Kramer Hills Rockhounding in the Mojave Desert Agate Jasper Opalite!

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.พ. 2022
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  • @wbwright79
    @wbwright79 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice video! and really interesting that you followed some of this material to the saw. love it. thx for sharing.

  • @bobm1037
    @bobm1037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi, Dave came across this on my TV -utube video, my Dad and I visited this area some 50 plus years ago. Amazing to see is still gives out it's wealth! A memorial visit for me , Thanks!!

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is so awesome bob :) thank you for watching and sharing your awesome memories

  • @V27RV
    @V27RV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow awesome dave..thank u for this video and greetings to the big man sweet Jim…you two in a video is just super cool.
    Love these videos man
    Hope to see more like this..
    Greetings from Cape Town

  • @stonedpicker5627
    @stonedpicker5627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s awesome to see you out in the field Dave! What a great change of scenery!

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was fun the victor valley rock club is a blast

  • @elizabethcochran9752
    @elizabethcochran9752 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lots of olivine in this area green rock

  • @tylercarson8032
    @tylercarson8032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was a pleasure hanging out and hounding with you, Dave! Those pieces cleaned up so nicely, I'm excited to seehow mine will look when they're cut and polished.

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      the pleasure is all mine my friend that’s for hanging out with us

    • @turinreza
      @turinreza 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lapidarydave do you have GPS coordinates for this spot? heading down to Barstow with son who wants to rockhound and Kramer Hills looks the most accessible for us. but just not sure where it is.

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@turinreza Hey there my friend I’m sorry I do not have the GPS coordinates but if you look online it’s very easy to financial mission how to get there and no special vehicles are need

  • @rileneday
    @rileneday 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a fabulous video. Thanks guys for all the work, very interesting. ❤

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching:)

  • @harleyv1969
    @harleyv1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't get to go to Tucson maybe next show. I'm north west of Tucson about 90 miles. I would like to take you out where I've been finding big petrified, agated stuff, quite beautiful.. These are awesome what you found here in the video., love your channel!

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That sounds awesome I’d love to go :)

    • @harleyv1969
      @harleyv1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cool! Let me know next time you go near Superior, Globe - Miami area

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@harleyv1969 definitely my friend

    • @Hashdollars
      @Hashdollars 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What area is this ? Sounds awesome

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Hashdollars souther california should be easy to find on the map by looking up kramer hills

  • @RockyMountainBear
    @RockyMountainBear 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's amazing! One of those pieces you found with the tubular structures almost looks like a petrified heart, with the arteries & vena cava. Some of that other stuff looks like the chert I have in my backyard. Cool beans. 👊🏼🐻

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably is a giants heart 🤩🪕

  • @juanitoperiera2569
    @juanitoperiera2569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    BTW. The light green opal and reddish agate is called pistachio agate.

  • @Finn-qg7vv
    @Finn-qg7vv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rock hounders seem like supper nice people. 💙

  • @gregadams5847
    @gregadams5847 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Dave. One of my favorite spots. Love to see it on here, hate to see it on here.

  • @pcken9067
    @pcken9067 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a beautiful cab!

  • @shanecarubbi7864
    @shanecarubbi7864 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave!! A couple years ago I told you about this place, after me and my kids Rockhoundeded their! You found the same stuff I was talking about!!!! Told ya this place is cool 😎

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dang that’s so awesome
      I need to get a drivers license to go more places you recommend

    • @jackiecayaMN
      @jackiecayaMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lapidarydave can I be your driver? I live in Minnesota but🤷‍♀️😬🤣

  • @angelamolinagaffney383
    @angelamolinagaffney383 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sweet Jim, you should patent your wedge design or concept because clearly it's a superior construction. Find maybe a business like the one who made that machine and present your tried design to them in a presentation. They could give you a royalty percentage everytime they sale one. You made an improvement to their machine. Surely thats worth something to someone?. Good luck❤

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      sweet jim passed away in october 🥺🥺🥺

  • @bigrhinonagy9808
    @bigrhinonagy9808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You ever find out anything on the westvirgina piece for me

  • @patrickkillilea5225
    @patrickkillilea5225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yucaipa. LOL. I live in Hemet. Way more hellish.

