Darn great day hunting! You ready for the cold to go away or what? Astronomically we are in a grand solar minimum and a polar shift so look for long winters to be the new norm. Just stockpile as much material as you can so you have lots to play with in the winter. Thanks for bringing us along and keep them coming....
It was a surprisingly cold day in the wind. Still, I would not have missed it for anything. Last time I was there, the rocks were not nearly as good. It all depends upon what and where they blasted.
I was thinking I saw this before but, I enjoy your videos so no matter lol. I agree with one of the other posters the spalerite on the first rock was breathtaking. It's bright color of course is making it stand out. Great video thank you for sharing.😺😉☕💞💖💎👏 💜💛💙Ms Michal
@@meMiner lol if I find another one I will send you a Hematite Bloodstone. I have like I said found only one so far in my prospecting. I hit a honey spot for coral fossils. I also found some really cool Hematite I don't think they are fossils yet. Would you like a piece of Fossiliferous agate. I have found a few of those. They're real pretty. I haven't taken the rind off yet but, a few little chips let me see enough inside. They are so packed with tiny shells lol you almost can't see the pretty agate around them. It's on going with me like I really need more stones. I can't help it I get crazy and go pick up what ever catches my eye then look them over once I get home. I really did good this last time. Hope your enjoying your spring weather. I want to go collecting today but, the sky is grumbling and it may rain. Have a wonderful day.😺😉☕💜💙💛💎🐚💖
You must have a great eye to find fossilferous agate. That sounds like a really cool rock and not something I can get near me. I would love one, but cannot ask you to send me something that you have only found a couple for yourself. Thanks so much for the generous offer.
@@meMiner I don't mind at all I have at least three pieces. I started on that Hematite Bloodstone it's going to be amazing when I get it polished. I am thinking of cutting it into since it has a big nick in the back. Instead of grinding it down and loosing a chunck of stone I was thinking I could make my daughter and granddaughter matcing necklaces. At first I wasn't sure it was Hematite till I scratched it with my diamond grinder lol it left that tell of white metal streak. Hematite is very hard and one of the only things that can scratch it is hardened steel. Every thing else leaves a silvery streak lol. I was using this weird paper grinder and it wasn't moving very fast and the stone was chewing it up. So I switched to this diamond tip its doing much better. I'm so excited can't wait to see it polished. This is my first piece to polish. The other piece was cutting matrix off a bone or tooth don't know which. You know I have a large piece of that Fossiliferous stone but no cutter. If I sent it to you would you cute some slabs for your self and then send it back to me. It's the prettiest one and I wanted to make some jewelry with it. One of my pieces the shells are all on the outside I don't think it would make good jewelry and the thrid piece is kinda iffy. It's very flat kind of weird triangular shape. I'm thinking that will make a cool specimen for the grand kids. Won't be too hard to skin it lol. I have hundreds of rocks so if you would like something if I have it I will share with you because you've been so kind helping me learn about minerals. So if you could cut some slabs for your self 2 or 3 depending on how thick you make the slices I am more than happy to share. Would you be willing to send the rest of the piece back, I mean pay the postage. I am on a tight budget lol. Rickhounding is one of my main entertainment because I don't care for modern movies. I live a very simple life which I enjoy very much. Now I found out there are fossils here OMG I have to go back and inspect every rock I picked up lol. I love to share except people who steal from me. I had some people over for a bit when they went home my little TV and several other things went with them. If they had asked I would have given the items or loaned my TV for a while. But, they didn't ask. I open my home and heart when they were having a rough patch and their thanks was taking my things. I don't like friends who steal from me I can't trust them and I can't be their friends anymore. That makes me sad loosing friends like that. It hurts my heart. Sorry got side tracked. Like I said if you have the money to send my rock back then I will send it to you and you can have 3 slices if that will be enough. I'm thinking small squares or rectangles what kind of mood I'm in to cut and polish some I may wire wrap others I will drill holes to make regular pendants. If I get brave I may try a cross. When I get my Bloodstone polished I will send you pics. I was so shocked to find such a beautiful stone in my red desert lol. There are lots of wild flowers but not any I would love to plant in the ground. Too much Iron in the ground. I'm going to fx it after I get my plumbing in ooooh that will be so nice not to have to carry water all the time. I'm a pioneer woman. You betcha by golly not hair dryers and other woman stuff. I think I should stop before I put you to sleep just let me know if the deal suits you and send me an address in my facebook messenger. If you have face book I could ask to be you friend so I'm not advertising my home. It would really piss off my land loard to have hoards of people show up wanting to go fossil or other types of rock on his property. He's a very private man. Plus the Fossiliferous rock I found in the road so I am not supposed to sell it from what I gathered. Oooh I found another rock that looked all smoith and white outside like marble. It got chipped and inside is quartz. So is that how quartz looks when it's morphing. This time I am really going. Good night sweet dreans. 😺😉☕🌛💎💎💖💛💝💜💙Ms Michal
Looks like fun. I am glad you found some nice crystals. Rewards for all that rock cracking. I was just at Diamond Hill Mine, SC cracking away at quartz. Tiring. But I found a few Awesome pieces.
How very interesting is that place and it's treasures? The quarry face in the background is something else indeed and something I have never encountered in my years of quarrying..Thanks once again my friend.
