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The piece at the 10:30 mark is AH-Mazing! I recently found your channel, it's exactly the kind of rockhounding channel I've been looking for, I appreciate your candor, too. I'm going to enjoy binge watching.
Beautiful country up there. You are very fortunate to live in a place like that. Here in NE Texas we have dirt and mud. There is the north sulpher river. It has lots of fossils but someone put it on youtube and now I don’t find much. 20 years ago I found good stuff every time I went. Mt Ida Arkansas is about 150 miles away and I go there and dig quartz crystals. I enjoy watching your videos and learning more about rocks. But seeing the country around you is what I enjoy the most. Keep on rocking. Happy Trials 👍😎👏
Another fun trip to the mountains. It was good to see D Sara and the pup too. That one little mine entrance was a bit small, but it looked like it opened up inside. Still a no for me. The fairy mine was cute and someone spent some time making it. I hope they got some little fairy nuggets. I learn more each time I watch and the web site is great. Your putting in a lot of work and it shows. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
I’ve only had the chance to go to one old mine, but it was AWESOME! I gotta get back to that barite mine sometime! It was absolutely epic! Love your videos Jared 👍🏼
Another great video! thank you both for the great work! I have noticed when I go to abandoned copper mine here in NM when I find some green or blue I start digging around the area and usually find better stuff under the dirt because or the soft nature of the material. I appreciate your time and content!
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Oregon has a huge copper mining history and a few large historical operations that I have wanted to check out for some time now. Looking for the associated minerals of these old mining operations is a great idea buddy
@@TheRogueRockhound hey there! can u please point me towards any OR mines that you think would be good places to hunt for this stuff? I'm new at this and that would be an easier drive than heading all the way up to NE WA! I'm on the coast (right where northern meets central) and LOVE azurite and malachite and plan to go looking within a year... But dont know where to start! 😁
Also when rock hounding in NE WA. people need to be aware of Rattlesnakes, Cougars(the big cat kind lol) Bears and Western Poison Ivy and the occasional Moose. I recommend good all leather boots (no mesh) Bear spray and for Poison Ivy-Tecnu or Fels Naphta for if you are exposed and Oral Ivy if you know there may be poison ivy in the area you are going. If you are on a budget you can take a good grease cutting soap like Fels Naphta, I think it is $1 on amazon and at Walmart. Not trying to scare anyone I just want everyone to be and stay safe : ) To add it is also a good idea to get a inexpensive personal air horn.
Personally we never see wildlife, at best we see some bird buts I really think its a combination of things. Two people slowly walking, talking, making a ton of noise, and having a dog that is always howling seems to have scared away everything before we see it. Oh here the two big concerns as I see it would be bull moose during the rutting season and hunters during fall hunting seasons.
Hey Jared! Is THIS the #1 location u would recommend for azurite and malachite specimens- or is there perhaps another place in WA, OR, or ID that would be better ? Azurite and Malachite, especially together, are near the top of my favorite minerals list- I've purchased very few rocks bc I prefer to find my own but I do have a beautiful lil nugget with some of that amazing malachite velvet and azurite sparkling crystals that I'm pretty sure is either from China or Indonesia. It would be fantastic to have specimens from closer to home, even tho based on your findings here and your beginning disclaimer I wouldnt expect gem quality, I'd still make the trip if this is the best spot you can recommend...So excited for this video even tho I'm sure this locale is at least 6 or 7 hrs from me! I'm on the Oregon coast, but soon as my SO finishes school in a year we are going hounding ALL OVER OR and WA! What a beautiful place too. Another great video!
This would say theses are mid grade samples and not worth the drive for you when you have copper mines in Oregon I guess that would also have similar minerals to be found. I think the Rogue Rockhound here on RUclips might know something about those. You can find his comment in this video section.
Ha! That's funny but these are just little jars that I buy in bulk on Amazon that are marketed to people that make cosmetics, but they work good for rock and mineral specimens. Sounds like to me that you keep your weed in cosmetic jars.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Tupperware! Yesterday I pulled a softball sized hunk of mottled red jasper out of a landscaping/garden rock bin. Spokane Boys on Francis...lol. I grabbed about 15 little boulders worth cutting in half
Sarah could throw a rope over a tree limb and you could tie it around your ankles. Then all she would have to do is slowly lower you down the shaft and you could poke a stick in the water to see how deep it was.
