Thirteen years ago I realized the earth wasn't brown and grey. I've been dreaming of unearthing treasure stones ever since. Some day I hope to have an experience like this. Thanks for sharing.
I am in awe at how respectful you are to leave behind those awesome rocks! Bravo I salute you for the refreshing trait of not needing to friggin OWN all that you encounter. Blessings to you and yours🙏🏻🦋
I agree I know we have done that in the past and some people have given us a hard time about it, I've even shared locations with people that I know have the same values as I.
I'm 75 now and my left thumb is very arthritic from missing the chisel and hitting the thumb many times while mineral collecting. I strongly suggest that you get a chisel with a plastic guard on it to protect your thumb. Nice find, by the way.
Wowzer amazing stones. Makes me a bit home sick. Till I remember why I came south. So I wouldn't fall down in the snow anymore. Grats on finding such beauties.
You are wonderful! The act of filling up with sand and sand without bringing up minerals is worthy of praise. I think that God of Nature will surely be pleased.
I wish I lived someplace where I could find this stuff. I went on a trip to Michigan a few years ago, stayed on a smaller lake for 10 days you couldn't get me out of the water, I kept digging in and finding horn coral, and little bits of unidentifiable beasties, but I was in a zone. I couldn't get enough. XD. I was looking for a Petoskey stone but never found one. Found a clam though. I was possessed.
@@jessegillmer8062 Hello,I've found it best to go hunt after a good rain storm. It's very difficult to overlook anything with colors that usually reside within these stones,purple black white orange even red,Best of luck to you,I hope you pick up some beauties. PS My best advice is to pick up everything and don't be afraid to dig!
Hi sir I really enjoy nature and rock hounding. We should go rock hounding together. Those rocks are amazing. I can make you a sculpture out of those rocks
I've never seen this rock before, how beautiful. I was nervous when you chipped off the ends but the split is stunning!! Do you slab this rock then or do you just chip along the piece and the it cuts naturally? You wouldn't need to polish it either just a good clean. Great video, thank you.
That is beautiful rock! My mining partner and I know of a place on Greenhorn mountain where there is picture jasper and we've taken some nice samples from there.
I love to hunt for rocks and other nice rocks. I would love to know of where I could find some of what you found. I am not looking to raid the area, but to travel with my family and collect some good pieces. I have been given some blue opal from Owyhee still encased in the shell of a thunderegg. However, we would love to take a trip to Owyhee to collect some for ourselves. Would you be willing to share some directions to where we might collect some and or some of the material you are showing in this video? Thanks for sharing.
Tracy U Same here! We were out at Owyhee today, and are armature rockhounds, but enthusiastic none-the-less. Anyways, I am trying to find some sort of pointer on good spots to dig out there.
+Breonna Van Patten We found a place and got some blue opal, however it was on private land and I am unable to state the location out of respect for the owner and the problems with pillaging and claim jumping that had happened in the past from others divulging the location. However, I can say that it is near Three Fingers Butte. Please respect claims and check with the local claims offices to ensure you are trespassing and following the rules.
+John Jacquez We found a place and got some blue opal, however it was on private land and I am unable to state the location out of respect for the owner and the pillaging and claim jumping that had happened in the past from others divulging the location. However, I can say that it is near Three Fingers Butte. Please respect claims and check with the local claims offices to ensure you are trespassing and following the rules.
You own are at covering too! Why did it😐? In my country we have many beautiful stones but not of this. I like this sky blue agate that is only at west of North America (Are you in this page yet?)
I see you haven’t gotten a response yet so I’ll help. It’s a cryptocrystalline quartz that in this case has inclusions of what look like hematite. It comes from a silicate solutions filling the holes and bugs in rocks and hardening overtime. Material with little inclusions are called chalcedony and if it has lines ar plumes like these its agate. Stuff that doesn’t allow light thru is jasper, but all three are cryptocrystalline quartz.