One rule that is strictly enforced in all quarries is "stay away from the wall". Nobody needs a loose rock to tumble down on top of them. Still, it is very cool to see the sides (from a short distance) where they have been working.
That was a good day. I still haven't found the time to play with the rocks that I found (yet). There are some good crystal cluster inside some of them.
@@meMiner I was in Rock Glen collecting fossils last week, amazing fun! We get some nice small crystals in the local creeks, but nothing as nice as those. I think the most fun is in the hunt :) Have a great day.
Man that lady is cool! “Should I light that one up?” HECK YES! Beautiful crystals man, I love watching these cause it’s so much better than walking creeks noodling. I need to find a club and join up so I can experience this type of hard rock rock hounding. Great video brother! Thank you so much for sharing! Crazy finds!
And dude! 30K subs! Congratulations man! Seriously so rad!!!!!!! I think I may be your biggest fan. Other than Symon of course, but I’m up there for sure. Thank you for all your hard work over the years! Please never stop!!!!!!!!
It was not that long ago when I was thrilled to hit 1K. 30K is unbelievable. I will continue to try to post good content and improve on the video quality. The latter is sooo difficult when solo. Everything is a learning curve. Thanks so much for the nice words. Someday, we will cross paths.
Rookie Rockhounding Wind your neck in creep. Hahahaha. How dare you, ooooo you make my blood boil, living in the best country in the world for rocks and your not happy. When I say not happy , well ok not unhappy or perhaps cheerful, ok not cheerful but happy or happier, ecstatic even, ahhhhh forget it, I give in.
Symon Sheppard Hahahaha! Oh god yeah that sounded so ungrateful 🤣 No I love noodling, it’s my favourite and probably will always be. But I can’t wait to one day be able to experience this type of hounding. It’d be like if you had the worlds best pizza, and that was all you ate every day. You would still love the pizza, but would also like to try a steak or something different once in a while. Not sure if that makes sense haha! But I will always always ALWAYS be grateful for the creeks we have. I think I wrote my first comment the wrong way. I do that a fair bit. But thanks for reminding me to be grateful old mate. Need to pull my head in 😣
meMiner Oh man there’s always something that I’m able to pick out about each part of my videos that I wish I had done different or better. I love your work man. Would love to one day cross paths. I’m sure we will somehow. 👍
Our ice has now melted in southern Ontario but is still thick up north. Of course, two weeks after the snow is gone, the bugs come out. Good luck on your summer adventures.
I was using the word THUNK as a note of brevity, as can be noted by the use of the word WOULDA directly preceding it. Sorry my sense of humor sailed over your head, BRO.
It was a wonderful day. Everybody got some good samples. Nobody got hurt. Lots of sharing of knowledge and assistance. I'd go again tomorrow if I could. ;-)
If there is a crack already, that is the place to start. Otherwise, pick a spot where you don't think there are crystals. They can be easily damaged or break off. Probably the most important thing I learned on this trip is to move a big rock to the flat, rather than trying to hammer on the pile. I lost a few nice pieces that fell between the other big rocks.
maybe a stupid question but is this limestone quarry special in the sense that it is forming vuges and if so what makes it special? or can vuges like this be found in any limestone?
Always love your videos. I am in Sarnia but spend a lot of time up in Bancroft area rock hounding. The thrill of the chase eh MeMiner? Thanks for another great video.
I pounded rocks so much that I bruised the palm of my hand. It is only now starting to feel better. All for fun. I have found fluorite in calcite which is supposed to be soft(er). For some reason, all rock seems hard. LOL If a piece is small enough, probably a good solution is to use a saw at home.
Hey man, love your video's although they often make me miss home (southern Ontario). I love the woman that you interact with when you go out with the rockhounding group. I think it'd be really cool to interview her for your channel if she'd be into it. I'd love to hear her story, history with rockhounding, favourite finds etc . I think it would be really great. Either way I love your channel, blurry shots and all! I'm up in Thunder bay and you're a constant source of inspiration for me getting out every free chance and digging crystals. Take it easy meMiner!
I have a cluster of what I thought was calcite but now I wonder. The clump is about 8 to 9 pounds and the matrix is quite heavy. The individual specimens are almost perfect square and dark honey color. I have not acid tested them because of my ASSumption that they were calcite. Now I will acid test them and also test the hardness. Am I correct in that fluorite will not effervesce in HCA? I need to get a YT channel so I can show pics lol. Looked like lots of fun on your hunt. Also a lot of work. Nice vid again. Havagudun my friend.
I often find calcite and fluorite together. Square honey coloured crystals sound like fluorite. Careful, fluorite is mildly affected by many acids and can be harmed. It will bubble if the acid is strong enough.
May I ask where you went to go mining for fluorite? My girlfriend and I want to go mining for some and other crystals. We plan on taking a trip this next year on one of my vacations, or on a quick weekend get away. Thank you for reading and this looked like so much fun.
These were from the Niagara peninsula. There are active quarries between Niagara Falls and Hamilton which have fluorite, but you need to belong to a club to get access on one of their field trips. They won't allow someone to just show up because of liability, insurance and safety regulations. The only spot I am aware that has public access is Montrose Rock Dump (behind the Lowes in Niagara Falls), but it is quite picked over. Not impossible to find nice stuff, but difficult. So best bet to get access to an active quarry, would be to join a rock club and build your vacation around their field trip dates.
