There's this guy I see at the gas station sometimes and that's all he talks about. Rocks... "I'm looking for rocks son" I've never actually seen him find any though.
When I was a kid, I used to find smooth green pebbles in the beach and always thought they could be jade. As I got older I realized what they were, they were glass pieces of Heineken bottles which people had thrown into the sea and the edges smoothed out by the waves and surf 😅
I've really become a fan. My husband and I like rockhounding. Mostly because we like sitting in the dirt. I really appreciate the vicarious pleasure we recieve watching you and your family prospect.
Some jade is jadeite it isn’t only nephrite. Also jade from different parts of the world have different qualities and colors. You can tell where the jade came from. My favorite jade is Guatemalan jadeite. I find a lot of jade where I live. Serpentine that is put under enough heat and pressure turns into jade so you can find transitionary rocks with serpentine and jade.
One of my favorite all time necklaces was a doughnut of transitional rock that was serpentine on one side and jade with pretty bluish inclusions on the other side
Anyone else just itching to shake off winter and get out into nature? After the two years we’ve just endured, freedom beckons. Thanks Dan for all you do for us.
- 00:20 🌬 Dan is prospecting for jade on a cold, windy February day, mentioning his previous gold panning adventures and a lost gold pan. - 01:04 🎥 High winds prevent extensive filming on the river, but Dan will show his finds and demonstrate how to identify jade. - 01:35 🗺 Dan and his wife Dana have a jade claim, hoping recent floods have exposed new jade despite mud-covered rocks. - 02:10 🪨 Dan finds a piece of black jade, explaining its polished surface and the mineral name "nephrite." - 03:00 💧 Wetting black nephrite jade reveals its dark green color, demonstrating its translucency. - 03:50 🔍 Identifying jade involves examining its weathered skin, with the intent to cut and test the rock's interior. - 05:00 🧗 Dan navigates steep, mud-covered terrain, finding jade too heavy to carry alone, but spots another smaller piece. - 07:00 🧑🏫 Dan explains ultramafic rocks, a type of igneous rock, often mistaken for jade due to their similar appearance. - 09:00 🎵 The sound test: true jade makes a metallic ping when struck, unlike ultramafic rocks which thud. - 10:00 🎒 Limited by a sore back, Dan opts to carry only what fits in his pockets, eventually finding small, confirmed pieces of jade. - 12:00 💎 Dan explains the higher value of jade over gold, despite the effort needed to process and sell it. - 14:50 🔬 Dan tests his jade finds at home, using light and hardness tests to confirm their quality and authenticity.
Dan, there are many rocks with similar SG to nephrite. There are other physical characteristics that are important way to distinguish nephrite. Hardness and SG alone are not enough. Break a piece off and depending on how the material breaks will give you a more accurate idea if it truly is jade. Nephrite is formed from fibrous ultramafics (tremolite fibers, and actonolite?) this leads to a very tough and partial flexible material. If the chip you break off has a sugary texture, it is NOT jade. But if the material is hackly and flakes with no real rhyme or reason your likely on the right track. EDIT: inclusions or layers of talc/serp can form in between the nephrite causing it to break along a particular direction (this is not clevage as nephrite has no clevage, but more or less the direction of the original fibers). Thanks for the adventures and sharing these beautiful finds with us.
@@Danhurd Yes, breaking a jade boulder is next to impossible but you can do it. I suggest you break a corner off one of those slabs you have created as an alternative. Jade is more likely to form and be polished/worn into lensoidal shapes, this is due to how the jade forms in the earth along contacts where the alteration happens. Round boulders are less common. Overall it appears You have found some very nice looking varieties of nephrite jade! Maybe you could do a video where you tap the jade, ultramafics, and the serp so we hear the variations of you samples? The sound helps when your rocks are covered in mud, moss, lichen, or other materials. I have watched you evolve into a great prospector and teacher Mr. Hurd. Thanks again for the entertainment and happy hunting. 🙂
I went hunting for jade today and found a very tough dark green coloured rock that pings like metal, I tried to break a corner off with my brick hammer to see inside but my word it was tough stuff, it is incredibly hard and hackly. But I’m still not sure. Perhaps if I uploaded a quick shirt of it you could identify?
I just want a fucking jade whetstone 😂😂😂 There was a guy who used to sell Jasper and jade whetstones at natural whetstone sharpening and they are the BEST thing for sharpening knives, cutthroats, anything that needs an edge. He has since minimised his retail, and I am now hunting for jade so I can finally make a damn whetstone along with my black jasper
I seen this green rock on the shore of a remote lake about five hours north of Toronto. It was about 6 or 7 feet long and about 3.5 to 4 feet wide. I think it might be jade. Not sure.
