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Thank you so much for posting this! It's like attending a rockhounding seminar.

I'm in Facebook group and see posts of material from here and I wanna go collect but I dont know where it is. I keep reading that it's getting shut down soon so I dont wanna miss it!

Thanks for NOT taking the 5 minute reveal. LOL...

Hello, found your page through some research. My daughter is 6 and has expressed a large interest in geology and palaeontology. I'm trying to learn as much as possible and try and find some stuff so I can show her and teach her. I'd love to talk to someone if at all possible

Please be advised you cannot take minerals from Pennsylvania state game lands,you will get in trouble

Thank you this was so informative.

Wish it was in leesport.

Great video! Thank you for making it and sharing all that information.

Look for oxidized rusty rocks, rust quartz, any pyrites ,, some have silver in the sulfides,,, amd you cam lewrn the layers and the type of rock has the fossils,,,, the dark grey not black, not hard not soft, some is close ti shale, others is very breshiated amd falls into pieces,,,fossiles threw out,,there are layes of the old sea bed,,, amd the granite type rock on the outer limits, as the plaets pushed it up, there are areas that are geologic features, for any one that doesnt k ow,, anyone can go to the state, a d buy geolocic surveys done over the years,, they are publicaly available 💪💪💪👍👍👍 just make a phine call find out the closest state building which has em for us, amd go get one, the are huge,,, one half of the state is bigger than average kitchen table, amd comes with charts a.d after lewrnit how to read the map, overlay it on a good topo map,,,, one has all they need,, i my self might beeak out my old maos amd fo see qhats still as it was

Some small pockets of quartz and other diabase layers do hold gold,, small amounts , but ist there,, look for the quartz, and pyrites,, they dug threw small seems to get to the large seems of coal,,, but the altererd granatic rocks they saw as over burdon has many many minerals ,, iron, silver , a little gold here amd there, copper look for the greens and blues, a d fossiles galore,,,,,💪💪💪brings back.memwories of being out there on my he buolt mini bike chasei g goat trails ,,, a d all the best things burried deep in the woods

I have a full shelf and boxs and boxs of fossils i collected years ago,, as well as many sulfides,, one same is rich in silver

As i reflect back, its been years but has the earth changed that much

That looks like dredgings feon some old fill was dug out,, its all rounded and water worn like river rocks,,,, its been a few years but the overburden piles are ussauly jagged amd rough,, where are you exactly,, several yeqrs ago the dcnr reclaimed many sites, but i hear atvs in the back ground,,,, id love to find places reclaimed by the people

Aluminum foil for storing your specimens. And for people with Arthritis, it might be nice to try a small rotahammer. from like Dewalt or Milwauke. U can get a shovel attachment.

Thanks for this! Lots of great info. I live in northwest Montgomery County (Pottstown) and my sons and I are always picking up cool rocks and minerals along the river and creeks. I'm hoping to take them somewhere this summer (within an hour drive or so) where we might find cool crystals/gemstones.

I've been afraid to go to McAdoo, because every time I hear about a place to collect there, someone says, no, not that place, you'll get arrested! No, not THAT ONE either. And they describe climbing down a steep hill hanging onto a rope- I'm 68, and I neither want to be arrested nor fall down a mountain, but I'd love to collect some quartz. I realize you're being cagey about exactly where you are for a reason but I have to ask- where is this and can I go without getting into trouble? I'm in Philadelphia and its a long drive but I'd go in a minute if I knew where.

Probably turkey tail, although the distinguishing identifying feature is on the underside.

Carnelian

Calcite

I find alot of loose garnet and garnet in schist in my Bucks County backyard! We have lots of quartz and other cool stones. Its pretty awesome!

There are going to be some sore muscles tomorrow! Great finds, gentlemen!

Way to muscle that rock. Was more productive and timesaving doing it that way than with feather wedges!!

I don't see the location you mentioned you would add

where is your PPE!

There is a spot in Delaware or close to it that is a mixture of black tourmaline, red garnet, apatite and it cabs well.

I have cabbed a bunch of this , it’s ok, fun to find. I like mineral hill the most , but I chase things that can be cabbed

This is me discovering that blue quartz is rare! I live around here and have been finding them all my life. Took traveling around the state to realize they aren’t common much anywhere else!

Did you head upstream from the church or down to the brandywine from the church? Would I need permission from anyone to search this creek ?

I have a bunch of nice pieces, good video 👍

Will I have any luck finding Blue Quartz in the Oxford/Nottingham area?

Wait, I feel like we saw the gentleman in red shirt in distance. I was hauling bags of big rocks because my wife was being impatient! Couldn't leave without something!

Haha omg you two are the only other crazy s.o.b.s. I know who go out when it snows. My only two trips to echo was this year in Feb. Ground hard as rock and one time it snowed lightly all day. I filled 2 back packs and one duffel bag with head size stones and carried them to car with tools and pic axe........... my wife thinks I'm a mad man. I split them at home and mad our garden nice

Great video

Thank you, Jake, and Professor Pete, for this video. This was VERY helpful in showing me what I should look for when we go digging. I hate to think of all the spots I've dug in our yard over the years where I may have simply overlooked beautiful crystals because they were crusted in dirt! Of course this means that any project my poor husband does in the yard is going to be complicated by my "Wait! I think I see something!" Also, watching the video and hearing Jake go "There's something." while I squint to see what he might be pointing to really makes me frustrated that I'm far-sighted. LoL

I Love it!!!!

Thanks so much for sharing this! I’m in Berks County.

I just found a small piece of the blue quartz in lycoming county yesterday!

I found a spot in nearby pegmatite that seems promising. Sounds like a pocket. Would love to go with some experience rockhounders to check it out :) I've never brought a drill. That may be the way.

Are you avoiding the pit area?

So, we were trying this method for future uses since carrying that tool and accessories were a challenge in itself. The tools worked well but we need a better selection of bits and a steady supply of water Onwards and Upwards Rockhounding!!! Like and subscribe here and my channel. We will try and add more narrated information on future videos, weather permitting.

One guy holding a spike while other two hit with sledge would have been faster and less tiring

Glad you gentlemen had a fun time and enjoyed being out! Thanks for the video!!

Speaking of safety -- conspicuous lack of safety glasses... Stay safe!

feather and wedge guys.

I'd have to bring a Stihl concrete saw

The first time the chisel fell, I thought it was gone for good! Happy Hounding!

I LOVE MCADOO! Awesome video.

Of course you talk about it after I commented. Lol!

Time to get a portable Jack hammer! Great job, great finds!

There is a good middle ground between a hard bristle brush and a toothbrush. The brushes that come with dog spot treatment kits aren't very hard and do a great job of cleaning what a toothbrush just isn't stiff enough to get.