I saw your video and commented. I could not tell by the video exactly what you had in hand, but it was a beauty. You should test hardness and streak to narrow down the options. Heck, it could be platinum.
I have to say I am impressed, as they just look like regular rocks - being that they are crushing them and probably using them for construction! (Or is it for other purposes? A toothpaste mine!) Shows how amazing Mother Nature is, eh?! Happy hunting... ⛏🐾😎👍
@@meMiner I can't wait to get home and check out all the calcite and look for crystals - if they are still there, used to have great boulders half the size of me, just beautiful and we all kinda took it for granted. And I'm def checking out the creek, but Ma says it's not the same, lots of work been done - I hope it's not be ruined... Very interesting quarry.
@@meMiner Me too - first time we've been back in over a decade, so it could be a shock! And the flights - don't forget those across hemispheres flights!! Have fun up there - least the snow is in retreat!!! :)
I don't have any good spots around KW. It looked glacial to me. Better to get further north or east. However, here is a link you might find useful: zh.mindat.org/feature-6126517.html
They're so square. I would spend a couple of months there collecting that fluorite, super nice. Now that i think of it that does look like hard work. Okay i would love to spend a week collecting that fluorite, Yyyeeeaah.
Thank you ! I've wondered for quite some time now what that nice shiny black mineral is in a few specimens that I've collected, now I know its Hydrocarbon. Wait ! It sounds like Hydracarbon .lol. but I'm not sure .
I find alot of this quartz with stuff trapped in it that glows like crazy under uv light. I cant figure out what it is yet. Joining helena mineral society. I should have more help now. Thank you so much i love your videos.
Another great vid😁👍 I see some one has asked about etching this stuff even though as you say it's not a good idea might be a good vid on some do's and don'ts and what happens when you etch the wrong thing or use the wrong chemical
That was a fun video. It seems that the Fluorite crystals contain Hydrocarbons because I've heard that cream or white Fluorescence in Fluorite is due to organic matter and since Bitumens can be found in this quarry, then there might as well be minerals that can contain Hydrocarbons like Fluorite.
I think you are probably correct. While the fluorite in this site was hydrothermal in origin, it is suspected the crystals have mineral or organic impurities causing them to be fluorescent under UV. Traces of hydrocarbon is known to cause this reaction
Mr meminer, What type of rock gives off a burnt oil/ gear lube smell and has brown and white crystal in it. The crystal has been surviving muriatic acid so it's not a calcite. My son found a big one while rock hounding last weekend. I just am not sure what it is. The acid is taking a while on it. It's been 3 days and it barely made much of a dent on this basket ball size rock!
There are a few kinds of mineral that give off a smell. Most of the ones which smell like oil also have calcite or something that is affected by muriatic. Usually, an oil smell is trapped hyrdrocarbon that can be released with heat. I am wondering if you have found oil shale?
@@meMiner I am not sure. It's in a one of my vids I posted this week. It's a light brown or dark tan rock. The total is "WHATS HIDDEN". Then you can see what it looks like. I am going to look at it again after work today. May try to do a more steady video this time😏
I would be a heck of a nice drive to do someday. I have flown over NC many times and been as close as Georgia, but have never had my boots on the ground in your great state.
Sometimes. More often in a forest than a quarry. On this trip, there was a fox but I saw it when the camera was off. Of course, bugs are everywhere. Most of our snakes are non-poisonous.
I am not sure what that means, but also know it is after 5 PM somewhere. BTW - this is a new video. The first one was what other's found. This was my adventure.
The quarry owners don't like to be named, as they have a problem with trespass. Best I can do is advise the general area which is the Niagara escarpment outside of Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada). I love Holland. My wife is from den Hague. ;-)
The nice thing when at the mine is you can always find another one. Still, it is better not to wreck them. I have left crystals alone that I was not confident I could extract.
Can't fool me, I saw the wrappers from the jello packets, you cut the cubes out and put them on the rocks. Did you learn your sledgehammer techniques on the chain gang? Seriously. Nice stuff, what were the blue tiny ones.
I would have put on my thinking cap about how to stream, but not bore the pants off people. It would be fun. I am not yet good enough at cabbing to do a video on that.
@@meMiner i have the hotel already booked for the long weekend/week 19-24, hope to beat the bugs and heat thiis early in the year but there might still be snow in places i think. If you do think about going up shoot me an email and we can chat.
So you can dissolve the matrix with muriatic acid and it wont harm fluorite or sphalerite but you prob already know that lol it just creates a stinky mixture after the acid has been neutralized from the organics making up the lime stone. Great video!
Muriatic acid will absolutely hurt Fluorite! It will etch it and if left in long it will crumble to pieces..tried it on a Montrose Fluorite years ago and it etched it very bad.
I have destroyed fluorite with acid. It is somewhat (slowly) affected/dissolved by Muriatic or Vinegar. What I really noticed when I tried is my crystals went white(ish) and lost their brilliance. Too bad, because it would be nice to be able to remove the limestone. So if you try, I suggest a quick bath and not leave it in too long.
Just posted a better video in sun light of the mysterious blue metal. I cant believe how blue it is. Baby blue and very reflective. I want to check it with a geiger counter before smelting some.
I think you will need to narrow it down by testing some of its characteristics, such as streak and hardness. Another possibility is tin pyrite ( Stannite). Very difficult to tell for sure from a video. Still, a very cool rock
Just subscribed. So glad to find more on crystals. I'd never want to leave the area. Holy cow!