My husband thinks he's suddenly expert at this new hobby because he views pretty much all your videos. In reality he's a newly hatched beginner at treasure hunting. Well, he's mentioned everything he's learned from your teachings, including the rock lick identifying trick. The problem is we live in Central Cali, which, as you prob know, has a big homeless population problem. Well on this last treasure hunt adventure he took me up towards Yosemite area and he was doing this rock licking trick test (which I found gross, plus the river was right next to us) but Dan Hurd does it like this, so licking away he did. If the rock was different, he picked up and ran that tongue over the rock. Only in one of those odd findings, he picked up this hard pebble shape dry human shit! I've have n-e-v-e-r, everrr in my life laughed so much like that day.!! My abs were literally sore the following day from laughing my ass off at my husbands sight. His look and reaction was, I don't even know, but it was priceless; a frozen deer in pure disgust. I roared in laughter, as he just froze and watched my uncontrolled amusement at the very thought of him licking the human made rock. He must of washed his mouth countless times that day. Without question, his rock licking days over...😂🤣. Its too much of a gamble over CA. But a big THANK YOU for contributing to that unforgettable moment. He's still in recovery of his rock licking trauma..😂😂😁👍
THANK YOU, DAN!!! I LIVE IN NORTHERN IL, (USA), AND THERE ARE MANY SAND & GRAVEL PITS IN THIS GLACIAL OUTFLOW AREA. THERE MAY BE SOME "ERRATIC" BITS OF JADE TO BE FOUND, (I WOULD GUESS),.. YOU'RE IN A FANTASTIC REGION, FOR FINDING SUCH ASTOUNDING MINERAL WEALTH!!
Just found this channel - yeah, I'd have a cart made with large bulbous tires that could crawl over the rocks to get all that out. Small enough to tow with your quad, but still large enough to recover the rocks. Either a little 2-stroke motor or electric. Slow and steady. Can't sell it if it's left there to wash into the river.
Dude, you're clearly well versed and understand what you're speaking on, plus you make your videos entertaining, definitely earned my subscription today. Stay awesome.
If you’re a jade fan, you need to head out to jade cove along Route 1 in central California-it’s marking as such. The hike in and out isn’t too bad. I have dove there back in the day. The largest piece of jade ever found was dragged (floated) out of there a few decades ago. It’s on display near San Jose.
I’ve never watched any video on prospecting before, I’m a hardcore gamer and this came up in my algorithm and now I’m going to binge watch these. They’re so informative, you got a new fan 💖
A good haul. Thanks for the info. Years ago there was an article in the National Geographic about the Emperor of China's palace. The columns were of a deep red jade. Gorgeous stuff, unforgettable
Him licking that rock reminded me that when I was a kid, I was a huge fan of pirates of the Caribbean, and in the third movie Jack licks a rock that is actually a crab. That scene made me start licking random rocks I found, which made me very sick very often, but I also discovered that you could recreate the smell of rain by making rocks wet, so that's nice. I should have a dedicated rock in my house that I can dip into water every time I want to smell rain.
bro, im stealing your idea, will get a nice looking flat bowl ( hope you know what i mean) fill it with a layer of river rocks and spray them for instant rain smell
The pinging of the jade at 13:21… 😱😱😱 What an amazing technique to identify those specimens! So simple, yet so effective. Thanks as always for sharing the journey with us, Dan!
I didnt hear the metallic ringing when he first explained the sound test - your timestamped one is insane in how clearly we can hear that metallic ringing!
i just came across your channel and I was very interested in what you do, but what I like the most is the view of the river and how calm and quiet it is, so peaceful. Thank for sharing I have learned a lot from this one video. In Hawaii there isn't much to look for here other than shells on the beach, which is fun and like you gets us out in the sun. I wouldn't mind hunting for rocks there or fishing or just having a picnic so peaceful, you are a lucky man....
That was great. I spent the last several weeks digging a spot for my green house. I started washing the clay off the rocks and i am pulling buckets and buckets of rocks out of my crappy soil. I have a new appreciation for rocks.
You are the man!!! I live near the Eel River in Northern California, where we have large deposits of jade. However, I was never show how to correctly identify it. So i have acquired hundreds of rocks i believed to be jade just lying around my property waiting to be properly identified. I got some work to do. Thanks YOU so much for the help and guidance.
You did earn my subscription. It seems to me that serpentine also has value. I would like very much if you could go into the value of the lesser stones, and also talk about jade carving. I suspect that the larger pieces of jade would have a greater value per pound than the smaller pieces, purely on the notion that a talented jade carver could make larger pieces of art with them. Thank you for fascinating content.
I am a rock hound. All kinds of rocks. If they interest me, I pick them up. This area looks like my neck of the woods before I moved…and, you are informative and funny. Good reasons to subscribe.