Great question! Hardness is an easy one since its like a 4 on the mohs scale which puts its way below quartz generally. I think in this area at least you can really see the grain on this magnesite.
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"Want to shimmy in there?" NO. Haha! Have always loved that blue/green combo. Go Hawks!
Oh yeah! I just need to dig out that portal and there's no excuses to not go in it!
The piece at the 10:30 mark is AH-Mazing!
I recently found your channel, it's exactly the kind of rockhounding channel I've been looking for, I appreciate your candor, too. I'm going to enjoy binge watching.
Welcome to the channel! We have plenty to watch here and website to check out!
Good info and safety tips to be super careful around old open mines. Thanks Jared and Sara!
Thank you for taking us with you.
My pleasure!
Beautiful country up there. You are very fortunate to live in a place like that. Here in NE Texas we have dirt and mud. There is the north sulpher river. It has lots of fossils but someone put it on youtube and now I don’t find much. 20 years ago I found good stuff every time I went. Mt Ida Arkansas is about 150 miles away and I go there and dig quartz crystals. I enjoy watching your videos and learning more about rocks. But seeing the country around you is what I enjoy the most. Keep on rocking. Happy Trials 👍😎👏
Fantastic capture!! that's very interesting observation
Thank for sharing video, have a wonderful day!
Awesome adventure beautiful azurite and malachite, 😊💙
Another fun trip to the mountains. It was good to see D
Sara and the pup too. That one little mine entrance was a bit small, but it looked like it opened up inside. Still a no for me. The fairy mine was cute and someone spent some time making it. I hope they got some little fairy nuggets. I learn more each time I watch and the web site is great. Your putting in a lot of work and it shows. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Great video, learning alot from your channel!
Thank you!
Hello to my favorite Rock-man on the West coast…you rule dude… 👉🏼 love the channel full of knowledge and adventure
Thank you so much!
@@CurrentlyRockhounding
Keep on doing you … fantastic channel I’m so grateful I found you……🙏🏼
Sending love and light your way and family….
I’ve only had the chance to go to one old mine, but it was AWESOME! I gotta get back to that barite mine sometime! It was absolutely epic! Love your videos Jared 👍🏼
I think the hunting at mine dumps is awesome, so many cool minerals to be found.
I'd probably shimmy in there, gotta love those colors!
I have been thinking about digging out the portal some.
Another great video! thank you both for the great work! I have noticed when I go to abandoned copper mine here in NM when I find some green or blue I start digging around the area and usually find better stuff under the dirt because or the soft nature of the material. I appreciate your time and content!
Safety first, kids on leash! Hahaha. But, seriously true. Kids or kids at heart building a mini mine. To cool 😎
Very nice. Your vids just keep getting better. Enjoyed it you guys! (and also thank your rockhound pup companion )
Thank you!
Azurite and malachite are cool! Thanks for that.. Didn't look smoky at all out there!
This day we were out there the winds shifted and it cleared out only to return right away.
Cool finds. Azurite is one of me favorite minerals!.
Another interesting video Jared, some nice samples. keep Safe & Keep Rockin
Nice views
Thank you!
Thank You for another great video
Cool finds.
I would love to find some nice azurite someday.
Thanks for the upload man!
Does Oregon have much in the way of copper mining history?
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Oregon has a huge copper mining history and a few large historical operations that I have wanted to check out for some time now.
Looking for the associated minerals of these old mining operations is a great idea buddy
@@TheRogueRockhound I would love to see some old mines down in Oregon!