Thanks for the sub! I was looking forward to a trip this spring, but field trips with the club are on hold for now.
This quarry has everything you could want! SO jealous! Keep up the great work, love your channel!
Thanks for joining me on this little adventure
I love your TH-cam channel 😊😎👍🤔so many interesting videos
Thanks James!
Darn great day hunting! You ready for the cold to go away or what? Astronomically we are in a grand solar minimum and a polar shift so look for long winters to be the new norm. Just stockpile as much material as you can so you have lots to play with in the winter. Thanks for bringing us along and keep them coming....
It was a surprisingly cold day in the wind. Still, I would not have missed it for anything. Last time I was there, the rocks were not nearly as good. It all depends upon what and where they blasted.
The lady was my favorite 💕💯. And some beautiful stones you got there.
She is a wonderful friend and I never have to guess what she is thinking.
@@meMiner You just made me laugh,could not stop laughing !
I was thinking I saw this before but, I enjoy your videos so no matter lol. I agree with one of the other posters the spalerite on the first rock was breathtaking. It's bright color of course is making it stand out. Great video thank you for sharing.😺😉☕💞💖💎👏
💜💛💙Ms Michal
I needed to find some more as I gave away all of the ones I collected last year. ;-)
@@meMiner lol if I find another one I will send you a Hematite Bloodstone. I have like I said found only one so far in my prospecting. I hit a honey spot for coral fossils. I also found some really cool Hematite I don't think they are fossils yet. Would you like a piece of Fossiliferous agate. I have found a few of those. They're real pretty. I haven't taken the rind off yet but, a few little chips let me see enough inside. They are so packed with tiny shells lol you almost can't see the pretty agate around them. It's on going with me like I really need more stones. I can't help it I get crazy and go pick up what ever catches my eye then look them over once I get home. I really did good this last time. Hope your enjoying your spring weather. I want to go collecting today but, the sky is grumbling and it may rain. Have a wonderful day.😺😉☕💜💙💛💎🐚💖
You must have a great eye to find fossilferous agate. That sounds like a really cool rock and not something I can get near me. I would love one, but cannot ask you to send me something that you have only found a couple for yourself. Thanks so much for the generous offer.
@@meMiner I don't mind at all I have at least three pieces. I started on that Hematite Bloodstone it's going to be amazing when I get it polished. I am thinking of cutting it into since it has a big nick in the back. Instead of grinding it down and loosing a chunck of stone I was thinking I could make my daughter and granddaughter matcing necklaces. At first I wasn't sure it was Hematite till I scratched it with my diamond grinder lol it left that tell of white metal streak. Hematite is very hard and one of the only things that can scratch it is hardened steel. Every thing else leaves a silvery streak lol. I was using this weird paper grinder and it wasn't moving very fast and the stone was chewing it up. So I switched to this diamond tip its doing much better. I'm so excited can't wait to see it polished. This is my first piece to polish. The other piece was cutting matrix off a bone or tooth don't know which.
You know I have a large piece of that Fossiliferous stone but no cutter. If I sent it to you would you cute some slabs for your self and then send it back to me. It's the prettiest one and I wanted to make some jewelry with it. One of my pieces the shells are all on the outside I don't think it would make good jewelry and the thrid piece is kinda iffy. It's very flat kind of weird triangular shape. I'm thinking that will make a cool specimen for the grand kids. Won't be too hard to skin it lol.
I have hundreds of rocks so if you would like something if I have it I will share with you because you've been so kind helping me learn about minerals. So if you could cut some slabs for your self 2 or 3 depending on how thick you make the slices I am more than happy to share. Would you be willing to send the rest of the piece back, I mean pay the postage. I am on a tight budget lol. Rickhounding is one of my main entertainment because I don't care for modern movies. I live a very simple life which I enjoy very much.
Now I found out there are fossils here OMG I have to go back and inspect every rock I picked up lol.
I love to share except people who steal from me. I had some people over for a bit when they went home my little TV and several other things went with them. If they had asked I would have given the items or loaned my TV for a while. But, they didn't ask. I open my home and heart when they were having a rough patch and their thanks was taking my things. I don't like friends who steal from me I can't trust them and I can't be their friends anymore. That makes me sad loosing friends like that. It hurts my heart.
Sorry got side tracked. Like I said if you have the money to send my rock back then I will send it to you and you can have 3 slices if that will be enough. I'm thinking small squares or rectangles what kind of mood I'm in to cut and polish some I may wire wrap others I will drill holes to make regular pendants. If I get brave I may try a cross.
When I get my Bloodstone polished I will send you pics. I was so shocked to find such a beautiful stone in my red desert lol. There are lots of wild flowers but not any I would love to plant in the ground. Too much Iron in the ground. I'm going to fx it after I get my plumbing in ooooh that will be so nice not to have to carry water all the time. I'm a pioneer woman. You betcha by golly not hair dryers and other woman stuff.
I think I should stop before I put you to sleep just let me know if the deal suits you and send me an address in my facebook messenger. If you have face book I could ask to be you friend so I'm not advertising my home. It would really piss off my land loard to have hoards of people show up wanting to go fossil or other types of rock on his property. He's a very private man. Plus the Fossiliferous rock I found in the road so I am not supposed to sell it from what I gathered.
