This was such a fun day. I didn't show it, but broke my hand here and was 5 weeks in a cast afterwards. Was it worthwhile? Heck, yeah! You will notice some issues because of the (low on the horizon) sun, creating bright spots and shadows in the video. I don't know how to avoid that other than pick a different time of day.
@@diggahrockhounder6428 You won't see me break my hand in this video. I didn't think it suitable. This is just the fun I had pulling apatite from the calcite.
Not a thing wrong with this video. Anyway most of us Love the sun, shadows, bright spots, never mind. : ) I've always wondered why they named it apatite? Hungry rock? If you, with all your knowledge has a difficult time getting whole, large crystals, how the heck can it be done? Guess that is why they are valuable. I 'm thinkin' the little disc like pieces would be beautiful jewelry, but is it strong enough or is there something to coat them with to strengthen them? Love the silly singin'.My Mother and her parents were fantastic miners, mining from Oklahoma down through to California and over through Utah, Arizona and Nevada, having several mining claims. So I couldn't avoid being a rockhound, eh? Thanks for teaching us.
Great crystal haul! Always better watching someone else nose those boulders around with a bar, lots of good work you've done to get at those crystals. Been a while since I took a sledge to a rock pile, but you've got the right skills. Great little video, thanks for posting it. All the best, Lanny
Great video...Lots of wonderful pickings! I kept thinking the pink calcite was rose quartz. I guess the way it shows up on camera it is deceiving....you found some really nice specimens! Stay safe and may I suggest some hiking(or work) boots 🥾instead of running shoes? 👟You wouldn’t want one of those big boulders landing on your feet....😫😱 Really enjoyed this outing with you in the comfort of my chair!😂 HH and GL on your next adventure...🙏🏼🍀💎👋🏼🇨🇦Btw, give Daisy a big hug me from me...Such a sweetheart🥰
so satisfying to watch yet leaves me frustrated too because I can't find any around here. Mind you I don't have the opportunity to go looking very much either. Great stuff Greig.
“Maybe baby” my dad would say that. I like your knowledge of minerals and crystals. Playing in dirt never gets old. Get better and the video was another great one.
Awesome adventure daisy sure is happy awesome wow look at the crystals what a score beautiful pieces ouch broke your hand not good awesome adventure good tune my friend thank you
You're doing it again. Your wetting my appetite for appetite. Darn you Me miner, but I still love ya and of course your vids. I enjoy all of them immensely. Keep them coming buddy. Until the next one, etcrtra
Hey man, I really enjoy watching your videos. You stay so calm the whole time that it makes me glad to see how happy you are when you are digging. When this whole covid 19 things is over I would love to come up there and dig Apatite and Titanites with you. We are being hit hard by covid 19 here in Georgia so since I am a teacher I try not to get out too much except to dig.
We just shutdown too with a stay at home order. We can go out for essentials, but I doubt snowmobiling, fishing and rock collecting are on their list of allowed activities.
Hi Mm thanks again for another wonderful video. That sure is quite a hill for sure. Plenty of fissures to go around too. definitely one of my favorite places for apatite, titanites and amphiboles. That broken calcite sure is sharp. I was a bit late for your show tonight but I enjoyed it very much just the same. Thank you and I look forward seeing your videos all the time. Take care n be safe k. L from BF.
New subscriber. You never popped up in my feed before. I loved how forlorn you seemed at first and then it turned into gleeful chuckles. Too bad you couldn’t get those others out, but you did pretty well, all things considered! “Sage green” is my favorite color. Wish I could do this but been recovering from five surgeries (which is how I started watching these videos) over the last seven years and have four more coming up so it’ll be a while if ever. A small to medium piece polished would make such a pretty pendant! Do you sell polished pieces? I never heard of apatite before so I looked it up - just learning. Comes in a lot of colors I see but I love the green! So now you have a new subscriber. Good luck on your next outing! - Kat
I had so much fun watching you have fun that I just became immersed in the crystals and didn't write a thing. Good to see you and Daisy. Greetings and best wishes to the family !!!
Hiya Greg, dude! That's so awesome! Sorry you broke your hand there, it was probably because you were trying to bring out all those beautiful stones, maybe not but Daamm dats pruddy! Even the pink calcite was beautiful, I think it would make some awesome cabs, I saw that Gleam in your eyes, you were a kid in a candy store, and it's green and red. I loved seeing all douxs pruddy shinys. I just threw in a little Cajun lingo, cause dats wat we say. Awesome video, can't wait to see the next one. Have a great blessed day. Cya!
