This is so neat!!! I grew up here every summer. My grandparents have a home and we used to go to the river everyday. I can't wait now to go back for rockhounding
Dude, you ROCK .. I can see you getting really really big.. NOT only do you go out and find this stuff. you tell us how to get there, and where to find it. etc.. Unlike a lot of guys who don't say where the sites are.. I think you'll get a lot of followers ! ..
Thank you. I have some secret spots, but many of the places I share are abundant, or tough digging. It was difficult for me finding places to go dig when I started, So I hope you all learn more easily than I.
@@RubbleRockAndGem I wouldn't trust anyone! 😂 and they might tell all their friends too! But of course I'd also love to know where to find good stuff. I've been lost out in the middle of nowhere a couple of times because of vague directions given in rockhounding books!
Lmao 3:11 “I bet you guys don’t even care about the rocks anymore” Good pro tips about the bones & mountain lions. I wouldn’t have even thought about that. EDIT: and thanks for the rundown about the washes at the end. A lot of the time it’s easy to get there but hard to track down the right vein, wash etc
Cool video. Felt like I was exploring with you. Always push yourself when exploring places like that. Never cower and be afraid to live. I would of loved exploring that mine with you. The "nest" was a packet nest. Very common in old mines. Wish I could get a nice baseball chunk of thay chrysocola. But living in AZ, I'd definitely be metal detecting for gold! What other minerals do you rockhound for down there?
I've never done gold. But I've been to all sorts of spots out there. If you follow my channel and rockhounding playlist. You'll see plenty of places I've dug :)
That is the Desert Bar steeple. Private property, technically, however; is generally open to the public. Lots of mine shafts so be aware of your surroundings.
No. There wish some that is dense enough to cut as lapidary grade and seems to have a minor amount of silica in it. But not in a visually distinguishable way such as gem silica or druzy, in this area/mine
Color, texture, the inclusions... Turquoise is lighter blue, chrysocholla, darker... That's not an absolute... But a starting point. Mostly I can just tell by color
@ThemGirlsFromEastTN Hey fellow rock hounds, well that sucks because I just moved back east a week ago I would have enjoyed hounds but I can show you some great spots on a map I found while I was living there.
I'm headed to AZ in a few weeks. Is it feasible for an advanced beginner to get chrysocolla here or nearby? It's my #1 "want" since I started houding! Thank you for all of this!@@RubbleRockAndGem
This is the first I’ve seen of rockhounders looking for my favorite!! I’m so excited to watch this video.
hopefully it was worth it. i have a hundred other dig sites on my channel too
This is so neat!!! I grew up here every summer. My grandparents have a home and we used to go to the river everyday. I can't wait now to go back for rockhounding
hahaha I hope you find something good :)
For anyone wondering look up "The Desert Bar" Parker, Arizona. That's where he's at
Dude, you ROCK .. I can see you getting really really big.. NOT only do you go out and find this stuff. you tell us how to get there, and where to find it. etc.. Unlike a lot of guys who don't say where the sites are.. I think you'll get a lot of followers ! ..
Let’s hope he doesn’t 😂 otherwise the stuff will disappear quickly
Thank you. I have some secret spots, but many of the places I share are abundant, or tough digging. It was difficult for me finding places to go dig when I started, So I hope you all learn more easily than I.
hahaha, let's just hope most people watching respect what i'm trying to do and don't claim it just for the sake of claiming it.
@@RubbleRockAndGem I wouldn't trust anyone! 😂 and they might tell all their friends too! But of course I'd also love to know where to find good stuff. I've been lost out in the middle of nowhere a couple of times because of vague directions given in rockhounding books!
Lmao 3:11 “I bet you guys don’t even care about the rocks anymore”
Good pro tips about the bones & mountain lions. I wouldn’t have even thought about that.
EDIT: and thanks for the rundown about the washes at the end. A lot of the time it’s easy to get there but hard to track down the right vein, wash etc
Thanks, happy to help and get people out digging :)
You are BRAVE!!! Thanks for the giggles. -Linda H
Cool video. Felt like I was exploring with you. Always push yourself when exploring places like that. Never cower and be afraid to live. I would of loved exploring that mine with you. The "nest" was a packet nest. Very common in old mines. Wish I could get a nice baseball chunk of thay chrysocola. But living in AZ, I'd definitely be metal detecting for gold! What other minerals do you rockhound for down there?
I've never done gold. But I've been to all sorts of spots out there. If you follow my channel and rockhounding playlist. You'll see plenty of places I've dug :)
That is the Desert Bar steeple. Private property, technically, however; is generally open to the public. Lots of mine shafts so be aware of your surroundings.
Uuuggghhhh, yep. Mine shafts are typically a no no. Warning people to be aware of their surroundings is useless
I have a goal now. You had me giggling. "had to change your pants" lol
That was interesting, funny and scary at the same time. We dont have many cave dwellers here in Michigan fortunately. Bears sometimes.
Very nice stuff do you find any chalcedony or quartz inclusions into it ?
No. There wish some that is dense enough to cut as lapidary grade and seems to have a minor amount of silica in it. But not in a visually distinguishable way such as gem silica or druzy, in this area/mine
How can you tell the difference in a setting like that, between chrysocolla and turquoise?
Color, texture, the inclusions... Turquoise is lighter blue, chrysocholla, darker... That's not an absolute... But a starting point. Mostly I can just tell by color
I didn’t see the gos coordinates. Cool find. My brother has a place in Parker, so I’d love to visit this place when we go. TY
I live in Parker also and found a spot up near mineral hill.
@ThemGirlsFromEastTN Hey fellow rock hounds, well that sucks because I just moved back east a week ago I would have enjoyed hounds but I can show you some great spots on a map I found while I was living there.
@ThemGirlsFromEastTN what type of material are you looking for? Chrysocolla, agates, jasper?
Read the comments. Got the coordinates. TY
I live in Az. If you are ever looking for a hounding buddy!
Awesome, thanks
Are the caves from mountain lions or from miners?
miners, they are just good cool spot to make a home once abandoned.
enjoyed nice 1
You had me at :35
I’m near Parker and want to find some chrysocholla
I have another AZ site i shared the gps for.
I'm headed to AZ in a few weeks. Is it feasible for an advanced beginner to get chrysocolla here or nearby? It's my #1 "want" since I started houding! Thank you for all of this!@@RubbleRockAndGem
Can somebody help me with GPS coordinates?
There is a reason I keep this site private.
oh there are "mountain lions here " oh my gosh...what we do for rocks...
How many price
No te has dado cuenta pero te sigue un Depredador.
Yup found it
Hello dear friend
i dont know if id call us dear... ive never met you before.
😍
Its not the cats that'll get you....its the snakes
yeah, but the cats scare me the most :)
Waited walk, I can see that you were just out for a walk, not mining.
Your sentence doesn't make sense, so I'm not sure what you're saying. But it just sounds like you are trolling...?
LOL animal holes. Those are mining holes....
yes, but animals live in the old ones. I have a buddy that went into one nearby here and was charged by a ram that was living inside.
Have you ever wondered if God hears prayers
when I was younger, then I realized I was just thinking to myself and confusing the pronoun.
@@RubbleRockAndGem Psalm 65 two says oh hearer of prayer do you people of all sorts will come