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Soon buddy ^^
@@TheRogueRockhound hey there! can u please point me towards any OR mines that you think would be good places to hunt for this stuff? I'm new at this and that would be an easier drive than heading all the way up to NE WA! I'm on the coast (right where northern meets central) and LOVE azurite and malachite and plan to go looking within a year... But dont know where to start! 😁
The abandoned fairy mine…classic find 🤨
Also when rock hounding in NE WA. people need to be aware of Rattlesnakes, Cougars(the big cat kind lol) Bears and Western Poison Ivy and the occasional Moose. I recommend good all leather boots (no mesh) Bear spray and for Poison Ivy-Tecnu or Fels Naphta for if you are exposed and Oral Ivy if you know there may be poison ivy in the area you are going. If you are on a budget you can take a good grease cutting soap like Fels Naphta, I think it is $1 on amazon and at Walmart. Not trying to scare anyone I just want everyone to be and stay safe : ) To add it is also a good idea to get a inexpensive personal air horn.
Personally we never see wildlife, at best we see some bird buts I really think its a combination of things. Two people slowly walking, talking, making a ton of noise, and having a dog that is always howling seems to have scared away everything before we see it.
Oh here the two big concerns as I see it would be bull moose during the rutting season and hunters during fall hunting seasons.
Hey Jared! Is THIS the #1 location u would recommend for azurite and malachite specimens- or is there perhaps another place in WA, OR, or ID that would be better ? Azurite and Malachite, especially together, are near the top of my favorite minerals list- I've purchased very few rocks bc I prefer to find my own but I do have a beautiful lil nugget with some of that amazing malachite velvet and azurite sparkling crystals that I'm pretty sure is either from China or Indonesia. It would be fantastic to have specimens from closer to home, even tho based on your findings here and your beginning disclaimer I wouldnt expect gem quality, I'd still make the trip if this is the best spot you can recommend...So excited for this video even tho I'm sure this locale is at least 6 or 7 hrs from me! I'm on the Oregon coast, but soon as my SO finishes school in a year we are going hounding ALL OVER OR and WA!
What a beautiful place too.
Another great video!
This would say theses are mid grade samples and not worth the drive for you when you have copper mines in Oregon I guess that would also have similar minerals to be found. I think the Rogue Rockhound here on RUclips might know something about those. You can find his comment in this video section.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding ok Thanks! I appreciate the feedback!
thank you for the tips,,, have you guys checked out the base of that wall that you were showing? i often check them out just to see what eroded out
Oh yeah! We didn't find as much at the base of the wall but did pretty well under the small trees where its hard to reach for most people.
Great vid 😎👍
Thank you.
👍👍
I caught you storing your rocks in a weed jar.
Ha! That's funny but these are just little jars that I buy in bulk on Amazon that are marketed to people that make cosmetics, but they work good for rock and mineral specimens.
Sounds like to me that you keep your weed in cosmetic jars.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Tupperware!
Yesterday I pulled a softball sized hunk of mottled red jasper out of a landscaping/garden rock bin. Spokane Boys on Francis...lol. I grabbed about 15 little boulders worth cutting in half
@@stuartkeithguitars4251 I live a few minutes from there I'll have to stop by and take a look to see if you missed anything good :)
Sarah could throw a rope over a tree limb and you could tie it around your ankles. Then all she would have to do is slowly lower you down the shaft and you could poke a stick in the water to see how deep it was.
I'm almost certain that You suited up and went in. Right ?
The views from your microscope are entrancing. Thanks very much ⚜
We did not explore this mine.
Moving to Chewellah area in Sept , any cool places up there for beginner enthusiast to explore?
I got a website full of cool locations.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding , Thank you . saw that after sending message.
What are some simple ways to differentiate magnesite from white quartz?
Great question! Hardness is an easy one since its like a 4 on the mohs scale which puts its way below quartz generally. I think in this area at least you can really see the grain on this magnesite.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding That's what I was thinking. Time to grab a hardness kit! I'll go to Amazon through your website 😁
@@biscuitEMT The world of mineral identifying is fun for sure!
But reckless meandering is "the way" of the ADHD. 😄
"Not all who wander are lost" Tolkien
You're as much of a tour guide as a rockhound. I know that I would spend more time hunting, less talking. Personal preference.
That's kinda the way I like to do it, being a video tour guide for those who can't make it here.