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Look at that handsome beard! Great finds 😁

There should be no question between corundum and mica. Corundum is aluminum oxide and very hard with about twice the weight per volume of mica. It's used widely as an abrasive. Mica is very soft.

love these adventures lately - all within an hour of our cottage! definitely gonna check a few of these out on our trip in a couple weeks and hope for some fall colors at this site!

A nice adventure

Funny how the camera cannot capture steepness. I remember that hill very well. Climbed it in the ‘90s, it left an impression.

Nice trip Jeff hey I've been trying to get ahold of yourself or mic shoot me an email if ya can !

If you want some nice shaped Corundum Jeff ya got to hit up the Logan cuts behind Burgess mine. Little to no Mica associated with them either.

Another great vid dude. Cool site for digging! V jealous of your corundum collection.

I have a love / hate relationship with mica associated with corundum , especially gem corundum lol . For some inexplicable reason , mica loves to sit on top of blue to bluish gray quartz , giving you that particular color suite and flat shiny side just like corundum . I also found it has an affinity for garnet as well , so that you get a vivid dark red color with a bright flat reflective face . Mother Nature is a consummate prankster .

Can you find any Amazonite that resembles the ones from Colorado?

We thought is was 10 dollars, for 2 peeps the 40 was a bit steep....nice amazonite ;]

looked like eroded calcite

Looks like a northern ring necked snake. ❤ Great video.

Keep the beard!!! Totally suits you. Great vid buddy. I think its time I head back there as well.

I literally live under 10 mins from this road checking it today . Shoot me a message Jeff I'd love to meet up sometime !!

Is quartz worth anything?

Like the Beryl Pit! I have been there several times. If you get there after it has rained its much easier to find interesting stones in the dumps. When I was there last, about 20 years ago, there was a pond in the pit area. I uncovered a large smoky quartz crystal. It was 12" X 6" and perfectly formed on one side, but the backside was flat. I left it there. I have found lots of deep blue beryl and some aquamarine pieces. I dug a hole next to a stream that was draining the pond and found a 4# chunk of light blue beryl. Somewhere near Bancroft, possibly at the Beryl Pit, I found a few pieces of clear sapphire (scratches beryl) and another clear rock that looked like quartz. It has a light smoky hue inside, with some interesting light catching inclusions, and is the size of a walnut. I did some hardness testing on it and determined it is not quartz. It is either topaz or sapphire. It will scratch beryl, and is not as hard as the clear sapphire I found.

My father and I dug out a lot of that trench! When I found it, it was already begun by someone else, about a third the size. We followed the tench up the hill as it started to peter out. Got some great titanite feldspar combos pieces out of it. Often the best thing you can do at Titianite Hill is just continue digging someone else’s hole!

Where is the older dude you used to go out rock hounding with? He’s got a youtube Caver461. Side note i found a nice quarts crystal pocket in western maine. Getting some nice specimens out of it.

Are you still alright?

Thanks Jeff, I am enjoying your videos

It's great to be a kid!

Are you on crown or private land ?

Thanks for the informations....can you pls give idea how may be the price

Are there directions to the site?

This video is based and reality-pilled.

My buddies property is 12 km from there and is smack in the middle of the Grenville range. I've seen lots of matrix stuff on the surface but have not done any digging yet.

Would this ruin the color of agate?

nice finds Jeff

It's good to have friends! We were at the Smart mine last weekend with the same amount of mosquitos. We use Thermacell mosquito repellent and they worked great. Highly recommended.

Good job. I felt like I was there with you getting eaten by the mosquitos

You did awesome Jeff. Two spots produced some real beauties for sure. I heard Mr. Gordon, I did. Thanks for another great video. Lloyd.

Nice sites and great crystals Jeff. Enjoyed watching!!

Sometimes I wear earplugs with those bugs. It keeps my stress level lower. If you've never done it, give it a try. See if it works for you.

Tremolite is great. But just be careful. After all it is a form of asbestos. Gonna quote MeMiner when he says he has "an appetite for apatite."

Sweet! Enjoyed the video

Since they stiffed you on the shower curtain , you may as well rinse off your finds in there , lol . You had one awesome trip for sure .

Any chance you can send me an address? I would love to check this spot out!

Hi Jeff! I'm planning a trip to titanite hill soon, and was wondering if you had any tips for finding good spots to dig. I've been there before, but had almost no luck, and found only very small pieces. Should I try to go where nobody else has dug before, or follow along other spots people have found? Thanks!

Do ya ever trade specimens?

Great video handsome

Aquamarine beryl

You are full of Joy! Amen! GLORY BE

it’s me. i want the Mica. Edit: my eyes popped out of my head at the book you found in the trench!

nice, the crystals are superb, they look metallic grey in the video, cool

I am from Indiana, u.s., and we are going on vacation in June in Niagara falls, Ontario, and I'm looking for somewhere near there to hunt for crystals and minerals. Have any suggestions on where I should look?

The next time your in Peterborough, take a walk along the trail behind the Holiday Inn. There are large rocks lining the trail, and just before the railroad bridge you can find some amazing fossils.

This is an awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

Hey, I have a quick question. Me and my friend love caving, we live in ontario, close to a town called Lindsay. We've been in all sorts of caves, we don't like caves that require tours, and we prefer difficult caves that require a very difficult crawl, such as the one on my recent video. Do you have any recommendations for caves that fit the difficult criteria that you can enter alone? As long as they are worth it we'd be willing to drive up to 3-4 hours.

nice seeing you at the quarry Jeff May1st '24, hope you found some good minerals, any fluorite or galena? your videos as usual are great