that true, do u know?
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That flashlight trick is so cool. Gorgeous colors
I named my son after this beautiful stone and have always wanted to buy him a piece but alas can't afford it. Also I always thought Jade was a one source gemstone and after stumbling across your video I'm so glad to know it's found here in the United States. I'm subscribing to your channel. Thank you for your knowledge and sharing with us.
...You named your son a girls name?
This is the first 'giveaway' on youtube, that I actually believe they gave someone something. Great job.
Thank you for posting this and for creating more awareness of jade. Jade has always been loved by the Chinese but the modern generation shun it because they think its "old fashioned", however, lately auction houses have sold jade from Imperial China for astronomical sums of money. That is one of the reasons why i posted a video on my modern jade cut pieces and how to wear them in fashion. I really hope more and more people will come to know not only of its aesthetic beauty but its really good for the health, it calms you down and it protects you from bad luck or deflects bad "chi".
Nice explanation. Thanks for this little adventure to the Jade World :-)
Many dear greetings from Germany.
Alls I can say is wow! I do a lot of work at the gold mines in central Nevada, and have to mining claims. My claims were dug in the late 1800's, and there hard rock mines. Great video I subbed thank you.
Where are your mines may I ask
Thanks for sharing! My son began jade hunting a few years ago and he has accumulated quite a pile already! Our new lights are on the way along with some diamond saw blades, so this will be fun! The area here on Vancouver Island is loaded with jade, gold and other minerals! The gold content around us here is extraordinary, and our atomically separated mineral products are so popular due to the energetic value in these high levels of platinum group elements that are available in our vicinity. I didn't realize that there is a huge amount of jade here too!
Thank you. One of my subscribers sent me a large piece of it to cut up and I wasn't sure what it was. It looks exactly like that. It polished decent but not to a full gloss, but I will still use it in jewelry because it's gorgeous
this is the first video of you i've watched and im already convinced :)
you got a new sub
Uh oh...I think I have been finding this stuff and leaving it. I am a paranormal investigator and I find some crazy rocks in the remote areas of the high sierras in California. I assumed these were serpentine. I need to study more about this before everyone else does! Thanks for the info, Cheers!
-KBB
I can send you if you required
Jade is created when the UFO's land on a spot. The geocontactmetamorphism from the UFO landing melts the rock and turns it into Jade. If you believe this, you must be a paranormal investigator!
I’d have guessed that easy! Always on the search for jade in Alberta . Thanks for the tips!
I brought a bunch back from Alaska. I spend 8 months in Alaska every year and just happened upon a rather large deposit of jade.
When I was in the service I purchased a ring purchased in Asia for next to nothing. I also purchased a loose cab. Now apparently the 2 are considered top . I also saw white, black and other colors. In Asia right now the top stones being collected are actually Tanzanite and jade not quite as much.
Yeah I found a nice chunk of jade once as a kid that I've always been proud to own...but it's only because I was out with one of my grandpa's friends who knew how to recognize it. I'd of walked right by it and haven't never of guessed without him.
He was cool and polished a smart portion of the rock for me too...so you could see how dark and beautiful the jade was under the dark, ugly crust that just made it look like a typical rock.
Having watched this, I have just decided to keep the green nephrite rock I picked up in a charity shop for £1 sterling .. The quality is way better than anything in this video .. I was not aware that most jade was of such inferior quality
Im a chinese so jade for us is more of a spiritual stone. old fulks say that jade can balance your chi and a jade nurtures you (I dont understand). We chinese also worship good jade and you know we have been using jade stuff through history. emperors love them.
Jade is also one of our Taoism symbol. It belongs to the element of earth (among 5 - gold(metal), wood, water, fire and earth). When people have Yin and Yang problem, they are often seeking for a jade pendant or accessories to balance their body (yes we a freakishly superstitious about it.)
There is also a saying, make jade out of dirt (or earth). good jade is very rare. they either come from western china or outside of china. bigger chunks of raw are just super rare. You know, we want to have jade of everything especially tea cups and pots. This is also why we have a branch of tea cup and pot making technique that makes them as clear and glassy as possible cuz we them to look like jade but made of clay.
As you know from your friend, we chinese would die for good quality jade. Its a significant stuff in our culture.
Excellent video My wife and I are planning a trip out to Wyoming soon (our honeymoon 42 years in the waiting !!) Cant wait to go rock hounding and gem mining
Thank mate appreciate the info and sincerity
Me too. Thanks. I am on board re collecting jade.
Thank you very much for the info. Just found your channel this morning before work. Nicely done.
Keith
Cool, thanks for stopping by.
I'll be checking out more of your stuff as I have time.