Now these are my favorite kind of MeMiner video...You and Daisy out in the wild noticing things no one else would. Great video Miner and watch those hands.
So that's when you broke your hand,, well from my perspective it was totally worth it! 👍😂 Awsome video, love your out in the field, collecting adventures the most!!! You can tell your just in it for the passion, and man your knowledge legendry, your channel is inspiring. Could you etch out the appetite from calcite or would the appetite dissolve aswell? Thanks for making and sharing
hey miner! you do it sooooo easily. others put thousands of dollars into technological expenditures for digging and washing....i think i must join you. so economical...yes
You know, some people might call you somewhat greedy when it comes to getting those gorgeous crystals. But not me ya gotta get them when the gettin's this good. Heck if it was me l'd probably stay even into the dark ( not that it would be recommended) but for an hour or so but that's me, a little, maybe a lot crazy. Stay safe and healthy.
Nice crystals Greig. That pink calcite is nothing to look passed... you should dunk a big lump in some miuriatic for a couple hours then neutralize it. I find some acid melted chunks of calcite look super cool.
So just what do you do with all the gemstones if you don't mind my asking? I have watched all of your videos since the first time you had the Chigg up there with you and it occurres to me that if you haven't sold any off that well let's just say you must have a few sitting around the house lol just curious.
@@meMiner wow you've got quite the Apatite there , lol. I was spellbound by just the magnitude of crystals you were pulling out of that calcite , which buy the way was quite nice looking as well. 🤓✌😀
I have not done much around Waterloo. I mostly go north or east to rockhound. However, I also really like some of the quarries along the Niagara escarpment, but you need to belong to a club for one of their field trips to access.
Have you ever considered taking anyone Rock Hounding with you. I'm in Bracebridge and I've got friends in Harcourt and Wilburforce, I've seen your coverage on the special permission Gem hunting grounds.... Awesome!!! I'm super intrigued to know if you would be interested. Been subscribed for a while now and your a really cool fella and I love your channel. Great content. Anywho. 🤣 Happy New Year and take care. Obviously in a safer, warmer time haaaaaa 👍
Are you going to give usa video of how you process and use apatite. They seem to be to fragile to just make jewelry out of them. Are they somehow stabilized to make wearable jewelry?
Some of the apatite are fragile, but many from this dig are solid. Ought to be able to do something with them. For one, my daughter wants to start wire wrapping.
No. Acid slightly affects apatite. By the time the calcite is dissolved then the apatite will be cloudy or slightly etched. HCL works good on titanite (not affected) from this area.
if you want to approach a private quarry , do you a pre-done form for them to sign? we always go on the low but i realise there is potentiel for big problem if something happen
I am pretty sure most active quarries won't let you in unless you are on a club field trip that was arranged prior. Clubs have insurance, liability wavers, first aid and monitor the people for safety.
@@meMiner thanks, i have contacted many of them without any answer for the most part, i will keep digging around and try to avoid any danger for the most part. Thanks for the time tou took to answer .
@@marcoallin FYI - Joining most clubs is something like $25 and gives you access to a number of field trips (except last year) plus their other activities.
Wow you hit the mother load! What’s calcite and is it always white? Want to know if we have it here In Massachusetts! Great video! Take care of that hand🥰
@@TheFaderland I appreciate you trying to help, but I still don't know what the ends look like. I see that the crystal is hexagonal. I don't know if the ends naturally come to a point or if the end is a flat plane perpendicular to the sides. When you say, "It depends on which end you look at", are you saying that one end is flat and the other comes to a point?
@@MichiganRocks A perfect Apatite crystal is hexagonal with pyramidal ends. It must grow as a "free float". Not happen at this location and extreme rare worldwide. Any crystal starts with a "seed". Therefor the base can have any shape. How, when and why they build a terminated pyramid must a mineralogist explain.