Very educational - thank you very much! I'm thinking that doing the "ping" test and the gravity/volume test first, might help eliminate stones that aren't Jade, especially since most people probably don't have stone cutting devices. Once narrowed down to "obvious" Jade, efforts and costs to cut it or have it cut might be more reasonable.
A cheap tile saw from Harbor Freight will work just fine for cutting the material and the blades for it are quite a bit cheaper than lapidary blades are.
"I lick rocks" would make a good t-shirt!😂 Thanks for another interesting and informative episode! I'm gonna be looking a lot more closely at the riverbank the next time I'm camping along the Fraser!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
@@scottimusgarrett15 I could drink the water right out of the Fraser River. Licking rock probably safe too. I live by some of the dirtiest Rivers around. You don't want to lick rock from East River, Hudson or the Passaic. I wish I could post some pictures. It's your choice. I like the idea of the shirt don't get me wrong but we both know what idiots people can be.
Oh whoa. Informative and fun video. I cackled out loud at the "I lick them nomnom" rock-licking demo/statement. Makes sense! I'd wonder about what kinds of pathogens might be on the rocks, but you're hale & hearty, so obviously hasn't harmed you!
Hi Dan and hello from Arizona. Hey I just wanted to mention that there are two types of Jade, Nephrite and Jadeite. I wasn’t sure if you were aware of that or not wanted to mention it. Both types have been used in Asia with Jadeite being the most popular and Imperial Jade (jadeite) being the most expensive and most sought after. Anyway thanks for the video and happy hunting.
@@Danhurd my name is Mario my grandpa passed away years ago 1984 this is not a lie I'm being straight honest with you I have found in his bucket in the Attic 200.05 gold and I don't want to melt the gold because I don't know how I spoke with Discovery Channel Mister Beats he said it was worth almost $300,000 worth of gold I tried to email you but it's not letting me try to email you if you could melt my gold from my grandpa I'll give you half and I'll keep half is that any possible way I will travel it doesn't matter how far the longest you could please let me know I don't want to give my number out because people will start calling I'm going to try one more time to email you if not I don't have one choice Take It where people buys gold do you know like us places where they buy chains and necklaces I don't want to take it there I rather you do it because I know your 100% you know what you're doing like I said we go half and half if not I'll give you a little bit more for doing the job I miss my grandpa😭😭😢😢1984 died
16:41 does it have to be sliced that thin in order to do a light test? I have a very similar rock almost identical but I only tumbled and polished it. The issue is light with pass since I haven’t cut it into thin slices.
Ahhhh....you got me good!!! While you were talking I said "look there's some jade right there" out loud. Not 2 seconds after I said that, you stopped what you were talking about and said "No that's not a piece of jade right there" and pointed to the same one I pointed to like you heard me say that. My ole lady is cracking up about this. Great video.
Wow.. I really appreciate seeing the specific gravity test, and all the hardness information on jade.. I learned something today.. a great day 👍🏼 thank you
@Praise Jesus, Repent or Likewise Perish Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41.10
My favourite thing to do! We have many such river banks in my place. But why do I never find any precious rocks like these!!! What equipments I should be using to prospect and identify? Right now I just pick the ones with interesting patterns.
I'm really glad I came across your channel. I have gained a lot more interest in rocks that I thought I would have before. I don't live anywhere near a place where I could find Jade but if I do take on a side hobby or even a career off of finding valuable metals, gemstones, and rocks, then I can be sure about telling the difference between Jade and a few of the other rocks you have found such as Serpentine. Thank you.
I might have found some jade, did the catch test, light shines through to reveal a beautiful apple green...but where would I take it to find out for sure??
I would like to see how those stones cut with the grain,instead of cross grain. Many of those stones I would have called Leveraite but NZ jade is brighter than most.
Never throw your goldpan in the creek, first rule of prospecting... 🚬 Never give up and just go home... 🚬🚬 Way to go Dan..thank you for sharing. 👍 Your knowledge and example, more valuable than any scholarship. 🚬
Really good information, but sure would like to see some of the gold you've gotten out of the areas you're talking about. Or the finished jade would be nice.
I loved rock hunting in Alaska when we would fly in to fish I would spend more time looking for rocks. I ended up taking a geology course at Uni there. Great class, had field trips to identify rocks and structures.
Hello Dan, New to your channel. I must say that your videos are so entertaining and informative. I first learned about panning for gold when I was about 5 years old. I learned from my uncle who is a mineralogist and fly’s all over the world finding hot spots. Over the years I have gotten better when I would go out to visit him in Colorado. Loved to pan for the gold, wish I lived out there cause I would do it every day. Well at least for now I can get my fix watching you. Keep up the good work and thanks for your knowledge.
You're the type of "character" we love to sometimes (rarely) run across, Dan. Subscribed & would love to meet u in person. We met Steve from up north (Jade City) a few years ago @ a little roadside flea here in BC & got some silver & stones from him. U probably know him.