  • @michaelpepper885
    @michaelpepper885 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good stuff . From field to lab and the journey between . Strangers stopping strangers , to shake each others hands.

  • @juanitoperiera2569
    @juanitoperiera2569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice Dave. One of my favorite localities to rockhound. Those hills for literally miles are chock full of insane material. Has gold mine history from the late 19th century too. I dig about 5 miles south of the KayTee location. And I had to LOL when you called that one piece root beer. That’s what I call it. It looks like a frothy recently poured root beer! Lots of root and even occasional plume and saginite. I also find Pepperoni Agate.

    • @TrApPeDiNmEhMiNd
      @TrApPeDiNmEhMiNd ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey do you by chance have coords to kee kay? Having a hard time figuring out if it’s still BLM and unclaimed aka safe to take the kids hounding

  • @mvasquez1778
    @mvasquez1778 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Subscribed! Hooked on this channel! Added plus: Dave sounds like Badger from Breaking Bad! So adorable ☺️

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol thank you so much my friend

    • @mvasquez1778
      @mvasquez1778 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lapidarydave You just keep being you, because your kindness and good vibes shine through even on video… luv ya!

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mvasquez1778 thank you so much for your kind words :)

  • @nicklasschmltt6959
    @nicklasschmltt6959 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have stones like that.

    • @nicklasschmltt6959
      @nicklasschmltt6959 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And then I have stones much finer and then finer still.

  • @eddiefunxta
    @eddiefunxta 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey hey hey. You're down the street 😁

  • @csrouse33
    @csrouse33 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I put this piece down and lost it... 😅

  • @jameswelch1054
    @jameswelch1054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the videos where you actually rockhound, can't wait for the tourmaline video.

  • @sfbfriend
    @sfbfriend 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is this field in relation to Kramer JCT? Nice video, Ive known about that area for years but have never gone and would like to. Thanks for sharing

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m sorry I do not know but you could connect with the victor, Valley gym and mineral club. They could help you out for sure.

  • @jasonsummit1885
    @jasonsummit1885 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We have a uranium mine in Washington state that isn't active anymore but you can still go to the site and find green/yellow autunite crystals along with other uranium ore. Mt. Spokane in Eastern Washington is where it is. I believe it's a free dig site but bring a Geiger counter with you for identification purposes.😁👍

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome I love radioactive minerals I need to get a good dagger Counter

    • @jackiecayaMN
      @jackiecayaMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do we really have rocks in the USA with dangerous levels of radiation? I mean I know but to lick rocks🤣🤣🤣 but I'm unsure of the radiation stuff😬

    • @jackiecayaMN
      @jackiecayaMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I meant not to lick rocks🤦‍♀️🤣

  • @enrriquemeza1406
    @enrriquemeza1406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Donde yo vivo hay de esas rocas por todos lados no savia que tienen valor muchisimas hay nadie las recolecta

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you could be the person that starts at all :)

  • @shawnnorrell1686
    @shawnnorrell1686 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is this site???

  • @jameswelch1054
    @jameswelch1054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Opalite is the name for a synthetic opal.

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is now however that material is relatively new to the market compared to the name it which was used before that blue yellow glass

    • @V27RV
      @V27RV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually true..
      In a way I still understood what Jim meant..he did also say “pls Correct me if I’m wrong”
      The man Jim is super humble and down to earth💛

  • @vernsrocksstuff5989
    @vernsrocksstuff5989 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like my backyard

  • @kd1565
    @kd1565 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is that all free land you can explore and find rocks on? Or is it private property?

