What a great video! It was amazing to get out with you Dan and experience your enthusiasm and teachings in person. We absolutely enjoyed the natural beauty of the day, the great Dallasite collecting, but mainly your company. You are the reason we went onto youtube and we can't thank you enough for being our inspiration! Jack and Christa.
I'm from Victoria where Dallasite is from and after hounding for 15+ years I have never found a single specimen on the degree that are featured in this video. I find alot of tumble-able size dallasite on dallas road and some nicer sized ones from parksville but I've never found one that looks this amazing. Could I please get out with you? I don't do it for profit I just love dallasite and collecting it.
I have been a rock hound in my youth. Never had time as I got older. The gems you keep finding and sharing makes me wish I could go searching. I grew up in the Caribou and now I realize that many stones I found in the 50s were gems. My dad made jewelry from many I found. Thank you for sharing your finds and knowledge. The dallasite is beautiful. ❤
I love the breccia explanation and the expert with a Master's Degree for the GLOTD! Great question! What a stumper!!! Hope you found a lot to support your channel! We love you Dan! #HurdHerd
I loved the video Dan Hurd. It was amazing learning about dallasite and it being igneous, heck might be metamorphic. An excellent video with you, Jack and crystal.
What beautiful scenery, I have always loved brooks and streams ever since I was a kid. And I have to say I am a little bit jealous right now. But watching all of you have so much fun it's like being there with you. So thank you for the wonderful video. And God bless!
I'm from Victoria where Dallasite is from and after hounding for 15+ years I have never found a single specimen on the degree that are featured in this video. I find alot of tumble-able size dallasite on dallas road and some nicer sized ones from parksville but I've never found one that looks this amazing.
Where do I go to purchase a small piece. Hey Dan, I’m only interested in all stones that can be light or small enough for making jewelry. Some of the very small chards that don’t interest you could be put in a bundle and sold for making jewelry. I’ve mentioned this before but received no comment from you. Know ur a busy man! So just give it some thought, ask your fans , see if it’s profitable? Thanks for the videos!
Don't forget Gordonite, it's spectacular. What could be better than rock hounding in a crystal clear river on a hot sunny day? The water is so clean even when you disturb the bottom, it still runs clear!! Gotta love Vancouver Island.
Great Video my friend, just can't get enough education and from You Dan I learn something new everytime You post a Video!!!! You Rock Dan (Pun Intended)!!!! Be Safe Dan!!!!!
I have an amazing small piece of dallasite from my Grandmother's collection from about 1970. I don't know where she got it as she was from Alberta and didn't travel much except to the interior of British Columbia. Which leaves me thinking that there could possibly be another source somewhere? I sure enjoy your videos, the scenery is awesome and the gems are cool! Without your videos I wouldn't have known what it was. Thank you!
I’m a geologist from Missouri living in Florida. I like the weather but I miss rocks so much, lol. I figured someone here would empathize lol. Going to the ozarks next week. I’m looking for agates and quartz crystals.
Another beautiful stone from Canada Dan. I would love to see you do a series showing how you make jewelry from these beautiful rocks and gems you find.
Mother Nature is absolutely beautiful 😮 Mother Nature gives us the beauty of the world😂 and you go out and find it absolutely beautiful😮 I hope that you can share this with others😮 note to make money on it but you just give it to some people😮 so that you can share the beauty of Mother Nature❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Awesome upload as always, Dan, everytime you mention "Jaspar",,,, my Best friend, support/assist dog,( Retired.) jumps up, alerted, because ~Jaspar thinks you have shouted for him ,Lol!! You are so lucky to live in such an abundantly beautiful Country!! And Im always learning something new everytime you upload a video!! Thank You!!
I've never heard of dallasite that's a really pretty Rock. I don't comment often, but I wanted to let you know that I appreciate you taking us along this was an enjoyable episode.
Dan, you need a backpack with a frame and some buckles so you can redistribute the weight off of your back and put it on your hips. That way you can carry more. 😉👍
"I've gotten great rocks" is actually perfectly correct Dan, just so you know. It's much more commonly heard in the UK than in North America, where you are more likely to hear "I've got great rocks", which when used for the past tense is technically incorrect. Just wanted to point that out. :P I've never heard of Dallasite before - the more I watch your videos, the more I learn about just how many beautiful minerals there are on earth. It is truly stunning stuff. Also that water looks good enough to drink - I wish I had creeks like that close to where I live. You are so lucky out there in BC.