Oooh I found another rock that looked all smoith and white outside like marble. It got chipped and inside is quartz. So is that how quartz looks when it's morphing. This time I am really going. Good night sweet dreans. 😺😉☕🌛💎💎💖💛💝💜💙Ms Michal
Looks like fun. I am glad you found some nice crystals. Rewards for all that rock cracking. I was just at Diamond Hill Mine, SC cracking away at quartz. Tiring. But I found a few Awesome pieces.
Sweet. I love quartz crystals
wow that last chunk! Nice one!
Hey Thirst, is there a way to send you a picture? Maybe you could help me with some identification Thanks.
How very interesting is that place and it's treasures? The quarry face in the background is something else indeed and something I have never encountered in my years of quarrying..Thanks once again my friend.
One rule that is strictly enforced in all quarries is "stay away from the wall". Nobody needs a loose rock to tumble down on top of them. Still, it is very cool to see the sides (from a short distance) where they have been working.
Great finds. Love it. Looks like too much fun!
That was a good day. I still haven't found the time to play with the rocks that I found (yet). There are some good crystal cluster inside some of them.
Gosh, that's it, after we get rain here, I'm going to go rock hunting at my old favorite spot!
Sounds like a good plan. ;-)
I'm drooling man!
very beautiful . Thank you
What a rocking day! Thanks for sharing your great finds. Makes me want to hammer on rocks right now! lol
It is fun to hammer rocks and see what's inside. ;-)
@@meMiner I was in Rock Glen collecting fossils last week, amazing fun! We get some nice small crystals in the local creeks, but nothing as nice as those. I think the most fun is in the hunt :) Have a great day.
I agree. I like the hunt.
Muito bonito 🇧🇷
Man that lady is cool! “Should I light that one up?” HECK YES!
Beautiful crystals man, I love watching these cause it’s so much better than walking creeks noodling. I need to find a club and join up so I can experience this type of hard rock rock hounding. Great video brother! Thank you so much for sharing! Crazy finds!
And dude! 30K subs! Congratulations man! Seriously so rad!!!!!!! I think I may be your biggest fan. Other than Symon of course, but I’m up there for sure. Thank you for all your hard work over the years! Please never stop!!!!!!!!
It was not that long ago when I was thrilled to hit 1K. 30K is unbelievable. I will continue to try to post good content and improve on the video quality. The latter is sooo difficult when solo. Everything is a learning curve. Thanks so much for the nice words. Someday, we will cross paths.
Rookie Rockhounding
Wind your neck in creep.
Hahahaha.
How dare you, ooooo you make my blood boil, living in the best country in the world for rocks and your not happy.
When I say not happy , well ok not unhappy or perhaps cheerful, ok not cheerful but happy or happier, ecstatic even, ahhhhh forget it, I give in.
Symon Sheppard
Hahahaha! Oh god yeah that sounded so ungrateful 🤣
No I love noodling, it’s my favourite and probably will always be. But I can’t wait to one day be able to experience this type of hounding. It’d be like if you had the worlds best pizza, and that was all you ate every day. You would still love the pizza, but would also like to try a steak or something different once in a while. Not sure if that makes sense haha! But I will always always ALWAYS be grateful for the creeks we have. I think I wrote my first comment the wrong way. I do that a fair bit.
But thanks for reminding me to be grateful old mate. Need to pull my head in 😣
meMiner
Oh man there’s always something that I’m able to pick out about each part of my videos that I wish I had done different or better. I love your work man.
Would love to one day cross paths. I’m sure we will somehow. 👍
What an amazing and educational video! Thank You
Thank you so much for the great comment. It means a lot.
All that just for pretty Crystal's not bad Mr.MeMiner!!!; )
Awesome adventure sweet finds beautiful crystals hope to see your end results thanks again be safe
I will play with the rocks when the weather improves a little bit. I am eager to see what is inside some of them.
Thanks for sharing this bud, this got my will to explore now once the ice has melted here in Sweden to peak! Cheers! :D
Our ice has now melted in southern Ontario but is still thick up north. Of course, two weeks after the snow is gone, the bugs come out. Good luck on your summer adventures.
Brilliant.... the video makes me want to go back to Rosiclare, Ill and bust rocks for more fluorite.
Do it! Have fun and I hope you have a great adventure.
Excellent finds. Thanks for sharing and take care.
Thanks for dropping by.
Some great pockets you found there Greig.👍 Some nice crystals. Way to go!
It was a fun time. Everybody found crystals.
That turned out so cool! Who woulda thunk that vinegar could produce such amazing results! Im know what I'm going to go buy.....
Thanks!
Thunk? Learn English bro
I was using the word THUNK as a note of brevity, as can be noted by the use of the word WOULDA directly preceding it. Sorry my sense of humor sailed over your head, BRO.
Wow dude! That's so awesome, so beautiful. I hope you had a great day.
It was a wonderful day. Everybody got some good samples. Nobody got hurt. Lots of sharing of knowledge and assistance. I'd go again tomorrow if I could. ;-)
Cool looking crystals. Is there and outside indicator that shows you where to start hammering?
If there is a crack already, that is the place to start. Otherwise, pick a spot where you don't think there are crystals. They can be easily damaged or break off. Probably the most important thing I learned on this trip is to move a big rock to the flat, rather than trying to hammer on the pile. I lost a few nice pieces that fell between the other big rocks.
