Finding BC's other Famous Gemstone, Dallasite!
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- My search to find all of British Columbia's Gemstones has taken me to Vancouver Island in search of one of our more famous Gemstones only found here in BC Canada. Dallasite! This is a semi Precious gemstone used in lapidary work to make jewelry, display items and sculptures. Vancouver Island is a rock hounds dream for rock collecting as it has many great gemstones, from rhodonite, to flower stone and of course Dallasite.
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Sunday morning ritual includes a cup of coffee hit of herb and some mista Hurd
I do a fat DAB but all the same thanks Dan Hurd for the great content
I smoke all day everyday, dabs, bongs whatever going. fuck, what was I saying....
amen
I right there with y'all
That's what Mrs. Hurd says!
'Uh-oh, my bucket is full' ❤ Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge
Having spent a lot of time as a youth in Vancouver Island, I didn’t realize those rocks were what they are, and, how rare they are in the world.
Too cool!
Thanks for teaching me, once again, about all the wonderful ‘gems’ BC has to offer. 😁
As a Vancouver Island resident I know that location well. Thank you for the care you took.
What creek is he on?
Wow, beautiful when it's cut and polished! Thanks Dan for another wonderful adventure. Peace
Good 'ol Dan Hurd, We love this guy.
Fantastic. Beautiful Dan 🙌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
this guy would be so cool to have as an uncle
Dan don't want to touch you nor be your uncle lol
@@mikefuse8064 wtf? since when is "uncle" inherently sexual? you're gross. he just seems like a really cool guy, fun to be around and hang out with. tf kind of uncles do you have???
@@gaygengar the way you worded it I can hear the dribble
@@mikefuse8064 ????? what does that even mean
Sunday tradition, a cup of coffee and watching the next Dan adventure!
Dan, we greatly appreciate your hard work and adventuresome play, and I especially, appreciate being able to purchase some of your awesome finds! Keep working and playing and we’ll keep watching and buying! I also have a Jobby, that’s a hobby that turns into a career. It’s wonderful to do what you love, and be able to profit from it, but mostly to do what you love! Thanks Dan!
I second this comment.
I really love this channel. It's everything I've been trying to get into. But here in Omaha, Nebraska I'm just short of the rockies :( about 8hrs to the west.
I'd love to be doing this on a weekly basis.
My pleasure!
Jobbie, hmmm means something else in Scotland ,might be work you don’t want !
@@bishopburnboy416 that’s hilarious. Never thought of that…
Never been paid for that. But not spelled the same either. Hobby job then.
In Scotland a jobby is a pooooooo
I see why people like it, awesome-looking pendants!
You should collect a bunch of the small and medium ones and put them into a tumbler
Beautiful scenery and stones
Interesting again... I'd never heard (Hurd) of Dallasite, so thanks for introducing it.
Awesome beautiful material, it's got amazing colour and patterns!!
When I first started rock hounding I was living in the Okanogan very close to where you are Dan, and you helped me understand what to look for and how to look. It all started with me watching one of your Goldpan videos, that was two years ago and I’m still hooked on all your videos
What a way to spend the day !!
Dan the man, you have a remarkable life !
To be able to go out and enjoy nature and turn a lil profit while doing so, is awesome. I am sure it is a lot of work, but if you keep making these videos, I’ll keep watching !!
Thanks Dan
Great video Dan! Loads of good information and interesting footage. You are by far my favorite prospecting channel!!
cant wait to see, i recently got back from one of my claims and am going to watch while cleaning up some of my finds getting them ready for the tumbler!
Learning more and more every day. Thanks Dan.
Im finally getting to watch i watch my granddaughter so i had my hands ful this morning i have a few minutes so im taking advantage of it by the Hello Dan!😃
Keep up the good work Dan. You ROCK sir!!!
I love that you had a very successful time with your newest finds dalasite and the finished product looked fantastic 👏 👌
Always educational and so resourceful thanks for another great video
Great show as always im going say have a wonderful evening😃
I am liking the true prospecting videos I am learning alot more of different minerals than just gold.