I wish you could just toss that pink calcite to me. How do i tell the difference between calcite and white quartz? I wish I could shadow you for a month. Every time I think I understand or recognize a rock-I realize I know jack, heck less than jack. What was that black rock you were refering to along with the appatite and calcite? And you have a new dog? You probably wont get around to seeing this for months. But I thank you so dearly-just another crazy rock lover (not my fault-born that way- lol)
Calcite is softer and will scratch with a knife. Also, it will bubble (etch) in muriatic acid, whereas quartz is unaffected. The usual three black rocks in this area are biotite mica (which can usually be Identified by its crystal shape or more importantly stacked like paper), titanite (which is lustrous and wedge shaped on unbroken edges) and most common is Amphibole (AKA Fluoro-richterite). The crystals and clusters of amphibole are interesting but it is relatively soft and not as shiny as titanite.
I would have watched this at the time it was released but I was watching dirty movies, not your cheap rubbish, professionally made and in the best possible taste and I just could not stop mid way through so I waited until I had finished, really good films, you could say if you have seen one you have seen them all, but not these, Dirty Dancing and Dirty Harry, both great films. Uh, so what did you think I was talking about? Great finds once again Greig, The chances are the apatite will be broken before it's liberated, that's just just how it is Unfortunately. How about you take some diluted vinegar and some rags next time, you can keep soaking the rag and expose the crystals, just a thought being as the calcite is full of them. That's my kind of thing with the pole and hammer, I would love being there with you two, Daisy looked very chilled out this time. For anyone who is interested you can buy apatite in several colours and types, I looked on the website crystalage dot something, they have a good selection with some nice prices. Thanks Greig and Daisy.
@@meMiner Ahh, so you like watching dirty movies too. Question, Calcite is the host rock of the apatite, so I assume that when you found the initial load in the soil, that was once calcite, hence the reason there were so many in one small area, that would make sense if it is the case. So if you camp out there for a few thousand years you could pick up the remaining apatite.
John Gallagher Are they? Never tried them before....They are in the Frozen Section in the supermarket right? Next time I will make the essential trip to get some groceries I will have a look for them...Thanks for the tip!😊🍕🥯👍🏼 Next will be exchanging recipes on meMiner’s channel! Haha....🙌🏼😂😁
The cobalt isn't radioactive. It is only pink on the outside (oxidation). The radioactives were all black minerals and a bad idea to mail any cross border. I have black or red garnet but none are large. I had some large garnet somewhere but intend to go back to the site to collect more next summer.
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This was such a fun day. I didn't show it, but broke my hand here and was 5 weeks in a cast afterwards. Was it worthwhile? Heck, yeah!
You will notice some issues because of the (low on the horizon) sun, creating bright spots and shadows in the video. I don't know how to avoid that other than pick a different time of day.
I ran into you that day on your way out. Oh man, I got some crazy huge titanites that day!
Can’t wait to see this! I tried to tell you to go to the hospital, but you had some snacks instead! 😂 juss like Daisy ❤️
@@diggahrockhounder6428 You won't see me break my hand in this video. I didn't think it suitable. This is just the fun I had pulling apatite from the calcite.
@@devinmilligan4568 Good for you getting the titanite. Were you the fellow on the road with a number of friends walking in?
Not a thing wrong with this video. Anyway most of us Love the sun, shadows, bright spots, never mind. : ) I've always wondered why they named it apatite? Hungry rock? If you, with all your knowledge has a difficult time getting whole, large crystals, how the heck can it be done? Guess that is why they are valuable. I 'm thinkin' the little disc like pieces would be beautiful jewelry, but is it strong enough or is there something to coat them with to strengthen them? Love the silly singin'.My Mother and her parents were fantastic miners, mining from Oklahoma down through to California and over through Utah, Arizona and Nevada, having several mining claims. So I couldn't avoid being a rockhound, eh? Thanks for teaching us.
My favorite thing, watching you finding appitite and coaxing them out of hiding. Appreciate the tips on spotting likely sites.
Such an amazing experience! Loved every moment, waiting for you to pluck those babies out of there! Can't wait to see what you do with them!
I'm already excited because I know it's going to be good
I hope so. I struggled a bit with the editing. Still, when I watch the the result, time flies by.
Wow I'm jealous beautiful dig, beautiful dog, hope your hands gets better and God bless, thanks for all these great videos my friend.
You are so kind
Great crystal haul! Always better watching someone else nose those boulders around with a bar, lots of good work you've done to get at those crystals. Been a while since I took a sledge to a rock pile, but you've got the right skills. Great little video, thanks for posting it. All the best, Lanny
I remember some of your forum posts looking for gold in tailings piles. I suspect you have moved quite a bit of rock over the years too. ;-)
Really enjoyed your last video, , walkabout for crystals,, meMiner at your absolute best!!
