Gemstones in Your Backyard! | Amethyst, Opal, Garnet, and more!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Have you looked at your backyard and wondered what Gemstones could be hiding under all that dirt? Luckily for you Robert is here to help! We will give you the breakdown of what stones you could expect and some quick tips and points to help you start your gem hunting adventure! So grab a shovel, bucket, and sifter and it's time to discover the gems within your own backyard!
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It's also worth noting that if you're in an area that has a history of glacier activity, you can find a whole host of minerals that were brought in from further north. I've found non-native feldspar moonstone in northern Indiana that probably made its way down from Canada.
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I’m in Australia, and I’ve found so much in my backyard! Chalcedony, rose Quartz, galena, small geodes and jaspers! I’m so amazed I can fossick in my backyard thanks to imported gravel 😂 I’ve found heaps in car parks too, where the ground is being worn away rapidly. I look everywhere now, even if I know it’s not a known area for gems. There are always so many things to find!
You could make a load with rose quarts!It's called rhodochrostite I think, I prefer to keep it a prize piece though, But I may be mistaken
I found a rockhounds collection that got dumped down a creek that ran along the side of our old house, I found lots of iron and copper, quartz, fluorite, petrified wood in multiple different varieties some had turned to agate, some had become opal, Some with a beautiful druzy pitch, Crystallize Ruby, different types of obsidian, large Garnet clusters, and a bunch of other stuff I have yet to identify.
That is awesome
That must have been exciting.
I live in Arizona. I've found Apache Tears (obsidian), LOTS of chalcedony and some really nice pieces of quartz including quartz points. None of them were found in my backyard though. This makes me want to dig around in the yard at my new place 😁
I live in California and go to Arizona often, there is so much in Arizona as it was nearly on the list every time in the video above and petrified wood is awesome to hunt for also
My friend Regan lives in Arizona, he sends me lots of different minerals like Obsidian, Red Jasper, Geodes, Fire Agate. I’m from Wales U.K. where we don’t have these.
@@rogerhargreaves2272 that’s an excellent friend!
@@Hashdollars - yea he is. We swap specimens, but he sends me more than I can send him. He post his finds on his TH-cam channel, Regan Outdoors. The latest video is of the Red Jasper he sent to me.
th-cam.com/video/9GfYukx9W3A/w-d-xo.html
Im in the uk but when I was a kid my Dad was digging a pond out in the back garden and we found a real amethyst geode. He cracked it and it started the obsession for me. Never found any since though! The Uk is tough for finding things
There's a ton on the seashore and along river banks. I collect along the sea shore here in Canada
I found geodes in my yard in the high country of AZ. However, I think it was material for landscaping. Big but short quartz crystals.
I'm in Montana, and ngl, we have almost an unbelievable amount of stuff. Another thing to note is that something might be available in your area but not be a big thing. For example, Montana has diamonds, yet no one mines them, and there are like 5 different sapphire mines instead. I figure there's a reason, but it doesn't stop people from still finding diamonds here.
My country is super boring on the side of minerals apart from amber, though it does have alot of history with glaciers from scandinavia so that gives me a little more hope to keep looking for stuff.
In Maine you can find garnet, lopidalite, amethyst, tourmaline, fluorite, apatite and the list goes on. There is so much garnet here that some lakes have pink sand beaches. While there is a lot of pigmatite, a retired couple from Newery Maine digging in their own back yard, found a deposit of Lithium worth over a billion dollars! My husband and I just bought a house on 5 acres of land just outside Newery. We will be digging soon!
the Eastern states are full of gem stones - here in NH we have garnet, beryl, tourmaline and loads of others...and I have a HUGE problem with people trespassing on private property to hack away
Tons up here on the East Coast of Canada too.
Here in So. Cal I've found what I 'think' are tiny red garnets in a white stone, and a chunk of pink chalcedony in my own backyard, but I really want to drive a few hours to San Diego soon to dig for Kunzite!
Here in NC, I've found a few pieces of cute little stones, not sure what they were, but I only actually kept a few.