This will be great to watch, looking forward to it! I used to live outside Kamloops (Chase) and would climb Jade Mountain offen haha. Now I live in Australia and have family in New Zealand where there's PLEANTY of greenstone on the beaches there. So fun to find them
@@sanderinNZ78 yes my extended family is Maori; Ngai Tahu tribe :) I also don't keep everything I find, just a nice piece to make a necklace or earing with (always gift it as it's bad luck to keep it for yourself!) anyone is welcome to fossick on beaches for pieces to take home for themselves - as long as there has been no restrictions placed on that beach by kaitiaki runanga
Here where I live I find Jade often enough along and in the river.. it is common enough.. but we also have what is commonly known as and called as California Jade. Which is not actually Jade .. it's more of a jasper..much softer
I guess one of my peculiarities is my belief that many rocks in Montana have shown me far more value in dollars than the few gold nuggets I've found hunting.
There is a river in my moms hometown and i realised there were so many crystals near the river bank.I always played with them but never thought of collecting
Honestly who doesn’t like digging through rocks seeing what kind of interesting rocks you can find
I fish the Fraser area , and when it's slow, or I'm letting the hole cool down, I look for rocks.
I like pet rocks lol
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I have a collection 😂👍🏻
There's this guy I see at the gas station sometimes and that's all he talks about. Rocks... "I'm looking for rocks son" I've never actually seen him find any though.
When I was a kid, I used to find smooth green pebbles in the beach and always thought they could be jade.
As I got older I realized what they were, they were glass pieces of Heineken bottles which people had thrown into the sea and the edges smoothed out by the waves and surf 😅
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@Praise Jesus, Repent or Likewise Perish are you sure?
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I shed a small tear whenever I saw you chucking a few beautiful, huge pieces of flint/chert out of the way.
This dude is a wizard of rocks. I learned something new at every minute
I've really become a fan. My husband and I like rockhounding. Mostly because we like sitting in the dirt. I really appreciate the vicarious pleasure we recieve watching you and your family prospect.
My Grandpa had a black jade mine when I was a kid. I was always amazed at the jewelry my mom would make from the rough she started with.
Some jade is jadeite it isn’t only nephrite. Also jade from different parts of the world have different qualities and colors. You can tell where the jade came from. My favorite jade is Guatemalan jadeite. I find a lot of jade where I live. Serpentine that is put under enough heat and pressure turns into jade so you can find transitionary rocks with serpentine and jade.
Your knowledge rocks
One of my favorite all time necklaces was a doughnut of transitional rock that was serpentine on one side and jade with pretty bluish inclusions on the other side
Are you in Guatemala?
Anyone else just itching to shake off winter and get out into nature? After the two years we’ve just endured, freedom beckons. Thanks Dan for all you do for us.
- 00:20 🌬 Dan is prospecting for jade on a cold, windy February day, mentioning his previous gold panning adventures and a lost gold pan.
- 01:04 🎥 High winds prevent extensive filming on the river, but Dan will show his finds and demonstrate how to identify jade.
- 01:35 🗺 Dan and his wife Dana have a jade claim, hoping recent floods have exposed new jade despite mud-covered rocks.
- 02:10 🪨 Dan finds a piece of black jade, explaining its polished surface and the mineral name "nephrite."
- 03:00 💧 Wetting black nephrite jade reveals its dark green color, demonstrating its translucency.
- 03:50 🔍 Identifying jade involves examining its weathered skin, with the intent to cut and test the rock's interior.
- 05:00 🧗 Dan navigates steep, mud-covered terrain, finding jade too heavy to carry alone, but spots another smaller piece.
- 07:00 🧑🏫 Dan explains ultramafic rocks, a type of igneous rock, often mistaken for jade due to their similar appearance.
- 09:00 🎵 The sound test: true jade makes a metallic ping when struck, unlike ultramafic rocks which thud.
- 10:00 🎒 Limited by a sore back, Dan opts to carry only what fits in his pockets, eventually finding small, confirmed pieces of jade.
- 12:00 💎 Dan explains the higher value of jade over gold, despite the effort needed to process and sell it.
- 14:50 🔬 Dan tests his jade finds at home, using light and hardness tests to confirm their quality and authenticity.
Verifying Jade has always been a fine line for a lot of rockhounds.Your procedure was very well defined. Awesome job!
30 seconds in and I'm hooked by your enthusiasm.
As a kid I wanted to a rock hound. Love watching you find these beautiful treasures. God bless you and your family.
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hey guess what i am 8 and i am a rockhound i have a good location its in my backyard and i already found sappires
Sir, you just earned a subscription with your incredible and genuine enthusiasm.
wow, it's crazy finding quality Jade like only to realize that it's too big for you to carry back
Jadeite is an aluminum-rich pyroxene, while nephrite is a magnesium-rich amphibole
I only understood about 29% of that statement, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to google some fresh terminology.
