Rockhounding New York City, Hudson River Garnets
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2018
- Today, I went down to the Hudson River in search of garnets. Come with me as I walk the river to find garnets.
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I LOVE how you describe it not being a SECRET SPOT. Yeah - NYC - I am sure there are NO secret spots, LOL. I would go though with a five gallon bucket and a sifter and collect that garnet sand!!! Fill the bucket about half way, and the other half with water, and swirl it around while slowly reducing the speed. The garnets will settle out first and you can easily scrape off the unwanted sand/gravel with a spoon. The more you repeat the process, the more pure and purple your sand/gravel will be!
@@chrissgraniteparadise2656 a gold pan or even a very strong magnet would find some nice ones
I have looked for garnets by the Brooklyn Bridge never found. Now I know better what to look for
Back when we were kids we used to climb on these huge boulders in the back yard. We called them the "spotted rocks". I think there was 3 of them. Dad gave them to a friend who needed some boulders for his property. Of course they were loaded with garnets and we never got rich but we were always rich in love!
Thank You Brother...
I would have nvr guessed there was garnets by the GW. Very cool!!
Great video. Insightful..
I go rockhounding here often enough and I just want to mention you can also find dravite tourmaline as well. I once was walking around there and found a garnet that weighs about .33 pounds and has some really gemmy parts. On the same trip I also found a little piece of schist which contained a few small garnets that had a perfect octahedral form and the most beautiful red wine color. So you can find some stuff that is almost gem quality out there.
I didnt get back out there this year but there are a bunch of different kinds of stones to find. you never know what you will see. i also use a pocket microscope and if you dont mind them being very small even more to see.
I live in the city where is this?
Wow, we never would have thought you could rockhound Manhattan. We figured with as many people in the area that there would be anything around. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome video
I live on the Jersey side. I had NO IDEA you could find garnets along the Hudson! I love to go down to the shoreline to search for beach glass. There's TONS of that down along the bank by the Palisades Interstate Park. Never occurred to me to look for garnets. Now I'm looking forward to when the weather gets warm again!
its best to go when it is very bright so you can see the red color. even bring a flashlight to help. they are heavy so look in the little pockets next to bigger rocks and where the mud starts. they are round and heavy in the hand. good luck
Peace, thats awsome. U ever check rocks at sandy hook nj? Stay Free ✌🏻💨
Nice video bud.. I live just north of the city. Started rock hounding not to long ago look forward to watching more videos
Thanks, working on a Central park garnet video. always keeping my eyes open for new spots
Nice! Makin' rock's exciting, cool to watch!
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Nice find , you might be lucky and find other things floating around the Hudson River ... it is New York anything can happen 😉
Is this carnelian? Found on a shore of hudson river coxsackie ny
Nice video ! I'm currently working on a video about the geology of New York, and I'd like to show a little bit of your video to illustrate how garnets can be found near the Hudson. Would that be okay with you ? You would of course get credited and I would include a link to your video in the description.
Nice Video. I did some rock Hounding with my Kids here in Georgia and never been up there.I was a Miner and those rocks looks like they came from a surface. Crystals can change color in sun light you may need to check under those rocks.Just saying.
i will have to head back out there and poke around again
This is great: New subscribers, if you ever want some company rockhounding let us know! We haven't tried searching in new york city yet so this video put it on our radar. Deff going to go soon to try!
But...if you find the right spot n the right stone, you can make a couple hundreds if not thousands. Just keep looking till ya hit. They are out there
th-cam.com/video/-ZoaP-Np6Sc/w-d-xo.html We think there is an emerald looking crystal at this time stamp lol near the bigger rock on the bottom left - touching it
Hey man I’m there I only found 2 very tiny ones lol how did you find all of these
most of them are in a 20ft by 6ft spot on the bank. i havent been back this year to see if there are any new ones.
Hey! My name is Rachael. I spend all day everyday rockhounding. I got lots of garnets, tumblers. I've been looking for someone to show my rocks to and maybe go hinting with. Any chance we can meet?
Follow me on instagram @Icarusstones. do you post your rock on instagram? local gem and mineral clubs will be in a city near you for trips and people who love rockhounding too.
I would love to go to u
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@@rachaelpollack3842 peace, what about sandy hook in Jersey? The wall i walk on has beautiful stones ✌🏻💨
There is chrysoberyl in Central Park NW side
when i use a pocket microscope i think i find morganite in some of the rocks in central park. very tiny pink beryl shaped crystals
I live in statesville NC and I rockhound everywhere I go... I spend half of my day looking down... good luck...
Morganite sounds familiar... I don’t kno if it is in the beryl or corundum family with the hexagonal shape..Apatite has a beryl shape too and can be clear pink in hue...
I found 3 micro pieces of sunstone today... with the orange shimmer on them.... so nice
That would be fun exploring and looking for the gemstones. I would also be looking for bones of any kind as well. It's Jeremy from instagram @jsshots
I'm reluctant to grab random bones I see on the banks of the Hudson :)
IcarusStones carry a baggy and some gloves and collect them for me. Hehe.