In Oregon we found a mega loud of what seems to a be a odd mix of opal, jasper and very little bits of agate all formed together some how. But the place it was found isn’t known for finding opal so that was super cool and also opened my eyes that rocks of any kind can honestly be anywhere on this planet even in places it thought not to be but has the right geological conditions for it to form just no one’s found it yet like in my sit. Not saying we are the first people to find any type of opal in turner Oregon but again it’s a place no listed or even seeked out for finding opal.
One time I found a huge deep purple amethyst cluster, probably could have sold it for easily over 100 bucks, but I definitely want to keep it
The only thing I've found is giant chunks of quartz while wandering around in a ditch. I was thrilled. I found 4. They go where I go. I was very proud of them then and still am !
We have garnet in Alabama too. ( Not mentioned )
is there a webpage, where you can find what gems you can find all over the world? like depending on history documentation and minerals present in the area??
Would also be nice to have that kind of video for other countries!
I rockhound here in Eastern Canada. Tons of gems from Agate to Rose Quartz and Chrysocolla.
@@FindingPebbles same place! But there still might be unown gems from here that I haven't heard from yet!
Brooklyn NY is the western end of the terminal moraine that makes up Long Island, so all I expect to find are glacier rounded stones scraped off of Vt., NH, Mass , and Conn. The cemetery nearby used the small rounded stones to line their drainage ditches alongside their roads. Our sand/ dust is mostly ground up granite, so gemstones must be harder to wear well here.
cool! i wouldn't mind finding lots of quartz, though i doubt i'll find anything as I don't have a spot to dig and all lol. i always heard MN was the place to find agates, I hadn't heard of the rest, neat.
If you live in Maryland, you’re out of luck. Want to dig up your back yard? The best you’ll get is some Civil War Artifact.
Probably one of my favs so far! Although, CA is a big state, wish Nor vs So Cal was specified! After all, it IS the entire length of both Arizona and Nevada...
Nice video my friend!!
Thank you for sharing!!
I haven't found any but friends have found Amethyst in my area of VA we have a lot of Quartz so finding the purple one is rare but i hope to find a piece
So, no joke: like a mile from my house is a spot... Ruby, sapphire(mostly light purple star sapphires), spinel (green ceylonite), gold, platinum stuff, REE, monazite, topaz, diamonds allegedly, oh yeah, few types of garnets, quarts (duh), epidote for days, etc etc etc. And im sure im missing a bunch, but for reals... It's awesome.
The Gemstate: idaho. New meadows area
New York's state gem is garnet, and I've heard you can find garner sitting in the river bed of the delaware.
NY has worlds largest garnet mine. Pyrope not much is facet grade. When we bought our house in ADK mtns my son found someone's collection under a bush.( My house is 216 yr old). Here in NY we have garnets. My fire pit is full of them. Some labradorite. Quartz mica some gold.
A few years ago almost a decade now I threw random gems into the forests in different towns/cities cuz I felt cursed but I thought it would be cool if someone else found them one day. They were ones I bought at the store.
I did this today and found some really cool stuff can you sell jade? I have really small prices in my backyard... I also found a white stone that looks like crystals but really milky the size of a baseball
Don't forget Connecticut for garnet!! Its our state gemstone and can be found in abundance❣ Connecticut is mineral RICH 🙌
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Be aware that in most of America, the homeowners do NOT have mineral rights. That means if you find anything and it is made public, the developer, utility companies or government can take it from you or sue you for it.
Timber, water, and mineral rights are not automatically purchased when property is bought. The legal deed must say these rights are being purchased and " run with the land"
How can you mention Garnets Yet meglect to mention the Garent State Vermont, which had produced some of the rarest types including grossular Green Garnets?
Well, here in Wales I’ve dug up a few Roman coins. Any large hauls are classed as Treasure Trove and belong to the Queen. It’s the Law.
@Wings of Eagles - Unfortunately so. The finder does get a share of the loot and it also is kept safe and often exhibited in a museum.
@Wings of Eagles - Colonial theft. Would they return it? Probably not.
Dude, don't tell. It's that simple.
I’m in Mississippi. Am I screwed? I was hoping to find Opals since they’re my fav, but I doubt I’ll find some.
I live in Kentucky. Can you tell me what to look for because I don't think Kentucky has any crystals or Gemstones in people's yards
I have been lucky,I have found a lot,I live in (Southern California),would like to see some (specimens)!