I couldn't wait for the next rock to be turned 😂😂
Then I think you will like this next video. Lots of crystals. Only issue I had was sunlight thru the trees messed with some of the video.
Nice little adventure.... Glad Daisy was there to protect you and the Apatite!
Daisy was there to share the meat snacks. LOL
Great video...Lots of wonderful pickings! I kept thinking the pink calcite was rose quartz. I guess the way it shows up on camera it is deceiving....you found some really nice specimens! Stay safe and may I suggest some hiking(or work) boots 🥾instead of running shoes? 👟You wouldn’t want one of those big boulders landing on your feet....😫😱 Really enjoyed this outing with you in the comfort of my chair!😂 HH and GL on your next adventure...🙏🏼🍀💎👋🏼🇨🇦Btw, give Daisy a big hug me from me...Such a sweetheart🥰
I think my wife would have the same advice.
so satisfying to watch yet leaves me frustrated too because I can't find any around here. Mind you I don't have the opportunity to go looking very much either. Great stuff Greig.
“Maybe baby” my dad would say that. I like your knowledge of minerals and crystals. Playing in dirt never gets old. Get better and the video was another great one.
Thanks 👍
I love that he knows so much, it's cool to watch and listen. Awesome!
You fought the rock and the sledge won !!! Glad your hand is better !!!
Beautiful crystal's! Good job Daisy! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! 😊
Awesome adventure daisy sure is happy awesome wow look at the crystals what a score beautiful pieces ouch broke your hand not good awesome adventure good tune my friend thank you
Hands heal, but the memories last. ;-)
WOW! Nice crystals! Great job!
You're doing it again. Your wetting my appetite for appetite. Darn you Me miner, but I still love ya and of course your vids. I enjoy all of them immensely. Keep them coming buddy.
Until the next one, etcrtra
😁
All that rockhounding gave me an Appetite 😂
💪😁👍 awesome finds thank you for sharing the adventure 💪😎👍
Thanks 👍
Hey man, I really enjoy watching your videos. You stay so calm the whole time that it makes me glad to see how happy you are when you are digging. When this whole covid 19 things is over I would love to come up there and dig Apatite and Titanites with you. We are being hit hard by covid 19 here in Georgia so since I am a teacher I try not to get out too much except to dig.
We just shutdown too with a stay at home order. We can go out for essentials, but I doubt snowmobiling, fishing and rock collecting are on their list of allowed activities.
Hi Mm thanks again for another wonderful video. That sure is quite a hill for sure. Plenty of fissures to go around too. definitely one of my favorite places for apatite, titanites and amphiboles. That broken calcite sure is sharp. I was a bit late for your show tonight but I enjoyed it very much just the same. Thank you and I look forward seeing your videos all the time. Take care n be safe k. L from BF.
Is "Birdie num num" from the Peter Seller's movie? That scene with the bird and stereo were classic.
@@meMiner yes you got it. that and I have a goffin cocatoo and a quaker parrottoo. i love peter sellers movies.
Looking forward to seeing them cleaned up! Hope your hand healed up well
This was so enjoyable to watch! I felt like I was right there digging with you! Great dig!
Awesome! Thank you!
New subscriber. You never popped up in my feed before. I loved how forlorn you seemed at first and then it turned into gleeful chuckles. Too bad you couldn’t get those others out, but you did pretty well, all things considered! “Sage green” is my favorite color. Wish I could do this but been recovering from five surgeries (which is how I started watching these videos) over the last seven years and have four more coming up so it’ll be a while if ever. A small to medium piece polished would make such a pretty pendant! Do you sell polished pieces? I never heard of apatite before so I looked it up - just learning. Comes in a lot of colors I see but I love the green! So now you have a new subscriber. Good luck on your next outing! - Kat
I wish you all the best as you go thru your struggles.
I don't sell rocks. I collect for fun. I plan on a giveaway sometime soon.
I had so much fun watching you have fun that I just became immersed in the crystals and didn't write a thing. Good to see you and Daisy. Greetings and best wishes to the family !!!
Oh thank you!