@@meMiner right-o, thanks
I need to go to these mines, the fluorite cubes are amazing!
I found fluorapatite ir water melon tourmaline ill send pics to email
Oh yeah...how much fun!? 😮😊😊😊
It was a hoot.
Incredible finds. Congrats!
It was a fun trip. Thanks for dropping by
Cool I bet your going to have spectacular ones
I want to take my time to mechanically expose the crystals, as soon as the weather improves. I will do a video.
I think I just found a new hobby and stress relief all at once. I get to hit stone with a sledgehammer. Sweet!
Turning big rocks into little ones is very therapeutic. ;-)
maybe a stupid question but is this limestone quarry special in the sense that it is forming vuges and if so what makes it special? or can vuges like this be found in any limestone?
Most limestone has vugs. The voids in the rock leave room for crystal growth.
That seems like so much fun!
Always love your videos. I am in Sarnia but spend a lot of time up in Bancroft area rock hounding. The thrill of the chase eh MeMiner? Thanks for another great video.
I love the Bancroft area. So much variety. I hope to be up there this weekend.
Nice stuff! Thank you for sharing
It was a fun day and really enjoyable to be able to share. Thanks for dropping by.
what is the small blues at 4:12 -4:15 please almost peacock ore ?
I think it is probably marcasite. They shine different colours in the sun, depending on what angle you view them
Out on a rock pile pounding rocks! Good thing it's for fun! Are fluorite crystals always found in very hard rock? Thanks for the adventure.
I pounded rocks so much that I bruised the palm of my hand. It is only now starting to feel better. All for fun. I have found fluorite in calcite which is supposed to be soft(er). For some reason, all rock seems hard. LOL If a piece is small enough, probably a good solution is to use a saw at home.
@@meMiner Thanks, meMiner!
what else could be found in fluorite mines ?
we have fluorite mines !
There are many minerals and crystals that can be associated with fluorite, including (but not limited to) calcite, dolomite and galena.
Hey man, love your video's although they often make me miss home (southern Ontario). I love the woman that you interact with when you go out with the rockhounding group. I think it'd be really cool to interview her for your channel if she'd be into it. I'd love to hear her story, history with rockhounding, favourite finds etc . I think it would be really great. Either way I love your channel, blurry shots and all! I'm up in Thunder bay and you're a constant source of inspiration for me getting out every free chance and digging crystals. Take it easy meMiner!
Interviews or campfire chats would be good video. :-)
Wow! Where was the mine? Keep up the great rockhounding adventures!
Southern Ontario (Canada)
Very good my friend
Thanks for the visit
I have a cluster of what I thought was calcite but now I wonder. The clump is about 8 to 9 pounds and the matrix is quite heavy. The individual specimens are almost perfect square and dark honey color. I have not acid tested them because of my ASSumption that they were calcite. Now I will acid test them and also test the hardness. Am I correct in that fluorite will not effervesce in HCA? I need to get a YT channel so I can show pics lol. Looked like lots of fun on your hunt. Also a lot of work. Nice vid again. Havagudun my friend.
I often find calcite and fluorite together. Square honey coloured crystals sound like fluorite. Careful, fluorite is mildly affected by many acids and can be harmed. It will bubble if the acid is strong enough.
May I ask where you went to go mining for fluorite? My girlfriend and I want to go mining for some and other crystals. We plan on taking a trip this next year on one of my vacations, or on a quick weekend get away. Thank you for reading and this looked like so much fun.
These were from the Niagara peninsula. There are active quarries between Niagara Falls and Hamilton which have fluorite, but you need to belong to a club to get access on one of their field trips. They won't allow someone to just show up because of liability, insurance and safety regulations. The only spot I am aware that has public access is Montrose Rock Dump (behind the Lowes in Niagara Falls), but it is quite picked over. Not impossible to find nice stuff, but difficult. So best bet to get access to an active quarry, would be to join a rock club and build your vacation around their field trip dates.
@@meMiner Thank you for the information and I'll look into it. That trip looked like so much fun i've been thinking about Fluorite mining all day. :)
How do u get to go to these places?
Drive. ;-)
Access is arrange by local Rock and Mineral clubs.
Where are you guys? Nice video!!
On the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario. I cannot name the mine at the request of the owners.
where is this? looks like a lot of fun!
Ontario, Canada. The mine doesn't want to be named.
Very cool. I found some kind of metal that is not magnetic, and is blue and gold. I cant tell what it is. But always fun finding.
I saw your video and commented. I could not tell by the video exactly what you had in hand, but it was a beauty. You should test hardness and streak to narrow down the options. Heck, it could be platinum.
I have to say I am impressed, as they just look like regular rocks - being that they are crushing them and probably using them for construction! (Or is it for other purposes? A toothpaste mine!) Shows how amazing Mother Nature is, eh?! Happy hunting... ⛏🐾😎👍
Armour stone slabs for landscaping. Agline for gardening/farming. Crushed stone and sand for construction.
@@meMiner I can't wait to get home and check out all the calcite and look for crystals - if they are still there, used to have great boulders half the size of me, just beautiful and we all kinda took it for granted. And I'm def checking out the creek, but Ma says it's not the same, lots of work been done - I hope it's not be ruined... Very interesting quarry.
