What to Expect at the Crater of Diamonds State Park!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting the Crater of Diamonds State Park once again. It was mid December. From what I understand, their prices have changed since the new year, from $10 for an adult to dig for the day to $13.
In this video I go over a few basics that I employ during my visits at the Crater, show a few types of rocks you can find, and get up close to what the heavier diamond indicator material looks like in the center of your flips.
I hope that this video looks like help to you if you should decide to visit this unique Arkansas State park.
Blessings!!
-Joe
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The drainage pipe is just like a sluice with riffles.
Battery powered wet vac will collect the heavies in the riffles.
As long as it's not a thunderstorm, I'm digging
Blueschist facies
Main article: blueschist facies
The blueschist facies is at relatively low temperature but high pressure, such as occurs in rocks in a subduction zone. The facies is named after the schistose character of the rocks and the blue minerals glaucophane and lawsonite. The blueschist facies forms the following mineral assemblages:
We are coming here this summer, a long time dream! Thanks for the video,,,,
Awesome info to learn what they all look like, thanks
I want to come dig so bad...need some buddies to help a newbie out pretty please,,,,
I really like and appreciate the instructional narration. I'm going to be a first timer diamond miner this month. Can't wait to get there!
My pleasure, Guy!!
Please write back afterwards as a follow up to let me know how you did and what your thoughts were about the mine. I would love to hear it!! Enjoy your weekend!! 😊
That looked like a lot of fun! Thank you.
You’re welcome Carl! My pleasure. 😊
Thanks for the fun show. You've got a great spirit for rockhounding.
Is it possible that the rocks you toss, could contain diamonds
I put in a blooper at the end. Let me know if you guys like seeing those mess-up’s and I’ll throw more in n for future videos. 😂
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The blue specks are Lapis Lazuli
Cool place to be in, some day i will visit Crater of Diamonds 🤗i made a DIY mini sluice for gold, ending up with finding a small diamond instead 🤪
He threw a big 5 carat diamond 💎 out 😆 🤣
Great lesson Joe, very well presented.
Thank you, Peter! That’s very humbling.
Have a wonderful evening! 😊
Where did you get the rock screens?
You can rent them at the visitor center
Nice Vid! Cracked me up at the water station bc when I did it I’m too short and got soaked and not very strong with them heavy buckets and you made it look so easy! 😂. Thanks for showing stuff under the microscope!
Really educational and fun to follow! Thanks for the nice video, Joe!! The blue is called Smurfite or Papa Smurfite 😂
Ha!! Thank you!! Sorry for the late reply, I sometimes miss notifications. Have a wonderful day today!!
Shiny stuff is cool
I agree! :)
Looks like those blue dots could possibly be azurite. Not an expert but I thought I’d give you my opinion as a fellow rock hound. 😊
Very educational video hope you find some more shiny minerals
Thank you!! I hope you find some as well!! 😊
I still have a few gallon ziplock bags of those centers that I collected 2 years ago but no time or place to go through them yet
great video! I plan on coming here in March with some girlfriends! Do you recommend bringing a hand held diamond tester?
Thanks! Maybe I’ll see you out on the field! I’m planning on visiting in March as well, just not sure exactly when yet.
They don’t allow any battery operated tools out there on the search/digging field, including flashlights and diamond testers. They allow phones though (which has a flashlight on it? - I don’t make the rules).
Any specimen that you think may be a diamond, you can bring it to the diamond discovery area of the park and have them test it for you. You pass this area of the park going to the search field and leaving it.
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I'm going Monday
Woohoo!! I wish I could join you!!
Jj
Your genuine i love u n ur channel God bless u too
Nice job on the video. Lots of good info. What microscope do you use?
Thanks Ralph!
The microscope is a little 50 dollar one that hooks into your computer with a usb, it was recommended by the Arkansas Diamond Miner, Solomon.
I got it off of Amazon here:
www.amazon.com/ampliaci%C3%B3n-efectiva-monitor-microscopio-flexible/dp/B00QTNBC4U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?crid=3UJWDCSPIRF88&dchild=1&keywords=carson+usb+microscope&qid=1598389581&sprefix=carson+usb+microscope,aps,192&sr=8-3&linkCode=sl1&tag=thearkansasdi-20&linkId=6cce8516f75c2ae3ded980158ba20bae&language=en_US
Can you keep them? If you go through all the trouble looking for them
@@Relax24730 yes, you keep what you find. 👍 My largest is a 28 point brown.
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Did you rent those tools or bring your own?
I brought my own tools, and made my own screen sets. The saruca I use is a 20 mesh Muddy Miner. 😊
You dug and showed everything but a fucking diamond
LOL! What's the line? Some days are diamonds, some days are stones.
20:04 he quite literally showed a diamond. He didn’t find it that day because it takes a lot to find a diamond every day.
Did you ever find out what the blue specks were? Do you think you could make a living doing this if you were able to do it daily?
In 07 08 09 i found 486 diamonds in 29 months of digging, my biggest was 4.42 carats, which walmart now owns, good luck..
Did u dig daily?
Terlalu byk bicara dan aksinya kurang.
No date . Lot of verbage no content of methods other than many buckets tofil
You are beautiful enough. And, yes you are sweet. Lol.
You failed to mention what state you’re in.
Arkansas!! 👍
On my 6th day Sept 2021 I found a heart shaped Garnet .83 cwt. Dec 16th 2021 I found a .28 brown diamond.
How wonderful!! My largest so far is a 28 point brown as well!! 😊
What size mesh is the top screen?
1/4”, then I use a 20 stainless steel mesh underneath for my bottom screen.