The creeks in your area are so beautiful, especially the last one in the video with its striking banded formations. All the creeks look like they're full of minerals. How exciting to be able to pan out some garnets from them! Thank you for sharing this great adventure in prospecting for gems. It was very enjoyable!
Thanks!! I really like those banded formations too, looks like a big Oreo cookie or something haha. I'm hoping at some point this summer I'll find some gemmy garnets, there are so many around here that there has to be a spot with some gemmy ones, I just know it!!😄
Liam... You need a classifier. 3/8ths minus .. it helps with getting rid of larger rocks out of the pan & you could classify everything into a 5 gallon bucket ( 21 pans per bucket ) :)
Just wanted to say thank you for taking us on these wonderful adventures. I find your videos very calming and informative. I got a cancer diagnosis in June and rockhounding really helps get me out and moving and takes my mind off things. You inspire me to get out and explore in beautiful BC .
Thanks!! I just recently got back from a trip but I haven't gotten around to editing the footage yet. It was supposed to be an vlog series of the trip but my plans didn't quite work out this time so I'll likely just split it up into individual videos. Glad to hear you get something out of these videos, hopefully I'll get some more posted soon and share some more adventures!!
@@NWRockExplorer I’m excited to see what great specimens you may find next ! Good luck out there ❤️ I’m going to try to get out this week at least to the river near me .. Can’t wait to see what you share with us in the future. Take care
Beautiful place to spend the day panning for beautiful garnets. I love garnets, even more after I tumble them :) Your video is so interesting to watch 😊
Thanks!! I'll have to try tumbling garnets at some point, not something I've tried yet. I do have a hand carved bead I made from a garnet I found, I'm wearing it in lots of my videos but its never in frame or I'm just wearing too many layers😁
Thanks!! The weather isn't going to be too great this week so I think I'll be trying to get some work done on the trailer. I'm really hoping to make it camp worthy so I can use it in the fall🙂
Awesome adventure sure is a sweet looking and interesting area must be a old camp or mine around there , some sweet looking garnets for sure fantastic time in this outing thank you
Thanks!! A couple of my other hobbies are bottle digging and metal detecting so maybe I'll have to take another look around there to see what I can find!!😁
beautiful stones! Havent seen much from you lately. Its good to see you back at it! Garnet was my grandmothers birth stone, so seeing you pull out those beautiful little stones was really special! Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks!! I'm really hoping to get to making some more videos soon. just been dealing with the weather and trying to get a few other things on the go. I really want to explore the top of this mountain this summer, just need to wait for the snow to thaw. It should make a pretty awesome adventure!!🙂
The waterlines are probably from the village that used to be across the road. Look in the water during low tide and you’ll see the stumps from the boardwalks and the houses. My grandmother was born in sunnyside. I think they demolished it in the 70’s. Most of the creeks are man made. Along the tracks are beautiful chunks of golden pyrite and chalcopyrite in the cliff side. Park at the yellow CN gate and walk down the tracks towards the old houses (they’ve been torn down now) just before the little waterfall I have destroyed the cliff looking for more white crystally stuff with the gold chunks lol I wish I had photos of it
That's awesome!! there's so much history back there, someday I'd like to hike along the shore all the way to the river but that'll have to wait for next year. I'll have to take a walk along the tracks one day and see if I can find the spot you're talking about, lots of work has been done along there in the past couple years so it might have been dug up.
mostly just muscovite and feldspar in these pegmatites. Sometimes you just never know what you will find though!! If a pegmatite travels through a different body than its source it can create some interesting minerals!!
What an awesome way to spend time. I daydream at work about either doing rock hounding/gold panning or fishing. Was wondering why you don't carry a 1/2 inch screen to save you time/effort in your panning.
I have a classifier but I never seem to use it haha. It is a great time saver but sometimes I don't have enough water to completely submerge it. Other than that I don't really have good reason😅
its just cool to see that old wooden pipe compared to all the pvc we use nowadays, I wonder if the water might have even had a different taste. most wooden lines were replaced in the 40s or 50s I believe around here, there's still a bunch even in our back yard😁
@@NWRockExplorer It was a very cool find for sure! I know Clint at Gold Chasers found an old wooden pipe while doing excavation work down in Surrey and he restored it. Turned out awesome!