Dang, I know this is old but I would love to find a spot like this to take my mom and dad, they aren't super mobil, and I would love to have them find some natural "Treasures" before they cant travel anymore.
Not sure where you live but Glass Buttes in Oregon is a good place to find obsidian. Decent smaller pieces can be found without going too far off the highway. The best dig sites are a bit tougher to get to, though. Also note that Glass Buttes is about 50 miles from the nearest city.
That is some stunningly beautiful rock! Agate, opal? Wondering what the total amount of time involved spent in mining that little section. From the ending it sort of looked like "Catch and Release" rock hunting.
Wow! Some comments call those gorgeous boulders opal, some jasper, but I live in Canada and your goodies are not familiar to me. What is that type of rock?
Surely this amount is a relatively unusual find! So that is what one does when they find more than they can carry out! Afake spoils pile marks the spot . . . OR NOT.
Hahahaha, I saw "Owyhee" and thought you meant Hawai'i (olde English)! Saw the silicates in the thumbnail, and thought "Where the heck did you find agate on a volcanic island?!" Sweet find though, all the agate around here (vein agate anyway) is pink-brown, some vuggy with quartz or calcite (occasionally cacoxenite) crystals inside. Not much in the way of your soft (color), translucent blue. You need a bigger bar to pry them whole boulders out my friend! Then a bigger hammer (I use a 12lb sledge) to crack 'em open in one shot!
don't have any real experience here but i'm wondering if that glassy stone could be cut up into bangles/bracelets - like the ones you see often which are made from jade? all depends on doing it cost effectively, i guess. thanks for the video.
Too bad you couldn’t have taken this beauty out without busting it up in a zillion pieces. Probably would have needed a wheelbarrow to haul it out, though. Thanks for sharing.
OMG! This is soo cool! I've been rock hunting some over the years and never find anything but Agates, which I love, but that is super cool! I need some lessons on how to find them!
Blue Opal - a " new kind " of pale sky - blue , a type opal discovered by the white man about 15 years ago, he called it : " Owyhee." Native Americans might have used it, think , but we are not quite sure about that yet. Found near hot springs they say, where they used to hang out. Very spiritual stone. Calming and a soft, just a nice Gentle Energy Flow . A Beautiful stone , and it changes colour ,a bit , when out of the ground to a darker blue shade, they say. A Powerful energy that - can open many Doorways ! Grounding and Unique. Can be used in many ways.
I hope you have a saw big enough to cut that, if not my friend Stewart Murdock in Redmond, Oregon does. He's a flint knapper and would work a trade deal.
Actually, that stone will have the most value when it is slabbed and then cut into cabochons, so knapping one end of it like that to see the quality of the material inside is normal. Especially when there is so much material. If it were crystalline or some rare formation, he wouldn't be handling it that way of course, but for massive material like that it usually doesn't have nearly as much value as an intact boulder as it does cut into jewelry-sized pieces.
There is a place here in Washington where people dig out dirt from under trees - yes, living trees - and they don't replace any dirt. I hate seeing it. They are digging for crystals.
Thirteen years ago I realized the earth wasn't brown and grey. I've been dreaming of unearthing treasure stones ever since. Some day I hope to have an experience like this. Thanks for sharing.
they are all over the globe in every nook and cranny. what area are you in maybe i can point you to some fun stuff?
I've watched this video several times over the years. I've never found any that big. Would love to see more.
I am in awe at how respectful you are to leave behind those awesome rocks! Bravo I salute you for the refreshing trait of not needing to friggin OWN all that you encounter. Blessings to you and yours🙏🏻🦋
I agree I know we have done that in the past and some people have given us a hard time about it, I've even shared locations with people that I know have the same values as I.
@@shannonburke-williams9460 couldn’t agree more. I can’t believe people would give you a hard time for being nice. What a crazy world.
I'm 75 now and my left thumb is very arthritic from missing the chisel and hitting the thumb many times while mineral collecting. I strongly suggest that you get a chisel with a plastic guard on it
to protect your thumb. Nice find, by the way.