Busy boy here.
Keith
Good luck, hope you make some good finds out there, hard rockin's hard work!
Jade is by far my favorite mineral.
Shawn Green jade is not a mineral.it is a very loose name for a range of stones
In fact, jade comes from a large variety of colors, yellow, brown, black, green and white. The pure withe when carved and engraved is just looks like 'milk-glass'. In fact this is called imperial jade, and much more expensive. If you can carve and sculpture them, it can worth a fortune. Green is also relatively easy to recognize, but I would not throw away if I would find a high quality yellow one. Translucency more important than color, as far as I know.
Thank you for that. Teach me more
Very informative. Thank you n keep your eyes to the structure.
Nice collection u have there and thanks for sharing.
It's cool that you share your trade!
Thanks for the information. I"m a Hobby Prospector in Western Canada. Subscribed.
I am a jade collector too. Some corrections, the two pieces jade in the video, 7:30, its from Russia. Siberian jade. 11:18, from the knocking sound, I can tell its aventurine. There are hundreds of jade-looking stone, not all of them are consider valuable.
hey, as an expert would you say its safe to use jade yoni eggs
do you know anything about chicken blood red jade?
I have that kind of jade pendant in donut shaped. the diameter is 5.6cm and 7mm thickness.
I'm going to sell it but I don't know how much it's worth money.. I'm trying to see any info of it's price but I dint find anything..
Yukon Zhang if you are a jade collector you are wrong on both of your corrections.
The "siberian" jade is not and the rock you called aventurine is actually crysophase-very similar to some aventurine but the rind is textbook crysophase(probably from australia)
I collect jade for many years.. aventurine are man made means they are dyed.. not real jade.. Jadeite is my favorite then nephrite .. yes Imperial is the most expensive one some are over 100 thousands or more for a certain small piece.
@Trumpenstein then you should know one of them is crysophase
Very interesting, and informative.. thanks for sharing...!!
That was a fascinating vid mate. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow, great video! Thanks!
Good vid. We subbed. There is still alot of good Jade in Wyoming.
Great information. Cheers for the content.
ok my heart started pounding when you said the word asbestos
Why
Really great video! Thank you for taking the time to post such an educational vid. Rob
Thanks, makes it all worth it when people find them useful!
Great information on finding a rare mineral
people in southern China have been doing this for a long time. they call it 赌石 which means "stone gambling". basically people buy rocks containing jade from miners for a negotiated price. the buyer has to determine from the exterior appearance whether a rock is worth buying/paying a high premium for. it's a gamble because you don't know how much jade it contains on the inside. you can lose everything or get filthy rich in a week down there.
Can you tell me any more ... Please I soak it up.
Any references to where I can learn about the subject as it is in nature
Just found this channel. Love it
years ago I recall a scuba diver off the coast of Washington state or maybe it was Oregon finding a huge boulder of jade.
Very interesting video. I'm a new subscriber and find your videos extremely informative. Looking forward to watching all you've uploaded. Thanks.
Hello from Casper. Just ran across your videos about a week ago. Been enjoying the helpful info. Thank you
Cool thanks, always nice to see another Wyomingite here.
Bandit my uncle found a 6 gram nugget at the intermittent springs near Afton in star valley. also there are some geodes and nice quartz vugs/clusters to find.
really enjoyed the commentary, an education for me.
I never thought about jade. I learned a lot from this video. Is finding it along a river good?
neat , find alot o Nephrite here in Sonoma county Ca.....sum neat stuff there , thanx 4 sharing yer finds
i got some in my yard but its not spotty looking its solid green could it be somthing else
Wow, I am learning this new, awesome
I just came across your videos today, I like all of the information here, also I would love to play guess a rock win a rock if you do anymore of those in the future.
Thanks, and I may try to do the contest again in the future now that my subscriber base is growing and there are more people to play. It's one of my favorite parts of geology forums, trying to solve unknown rocks and all the stuff you learn along the way trying to figure it out, I'd like to keep doing it here.
USMiner I would guess if you did it again. I just subscribed. Even if we can't guess correctly, it's fun to see if we can. On the topic of jade, I don't think we have any in Indiana. I believe all I'm finding is dark green jasper.
There's a "vein" that runs from NZ, across the trench to about Newcastle.
Geoff Lotton Do I hear a smooth Jade temple being developed? Oh the wonders and fantasies.