Thanks!
@@stevenopolis3155 just nod and smile and pretend you understand 😂
Quite different mineralogically, but comercially can be found as same. Be careful.
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Yep, and in the case of Canadian jade it's really nephrite. Still great material to work with and not as hard as jadeite to carve.
Dan, there are many rocks with similar SG to nephrite. There are other physical characteristics that are important way to distinguish nephrite. Hardness and SG alone are not enough.
Break a piece off and depending on how the material breaks will give you a more accurate idea if it truly is jade.
Nephrite is formed from fibrous ultramafics (tremolite fibers, and actonolite?) this leads to a very tough and partial flexible material. If the chip you break off has a sugary texture, it is NOT jade. But if the material is hackly and flakes with no real rhyme or reason your likely on the right track. EDIT: inclusions or layers of talc/serp can form in between the nephrite causing it to break along a particular direction (this is not clevage as nephrite has no clevage, but more or less the direction of the original fibers).
Thanks for the adventures and sharing these beautiful finds with us.
That is why I showed three test, no one is good enough on it's own. And breaking a jade boulder, is almost never an option.
@@Danhurd Yes, breaking a jade boulder is next to impossible but you can do it. I suggest you break a corner off one of those slabs you have created as an alternative.
Jade is more likely to form and be polished/worn into lensoidal shapes, this is due to how the jade forms in the earth along contacts where the alteration happens. Round boulders are less common.
Overall it appears You have found some very nice looking varieties of nephrite jade!
Maybe you could do a video where you tap the jade, ultramafics, and the serp so we hear the variations of you samples? The sound helps when your rocks are covered in mud, moss, lichen, or other materials.
I have watched you evolve into a great prospector and teacher Mr. Hurd. Thanks again for the entertainment and happy hunting. 🙂
I went hunting for jade today and found a very tough dark green coloured rock that pings like metal, I tried to break a corner off with my brick hammer to see inside but my word it was tough stuff, it is incredibly hard and hackly. But I’m still not sure. Perhaps if I uploaded a quick shirt of it you could identify?
I just want a fucking jade whetstone 😂😂😂
There was a guy who used to sell Jasper and jade whetstones at natural whetstone sharpening and they are the BEST thing for sharpening knives, cutthroats, anything that needs an edge. He has since minimised his retail, and I am now hunting for jade so I can finally make a damn whetstone along with my black jasper
I'm glad I'm not the only person who goes out looking for rocks and just comes home with pockets sagging with rocks
And? Did you get back to the big one? The 'one (last) piece'? 13:21
I seen this green rock on the shore of a remote lake about five hours north of Toronto. It was about 6 or 7 feet long and about 3.5 to 4 feet wide. I think it might be jade. Not sure.
I watched this because my neighbour does jade hunting sometimes. I'm glad that I learn something new today.
I just love your attitude, man. Anytime I’m having a hard time I come watch some of your videos and they cheer me right up. Thanks as always, dude!
My husband thinks he's suddenly expert at this new hobby because he views pretty much all your videos. In reality he's a newly hatched beginner at treasure hunting. Well, he's mentioned everything he's learned from your teachings, including the rock lick identifying trick. The problem is we live in Central Cali, which, as you prob know, has a big homeless population problem. Well on this last treasure hunt adventure he took me up towards Yosemite area and he was doing this rock licking trick test (which I found gross, plus the river was right next to us) but Dan Hurd does it like this, so licking away he did. If the rock was different, he picked up and ran that tongue over the rock. Only in one of those odd findings, he picked up this hard pebble shape dry human shit!
I've have n-e-v-e-r, everrr in my life laughed so much like that day.!! My abs were literally sore the following day from laughing my ass off at my husbands sight. His look and reaction was, I don't even know, but it was priceless; a frozen deer in pure disgust. I roared in laughter, as he just froze and watched my uncontrolled amusement at the very thought of him licking the human made rock. He must of washed his mouth countless times that day. Without question, his rock licking days over...😂🤣. Its too much of a gamble over CA. But a big THANK YOU for contributing to that unforgettable moment. He's still in recovery of his rock licking trauma..😂😂😁👍
That is absolutely hilarious 😂
Hahahah one of the best comments I have ever read. Your delivery of the story is great. Laughed so much
I dont think I could kiss my again husband after that
Imagine willingly living in such a hell-hole.
poor man, developed petraphobia
THANK YOU, DAN!!! I LIVE IN NORTHERN IL, (USA), AND THERE ARE MANY SAND & GRAVEL PITS IN THIS GLACIAL OUTFLOW AREA. THERE MAY BE SOME "ERRATIC" BITS OF JADE TO BE FOUND, (I WOULD GUESS),.. YOU'RE IN A FANTASTIC REGION, FOR FINDING SUCH ASTOUNDING MINERAL WEALTH!!