Good luck. Sounds like you are going to have fun. Hope the creek is OK
@@meMiner Me too - first time we've been back in over a decade, so it could be a shock! And the flights - don't forget those across hemispheres flights!! Have fun up there - least the snow is in retreat!!! :)
@@SmallWonda Yeah. I am sick of the snow. I don't like long flights, airport security and border security, but like arriving. Have a safe flight.
Cool stuff
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That looks like such a cool place to go hang out. Thx for the video and Thx to Dan Hurd for telling me about your channel
Dan did that? Good guy. ;-)
Hey I live in Kitchener/Waterloo n I wanna know some good spots I can go. Any suggestion?
I don't have any good spots around KW. It looked glacial to me. Better to get further north or east. However, here is a link you might find useful: zh.mindat.org/feature-6126517.html
They're so square. I would spend a couple of months there collecting that fluorite, super nice. Now that i think of it that does look like hard work. Okay i would love to spend a week collecting that fluorite, Yyyeeeaah.
As the time goes on, a collector gets picky as what to take and how much effort to put in. ;-)
Thank you ! I've wondered for quite some time now what that nice shiny black mineral is in a few specimens that I've collected, now I know its Hydrocarbon. Wait ! It sounds like Hydracarbon .lol. but I'm not sure .
AKA bitumen. You can smell it when the rocks are cracked.
were you in there with the KLMC or another club?
Walker Club
Nice !!!!!
Hi .. My friend I wish you good luck and it was a nice video and useful .. but what kind of rocks are you looking for at
This is a limestone quarry.
I find alot of this quartz with stuff trapped in it that glows like crazy under uv light. I cant figure out what it is yet. Joining helena mineral society. I should have more help now. Thank you so much i love your videos.
That looks like a great club. Some interesting field trips and cabochon workshops. You are going to enjoy for sure.
Another great vid😁👍 I see some one has asked about etching this stuff even though as you say it's not a good idea might be a good vid on some do's and don'ts and what happens when you etch the wrong thing or use the wrong chemical
Good idea thanks
I wish I could find fluorites of that size. Sadly the area where I live in isn't mineral rich.
You have to move to Ontario. ;-)
Nice minerals!
What ur doing is amazing im a rock fan myself
with do you do to get the crystals out?
Carefully. ;-)
The easy/cheap way is hammer and chisel. There are other tools that can be used, depending on the individual rock
When you hit a stone with a hammer doesn't it break the gems inside?
Sometimes.
Who do you go hunting with?
This was a club field trip.
That was a fun video. It seems that the Fluorite crystals contain Hydrocarbons because I've heard that cream or white Fluorescence in Fluorite is due to organic matter and since Bitumens can be found in this quarry, then there might as well be minerals that can contain Hydrocarbons like Fluorite.
I think you are probably correct. While the fluorite in this site was hydrothermal in origin, it is suspected the crystals have mineral or organic impurities causing them to be fluorescent under UV. Traces of hydrocarbon is known to cause this reaction
Mr meminer,
What type of rock gives off a burnt oil/ gear lube smell and has brown and white crystal in it. The crystal has been surviving muriatic acid so it's not a calcite. My son found a big one while rock hounding last weekend. I just am not sure what it is. The acid is taking a while on it. It's been 3 days and it barely made much of a dent on this basket ball size rock!
There are a few kinds of mineral that give off a smell. Most of the ones which smell like oil also have calcite or something that is affected by muriatic. Usually, an oil smell is trapped hyrdrocarbon that can be released with heat. I am wondering if you have found oil shale?
@@meMiner I am not sure. It's in a one of my vids I posted this week.
It's a light brown or dark tan rock.
The total is "WHATS HIDDEN".
Then you can see what it looks like. I am going to look at it again after work today. May try to do a more steady video this time😏
Can u tell me where u r in this one??
It is not a good idea to name the quarry online, because of trespass. Access is only granted to clubs who have insurance and supervision.
I hope that someday you can 'hound in NC,
I would be a heck of a nice drive to do someday. I have flown over NC many times and been as close as Georgia, but have never had my boots on the ground in your great state.
Lots of magnificent gems statewide.
Did you say where you were? I missed it.
Ontario, Canada
@@meMiner I'm from Ontario. I meant a little more specific 😊
Pretty good haul, are you able to etch some of those crystals out of the limestone?
It is not a good idea to chemically etch as the crystals can also be affected. I will try to work on them mechanically.
Do u ever find animals while digging thru all these rocks like spiders or snakes?
Sometimes. More often in a forest than a quarry. On this trip, there was a fox but I saw it when the camera was off. Of course, bugs are everywhere. Most of our snakes are non-poisonous.
meMiner every time u see a snake post that shit
Thank you 😊
Ok I'm sober you can't fool me again.
I am not sure what that means, but also know it is after 5 PM somewhere. BTW - this is a new video. The first one was what other's found. This was my adventure.
@@meMiner I know just messing a Canadian ;) Well you can't be that bad if you like the Black Hawks.
Yeah, say that to someone local. LOL
You should show all your finds at the end of the video.
Ahhh you makin my heart sing...
LIke this? th-cam.com/video/FqFazOFtCVk/w-d-xo.html
@@meMiner Lol..well kinda sorta lol..my twins heard me jamming this on the computer..and called me a nerd..lmao..and I'm ok with it, thanks Greig
Where is it and where do we get permission to go?
