The fire clay dishes are called Scorifiers, used in assay of material mined. The blue glaze would be from either Cobalt or Copper oxide. The one vein with the orange snow fence around it was the famous Woods vein. Very high grade and wire silver was naturally eroded from the vein at surface to deep depths when they mined it out. Throw a rock down, super deep, over 500 feet deep, although you hit water much sooner than that. Don't be fooled though, Silver Center has been hit probably harder than Cobalt by us detectorists the last 10 years. Finding a great piece gets harder every year.. Was good you found some samples!
@@waywardgeologist2520 Probably not so much, I look for silver and silver mixed with nickel and Cobalt. There's lots of arsenides just laying around up there I'm sure. I ignore them on my detector.
The pink staining yes is Erythrite. Erythrite is is a secondary hydrated cobalt arsenate mineral. Typically in the Cobalt area derived from the weathering of Skutterudite or Safflorite. Most of the green staining you see is not copper secondary minerals. The green stains are Annabergite. Annabergite is an arsenate mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate. Typically derived from a primary Nickel arsenide such as Nickleline or Rammelsbergite
thanks for sharing, is there any health risk and danger about handling these rocks? say if I am taking 2 kids there, is it safe for them to handle these rocks? thanks!
That is an interesting looking area with a lot of material to search through. I think if I had your breakfast my stomach would be complaining as well. I think I would prefer a Coffey & dry bread or just water and I'm no health freak. 😄😄. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
in australian outback 200 km from ALI CE i fossicked for OPALS had premission left with 2 kg of raw opal lovely samples was not easy in PLUS 40 TEMP many open pits un marked also
Great video. It’s an area where you should be using gloves, though. No tasting the samples either. Cobalt has been used to glaze pottery since ancient times.
The blue glaze is cobalt blue so probably cobalt . id guess its a boneash crucible and is either cobalt oxides it absorbed in smelting or it is cobalt that has sublimated or sublimed from solid to gas to solid and was deposited on the surface of the crucible. Did i pass the test?
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The fire clay dishes are called Scorifiers, used in assay of material mined. The blue glaze would be from either Cobalt or Copper oxide. The one vein with the orange snow fence around it was the famous Woods vein. Very high grade and wire silver was naturally eroded from the vein at surface to deep depths when they mined it out. Throw a rock down, super deep, over 500 feet deep, although you hit water much sooner than that. Don't be fooled though, Silver Center has been hit probably harder than Cobalt by us detectorists the last 10 years. Finding a great piece gets harder every year.. Was good you found some samples!
Now here's a fellow that does his homework.
I truly am fascinated by the silver camps of the north. The miners, families, squatters and high graders!! It was like the Wild West up there. LOL!
Fascinating - thanks
But what about the arsenic minerals? Have they been picked over?
@@waywardgeologist2520 Probably not so much, I look for silver and silver mixed with nickel and Cobalt. There's lots of arsenides just laying around up there I'm sure. I ignore them on my detector.
New Subscribers! This video makes us really want to go up to Canada soon. Definetly will on our rockhound adventures!
Absolute perfect weather for our favorite hobbies and activities Mick , Good to see you out there with Jeff and his keen eyes 👀.
Thanks Caver, You're videos are always super educational!
Super cool video. I think I'm going to have to make a trip uo that way this summer.
The pink staining yes is Erythrite. Erythrite is is a secondary hydrated cobalt arsenate mineral. Typically in the Cobalt area derived from the weathering of Skutterudite or Safflorite. Most of the green staining you see is not copper secondary minerals. The green stains are Annabergite. Annabergite is an arsenate mineral consisting of a hydrous nickel arsenate. Typically derived from a primary Nickel arsenide such as Nickleline or Rammelsbergite
Exactly right.
thanks for sharing, is there any health risk and danger about handling these rocks? say if I am taking 2 kids there, is it safe for them to handle these rocks? thanks!
Congratulations on your Niagara video hitting 1 million views!
I enjoy exploring old silver mines too and I have found a lot of electrum.
Love your videos dude. I hope to get back into this when I get a car again.
Just looking to replace my old red Hyundai today
That is an interesting looking area with a lot of material to search through. I think if I had your breakfast my stomach would be complaining as well. I think I would prefer a Coffey & dry bread or just water and I'm no health freak. 😄😄. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
in australian outback 200 km from ALI CE i fossicked for OPALS had premission left with 2 kg of raw opal lovely samples was not easy in PLUS 40 TEMP many open pits un marked also
I was always interested in finding silver I think one day it will happen for me fun video
Great video thank you!
your video so good, where is it? nece view...
Can we get an update on those side burns?
Seen you alot this summer
Starting to get out a bit more with the workload lessining
Hey caver461! Were headed to Bancroft area to hunt! You in the area?
Great video. It’s an area where you should be using gloves, though. No tasting the samples either. Cobalt has been used to glaze pottery since ancient times.
Watch for cows on Silver Centre road, they cross the road all the time and make a bigger dent than a guard dog.
The blue glaze is cobalt blue so probably cobalt . id guess its a boneash crucible and is either cobalt oxides it absorbed in smelting or it is cobalt that has sublimated or sublimed from solid to gas to solid and was deposited on the surface of the crucible. Did i pass the test?
They are for purification of silver and or gold coppell they absorb the impurities from precious metals
I HAVE A TOAD THATS CALCIFIED INTO A ROCK FORM, *I AM POSITIVE ITS A FROG TOO
That glaze is cobalt blue
Borax n cobalt makes blue glaze
Got a couple assay cups things aswell from there this summer was great
Same stuff as in the glass?
Very interesting
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The glaze is flux.