Yea, it hurts a long time. It hurts forever then.
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Ah yes the old thumb finder. Found my thumb many times
Wowzer amazing stones. Makes me a bit home sick. Till I remember why I came south. So I wouldn't fall down in the snow anymore. Grats on finding such beauties.
Gostei muito dó seu canal é sou garimpeiro 👍
Wow amazingly beautiful humungus find. You must of been dancing on the inside finding that beauty!👍
You are wonderful!
The act of filling up with sand and sand without bringing up minerals is worthy of praise.
I think that God of Nature will surely be pleased.
I think he was hiding it to come back later
Should always back fill holes
I wish I lived someplace where I could find this stuff. I went on a trip to Michigan a few years ago, stayed on a smaller lake for 10 days you couldn't get me out of the water, I kept digging in and finding horn coral, and little bits of unidentifiable beasties, but I was in a zone. I couldn't get enough. XD. I was looking for a Petoskey stone but never found one. Found a clam though. I was possessed.
This area of the Owyhees is so beautiful
Wow, this is some truly stunning stuff! Fantastic video, I envy your finds.
Shankopotomass-this gives me such a terrible longing-it is such a magical film.I wish you would have taken some home.Wish I could find some,too
Very Nice Stones !! I love the blue color :-) and it's great to see you fill in back the hole, thats great !!
Thank you for your kindness in leaving your findings to share with the next person to discover. Wow, can you say Score!
Just ran across this, fabulous find such beautiful color. Loved the Video. Do you still go out? Thank you for sharing
This is also one of my most favorite places to Rockhound,I have hundreds of pounds of this stuff. Been going out there for 20 years great video
What is this rock? Simular to common Opal? No fire? It's a unnatural stone color and the color is interesting.
@@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469 Agate
Hey there wondering if you have any tips. I'm new to rockhounding and am having trouble knowing what to look for when search for new spots..
@@jessegillmer8062 Hello,I've found it best to go hunt after a good rain storm. It's very difficult to overlook anything with colors that usually reside within these stones,purple black white orange even red,Best of luck to you,I hope you pick up some beauties. PS My best advice is to pick up everything and don't be afraid to dig!
I'm always rockhounding in Owyhee and I'm not going to say I hope so fine it, just hope I walk over it lol
That is an impressive find! Some beautiful specimens. Very Very cool.
Nice finds. Beautiful color
that would make amazing arrowheads
Owyheeeee! Is that the shout that goes out when you find this stuff??! Nice material.
Hi sir I really enjoy nature and rock hounding. We should go rock hounding together. Those rocks are amazing. I can make you a sculpture out of those rocks
I've never seen this rock before, how beautiful. I was nervous when you chipped off the ends but the split is stunning!! Do you slab this rock then or do you just chip along the piece and the it cuts naturally? You wouldn't need to polish it either just a good clean. Great video, thank you.
I hike a good distance and could not carry the weight of the stone. also limited hand tools
Can you show the large rock pieces polished? The larger the rock the better it is for them to do Earth healing work.
That is beautiful rock! My mining partner and I know of a place on Greenhorn mountain where there is picture jasper and we've taken some nice samples from there.
I love to hunt for rocks and other nice rocks. I would love to know of where I could find some of what you found. I am not looking to raid the area, but to travel with my family and collect some good pieces. I have been given some blue opal from Owyhee still encased in the shell of a thunderegg. However, we would love to take a trip to Owyhee to collect some for ourselves. Would you be willing to share some directions to where we might collect some and or some of the material you are showing in this video? Thanks for sharing.
Tracy U Same here! We were out at Owyhee today, and are armature rockhounds, but enthusiastic none-the-less. Anyways, I am trying to find some sort of pointer on good spots to dig out there.
+Breonna Van Patten ever find where the good digings are?