Hiya Greg, dude! That's so awesome! Sorry you broke your hand there, it was probably because you were trying to bring out all those beautiful stones, maybe not but Daamm dats pruddy! Even the pink calcite was beautiful, I think it would make some awesome cabs, I saw that Gleam in your eyes, you were a kid in a candy store, and it's green and red.
I loved seeing all douxs pruddy shinys. I just threw in a little Cajun lingo, cause dats wat we say. Awesome video, can't wait to see the next one. Have a great blessed day. Cya!
You can talk Cajun anytime here. ;-)
@@meMiner thanks for being able to talk Cajun.
A lot of people like it. Lol
Wow,amazing!! 👏🏻👏🏻
I love the content keep up the great work
"...5 weeks in a cast afterwards. Was it worthwhile? Heck, yeah!" "I'd do it again tomorrow! But not without my Daisy."
For sure. It'd be no fun without Daisy.
Those were some really nice crystals 😍. Thats some hard core rockhounding when you break you hand lol.
Beautiful crystal's!!
Good job my friend!!
Congratulations!!
Thank you very much!
Enjoyed.... thank you.
Oh my gosh, you broke your hand??? Great video, meMiner. Next summer, crystal hunting is definitely on my list.
Adding crystals to your channel will be great
He did!
Need to get you a ground down set of dental tools to work with. I wish you were my grandad. :) Very cool again.
I used those for gold prospecting/crevicing. I have never tried them for crystals. Might be a good idea
Man this was great.
Now these are my favorite kind of MeMiner video...You and Daisy out in the wild noticing things no one else would. Great video Miner and watch those hands.
More to come!
And I thought you were going to mention "no gloves". LOL
Thank you for sharing your adventures!!!
You bet!
@@meMiner i broke my elbow tripping on a speed bump....a "miner set back"
@@mickenzymichaels2442 miner issue eh?
Thanks Miner & Daisy....!
Our pleasure!
Thanks for taking me along. Hi Daisy.
Daisy says "Hi. "
Very very beautiful.
Oh yeah., can't wait, something to look forward too 👍
Hope you enjoy!
You leaf a lot of rock bobind. Je laat veel mooie stenen achter jamner mooiiii
yep
So that's when you broke your hand,, well from my perspective it was totally worth it! 👍😂
Awsome video, love your out in the field, collecting adventures the most!!!
You can tell your just in it for the passion, and man your knowledge legendry, your channel is inspiring.
Could you etch out the appetite from calcite or would the appetite dissolve aswell?
Thanks for making and sharing
Apatite is slightly affected by the acid. Not a good idea. If there is titanite in the calcite...perfect.
i watched this video more than a dozen time , i love it
Thanks for the views. ;-)
@@meMiner thanks to you
Amazing
So Much fun !!
There's one !😎❤️❤️❤️
snicker snort laugh
thanks meMiner another great adventure
Glad you enjoy it!
wow, just wow mate..very nice work..
Thank you! Cheers!
The forest is beautiful there.
hey miner! you do it sooooo easily.
others put thousands of dollars into technological expenditures for digging and washing....i think i must join you. so economical...yes
You know, some people might call you somewhat greedy when it comes to getting those gorgeous crystals. But not me ya gotta get them when the gettin's this good. Heck if it was me l'd probably stay even into the dark ( not that it would be recommended) but for an hour or so but that's me, a little, maybe a lot crazy. Stay safe and healthy.
Pretty day and lots of cool crystals. I’m so sorry about your hand ☹️
LOL.. I want that song! "I fought the rock and the rock won!"
epic
Or it is redundant. The rock always wins. LOL
I haven’t got any notifications of your videos I’ve missed so much darn
Welcome back!
nice finds
A gold mine! You should get a portable Dremel!
I fought the rock and the, rock won. LMAO!
Very pretty. I was wondering how you can make crystals extreme, now I know.
Nice crystals Greig. That pink calcite is nothing to look passed... you should dunk a big lump in some miuriatic for a couple hours then neutralize it. I find some acid melted chunks of calcite look super cool.
Good idea. I have only etched calcite to expose other minerals, but doing calcite alone to get a cool melted rock sounds like fun
Looks like meMiner's got an appetite for Apatite
Wow 😍😍😍 I didn’t find anything like this 🙈🙈
I wonder for the less sharp-eye individual.. would there be a good color light to illuminate it easily and find it more clearly?