Dan, you are doing a great job👍🏻All of your vids are educational and exciting⛏🏴
Just beautiful!!
Entertaining and informative as usual, Dan....thanks :)
When I lived on the Isle (20+yrs) I used to see that rock all the time and never knew what it was... thank you for the education. :)
I have never heard of Dallasite it’s stunning, thank you for sharing. God bless and stay safe and well 🙏🙏🥰🥰👏👏👏👍👍👍😍😍
You really do earn subscriptions. Love your videos, and instructional aspects. Thx
Great find fam. Keep the dream alive. Gold squad out!!!
I Love Dallasite, also lots of Flower Stone on the island
Dallasite... not to be confused with Hou-stone.
Or Austone
I love watching your videos!! Makes me want to research our local minerals and gems then go out prospecting with my family!!! I cannot wait till I can purchase some of your beautiful stones! Thanks for the awesome videos!!
Absolutely beautiful❤
Missed the premiere launch but good morning Dan, another great video!
Those are gorgeous!
Wow! Love these!❤
Pretty neat looking stone there. The Wikipedia article on it doesn’t really explain the process, but it’s original makeup does explain the end result. When the pillow basalts erupted, the sudden shock of molten rock against freezing cold ocean water makes the material spall off in tiny fragments of glassy basalt, and these accumulate in between the larger blocks of ‘normal’ basalt. The volcanic glass is a metastable material, and in the presence of seawater and heat it can slowly recrystallize into the chlorite, epidot, etc.
Given that origin story, one might be able to find the stuff in other submarine volcanic belts like the one wrapped around the core of the Olympics in Washington, or along the Oregon coast. Definitely a pretty nice end result!
Great adventure Dan
I think that looks cooler than the BC picture stone
Alot of character in both stones
Hi Dan, you certainly picked a great looking creek to hunt for the Dallasite, what a great looking spot and great looking stone. What a great spot for a sign off as well. Nice to see you looking fit and well Dan. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
My dad and I do alot of river and creek hunting. We've found that you can splash water on the gravel bars and it makes everything jump out. Aswell as a little pressurized sprayer.
OH MY GOODNESS...........this is a gorgeous stone!!!!!
Other than jewelry, that stuff would make a nice looking little table.
Thanks Dan 👍
you are welcome
Very cool looking!!!
Beautiful!
I gave a like before the vid started and I shared it...I have been a rockhound all my life..to me nothing better then being in a creek.. I forget the hard times of life ...and relax and enjoy my time in a little creek..and others spend money to relax ...I just need a creek and I am a happy gal..I have even walked bare foot across a creek in the winter to get a rock...yep I am that kind of rockhound..
Awesome material Dan!
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for this episode. I found a location that has Dallasite, but had no idea what it was. Gonna go back & grab some.
Those are an awesome looking stone! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much for doing this it's very entertaining to me
these are stunning, i’ve only ever found dallasite along the oceans beaches!! these are so epic!!
Very beautiful 😍. Thank you for educating and sharing with us.
Think of the buckets as half empty, they may feel lighter. Thanks for the video.
Great video my friend!!
Congrats!!
Fantastic!!!
Oh snap! That's what this green rock is!!!
I've got huge boulders of this, or something very similar here, right across the water in Washington, from up around Port Angeles
Beautiful beautiful
Really enjoyed this episode. I like learnibg new stuff.🤩🤩🤩
Just listening to how you found the mineralization from the old reports, That's how I found the amethyst in Newfoundland covered in the Rock & Gem magazine June issue... it just happened to be the 1868 Geological Survey of Newfoundland, and it was pretty much forgotten about until a few years ago.
Let’s gooo 👍✌️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Sooo good!!!!
AWESOME FINDS DAN!!!
I've been collecting these stones for 20 years just because they look cool.
Beautiful scenery sir!!