+Breonna Van Patten We found a place and got some blue opal, however it was on private land and I am unable to state the location out of respect for the owner and the problems with pillaging and claim jumping that had happened in the past from others divulging the location. However, I can say that it is near Three Fingers Butte. Please respect claims and check with the local claims offices to ensure you are trespassing and following the rules.
+John Jacquez We found a place and got some blue opal, however it was on private land and I am unable to state the location out of respect for the owner and the pillaging and claim jumping that had happened in the past from others divulging the location. However, I can say that it is near Three Fingers Butte. Please respect claims and check with the local claims offices to ensure you are trespassing and following the rules.
+Tracy U you stutter typed
Beautiful calcedonies!
Kind of has a look of Lorimar, just beautiful
Glad to see you leave it for someone else to find. Ive done that many times hoping a kid will find it, sometimes pushing them in the right direction.
You own are at covering too! Why did it😐? In my country we have many beautiful stones but not of this. I like this sky blue agate that is only at west of North America (Are you in this page yet?)
They should be blue chalcedony with cloud-like crystallisation...good material making rings...
Shout out from Australia, I would love more info on this rock. Cheers
I see you haven’t gotten a response yet so I’ll help. It’s a cryptocrystalline quartz that in this case has inclusions of what look like hematite. It comes from a silicate solutions filling the holes and bugs in rocks and hardening overtime. Material with little inclusions are called chalcedony and if it has lines ar plumes like these its agate. Stuff that doesn’t allow light thru is jasper, but all three are cryptocrystalline quartz.
If he is native american. . it's simple. You don;t take all the fish, or all the game. .you always leave something. A good rule for all of us.
That's great, leaving some for seed 😉 Nice 👍
Dang, I know this is old but I would love to find a spot like this to take my mom and dad, they aren't super mobil, and I would love to have them find some natural "Treasures" before they cant travel anymore.
Not sure where you live but Glass Buttes in Oregon is a good place to find obsidian. Decent smaller pieces can be found without going too far off the highway. The best dig sites are a bit tougher to get to, though. Also note that Glass Buttes is about 50 miles from the nearest city.
That is some stunningly beautiful rock! Agate, opal? Wondering what the total amount of time involved spent in mining that little section. From the ending it sort of looked like "Catch and Release" rock hunting.
+M C Smith It said blue agat in the video :)
+YTubinger Thanks-didn't catch that.
Wow! Some comments call those gorgeous boulders opal, some jasper, but I live in Canada and your goodies are not familiar to me. What is that type of rock?
Owyhee named after a group of Hawaiians that join the mountain men in the 1820s and 30s.
Turning rock's into gravel.
does it nid to broken instead of extracting one large piece?
Surely this amount is a relatively unusual find! So that is what one does when they find more than they can carry out! Afake spoils pile marks the spot . . . OR NOT.
I want to dig. Where is this?
man could i make some sweet arrowheads out of this stuff
Would love to find one like that.
Hahahaha, I saw "Owyhee" and thought you meant Hawai'i (olde English)! Saw the silicates in the thumbnail, and thought "Where the heck did you find agate on a volcanic island?!" Sweet find though, all the agate around here (vein agate anyway) is pink-brown, some vuggy with quartz or calcite (occasionally cacoxenite) crystals inside. Not much in the way of your soft (color), translucent blue. You need a bigger bar to pry them whole boulders out my friend! Then a bigger hammer (I use a 12lb sledge) to crack 'em open in one shot!
Much Respect....
you should get ahold of Jay King in AZ, he has a factory and would take those two mini boulders and whatever else you found that day.
Can't legally sell that stone .
Wow.... That is such a cool video! 😍
i pick up those rocks on the owyhee all the time just in the road
Where was this video shot at cause I find this in Montana alot
Where is this located in the owyhees I've been there several times past the Park and have never found anything like that
Very nice idea ,good for this knowledge
Gostei muito bom. Ilha aqui aquele super like retribua se poder
don't have any real experience here but i'm wondering if that glassy stone could be cut up into bangles/bracelets - like the ones you see often which are made from jade? all depends on doing it cost effectively, i guess. thanks for the video.