The only way to have access is to belong to a club on a club trip
@@meMiner are there any coming up because I am planning an absolutely crazy expedition for patriots beginning May 17
@@JonesNit117 tomorrow, but you are prob too late to sign up
Which quarry was this? Great finds! Cheers from Holland.
The quarry owners don't like to be named, as they have a problem with trespass. Best I can do is advise the general area which is the Niagara escarpment outside of Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada). I love Holland. My wife is from den Hague. ;-)
I understand. Thank you for your reply! Funny coincidence. Seems like destiny wants me to find fluorite in Canada :-)
I am so jealous. Havagudun friend.
This video makes me laugh. I admire anyone that can chuckle at themselves after accidentally wrecking a specimen. :-) I always get too upset :-(
The nice thing when at the mine is you can always find another one. Still, it is better not to wreck them. I have left crystals alone that I was not confident I could extract.
Awesome
Wish the club here did that stuff, actually cant even get any one to even answer an email, and no one showed up the last two meeting dates.
Time to join a new club. ;-)
Bobs-Rocks
That's not nice, I haven't met or spoken with an ignorant or unfriendly hound yet, where are you based.
@@symonsheppard5519 El Paso Texas Area
Awesome!
Thanks
Florite
Penfield, NY
Ontario, Canada....but the rock formation is the same.
Can't fool me, I saw the wrappers from the jello packets, you cut the cubes out and put them on the rocks.
Did you learn your sledgehammer techniques on the chain gang?
Seriously.
Nice stuff, what were the blue tiny ones.
Some of the galena was cubic and looked blue(ish). Sphalerite can sometimes be light blue. However, you were probably seeing marcasite.
meMiner
Not sure, looked vivid blue on my screen, the time was about 4.10 .
Definitely not sphalerite.
Symon Sheppard Hahaha, you always leave the funniest comments! 👍🏼😂😂
good season 2019 ...in a quebec city i have a old snow ...lot a water cold temperature ..... iiisssshhhh not good for a prospecting
It is the same in northern Ontario still. Summer is coming (I hope)
I think +HiltiNorthAmerica needs to send you a battery hammer drill and a small set of feathers & wedges.
In this site, no power tools. A good drill and feather wedges would have been wonderful.
Another great video! You planning on tumbling any of these?
Edit: Do you plan on live streaming soon?
Peter Stainforth fluorite shouldn't be tumbled because it's too soft :)
@@katryanaorange2092 Good to know... what about cabbing?
I would have put on my thinking cap about how to stream, but not bore the pants off people. It would be fun. I am not yet good enough at cabbing to do a video on that.
You are so Blessed to find Gods Hiding Wonders! Jesus Loves You
What a nice comment. Thank you so much!
Those were nice fluorites, but ghat first sphalarite(sp) in the back of your truck was killer! Btw you planning any cobalt trips this spring?
If the snow ever melts, I am thinking about the May long weekend. You?
@@meMiner i have the hotel already booked for the long weekend/week 19-24, hope to beat the bugs and heat thiis early in the year but there might still be snow in places i think. If you do think about going up shoot me an email and we can chat.
I will go unless there is heavy rain predicted. I think I will camp, rather than motel. Daisy wants to go...
I have lost your text number on my cell phone. Hope to see you up there
@@meMiner my dog stays at the motel woth my wife while im out in the field, ill send u a quick email with my cell.
Yay! It's MeMiner and hounding one of my favorites, fluorite!!!
Follow me if you like rock videos. I have a fluorite mine in Utah.
I have never been to Utah. Very cool that you have a mine there
@meMiner thanks. We've talked before on my old TH-cam channel. I'm on Facebook under Joshua Tree.
Nice
So you can dissolve the matrix with muriatic acid and it wont harm fluorite or sphalerite but you prob already know that lol it just creates a stinky mixture after the acid has been neutralized from the organics making up the lime stone. Great video!
Muriatic acid will absolutely hurt Fluorite! It will etch it and if left in long it will crumble to pieces..tried it on a Montrose Fluorite years ago and it etched it very bad.
Fluorite is very soft & low on the MOHS scale (4).
I have destroyed fluorite with acid. It is somewhat (slowly) affected/dissolved by Muriatic or Vinegar. What I really noticed when I tried is my crystals went white(ish) and lost their brilliance. Too bad, because it would be nice to be able to remove the limestone. So if you try, I suggest a quick bath and not leave it in too long.
@@meMiner Yeah, it etched the surface, micro scratches which makes it look dull.
fluorite dissolves in HCl. It doesn't react, but it dissolves.
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I wish I was there, mining with all of you!!!
Next time? Actually, i am not sure the club(s) have any more trips this year that direction. A good spot for sure.
Just posted a better video in sun light of the mysterious blue metal. I cant believe how blue it is. Baby blue and very reflective. I want to check it with a geiger counter before smelting some.
I think you will need to narrow it down by testing some of its characteristics, such as streak and hardness. Another possibility is tin pyrite ( Stannite). Very difficult to tell for sure from a video. Still, a very cool rock
Who you rooting for to win the cup? Wouldnt be easier with dynomite? Lol
I could think of a few ways to make it easier, but none are allowed. ;-)
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Hehehe, I just can't help myself sometimes, TY.
Yes sir
Yw Sir...its the truth