Beautiful stones. When you picked up the one at 16:32 the first thing that came to my mind (from the U.S.) is it looked Native American. Just the pattern and colors.
Dan the thing I enjoy most about watching your videos is how excited you get doing what you love to do. You are most definitely a rock hound. This was a very good video. Thank you DAN.
This got me - as a geologist myself - thinking; and I realized the whole distinction between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic can be very - messy. At what point does volcanic ash deposited far from the volcano go from igneous to sedimentary? (Blown by the wind? Fell in a lake? Fell during a rainstorm?) You work with a lot of the messier cases; Dan. Dallasite could be argued for any: Igneous; because it starts as basalt and is created by hot fluids? Metamorphic; because it is changed from its original form by a separate geological process? Sedimentary - in part - because the quartz was deposited by water?
I went to the island a couple months ago, and I'm pretty sure I found some dallasite. It wasn't a particularly spectacular specimen, but it was fun looking for it!
Dan, the rock you found at about the 11:09 is so interesting! Just out of curiosity, what would you price that one at? Love your vids! Great treasure hunts! Thank you for bringing us on your adventures!!
I came across your channel because of Gold, but now you have got me hooked on geology grrr As if I don't have enough to learn... but I'm only 65 so I got time- as Homer would say.. DOH! Just don't get me started on refining... Oh crp Jason jus posted another Vid fro MT. BAKER MINING AND METALS
Wish I had the big slab saw I used in College - 36 and 48" blades a big and a monster saw - blade running towards you so you want to stop and settle down before opening. Some of the monster stones there would be easy to cut.
Into some great specimens Dan! No salting Dallisite Dan, it's a sure giveaway! Lol! 😂 Pretty material, not quite picturestone, more paisley 😵💫looking, surely marketable 🤑, but it's also not AU 😢..keep 'em rolling 💎🤠
Hey Dan! You should think about bringing the drill and feathering wedges to cob down some of those bigger stones to a more manageable size. Also there would be less basalt to carry! Keep at it bro good stuff!!!
What a great video! It was amazing to get out with you Dan and experience your enthusiasm and teachings in person. We absolutely enjoyed the natural beauty of the day, the great Dallasite collecting, but mainly your company. You are the reason we went onto youtube and we can't thank you enough for being our inspiration! Jack and Christa.
@@kunit26 Thanks so much! We really appreciate this.
I'm from Victoria where Dallasite is from and after hounding for 15+ years I have never found a single specimen on the degree that are featured in this video.
I find alot of tumble-able size dallasite on dallas road and some nicer sized ones from parksville but I've never found one that looks this amazing.
Could I please get out with you? I don't do it for profit I just love dallasite and collecting it.
I have been a rock hound in my youth. Never had time as I got older. The gems you keep finding and sharing makes me wish I could go searching. I grew up in the Caribou and now I realize that many stones I found in the 50s were gems. My dad made jewelry from many I found. Thank you for sharing your finds and knowledge. The dallasite is beautiful. ❤
Dan, thank you again for your seemingly unbreakable and instantly warming character!
Please more of these kind of videos. My family loves your gem videos. We love all but by far the gem ones
Love the collaboration with Whittlesstone geological treasures. Thanks for sharing.
I love the breccia explanation and the expert with a Master's Degree for the GLOTD! Great question! What a stumper!!! Hope you found a lot to support your channel! We love you Dan! #HurdHerd
Another great video -- thanks Dan, Jack & Christa -- and some really nice looking rocks too.
Dallasite is a variety of Jasper composed of colorless Quartzite, Green Epidote, Pumpellyite, and altered Basalt minerals.
It is also found in northern Washington State
*quartz
@@kunit26 Thank you
Great video Dan, we really liked Jack! Hope to see him again.
I'm always amazed how rocks are formed the beauty is so unbelievable
We need more Jack collaborations!
Beautiful rock! Thank you Jack and Christa! ♥
I loved the video Dan Hurd. It was amazing learning about dallasite and it being igneous, heck might be metamorphic. An excellent video with you, Jack and crystal.
What beautiful scenery, I have always loved brooks and streams ever since I was a kid. And I have to say I am a little bit jealous right now. But watching all of you have so much fun it's like being there with you. So thank you for the wonderful video. And God bless!
I'm from Victoria where Dallasite is from and after hounding for 15+ years I have never found a single specimen on the degree that are featured in this video.