I don’t think I have ever subscribed faster to anyone in my life. It took 31 seconds exactly, before I left the video and subscribed haha
Just found this channel - yeah, I'd have a cart made with large bulbous tires that could crawl over the rocks to get all that out. Small enough to tow with your quad, but still large enough to recover the rocks. Either a little 2-stroke motor or electric. Slow and steady.
Can't sell it if it's left there to wash into the river.
Dude, you're clearly well versed and understand what you're speaking on, plus you make your videos entertaining, definitely earned my subscription today. Stay awesome.
I will probably never do this and yet I find myself so drawn to watching this. Thank you for the video.
Congratulations on all your success Dan! It's great to see you living your dream instead of being stuck at school!
I swear c I watched your videos couple times and learned more from you than probly 10 other videos about jade. Thank you.
If you’re a jade fan, you need to head out to jade cove along Route 1 in central California-it’s marking as such. The hike in and out isn’t too bad. I have dove there back in the day. The largest piece of jade ever found was dragged (floated) out of there a few decades ago. It’s on display near San Jose.
I’ve never watched any video on prospecting before, I’m a hardcore gamer and this came up in my algorithm and now I’m going to binge watch these. They’re so informative, you got a new fan 💖
A good haul. Thanks for the info. Years ago there was an article in the National Geographic about the Emperor of China's palace. The columns were of a deep red jade. Gorgeous stuff, unforgettable
Quality videos every single time. You're so educative! I love how down to earth you are and kind in your teachings.
Him licking that rock reminded me that when I was a kid, I was a huge fan of pirates of the Caribbean, and in the third movie Jack licks a rock that is actually a crab. That scene made me start licking random rocks I found, which made me very sick very often, but I also discovered that you could recreate the smell of rain by making rocks wet, so that's nice.
I should have a dedicated rock in my house that I can dip into water every time I want to smell rain.
bro, im stealing your idea, will get a nice looking flat bowl ( hope you know what i mean) fill it with a layer of river rocks and spray them for instant rain smell
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I noticed what you hoped no one would. But its cool, I'm just glad I'm still sharp.
The pinging of the jade at 13:21… 😱😱😱 What an amazing technique to identify those specimens! So simple, yet so effective. Thanks as always for sharing the journey with us, Dan!
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I didnt hear the metallic ringing when he first explained the sound test - your timestamped one is insane in how clearly we can hear that metallic ringing!
I really struggled to hear a difference. was that just the camera mic not picking it up?
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@@bartbetnar5860 Listen after the 'clack' it rings on.
i just came across your channel and I was very interested in what you do, but what I like the most is the view of the river and how calm and quiet it is, so peaceful. Thank for sharing I have learned a lot from this one video. In Hawaii there isn't much to look for here other than shells on the beach, which is fun and like you gets us out in the sun. I wouldn't mind hunting for rocks there or fishing or just having a picnic so peaceful, you are a lucky man....
That hardness-test was really neat. Love these mineralogy-lessons.
That was great.
I spent the last several weeks digging a spot for my green house. I started washing the clay off the rocks and i am pulling buckets and buckets of rocks out of my crappy soil.
I have a new appreciation for rocks.
I live in El Salvador, here is full of jade in our landd and rivers!
Very heplfull!
Thanks for that knowledge!!
You are the man!!! I live near the Eel River in Northern California, where we have large deposits of jade. However, I was never show how to correctly identify it. So i have acquired hundreds of rocks i believed to be jade just lying around my property waiting to be properly identified. I got some work to do. Thanks YOU so much for the help and guidance.
This guy is a LOTR dwarf reincarnated into the modern age and sharing his passion.
You did earn my subscription. It seems to me that serpentine also has value. I would like very much if you could go into the value of the lesser stones, and also talk about jade carving. I suspect that the larger pieces of jade would have a greater value per pound than the smaller pieces, purely on the notion that a talented jade carver could make larger pieces of art with them.
Thank you for fascinating content.
Dan Hurd; Rock Lickah! (You're not the only one; I used to prospect Jade on the Pacific Ocean shore down in Big Sur, CA).
I am a rock hound. All kinds of rocks. If they interest me, I pick them up. This area looks like my neck of the woods before I moved…and, you are informative and funny. Good reasons to subscribe.
Very educational - thank you very much! I'm thinking that doing the "ping" test and the gravity/volume test first, might help eliminate stones that aren't Jade, especially since most people probably don't have stone cutting devices. Once narrowed down to "obvious" Jade, efforts and costs to cut it or have it cut might be more reasonable.
A cheap tile saw from Harbor Freight will work just fine for cutting the material and the blades for it are quite a bit cheaper than lapidary blades are.