You should install a hand guard on that chisel, speaking from experience it hurts bad when you miss and hit your hand 🥴
First class hunt. Thanks.
Too bad you couldn’t have taken this beauty out without busting it up in a zillion pieces. Probably would have needed a wheelbarrow to haul it out, though. Thanks for sharing.
From what I saw, he was using the existing fractures in the rock without creating them; working respectfully.
OMG! This is soo cool! I've been rock hunting some over the years and never find anything but Agates, which I love, but that is super cool! I need some lessons on how to find them!
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HE BROKE IT ALL UP WHAT A DOUCHE
Pulama Terlep not a waste. I would still slab some of this agate.
It was already fractured in place, he worked carefully to avoid more breakage. Be respectful.
Great video and awesome location. Is this in place easy to find?
Wowza!!!!!😮
Why didn't you take that big blue one? Is there a weight limit there?
looks like good times !!
What are you going to do with that material ? Nice stuff, do you know what it was? looked like Agate to me. Please let me know, thanks.
Excellent you should not breat it man ...must keep as good as it is..
Great stuff. Love it.
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Man would i love to get my hands on some of that. The arrowheads i could make with that stuff would be beautiful.
Dude that's an awesome find
Халцедон, однако. И какой здоровенный! Nice!
You pulled out some stones that'll be beautiful when cut and polished
What a nice person.....
Thats some beautiful stuff that you're finding there
Just what kind of mineral/rock is it? I'm clueless, other than it's quartz-based.
Blue Opal - a " new kind " of pale sky - blue , a type opal discovered by the white man about 15 years ago, he called it : " Owyhee."
Native Americans might have used it, think , but we are not quite sure about that yet.
Found near hot springs they say, where they used to hang out.
Very spiritual stone.
Calming and a soft, just a nice Gentle Energy Flow .
A Beautiful stone , and it changes colour ,a bit , when out of the ground to a darker blue shade, they say.
A Powerful energy that - can open many Doorways !
Grounding and Unique.
Can be used in many ways.
I try to find something everytime I go out but I never have much luck. Just lots of rhyolite...I think. I'm a noob
Did you have a pack horse called daffny to bring all that rock out of them there hills???
Was it covered with soil to protect it from people or from the Sun?
Gorgeous agate! Nice find!
i see lots of point flakes out of jasper? now i know ...
So what is this rock? Did you go back for the other large rock?
Where is this place?
I hope you have a saw big enough to cut that, if not my friend Stewart Murdock in Redmond, Oregon does. He's a flint knapper and would work a trade deal.
wow those were awesome
Any of that for sale??
😍🤗🤗 nice
I dig.looks like a big fish head with mouth open. And an eye.good luck.
did he ever get the rock out? i fell asleep.
Nice material
Been 8 years I'll bet some one claimed it and dug it all up
...which is why it is never a good idea to reveal the locations of your finds online.
Cutin it like that you only damage the value of the stone
Actually, that stone will have the most value when it is slabbed and then cut into cabochons, so knapping one end of it like that to see the quality of the material inside is normal. Especially when there is so much material. If it were crystalline or some rare formation, he wouldn't be handling it that way of course, but for massive material like that it usually doesn't have nearly as much value as an intact boulder as it does cut into jewelry-sized pieces.
I didn't know that Jasper looks that colour?
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did you cover it up because you wanted to come back and get it later. but you didn't want anyone else to see it??
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Patrick Christian i was thinking the same. Why did he cover it up and not dig it all?
You have to refill your holes on public land. The chips around the holes usually tell you whats down there
Exactly what I thought.
There is a place here in Washington where people dig out dirt from under trees - yes, living trees - and they don't replace any dirt.
I hate seeing it.
They are digging for crystals.
Nice. Good job.
Blue arrow head rocks
good job...sum neat stuff
I have those same boots....lol
very very good!
Congratulations 🤟😎