I find alot of tumble-able size dallasite on dallas road and some nicer sized ones from parksville but I've never found one that looks this amazing.
12:23 i saw a bearded guy with a cap on the rock. Looks awesome!
Where do I go to purchase a small piece. Hey Dan, I’m only interested in all stones that can be light or small enough for making jewelry. Some of the very small chards that don’t interest you could be put in a bundle and sold for making jewelry. I’ve mentioned this before but received no comment from you. Know ur a busy man! So just give it some thought, ask your fans , see if it’s profitable? Thanks for the videos!
Dallasite looks like a Van Gogh painting 🤩
Don't forget Gordonite, it's spectacular. What could be better than rock hounding in a crystal clear river on a hot sunny day? The water is so clean even when you disturb the bottom, it still runs clear!! Gotta love Vancouver Island.
There is a reason that the powers that be keep it so expensive to live here. ... sigh ...
Great Video my friend, just can't get enough education and from You Dan I learn something new everytime You post a Video!!!! You Rock Dan (Pun Intended)!!!! Be Safe Dan!!!!!
So glad I found this channel. A true gem:)
yes
The amount of videos lately have made me very happy!
You should get polarizing glasses. They should remove some of the gloss from water surface.
I have an amazing small piece of dallasite from my Grandmother's collection from about 1970. I don't know where she got it as she was from Alberta and didn't travel much except to the interior of British Columbia. Which leaves me thinking that there could possibly be another source somewhere? I sure enjoy your videos, the scenery is awesome and the gems are cool! Without your videos I wouldn't have known what it was. Thank you!
That was a great geology lesson question. That made me sit up.
Awesome video and beautiful rocks. God bless, take care and thank you for sharing 👍🙏❤️
I always wish you luck. Good luck Dan
canada's wilderness is so beautiful
I’m a geologist from Missouri living in Florida. I like the weather but I miss rocks so much, lol. I figured someone here would empathize lol. Going to the ozarks next week. I’m looking for agates and quartz crystals.
I’ve also always been reminded of snakeskin with dallasite!
That creek is amazing you go to some beautiful places.
Love your vids Dan, been watching you for 2 years now, keep it up!
😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏🏻Thank you for sharing .Jack and Christa seemed very nice. I will have to check out their channel.
I love hunting rocks. I really enjoy all of your uploads!
Another beautiful stone from Canada Dan. I would love to see you do a series showing how you make jewelry from these beautiful rocks and gems you find.
I'll vote for that
Dan, as always, your videos are outstanding and so much fun to watch. Thanks.
Dallacite is a very beautiful stone indeed!
Sounds of a river ..gotta love it.
I love the teachings as well! Thanks Dan
Tectonic breccia means money in the backpack and literally tons of fun!
Big Dallasite, big money!! Thanks for sharing this video!
DOLLARCITE!!!!!!
Dollarsigns
How fun - so much Dallasite! That's fantastic!
Mother Nature is absolutely beautiful 😮 Mother Nature gives us the beauty of the world😂 and you go out and find it absolutely beautiful😮 I hope that you can share this with others😮 note to make money on it but you just give it to some people😮 so that you can share the beauty of Mother Nature❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So beautiful!! Thanks for sharing!!
This vid is another reason why I click like before I watch as I am always guaranteed the content I want.
Awesome upload as always, Dan, everytime you mention "Jaspar",,,,
my Best friend, support/assist dog,( Retired.) jumps up, alerted, because ~Jaspar thinks you have shouted for him ,Lol!!
You are so lucky to live in such an abundantly beautiful Country!!
And Im always learning something new everytime you upload a video!! Thank You!!
I've never heard of dallasite that's a really pretty Rock. I don't comment often, but I wanted to let you know that I appreciate you taking us along this was an enjoyable episode.
Dallasite is such a beautiful rock. Thanks for sharing.
Dan, you need a backpack with a frame and some buckles so you can redistribute the weight off of your back and put it on your hips. That way you can carry more. 😉👍
"I've gotten great rocks" is actually perfectly correct Dan, just so you know. It's much more commonly heard in the UK than in North America, where you are more likely to hear "I've got great rocks", which when used for the past tense is technically incorrect. Just wanted to point that out. :P
I've never heard of Dallasite before - the more I watch your videos, the more I learn about just how many beautiful minerals there are on earth. It is truly stunning stuff. Also that water looks good enough to drink - I wish I had creeks like that close to where I live. You are so lucky out there in BC.