Thanks!! There could be gold in with all the pyrite but no visible gold in this area. Gold and garnets both have a high specific gravity meaning they are heavy minerals and like to settle at the bottom of the pan together. if both garnets and gold are present you'll likely find both while you're panning🙂
Thanks!! I'd definitely have a dog with me if I weren't allergic, great to have a hiking companion. Right now I mostly just bring bear spray which I think is the safest way to go about hiking. I also tend to drag my steel shovel around so the bears know where I am.
@@NWRockExplorer get large poodle look up hypo and ones. Even mixed breeds can be hypoallergenic. You might be allergic to certain types of breeds. I found that out myself. My daughter has French bulldog I am allergic to her. But not my dogs. I have 3. Please be safe
For sure!! When I was talking about pressure systems I was mostly talking about eddy currents. What usually happens is the water in a creek or river will flow over an obstruction whether its a log, boulder, inside bend, or cracks in bedrock and become an eddy current which creates just the right amount of turbulence in the water to let the heavy material like garnets, iron, and gold to settle to the bottom while the lighter material gets pushed farther downstream creating a pocket of heavy materials.
@@BP2UTV Usually downstream, think of it like riffles in a sluice box. As the water runs over the riffles it sucks the heavy gold and iron under the riffle letting the light sands flow out of the sluice.
Good question!! Well generally I'll look for places with schist or gneiss then I'll go look anywhere in that area with exposed rock such as slides, creeks, boulder fields, or beaches. If I find garnets in that area I'll generally try to find the source by tracking them upstream or uphill. If you want to find out if there is any better quality garnet in the area panning will give you a good sample of the garnets from as high up as the creek reaches and will tell you right away if there is any chance of finding cuttable material🙂
@@NWRockExplorer Gracias amigo. Thank you for the in depth response. Are there any indicators one can look for in schist or gneiss that might let one know garnets may be present?
I'm mostly self taught, never been in a geology class or anything. I have a lot of new friends that I can ask questions which is awesome and I'm learning new things every day. Volcanic rock is the one group of rocks I am quite new to and find quite challenging, we don't really have any nearby so I have to travel to be able to see any hands on🙂
As I stated before here in north eastern bc. You tube has been really good and folks like yourself inspirational. Looking forward to spring to head out
@@dalemoffatt3660 For sure!! I cant wait till things start to warm up again so I can get back to some of my spots!! Hopefully this season turns out well for the both of us🙂
The creeks in your area are so beautiful, especially the last one in the video with its striking banded formations. All the creeks look like they're full of minerals. How exciting to be able to pan out some garnets from them! Thank you for sharing this great adventure in prospecting for gems. It was very enjoyable!
Thanks!! I really like those banded formations too, looks like a big Oreo cookie or something haha. I'm hoping at some point this summer I'll find some gemmy garnets, there are so many around here that there has to be a spot with some gemmy ones, I just know it!!😄
I enjoyed the banding as well caught my eye more than Garnet’s ❤
Liam... You need a classifier. 3/8ths minus .. it helps with getting rid of larger rocks out of the pan & you could classify everything into a 5 gallon bucket ( 21 pans per bucket ) :)
great day out fam. a great signs for some AU as well fam. keep on panning & having fun fam. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!
Just wanted to say thank you for taking us on these wonderful adventures. I find your videos very calming and informative. I got a cancer diagnosis in June and rockhounding really helps get me out and moving and takes my mind off things. You inspire me to get out and explore in beautiful BC .
Thanks!! I just recently got back from a trip but I haven't gotten around to editing the footage yet. It was supposed to be an vlog series of the trip but my plans didn't quite work out this time so I'll likely just split it up into individual videos. Glad to hear you get something out of these videos, hopefully I'll get some more posted soon and share some more adventures!!
@@NWRockExplorer I’m excited to see what great specimens you may find next ! Good luck out there ❤️ I’m going to try to get out this week at least to the river near me .. Can’t wait to see what you share with us in the future. Take care
I'm learning so much thanks to your videos. Can't wait for the next exploration!
awesome!! Feel free to ask any questions you might have too, I'm always happy to answer and it might just give me another video idea😁
Beautiful place to spend the day panning for beautiful garnets. I love garnets, even more after I tumble them :) Your video is so interesting to watch 😊
Thanks!! I'll have to try tumbling garnets at some point, not something I've tried yet. I do have a hand carved bead I made from a garnet I found, I'm wearing it in lots of my videos but its never in frame or I'm just wearing too many layers😁
nice garnets
Another great video Liam! Inspiring as per usual
Thanks!! The weather isn't going to be too great this week so I think I'll be trying to get some work done on the trailer. I'm really hoping to make it camp worthy so I can use it in the fall🙂
You never disappoint. This was delightful.