"I lick rocks" would make a good t-shirt!😂
Thanks for another interesting and informative episode! I'm gonna be looking a lot more closely at the riverbank the next time I'm camping along the Fraser!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
and another t-shirt
"so many things are difficult with one hand!" 10:02
Licking rocks could be deadly. You don't know what is on or in the material.
You need to loosen up a bit.
@@scottimusgarrett15 NO!
Either be accurate or just don't even.
@@scottimusgarrett15 I could drink the water right out of the Fraser River. Licking rock probably safe too. I live by some of the dirtiest Rivers around. You don't want to lick rock from East River, Hudson or the Passaic. I wish I could post some pictures. It's your choice. I like the idea of the shirt don't get me wrong but we both know what idiots people can be.
My favorite was the mottled Jade, thanks Dan for sharing.
Oh whoa. Informative and fun video. I cackled out loud at the "I lick them nomnom" rock-licking demo/statement. Makes sense! I'd wonder about what kinds of pathogens might be on the rocks, but you're hale & hearty, so obviously hasn't harmed you!
All this time, I probably had skipped by tons of jade. Now I know when to pick those black or greenish rocks up. Thankyou.
Hi Dan and hello from Arizona. Hey I just wanted to mention that there are two types of Jade, Nephrite and Jadeite. I wasn’t sure if you were aware of that or not wanted to mention it. Both types have been used in Asia with Jadeite being the most popular and Imperial Jade (jadeite) being the most expensive and most sought after. Anyway thanks for the video and happy hunting.
Awesome Dan! Did you ever cut and test the piece Keziah found with you last year?
hrmmm..... I'm getting old, I can't remember what I had for breakfast let alone last year..... We should go find more and cut her one.
@@Danhurd my name is Mario my grandpa passed away years ago 1984 this is not a lie I'm being straight honest with you I have found in his bucket in the Attic 200.05 gold and I don't want to melt the gold because I don't know how I spoke with Discovery Channel Mister Beats he said it was worth almost $300,000 worth of gold I tried to email you but it's not letting me try to email you if you could melt my gold from my grandpa I'll give you half and I'll keep half is that any possible way I will travel it doesn't matter how far the longest you could please let me know I don't want to give my number out because people will start calling I'm going to try one more time to email you if not I don't have one choice Take It where people buys gold do you know like us places where they buy chains and necklaces I don't want to take it there I rather you do it because I know your 100% you know what you're doing like I said we go half and half if not I'll give you a little bit more for doing the job I miss my grandpa😭😭😢😢1984 died
@@Danhurd 🤣🤣🤣. You are hilarious sir😄. And I love your video. Subscribed!
Yes
Beautiful rocks, including the non Jade ultramafic. Loved that back eddy on the Fraser too.
16:41 does it have to be sliced that thin in order to do a light test? I have a very similar rock almost identical but I only tumbled and polished it. The issue is light with pass since I haven’t cut it into thin slices.
Ahhhh....you got me good!!!
While you were talking I said "look there's some jade right there" out loud.
Not 2 seconds after I said that, you stopped what you were talking about and said "No that's not a piece of jade right there" and pointed to the same one I pointed to like you heard me say that.
My ole lady is cracking up about this.
Great video.
Wow.. I really appreciate seeing the specific gravity test, and all the hardness information on jade.. I learned something today.. a great day 👍🏼 thank you
@Praise Jesus, Repent or Likewise Perish Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41.10
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I have ten birtstone mothers ring
I agree that the mottled jade has more character and just interesting to look at. As always I thoroughly enjoyed your hunt.
A very great scientific method of testing for jade; thanks so much!
Thanks to you I find jade all the time on the river banks where I live. Now only if I can sell it?
My favourite thing to do! We have many such river banks in my place. But why do I never find any precious rocks like these!!! What equipments I should be using to prospect and identify? Right now I just pick the ones with interesting patterns.
I'm really glad I came across your channel. I have gained a lot more interest in rocks that I thought I would have before. I don't live anywhere near a place where I could find Jade but if I do take on a side hobby or even a career off of finding valuable metals, gemstones, and rocks, then I can be sure about telling the difference between Jade and a few of the other rocks you have found such as Serpentine. Thank you.
Dan Hurd is a perfect example of "If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life."
Anybody get a count on how many times he says JADE?
I counted and it was at LEAST 83 times, that's a lotta jade
Come on Bro
Welcome to Australia. Some certain places here got Boulder opals... very expensive and the most stunning jade in the world in my eyes
I might have found some jade, did the catch test, light shines through to reveal a beautiful apple green...but where would I take it to find out for sure??
I would like to see how those stones cut with the grain,instead of cross grain. Many of those stones I would have called Leveraite but NZ jade is brighter than most.