Wow, your channel.is great! So was this video! It was very interesting to me, as I'd become somewhat of a rock-hound and collector over the last 10 years or so, and now trying to take it to the next level in expanding my collection, by learning more; about recognizing types of rock or stone, and how or where to obtain specimens, as well as any types specifically, that may have a potential market value, which would of course, would be good to know. I love the natural world. I grew up in the southern part of the San Fran./San Jose bay area of Northern Calif. In whats often referred to as the Santa Cruz/Skyline/Big Basin mountain range at about 2200ft elev. Over the years, I've found and still have, many varieties and in multiple shades, of green to blue rocks, that i think are quite beautiful, and in fact, kind of what inspired my taking collecting as a hobby. Only now, its one I prefer to take outside Calif..Its over-crowded, over-charged, overly governed and regulated way of life holds no further interest to me.. But living in the natural setting of any mountains does seem to resonate with me, far better and more, than a city life; with its over-crowding, traffic, smog and artificial everything. Im really looking forward to seeing more of your videos, if they are anything like this one, which was super interesting, and informative, and given by someone clearly very knowledgeable. Also, I liked the idea of your having a drawing with a sample for a prize. Its fun, and I think pretty generous and seldom done by anyone.
Anyway, thanks so much for your effort and sharing. I have a feeling this will be a subscription i definitely wont lose interest in! Thank you~
That's great to hear and I hope you are able to find success rockhounding outside of California. There is a lot out there, Nevada for instance is so large and empty that I can't help but feel there is a lot left undiscovered there. The sense of freedom with no one else around is worth the loneliness most of the time for me. It's a shame because there are some really beautiful parts of California, but I would have trouble living there where everything I love doing seems heavily regulated, so I can understand the feeling.
OUTSTanDING! THANKYOU!
When I lived in Wyoming I found a fist sized green stone in a river that was extremely heavy and very hard and river polished I still have it to this day
damn. i wish i saw this sooner. as a bc boy i know nephrite when i see it. happy you're sharing the knowledge :)
Btw..quality is based on the brightness of the green and the lesser amount of variation in pattern. a solid green is worth more than a green with dark spots or different shaded or tinted fiberous flows
Thanks for the comments!
Off the coast of California south of Monterrey there is a jade boulder about the size of a small house. It is about 40 feet underwater. I would guess it's still there and it is a lighter shade of jade, so it may be jadeite, but most of the jade is usually nephrite in CA. so I'm not sure. It has been since 1973 when we found it, or I should say had it pointed out to us. It's covered with growth except where it was chipped away by us and others.
First video I’m watching of yours !
Just got back From Alaska and brought a about 30 pounds of Jade from Jade mountain. Beautiful stones.
Got pics? Selling any of it?
Jim Kuhn nope. Going to polish it and make jewelry.
not from this trip . sentimental value. Going back next year to get big boulders.
Raven Williamson Next time u go, please take me. Lol
would love to!! Expensive though!! going back next year and every year for 9 days for our tv show.
Good Video! Continue Doing the Nice Work!
Thanks for the video😁
the top comment has explained it pretty well so i'm just gonna add something he missed. the primary reason why jade became royal favourites thought out Chinese history is that not only its translucent beauty is unique to precious metals like gold, it's also much easier to work with than gold. gold needs repeated refining after being mined and requires high temperature to melt and reshape. while jade can be used as it is fresh out of a quarry. all you need is a sculptor to carve it into a giant jade dragon statue or something and that's it. no complex refining or oxidation prevention steps needed.
Cool vid,thanks!
Thank you for another awesome video. 💜😉🍩☕ Ms Michal
I love your videos! Can you teach about how to identify the different host rocks for the minerals?
Also can you teach the steps of how to identify the minerals? Pretty please?
And most importantly can you teach how to expose the minerals that's covered in the host rocks/ how you started sanding them as a beginner?
I have a lot of rocks with crystal exposed in small veins and such, but I'm not sure how to break the stone in order to make the most of the crystal.
Thanks, I could do a video on rock and mineral ID in the future if there isn't one on UA-cam already. As far as prepping crystals goes, I'm probably not the best person to ask as I'm not entirely sure myself. I just keep them in the matrix as specimens, or maybe use some acid on some or cut off excess host rock with my diamond saw, but that's about as far as I go.
Pretty pretty please I too need someone to do that and we nominate you
Being from California , one of the gem shows they were finding it off the coast , my Dad & uncles &I found some ok stuff in Hollister , .now being s old man LOL I've found jade from Alaska , Wyoming & parts of Arizona
I'm in Oregon and we definitely have nephrite jade here.
I'm close to a jade deposit near a place called the Palisades. Near Quincy, Wa. Let's go find it!