Great finds Dan. 😀👍
Dan, you need a polarized filter, it will help you see through the water.
thank you for sharing the adventure and information
Love the garnets I bought from your shop!! Thank you for the quick delivery!!
Yay! another one! Love the rock hounding vids.
More to come!
Fantastic video, with amazing specimens!!
Beautiful stones. When you picked up the one at 16:32 the first thing that came to my mind (from the U.S.) is it looked Native American. Just the pattern and colors.
The rock that you picked up I noticed it would make a lovely animal sculpture. It's head is already shaped.
Wow, what fun stone.
Great job 👏
Yay the WhittleStones!!
Aqui no Brasil eu também gosto muito de pedras preciosas. 👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you Dan for sharing another awesome video
Dan, I never fail to learn something from your video’s. Thank you.
New theme music is awesome!!!!!
Dan the thing I enjoy most about watching your videos is how excited you get doing what you love to do. You are most definitely a rock hound. This was a very good video. Thank you DAN.
Always look forward to your content dan.... keep it up!!😊
stay blessed Dan
thank you
Good video......I always learn something new from your field trips.
I think those red rocks that you see every once in awhile that look like a rusty chunks of dirt I think those might be cool to polish up what are they
fun trip.
looking for cool rocks in a tranquil environment with knowledgeable people.
you lucky man.
This got me - as a geologist myself - thinking; and I realized the whole distinction between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic can be very - messy. At what point does volcanic ash deposited far from the volcano go from igneous to sedimentary? (Blown by the wind? Fell in a lake? Fell during a rainstorm?) You work with a lot of the messier cases; Dan.
Dallasite could be argued for any: Igneous; because it starts as basalt and is created by hot fluids? Metamorphic; because it is changed from its original form by a separate geological process? Sedimentary - in part - because the quartz was deposited by water?
I went to the island a couple months ago, and I'm pretty sure I found some dallasite. It wasn't a particularly spectacular specimen, but it was fun looking for it!
Great videos, as always.
Thanks Uncle Dan
Hope your staying safe. Love your content
Got plenty to work with. Great job
Dan, the rock you found at about the 11:09 is so interesting! Just out of curiosity, what would you price that one at?
Love your vids! Great treasure hunts! Thank you for bringing us on your adventures!!
The average price is 3.00 to around 40.00 per each ( small to palm size) the problem with the value is it's not precious and readily available!
@@averteddisasterbarely2339 Thank you for the information!
I came across your channel because of Gold, but now you have got me hooked on geology grrr As if I don't have enough to learn... but I'm only 65 so I got time- as Homer would say.. DOH! Just don't get me started on refining...
Oh crp Jason jus posted another Vid fro MT. BAKER MINING AND METALS
Lol I guess I'm off to Jason's channel next!
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: That stuff is gorgeous!
Welcome dan hurt tahank you😊
If I went there I'd spend all my time fishing that beautiful stream.
Wish I had the big slab saw I used in College - 36 and 48" blades a big and a monster saw - blade running towards you so you want to stop and settle down before opening. Some of the monster stones there would be easy to cut.
It looks beautiful there.
River hunting takes the fun out of licking the rocks lol
Thank you for your great content Dan
You are welcome
Into some great specimens Dan! No salting Dallisite Dan, it's a sure giveaway! Lol! 😂 Pretty material, not quite picturestone, more paisley 😵💫looking, surely marketable 🤑, but it's also not AU 😢..keep 'em rolling 💎🤠
Looked like a great outing.😊😊
Very cool Dan! Thanks for the info 👍
I seen the thumbnail and I instantly thought I seen a snake!!! thats so cool looking!!!!!
Great Find, Congrats 🎉🎉🎉
Look forward to your trip to Andy's site hope u get there when he hits the motherload
Hey Dan! You should think about bringing the drill and feathering wedges to cob down some of those bigger stones to a more manageable size. Also there would be less basalt to carry! Keep at it bro good stuff!!!
Best intro ever!
Greetings from the BIG SKY. That's a nice looking rock that dallasite.
Yea Dan you said it we are loaded with flower and Dollarcite thanks chip hilarious. All about the wild
I love fossicing it's a blast.
Canada is unmatched for beautiful rivers and streams in thick forests .
Very beautiful stone and the sphere oh man 😍 thanks for sharing this with us six stars brother
great video Dan
Waist waders with big cargo pockets would be ideal