UV lights don't make these crystals glow. Best bet is a good flashlight (and maybe reading glasses), especially when looking into holes.
Muito legal vídeo parabéns pelo seu trabalho continue assim.
Rock on, meMiner
Apatite rock!
Happy New Year. Hope to cross paths next year.
Nice haul! I hope your hand is ok now
Cast is off. Still hurts and is stiff. I think that will improve over time
i cant wait to find my first one
So just what do you do with all the gemstones if you don't mind my asking? I have watched all of your videos since the first time you had the Chigg up there with you and it occurres to me that if you haven't sold any off that well let's just say you must have a few sitting around the house lol just curious.
I collect for fun and don't sell. I missed the Chigg this year because the border was closed. Hope to see him again next year.
Darn it , I just got home and missed the livestream . Well I'm here for the replay 😁👍.
All good
@@meMiner wow you've got quite the Apatite there , lol. I was spellbound by just the magnitude of crystals you were pulling out of that calcite , which buy the way was quite nice looking as well. 🤓✌😀
Aurora is eagerly awaiting this video
Funny. I need to hurry back from Aurora this afternoon.
I’m back in Aurora now too neighbour 👋🏻
Do u ever come to waterloo to rock hunt? What kind of rocks do u think I could find here?
I have not done much around Waterloo. I mostly go north or east to rockhound. However, I also really like some of the quarries along the Niagara escarpment, but you need to belong to a club for one of their field trips to access.
Have you ever considered taking anyone Rock Hounding with you.
I'm in Bracebridge and I've got friends in Harcourt and Wilburforce, I've seen your coverage on the special permission Gem hunting grounds.... Awesome!!! I'm super intrigued to know if you would be interested. Been subscribed for a while now and your a really cool fella and I love your channel.
Great content.
Anywho. 🤣
Happy New Year and take care. Obviously in a safer, warmer time haaaaaa 👍
I kinda take quite a few people with me when I turn on my camera. ;-)
Awesome.
Thanks for response my friend.
But I suppose I was wondering if I could pay for a day away to learn some of your stuff.
@@KDG0178 No. Maybe one day we will cross paths or meet up. I am not a guide. I just do this for fun.
Goof for you man...
That's my aim to find something new to do for fun for myself..
Cheers
Keep it up bud.
Good vids!!!
I love The stone soooo ciut
Are you going to give usa video of how you process and use apatite. They seem to be to fragile to just make jewelry out of them. Are they somehow stabilized to make wearable jewelry?
Some of the apatite are fragile, but many from this dig are solid. Ought to be able to do something with them. For one, my daughter wants to start wire wrapping.
Will the apatite dissolve in vinegar or HCL ?
It will be affected slightly, so not a good idea
I would love to see a clean up!
me too. I didn't do anything with them because of a broken hand in a cast. Now, winter has set in so I won't be doing much cleaning outside
will those be a good candidate to extract with acid bath?
No. Acid slightly affects apatite. By the time the calcite is dissolved then the apatite will be cloudy or slightly etched. HCL works good on titanite (not affected) from this area.
@@meMiner good i need to work on these facts, a lot! tks for the answer .
A good day!!!!!!!!!!!
What is apatite used for?
The better pieces can be for jewelry. In the old days, it was for the potasium (fertilizer)
if you want to approach a private quarry , do you a pre-done form for them to sign? we always go on the low but i realise there is potentiel for big problem if something happen
I am pretty sure most active quarries won't let you in unless you are on a club field trip that was arranged prior. Clubs have insurance, liability wavers, first aid and monitor the people for safety.
@@meMiner thanks, i have contacted many of them without any answer for the most part, i will keep digging around and try to avoid any danger for the most part. Thanks for the time tou took to answer .
@@marcoallin FYI - Joining most clubs is something like $25 and gives you access to a number of field trips (except last year) plus their other activities.
@@meMiner yes im definately going to do that, i looked at Jeffrey's mine club, i really want to go there .
Wow you hit the mother load! What’s calcite and is it always white? Want to know if we have it here In Massachusetts! Great video! Take care of that hand🥰
Everything you ever wanted to know, including good locations:
www.mindat.org/min-859.html
@@meMiner Thank you meMiner!
What do unbroken ends of the crystals look like? Are they pyramidal or flat? Fun video!
@Michigan Rocks, crystal system = hexagonal. It depends at what end you look!