Very interesting and educational video. I know a source of jadeite material, and have a small collection now from three years of looking. I've cut the end off quite a few of the pieces to determine the quality, but I've been leaving them mostly intact until I decide what to do with them. I'm not sure if selling the rough pieces for carving, or slabbing and selling as lapidary material would be better. The area I found this jadeite in is also rich in chromite. I've found a few pieces of very nice quality green jadeite thanks to the associated chromite deposits. Some are very translucent, and some are completely opaque. There is one very high quality solid piece about 10lbs that is carnelian color (not sure it's actually jadeite, but it feels and looks right). I'm going to make a video about these rocks soon. Collecting secondary materials can make gold prospecting much more worthwhile in areas where they occur together in placers. And it's so easy to just throw jadeite away if you haven't seen it before and don't know what to look for. I'm sure I overlooked some before I realized what I had.
I'm glad to see other people paying attention to jadeite in the U.S. It's interesting to me that there is jade material in the Rockies. I haven't really read about the geology of the Rockies before, but now I kind of want to. The jadeite I'm finding is associated with numerous serpentine intrusions in the area, which is the product of olivine rich rocks being hydrated and drawn down in to the crust. That's why jadeite is so common all around the Pacific ring from southern Asia to the entire west coast of the U.S. and Canada. Is there serpentine in the area you're finding your jade? I know jadeite and nephrite are different chemically, but are they both found with serpentine? Seeing as nephrite is related to asbestos I would think so. Thanks for the video. I think it's a good idea to raise awareness of the fact that there is good quality jade in western North America considering the market prices right now.
I've found a few seams of serpentinite nearby but not associated with the jade as it is out west. Olivine is not uncommon too. Some (what I think is) peridotite. Sometimes there is a basalt dike which has in places metamorphosed into hornblend. There really isn't any study or theory on how the jade out here formed, in fact only a few minor sources in situ were ever discovered. I believe there were a few different eras of faulting and subsequent intrusives filling the faults and that provided the heat for localized contact metamorphism to alter the actinolite/tremolite into nephrite at a time when the mountains had either sunk or had not yet been thrust up to the surface, so pre-laramide orogeny and this jade is very old. But I am not a geologist, never taken a class, and I've only prospected for jade 1 year so far, so my theory is apt to change as new evidence presents itself.
USMiner
Sounds like a fun area to prospect. Complex geology to say the least. Thanks for sharing the information, it's very interesting. I look forward to more videos. Your gold videos are great by the way. I've been watching those for a while.
Where you are Sam? I am in Las Vegas
I'll be putting some unique jadeite and nephrite specimens on ebay soon. This is all beach cobble from N. California. (not from Big Sur or any other "known" deposit) Specimens range from a few carats to several pounds. Many pieces are naturally shaped, tumbled and polished cabochons of highly translucent apple green, Imperial green and creamy white "muttonfat".This is probably the rarest type of Jade in existence IMO and I will not be selling it by the pound, that's for sure. I personally think it's sacrilege to carve or cut these specimens but what the buyer does with them is their business.
I'm in nz and when I was a kid I came across a decent size rock of this and managed to break a piece of it of, I think I still have the piece. Lol, finally know what it was.
The creamy translucent clouds make jade worth more. I'm in Alaska...I know Jade! The white and green must blend seamlessly...like watercolor
nice pieces..i sure didn't know this about jade
Try looking into New Zealand nephrite jade (pounamu or greenstone)., commonly used for jewelry, here. You might be able to find out a bit more about types and value.
I learn how to carve stone by starting with soap stone, wonder how much more difficult jade would be.
Thank you for this video. My nice blocks of jade were stolen from me recently. Not sure the old Mexican woman even knows what she took. I hope to retrieve it if possible.
Jade has been essential part of Chinese tradition since centuries. West did not realize that till recent time.
Any way very informative video. Thanks
Sweet finds
How about videos on recognizing rocks, minerals and crystals, in their natural state, that are of value?
California does have some nice nephrite I will collect some more the next time I go up the coast. Hope your hand is healing up. Careful with those boulders.
Can you please share with me where in cali
the more translucent the more expensive. Also the light green mixed with dark is good. Finding that type is rare, more so than you would think as the conditions need to be perfect
My goodness I need more info on this please I thing I live on a ton of it if u tell me an e mail address I can send photos
The jade bangle which sold at Sotheby's that you illustrated is of "imperial jade". It's extremely translucent, of a superb clear green and is without or almost without inclusions. This quality is extremely rare. I searched for a long time to finally purchase a 2 ct cabochon of imperial jade so that I could use it as a comparison stone. One can occasionally encounter this quality in pawn shops, or at estate sales, and it is worthwhile knowing exactly what constitutes imperial jade quality. Price wise, I think it is Chinese demand that sets the price of jade. The Burmese jade auctions are almost exclusively attended by Chinese dealers. Nice video. Thanks.