Great Video!! Very nice work
When I get sick and tired of watching sad depressing reoccurring news, I watch your videos. Would like to join the hunt one day but I live way down south USA but for now ill just keep watching
Love the gemstone vids :)
Digging the intro, music for sure!
Very Nice 👏👏👏🇧🇷
Wow i like to learn. thats a great adventure of my life
You are good. I learned a lot from you take it easy.
Dallasite is everywhere on Vancouver Island Beaches, Start with Dallas Road in Victoria. The person who named it a long time ago. French Beach area too. Really great area for everything actually. Jordan Beach is amazing too. Easy to get to also. Check them out in the Off Season. Dont go in Summer. High tide and storms turn the rocks over and give you a lot of new stuff to look at.
Dalacite is beautiful. Thanks for taking me along.
My pleasure 😊
Very cool material, if I was close to the source, I would collect and cut counter top tiles! 👍🏻
The beard is looking good Dan, won’t be too long before it’s all back
Absolutely amazing Dan, love you videos
Glad you like them!
You earned my subscription long ago, which I'm proud to proclaim.
Nice! Love them by the time I got there all the good ones were gone😔
So l watched Dan"s vid as l so often do and it got me to thinking l should take a drive. 6 hrs later back home with a nice pile of Dallasite rocks lol. No saw, but perhaps l can find someone locally who has one. So thanks Dan for the inspiration and another great vid...keep em coming, pardner.
I call it Gorddalisite. The blue stuff, I'm sure has picked up some copper, and is localized.
For the really large peices, I'd be tempted to cut them into cubes, pyramids or whatever, roll them into spheres, and for the ones where the corners flake off during cutting, tumble them so the edges match.
wonderful rock
How can anyone not like this video.
You definitely earned my sub, Dan! Big belly laugh at 7:45 on this one lol.
Good job 👍
I see that stream and I’m thinking trout for lunch !!!
Definitely beautiful stuff ⛏️⛏️🤘
Nice finds Dan a search will lead you to some beautiful dumortierite on the north end of the island and not far from there there's a creek that cuts through a skarn deposit with perfectly rounded peacock ore specimens
Dan would have a blast here on the Oregon coast
excelentes videos y aventuras que usted llega a realizar, saludos desde Puebla, México..
nice lookin stuff, thanks .
How could anyone give his vids a thumbs down? Smh
Grandma would take us 'rock-hounding' around the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington State.
Lots of volcanism, so lots of pretty rocks!
Mostly, she was after geodes and agates.
Agate Beach is what the name suggests; a beach littered with agate!
Sure, it has been picked over for years, but every spring new stones come tumbling down the hills!
Since so much of the land out there is State and National Parks, there hasn't been a lot of commercial exploitation, and rock-hounding in the Parks is discouraged.
But everything runs downhill to the public beaches during Spring rains.
The Cascades, which run up into Canada, have lots of quartz and pyrites, but not much gold.
We even have anthracite mines!
Towns with names like Black Diamond and Newcastle...most mining done today is through the efforts of several Museums.
Flood-basalt in Eastern Washington, several miles deep.
Can't go 2 miles in any direction and not get a reminder of the three subduction zones that converge under Seattle!
We even have a Lahar Surfing Team....
Sure, there won't be much left after 'The Big One', but we survived the quake of 1700!
This post made me smile! I hope that my 2 girls will grow up to be rockhounds. I trained them on the same WA state beaches, from the Elwha River mouth down to Gray's Harbor (home of those sweet DP carnelians)! Even my 3 yo has found a few nice aggies.
I was surprised to learn recently that you can even find agates on Seattle beaches! I have a bowl full of lovely agates found at/near Alki to prove it! We are pretty lucky to live in such a rad place. ❤PNW
The Zuni native Americans of Arizona (the best fetish/jewelry carvers in the state ) would love that material you can’t even imagine the animals they make until you’ve seen them in person. Great adventure thanks for sharing see you on the next one👍🏻👊🏻
Very interesting rock! I may need to take a trip up here one day...