  • @bigrhinonagy9808
    @bigrhinonagy9808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's what I would like my westvergina state cut out of

  • @catherines107
    @catherines107 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I find out what stones that I have. I found on a gravel road.

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could join a rock identification group on Facebook

  • @shanecarubbi7864
    @shanecarubbi7864 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually do know some of the history of the area!

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you share the knowledge here in chat :) I will tag the comment so everyone can read it 💎

    • @shanecarubbi7864
      @shanecarubbi7864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let me try that again. Lol literally in town there are many rockhounding spots that people are just really not knowing about at the same time going to them now is probably a bad idea the tent City people probably don't want to find people looking around there tents for stones and I know where lots of good times and stuff are literally right here in town however probably not a good idea to go to venture that area..... I do know some very awesome native American sites that are just cool to show on TH-cam so that would be cool also many places up north towards Barstow for some fire agate hunting.

    • @TrApPeDiNmEhMiNd
      @TrApPeDiNmEhMiNd ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shanecarubbi7864 hey do you by chance have coords for Kee Kay/know if it’s still ok to rockhound on? Trying to take the kids out soon and really want to check it out. Or/and any other cool areas close to that general area?

  • @V27RV
    @V27RV 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    28:33 that piece tho🤩
    No Opalite here
    Only real opal in this video🧡

  • @flashbackactivator6565
    @flashbackactivator6565 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    LDG, looks like you had a fun day with some good folks! That place looks desolate.
    *Gotta lick those rock huh? Ok…

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yummmmmmmmm

    • @flashbackactivator6565
      @flashbackactivator6565 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmmn this yellow one taste like chikn… whacha say?… Uranium?!…ah well, build up the immunities, oh yeah!
      Ehhh… Nukes are fake anyhow -

  • @jamesscott1932
    @jamesscott1932 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Banjo. The Hard Rock Dog

  • @rockingfamilyadventures.5948
    @rockingfamilyadventures.5948 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love to rockhound but not with all the people!! We like to surface mine

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the people personally:)

    • @rockingfamilyadventures.5948
      @rockingfamilyadventures.5948 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lapidarydave I didn't mean it like that I just mean all the noise and everything.

  • @bigrhinonagy9808
    @bigrhinonagy9808 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know where I can get a cabashawn made in the State I live in or can you do it I need one made of westvirgina state

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure what is the state stone?

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Washington state stone is petrified wood I could make you a cabochon of the material for you
      Feel free to message me if you would like me to make you one

  • @jackiecayaMN
    @jackiecayaMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave completely off topic from your video I'm trying to find a meteorite necklace from Kenya for my daughter for her birthday. Can you recommend a seller or point me in the right direction to not just be buying resin with rocks in it please😬😊

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What kind of necklace are you looking for ? Like a pendant ?

    • @jackiecayaMN
      @jackiecayaMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lapidarydave yes! I found some on Etsy but they look more like clear green crystals in resin. They are around like $50 nothing big. But her father is from Kenya and I let her read the metaphysical properties about this meteorite and I knew she had to have it! I'll never get it by her birthday Saturday but she understands shipping takes time. And that her mom is broke😊🤣

    • @jackiecayaMN
      @jackiecayaMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lapidarydave I don't do the metaphysical thing but sometimes it can be mind over matter I truly believe.

    • @jackiecayaMN
      @jackiecayaMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lapidarydave sorry I didn't really answer the question. Just a simple pendant that could be hung on a cord or small chain, nothing fancy, she's a pretty simple little lady!

    • @jackiecayaMN
      @jackiecayaMN 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh and the reason they say common opal not opalite is because of the man made opalite, so to not confuse them they call it common opal😉 but we can clearly see you guys find these beauty's 🤤🤩😍

  • @thohuynh9949
    @thohuynh9949 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍👍👍👍👍❤🇻🇳

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much my friend

  • @BrokenRRT
    @BrokenRRT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dave, Do you have an email to contact you you?

    • @lapidarydave
      @lapidarydave  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You could text me 77722844459