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@@amandatyrrell4820 Thank you! I see you did a recent video short on pegmatite and got over 600 views so far. Meanwhile, I saw your earlier videos on Bethlehem Steel in...Bethlehem. That is so cool because I recently visited the former Bethlehem Steel furnace location in Baltimore. They closed down in 2001. Almost all the old buildings are gone and they are building boring new ones on the site, like an Amazon distribution warehouse. Meanwhile, I have been finding metal ores from the steel mills in places around the area. I think when it closed they sold off the ores for construction uses all over. I am finding iron, chrome, manganese, and even copper ores. You can probably find some up there. Maybe along railroad track or as construction fill, etc. Here is one of several videos I made about this, with more to come. I keep finding new specimens and forms! th-cam.com/video/NfAvgeBJ2IA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=h0ODesmPDBEP6FBp

@@jawakening2043 That fluorite also fluoresces under UV light!

@@KB-er3ii Cool, thank you! Who knows how that got there.

A ton like the last one? Who knows! lol.

@@shanealexander8268 oh great, thank you! that is good to know because i dont have a car and cant get to a lot of those places. so i cant get a good read on what is local. but in general i must say i have found a lot of local rock in railroad ballast. i assume it is cheaper to buy it local. they even use cockeysville marble, which is really too soft to serve as good ballast. but i guess they liked the price. i will do another short video soon to show some agate in pebbles from a yard in towson. i suspect those are local, too. but i cant find that kind of pink or red agate in the areas i can reach by bicycle or mta. (maybe i need an electric bike!)

@@PackinPreacher I don't know but it gets used, so folks must be going places. A sailboat couldn't make it to open water from there because there are 2 bridges on the way, at least one of which has a low clearance. There is another boat launch downstream directly on the open water at Broening Park. (I think there is another launch way up at the Canton Waterfront Park.) Bon voyage!

Private location! 🙂

Has a black streak, isn't magnetic, and it has successive layering. These indicate manganese. But what might instead indicate hematite?

@@laurastewart710 Hi! I do not sell or buy coal, so I do not know. I find it a lot for free. If I go to a coal mine area, there is lots of it for free in waste piles. But humans have transported it everywhere. A friend gave me a piece she found on the ocean beach in New Jersey, USA. I have found pieces in urban areas. It is pretty common. I suppose you can buy it online, too. Thank you for your question. 🙂

This was found by a guy in the Facebook group called Maryland Rockhounds. He found this and many other smokies near Columbia, Maryland. I shared his video here with his permission. (I edited it and added the text and music.)

Thank you! That site is pretty grown over but somebody there was working local stone. There are lots of polished pieces of pegmatite, marble, etc., plus some large blocks of worked stone. Geologically that area itself is covered in sand and gravel. So somebody knew about rocks and minerals there. Then the buildings were demolished. All that was left were rocks.

That would be so cool if the middle one were a meteorite! But really it is just a man-made iron pellet. Those are part of the processing of iron ore. They are common. The other two specimens appear to be natural ore to me. I polished one side of the left specimen. (I used diamond pads to polish it.) Maybe that polish is why it seems man made. (I like to polish a portion of my specimens to bring out the color and texture, and for aesthetics.) Thank you so much for your comment, and good luck on hunting for rocks!

That is probably magnetite. That is a form of iron ore. Do you know how to do a "streak test"?

@@spiritualpathseeker ok

Make sure it is a natural stone. Some stones are man made and are called slag. Slag is a waste product of processing ores or of making glass. You can tell if a stone is slag if it has bubbles, or other unnatural features.

Can I send a video or photo of the stone? There's an Instagram name for it

@@klemensongge6885 If you can send it here, that would work. I do not have Instagram.

lol this young deer was along the side of a road, so i assume it was road kill. :(

I have not tried to sell this rock. Others have said here that it could be done.

Interesting. Is it pegmatite? In the comments here people have said the green parts could be radioactive! Thank you.

To make steam for trains, they used coal. We do find coal on the beaches. Also to make steal they needed coal and probably coke. (Coke is made from coal. But not the soft drink!) Baltimore is still an important center for processing and shipping coal. (The iron and chrome ores in this video are not used to make steam. They would not burn.) I hope this answer was helpful?

No fooling here, mate! 🙂 I found that piece in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, USA. That area has a serpentine barrens and even a park that preserves much of it. In fact, there are several serpentine barrens along the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland in that region. So it is real serpentine. And it isn't for sale. I am keeping it for my own collection, thank you! 🙂

I feel spraying my rocks changes the texture and look of the specimens. But this might be a personal choice. Also, there is probably no way to be sure all the fibers are covered. If I could, it would be great to have specimens like this embedded inside solid clear glass!

