Huckleberry Garnets Dig Idaho

We will take you on a journey over two week long, were we go to the pay to dig site in North Idaho to dig Garnets, also known as Huckleberry Garnets due to the purple color to these unique garnets. They were exciting to find in the rough state coated with the matrix. We take through the prepossess of digging cleaning and of the acid used for the cleaning. Please this is for entertainment and always read all safety warnings and use all recommended personal protection, so do this at your own risk. We did manage to clean the Garnets and have trimmed the film down to cover the high lights. The site is called the "Fossil Bowl" Ken was very nice and helpful. Thank you for going to radicalrocks.com scroll to the bottom of the page were all are social media links are, we have podcast and much more, so please subscribe, share, comment and like to help keep rockhounding alive,untill next time "remember rockhounds don't die we petrify"

[@houndofrock]

Such a fun place to dig and the owners are great people! Thanks for sharing.

[@RadicalRocks]

Yes very nice. Thank you

[@insolentstickleback3266]

I like your truck, and I like that campaign sticker, amen.

[@jeytex3161]

Thanks for walking thru the cleaning process. Gives a much better perspective on what to expect. No doubt a fun time finding them tho.

[@RadicalRocks]

Thanks yeah it’s a time-consuming process

[@iShockGamers]

This is so cool! New goal to spend a few days out there digging and dirtbiking

[@RadicalRocks]

It’s a fun day!

[@iShockGamers]

@@RadicalRocks ive not been to idaho but by the looks of the land and terrain id imagine it gets pretty chilly. Everyone looked lightly bundled up. Is there a best time to visit? I know some places ive been have very short dig seasons.

[@RadicalRocks]

@@iShockGamers Even though Idaho gets very cold in the winter he has a long winter early May and June we get a lot of rain and mud if you’re OK with that good months July it can start to get hot in August can get pretty hot too we have hundred degree days the sun is very intense here September we start to cool down at night but it is nice there are a lot of places to visit before Labor Day so I would say before Labor Day for sure

[@iShockGamers]

@@RadicalRocks good advice thanks!

[@IdahoHillbilly]

Great Stuff...JUST SUBBED!

[@RadicalRocks]

Thank you

[@RadicalRocks]

Thank you!

[@user-zi2jd4ss3h]

The star won't appear until they are polished down to 1200 grit.

[@RadicalRocks]

Thanks

[@NguyễnLê-w3b]

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[@RadicalRocks]

Thank you

[@kenonmuzzy9243]

Garnets are always very small. I hope you didn't think those round dirt balls were huge garnets.

[@RadicalRocks]

You did not watch the video until the end I clean them and expose some extremely large Garnets

[@insolentstickleback3266]

I can't see my comments, they are counted in the ticker above, if you check your analytics and see this comment on it, see if that does anything to the censorship

[@RadicalRocks]

I see two comments here, not sure I only erased them if they’re rude and offensive usually cuss words

[@alanmc6715]

Is there public areas to hunt those garnets?

[@RadicalRocks]

Hello Alan. At Emerald Creek there is a place that’s ran by I believe the state and you must pay a fee. I have heard any of the creeks in the area that are open to the public there is a chance to find some garnets,but I have not explored them myself. I plan on doing that next year for sure. Thank you for your comments.

[@GeoRockNerd]

The Forest Service runs the Emerald Creek public dig site for garnets. You can buy tickets at recreation.gov. It’s open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, Friday-Monday. The new stockpile of fresh gravels there is very promising for good garnets next season!