@@TheFaderland I appreciate you trying to help, but I still don't know what the ends look like. I see that the crystal is hexagonal. I don't know if the ends naturally come to a point or if the end is a flat plane perpendicular to the sides.
When you say, "It depends on which end you look at", are you saying that one end is flat and the other comes to a point?
@@MichiganRocks A perfect Apatite crystal is hexagonal with pyramidal ends.
It must grow as a "free float". Not happen at this location and extreme rare worldwide. Any crystal starts with a "seed".
Therefor the base can have any shape. How, when and why they build a terminated pyramid must a mineralogist explain.
@@TheFaderland Thank you, that helps a lot. I appreciate you taking the time to explain it to me.
ive never seen that much calcite
I wish you could just toss that pink calcite to me. How do i tell the difference between calcite and white quartz? I wish I could shadow you for a month. Every time I think I understand or recognize a rock-I realize I know jack, heck less than jack. What was that black rock you were refering to along with the appatite and calcite? And you have a new dog? You probably wont get around to seeing this for months. But I thank you so dearly-just another crazy rock lover (not my fault-born that way- lol)
Calcite is softer and will scratch with a knife. Also, it will bubble (etch) in muriatic acid, whereas quartz is unaffected. The usual three black rocks in this area are biotite mica (which can usually be Identified by its crystal shape or more importantly stacked like paper), titanite (which is lustrous and wedge shaped on unbroken edges) and most common is Amphibole (AKA Fluoro-richterite). The crystals and clusters of amphibole are interesting but it is relatively soft and not as shiny as titanite.
I would have watched this at the time it was released but I was watching dirty movies, not your cheap rubbish, professionally made and in the best possible taste and I just could not stop mid way through so I waited until I had finished, really good films, you could say if you have seen one you have seen them all, but not these, Dirty Dancing and Dirty Harry, both great films.
Uh, so what did you think I was talking about?
Great finds once again Greig, The chances are the apatite will be broken before it's liberated, that's just just how it is Unfortunately.
How about you take some diluted vinegar and some rags next time, you can keep soaking the rag and expose the crystals, just a thought being as the calcite is full of them.
That's my kind of thing with the pole and hammer, I would love being there with you two, Daisy looked very chilled out this time.
For anyone who is interested you can buy apatite in several colours and types, I looked on the website crystalage dot something, they have a good selection with some nice prices.
Thanks Greig and Daisy.
I was thinking maybe: Dirty Dozen, Dirty Money, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dirty Grandpa, Dirty Wars or one of my favourites Dirty Marry, Crazy Larry.
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Ahh, so you like watching dirty movies too.
Question,
Calcite is the host rock of the apatite, so I assume that when you found the initial load in the soil, that was once calcite, hence the reason there were so many in one small area, that would make sense if it is the case.
So if you camp out there for a few thousand years you could pick up the remaining apatite.
you just have to hunt the day's and time's you can lol. and keep your hand's and feet out of the way ha ha.
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Why do they have to name the rock appetite, now I'm hungry. You made me order a pizza.
I had pizza too. ;-)
Pizza bagels are good too
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OK so how about sharing the gems. Need Apatite and some radioactive pink Cobalt samples. Got any chunky Garnets ?
The cobalt isn't radioactive. It is only pink on the outside (oxidation). The radioactives were all black minerals and a bad idea to mail any cross border. I have black or red garnet but none are large. I had some large garnet somewhere but intend to go back to the site to collect more next summer.
i thought apatites were more aqua blue colored
They can be blue. I have never found a blue one (yet)
Hello Grieg.. how was your day?.. hope the family is well and ofcourse give daisy a good head rub for me... as usual good video! .. peace !
Daisy had a nice walk on the lake and is whooped. Thanks for dropping by. I will tell her the next head rub is from you
I have a big chunk of huge crystal rock found today but not sure what it is. I can send the pics
meminerrocks@gmail.,com I cannot tell much from a pic so tell me hardness, streak and density
Did you ever go over this area with your metal detector very quickly and not tell any body?
No. I haven't used a detector there
Nice rocks ... ummm.... no hurting yourself more ....
You hit the appy mother lode. Boy, would they make some nice pendants and necklaces. Take care and havagudun my first Y T friend.
PS; YOU NEED TOO STOP GETTING HURT MAN!!!
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