@@spiritualpathseeker it wouldn't be too difficult to embed one in clear epoxy. To make it perfectly air bubble free you'd want to "de-gas" it right after pouring by putting it in a vacuum chamber. They sell small vacuum degassing chambers for that exact purpose. But I'm a cheapskate, and since it doesn't require a crazy level of vacuum, I've found it is totally possible to rig up an inexpensive diy version that works just fine. That will give you the encased in glass look and protection from the fibers too. But asbestos is incredibly heat resistant, so maybe you could do in in molten glass for real! I don't know if such a thing is even possible. But you'd certainly have a one of a kind piece if you achieved it!

@@jameswarner7435 Cool, thank you!

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Cool! I almost got up there on Friday myself. Synchronicities are real. I agree about Brian's art being rad. It is mindblowing how he integrates aspects of all world spiritual paths in multiple layers on two dimensions. I think it all should go into temples somehow. Glad my videos have been helpful. If you are on Facebook, you might also find the "Maryland Rockhounds" group helpful. Keep looking down!

Interesting. Given your comment, I Googled it. Plutonium does occur naturally. For example, one study is about Plutonium in Canadian pitchblende. I didn't see any studies about Plutonium in felspar or pegmatite, like the specimen in the video--but I didn't do a deep dive, and it seems quite possible. Very interesting, thank you!

This one was from along Jones Falls in Baltimore. I have not found any others like it there. But there are folks who find chalcedony in the Owings Mill area. You could ask the folks in the Maryland Rockhounds group that is in Facebook. (I once found it up along a creek southwest of Philly but I cant remember the exact site. But the geology around Baltimore has certain similarities to where you are and up into Pennsylvania., so it is likely there are occurences of chalcendony up that way, too!)

Yo! I am down in Maryland these days and travel up to PA and NJ at various unpredictable times. The way I connect with other rockhounds is through Facebook groups like "Maryland Rockhounds" and "PA Rockhounds". The PA one is really large. Those folks could maybe break out into different smaller groups. And there are probably such groups. But you can post there and specify the counties or area you would like to connect up with folks on. I haven't joined a club for Jersey, yet. There are of course also local rock and mineral clubs, plus lapidary ones. They often hold events and go on trips where they get access to places that are closed to the public. I have heard there is a very good club in northern DE. (Plus you guys have that geological museum, I think in or near Newark. I think it is maybe connected to the University of Delaware. That is on my bucket list.) I hope this helps you. Let me know what you find out!

Got the idea for this from you, of course. Thx! 😃

it's looking good but at a certain point your audio sync is off. Are you using CapCut?

@@PaulRichards87 Not using that app yet, but this experience proves I need to switch. As for this one, I tried about 5 times to make it work, but each time it got thrown out of synch. Havent had that issue previously. Also, TH-cam gave me no choice on what intro image will show. So I finally had to accept that this one has to go forward as it is.

can't for a couple reasons. so sorry! but i would say if it were a known locality, like that lake park over in york county (i believe). in this locality, they are not common like they are out there. in fact, in the last few years i havent found any new ones.

Thank you!

Yes, so sad. That section of Jones Falls is directly beside the Jones Falls Expressway in Baltimore city. In addition, light rail trains go between that highway and the stream. The wildlife has to make do and is definitely under stress.I also saw a group of three deer and also a fox. Unfortunately, a nearby hilltop has had high occupancy residential housing added, with more going up, so a bunch of animals have been displaced. That said, nature goes on down below in the various remnants of woodland that are left along the water. On the other side of the water, where the kingfisher was perching, there is actually a trail called the Jones Falls trail. The cool thing is that some interesting wildlife is still able to survive.

Yes, that section of Jones Falls is directly beside the Jones Falls Expressway in Baltimore city. In addition, light rail trains go between that highway and the stream. The wildlife has to make do and is definitely under stress.I also saw a group of three deer and also a fox. Unfortunately, a nearby hilltop has had high occupancy residential housing added, with more going up, so a bunch of animals have been displaced. That said, nature goes on down below in the various remnants of woodland that are left along the water. On the other side of the water, where the kingfisher was perching, there is actually a trail called the Jones Falls trail. As a city resident, I am happy that some cool wildlife is still able to survive and be seen and appreciated. 🙂

Oh wow! I hope to go to more Krampus events too! This was my first one!😊

Cool! I don't know what it means, but mine has a 2 at the bottom.

Thank you! So fun because you never know what you'll find. 😊

I still envy you that you can find agate on the shores up there!

Yes. Very dedicated workers!