Dan this was incredibly educational. Much appreciated 👍
Never throw your goldpan in the creek, first rule of prospecting... 🚬
Never give up and just go home... 🚬🚬
Way to go Dan..thank you for sharing. 👍 Your knowledge and example, more valuable than any scholarship. 🚬
Really good information, but sure would like to see some of the gold you've gotten out of the areas you're talking about. Or the finished jade would be nice.
I wish I had this kind of interesting outdoor hobby.😊
I’m in Alaska and I just started looking for jade. This is really helpful I’m definitely gonna use it as a reference. Thanks for making the video!
'hello, 'where is this stone from?
مرحبا بك عدنا في المغرب في هناك الأحجار الكريمة في واد السبو نواحي مدينة فاس وفي جنوب المغرب
I loved rock hunting in Alaska when we would fly in to fish
I would spend more time looking for rocks. I ended up taking a geology course at Uni there. Great class, had field trips to identify rocks and structures.
I am in Alaska, and I have found so much jade, amber, etc. Nice to see a fellow Alaskan rockhound in here!
I was amazed by your energy. Thanks for the practical information.
Thanks for the knowledge! I’m a rock hound and had very little info on jade, now I know! Thanks Dan!
I need tumbled or cut stones I love your work but I can't buy how I'd like because I need the jade in smaller peices for jewerly
The most interesting, informative video I've watched in awhile. Caught my interest. Thank you. Look forward to watching more.
It's cool that so many regular looking river rocks are actually awesome crystals when you polish them up a bit. 💖🌟✌️
Love all the details you sprinkle in all your vids! Thanks so much!
You're welcome Gina, are you swagger?
Thanks Dan, Jade is complex. I learned lots today.
In the video at 2:12 the first shot of the rocks is amazing lol Just that one shot has so many cool types. What an amazing area.
You earned my subscripton just with that awesome first sentence in the intro😂❤
As a non-rock nerd I found your explanation lucid, informative & entertaining. TY
My wife and I found a pile of these dark green rocks back from a trip years ago. I have always wondered if maybe they could possibly be Jade.
Love your videos Dan. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and letting us southerners live vicariously through you. You are in heavenly land up there.
I am not gonna lie i haven't watched the video yet but with the introduction only you earned my subsciption
I forgot about this channel the last year or two but your channel is very wholesome still love it
Thanks for sharing Dan! Yet another entertaining and informative one. Not that I'll ever be a prospector, but still pretty cool.
Hello Dan,
New to your channel. I must say that your videos are so entertaining and informative. I first learned about panning for gold when I was about 5 years old. I learned from my uncle who is a mineralogist and fly’s all over the world finding hot spots. Over the years I have gotten better when I would go out to visit him in Colorado. Loved to pan for the gold, wish I lived out there cause I would do it every day. Well at least for now I can get my fix watching you. Keep up the good work and thanks for your knowledge.
You're the type of "character" we love to sometimes (rarely) run across, Dan. Subscribed & would love to meet u in person. We met Steve from up north (Jade City) a few years ago @ a little roadside flea here in BC & got some silver & stones from him. U probably know him.
These gemstones are truly works of art!
I have never heard density being called specific gravity before, that's a weird one
This will be great to watch, looking forward to it! I used to live outside Kamloops (Chase) and would climb Jade Mountain offen haha. Now I live in Australia and have family in New Zealand where there's PLEANTY of greenstone on the beaches there. So fun to find them
Are you allowed to take the pounamu as It's considered a taonga to Maori??
@@sanderinNZ78 yes my extended family is Maori; Ngai Tahu tribe :) I also don't keep everything I find, just a nice piece to make a necklace or earing with (always gift it as it's bad luck to keep it for yourself!)
anyone is welcome to fossick on beaches for pieces to take home for themselves - as long as there has been no restrictions placed on that beach by kaitiaki runanga
Dan, you are the man. I'm always learning something on your channel. Thank you Dan. 👍
Here where I live I find Jade often enough along and in the river.. it is common enough.. but we also have what is commonly known as and called as California Jade.
Which is not actually Jade .. it's more of a jasper..much softer
This is MY Kind of hobby
I appreciate the tips & tricks in testing & identifying ❤
One of the best explanations ever I see on the youtube 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
One of the best rockhounding videos I've watched in a while. Love the passion and the shared knowledge.
7:06 that ultra matrix looks like a heart. lol thank you for sharing your knowlage with us. Love all your shows.
I guess one of my peculiarities is my belief that many rocks in Montana have shown me far more value in dollars than the few gold nuggets I've found hunting.
I love making refrigerator magnets or file cabinet magnets with ordinary but beautiful small rocks. Also just in glass apothecary jars.
There is a river in my moms hometown and i realised there were so many crystals near the river bank.I always played with them but never thought of collecting