Same video but for your canadian followers? 🇨🇦🤩
Just a heads up, depending on where you are in Oregon, it may be illegal to take home obsidian that you find. For example I believe that it's illegal to collect obsidian from the Sisters mountain ranges, though I have to admit, I'm hearing this second hand.
Fantastic video wow what a score 1100 lbs. sweet presentation lol (airplane) oh ya perfect. So much everywhere u just really never know. Awesome awesome thank you for sharing and the knowledge
If I've got a collection of possible sapphires/rubies, but might just be quartz or topaz. Where can I bring my stones to have them just kind of quickly identified. I can't afford to have each single some officially appraised.
How about Ohio?? 🥺 are we a lost cause lol
Bro new
I live in Florida, there's nothing but sand in my yard!
Great video thank you.
Hahahaha
Nice video
And Steven!
Fossils. So. Many. Fossils. I live in an area with lots ans lots of them, I've found nice clusters, to a complete little shell thing that I keep with me since I'm 10!
What could i find in Slovenia?
رائع جدا جدا جميل أحسنتوم يااصدقاء معلومات مهمة نشكركم على المعلومات القيمة مرحبا
Yeah, we’re so lucky here in New Jersey! Lol!
Hello im from indonesian i have lot
Crystal,agate ,tekite ,gemstone
I found flint
We don't have dirt where I live we have bedrock. FORGET a shovel. We would need to blast to find anything
Yeah I have a crystal collection but I'm not sure if most of them are really crystals.
I found a white or Black which have like stars in side
Can you do an Idaho themed episode? Gemstones and locations besides emerald creek
Mccall area is where its at.
Why does the picture of obsidian at 3:14 show a picture of onyx(agate)?
I would like to ask u a question about what did I found in my back yard if there is anyway to send u a pictures
The largest emerald was found in NC AND ARK is full of diamonds!
what about asia??
What about Ontario, Canada??
We don't have too many cool gemstones we can find in our backyards. There is a a cool mine in Ontario called Princess Sodalite Mine. They have up to 25 variety of minerals and other items to discover.
@@vincentsreptiles5270 I have been there lots of times. Hoping to go this coming summer if possible
1:50 how deep do you averagely have to go?
I don't have anywhere to dig but I want to just to see what I can find
Also I am in Ontario Canada so nowhere near those states but I was hoping u would mention Ohio or New York lol or even missouri
My question is, if you find a specimen that big, do you have the rights to keep it right?
Isell'm south Africa I found here how can I go about it to sell
*so nothing in Alaska?*
*cool*
Hello everybody ..I see to my backyard last year like decorated flecks of gold and my garden and different kind of rocks cristal fossils I dont no that's is rare a lots .
.. i live in Edmonton Canada please can you help me to identify that things ..thank you and good day ...thank your good and generous jobs for the future.
bruh i live in brazil
i think the video is supposed to be for american viewers, but brazil is known for a lot of gems actually, there are a lot of mines in brazil, especially for amethyst. i like the tourmaline that is found in brazil
Me who is in London mining for 10 hours and still nothing
Arizona ☠️
What about SC
Can you tell if I can find gems in India uttrakhand plzzz
All I’m going to find in Texas is a bunch of Red Sandstone
Used to find pyrope garnets rolling around on the ground in the Massachusett mountains.
I found obsidian in my yard and i live in Finland explain it!
@Wings of Eagles that explains it also i found it in my garden while i was Planting a plant when i dug first i thought it was metal but when i realized it had shards like glass i immediatly knew what it was.
Team California
uk :(🥺
Philiphines?
NYC has nothing. 😥.
Lol. There’s nothing much in the uk 🇬🇧 dirt dirt and more dirt. 🙏 🔮
hello im from indonesian im wholesaller crystal and agate
Gems in Tennessee??
Hello
(boring) Illinois !!! some great flourite locations in at least 2 counties...ALSO the world famous fossil beds of "Mazon Creek" area
so michigan has nothin
What about india
What about America
Shia ??? Is That you…
Not mentioning Minnesota when agates were mentioned is blasphemy
လှပသောရတနာများအရောင်စုံပြသထားသည်
And in school german
Bro only thinks 5 states exist
THERE'S LITERALLY NOTHING IN OHIO I HATE MY LIFE UGH