Can you elaborate on how and where to sell your jade, and possibly where to get an honest evaluation. I would be interested in both the western marketplace and the Asian marketplace. Thanks
I just went rick finding in Wyoming and got some of that jade 😊
Jade is the easy part, Rick is harder to find, he wears camo.
That's gorgeous!
Damn this channel is gold
AWESOME VID & VERY AWESOME OF YOU TO DO A GIVEAWAY LIKE THAT!! YOUR COOL😎
very interesting...i live in b.c. and from now on jade will be on my radar when i go out...i didn't enter 'cause i don't have enough knowledge about minerals and rocks, i guess it is something i should check out...may as well be aware of what is out there while looking for the yellow stuff !!! gotta find a sample somewhere to actually see and feel it
Some of the most amazing and impressive nephrites in the world come from BC...I wanted to put some in this vid but couldn't, google them though if you get a chance!
i did do that, checked out many articles and pics, so interesting...i live about 100 miles from the large deposit close to vancouver and saw a vid about jade city on the cassiar highway
Take a look at the very large jade carving in the Vancouver, BC airport. It is very cool and sweet to look at!
Great video thanks
Hey just a small tip when filming at high wind you can wear a wire to limit wind sound. You can pick them up cheap on Amazon
Hey, I just found this video and I have recently acquired some Wyoming Nephrite. I'm about to try some carving with water cooled diamond bits. I've looked at quite a few youtubes on carving and a couple people here in Montana and Wyoming do some carving, but not many. The avatar image are sapphires which I hope to combine with the Jade. Really enjoyed your video though. Thanks Tim
That would be cool, let me know how it goes. If it turns out well and you'd like to show it to people then I could put it in another video about jade when I do the next one. If not no biggie, I'd still be curious to see it though, never seen Wyoming jade carved.
Setting the sapphires directly into Jade may kill their refraction, but I'll try it anyway just to see. I'll let you know.
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Which part of Wyoming north south east or west I live in South East part of Wyoming. Really enjoyed your video would like to learn more I will definitely be checking out the rest of your videos.
Pretty. I am finding nice quality nephrite in No. CA.
nephrite is worthless
I don't consider $20-40 a pound rock to be worthless, but to each their own.
Your right...send all that garbage rock, the worthless rock you find to me...thanks!
Hey, go find your own "worthless" rocks. lol :)
I was talking to Bandit Leader, actually! LOL!
Hello from mountain view.wy. thank you for the video. Have you heard if Idaho has jade?
It does I have a large chunk
@@magertime1 we can provide u such a large quantities that in high quality if you want
Hi.. i went out metal detecting at the boulder bank today and came across a big green rock, my metal detector was set on disc.. it just screams loud bips everytime i swing it on that big green rock with streak of quartz in the middle.. im planning to crush it tomorrow, cant wait to see whats inside.
Thank you for your thought making this video. I'm a jade carver in NZ and I dont think youre chrysopraise is crysopraise. It does look like jadeite. Too waxy and no red crust to be chrysopraise. I may well be wrong.I was shocked to see the price of Jadite as we just dont see it in New Zealand.I'd love to have a piece of Wyoming jade. Keen to do a swap :)
Sure I'd do a swap, I'd be interested to see some NZ jade. I'm guessing yours is all better than what I've found so far though. Right now my 16" saw isn't big enough to cut most of what I have, I have plans to build a 36" saw but it'll be a while probably. Email me at usminer@usminer.com if you want, too hard to talk over youtube.
How's the Jade hunting going in Sept. 2022? Am interested in an update on the quest for Jade.
do you have a video on how I can tell if a rock is not just a rock? but worth picking up?
Luck, education on minerals and inspecting every rock you walk over.
take a few year and majoring in geology. in the end, you would become an expert of rocks and know where to look for good stuff. also having a good debt that cant find a job from what you learn.
-a poor geologist
I like the 10 dollar jade look more. Though, I am guessing once carved/polished the more expensive one would be cooler looking.
there was a huge Boulder of nephrite probably several tons of gemstone along the feather river. it's no longer there tho. it was right along side the road, fell out of a road cut.
Really , by reading
Interesting, Jade is also the state gem here in Alaska.
Jade identification can vary but the most easily telling upon field examination is weight. It will be heavier than any other rock it's same size. Value is based on color, translucency and if the color is constant rather than spotted or a conglomerate of colors. Millions of dollars jadeite is a material that resembles Columbian emerald, known as imperial jade
Nephrite's composition is such that certain amount of care should be taken when grinding and polishing. It is partly made up of metamorphosed asbestos and care should be taken not to breath the dust.