Awesome adventure sure is a sweet looking and interesting area must be a old camp or mine around there , some sweet looking garnets for sure fantastic time in this outing thank you
Thanks!! A couple of my other hobbies are bottle digging and metal detecting so maybe I'll have to take another look around there to see what I can find!!😁
Thank would be awesome
beautiful stones! Havent seen much from you lately. Its good to see you back at it! Garnet was my grandmothers birth stone, so seeing you pull out those beautiful little stones was really special! Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks!! I'm really hoping to get to making some more videos soon. just been dealing with the weather and trying to get a few other things on the go. I really want to explore the top of this mountain this summer, just need to wait for the snow to thaw. It should make a pretty awesome adventure!!🙂
@@NWRockExplorer Im sure it will be! I hope everything works out for you and i will be happily watching!
Holy freezing...braver than I
The waterlines are probably from the village that used to be across the road. Look in the water during low tide and you’ll see the stumps from the boardwalks and the houses. My grandmother was born in sunnyside. I think they demolished it in the 70’s. Most of the creeks are man made. Along the tracks are beautiful chunks of golden pyrite and chalcopyrite in the cliff side. Park at the yellow CN gate and walk down the tracks towards the old houses (they’ve been torn down now) just before the little waterfall I have destroyed the cliff looking for more white crystally stuff with the gold chunks lol I wish I had photos of it
That's awesome!! there's so much history back there, someday I'd like to hike along the shore all the way to the river but that'll have to wait for next year. I'll have to take a walk along the tracks one day and see if I can find the spot you're talking about, lots of work has been done along there in the past couple years so it might have been dug up.
Your area looks so similar to where we are from in Darrington, Wa. Those garnets were beauties. Really nice video.
Thanks!! Gotta love the rainforests of the PNW😁
Signs of pegmatites
mostly just muscovite and feldspar in these pegmatites. Sometimes you just never know what you will find though!! If a pegmatite travels through a different body than its source it can create some interesting minerals!!
What an awesome way to spend time. I daydream at work about either doing rock hounding/gold panning or fishing. Was wondering why you don't carry a 1/2 inch screen to save you time/effort in your panning.
I have a classifier but I never seem to use it haha. It is a great time saver but sometimes I don't have enough water to completely submerge it. Other than that I don't really have good reason😅
@@NWRockExplorer That means your really having fun.
Looks like some of the small darker heavy pieces in your pan could have been cassiterite. It's the ore for tin. Check it out.
It could be!! I'm not very familiar with that mineral so I'll have to do some research🧐
Interesting video!
Maybe it was someone’s old moonshine still site 🍻
its just cool to see that old wooden pipe compared to all the pvc we use nowadays, I wonder if the water might have even had a different taste. most wooden lines were replaced in the 40s or 50s I believe around here, there's still a bunch even in our back yard😁
@@NWRockExplorer It was a very cool find for sure! I know Clint at Gold Chasers found an old wooden pipe while doing excavation work down in Surrey and he restored it. Turned out awesome!
Did you find any gold? I thought that garnets and gold were found together. Great video.
Thanks!! There could be gold in with all the pyrite but no visible gold in this area. Gold and garnets both have a high specific gravity meaning they are heavy minerals and like to settle at the bottom of the pan together. if both garnets and gold are present you'll likely find both while you're panning🙂
Love your channel new sub. Please be careful in woods, maybe bring a dog with you. Bears. I live in northern Wisconsin.
Thanks!! I'd definitely have a dog with me if I weren't allergic, great to have a hiking companion. Right now I mostly just bring bear spray which I think is the safest way to go about hiking. I also tend to drag my steel shovel around so the bears know where I am.
@@NWRockExplorer get large poodle look up hypo and ones. Even mixed breeds can be hypoallergenic. You might be allergic to certain types of breeds. I found that out myself. My daughter has French bulldog I am allergic to her. But not my dogs. I have 3. Please be safe
*👍класс и привет от тренера по футболу!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
You mention looking for pressure systems. How do you identify a pressure system? Thanks!
For sure!! When I was talking about pressure systems I was mostly talking about eddy currents. What usually happens is the water in a creek or river will flow over an obstruction whether its a log, boulder, inside bend, or cracks in bedrock and become an eddy current which creates just the right amount of turbulence in the water to let the heavy material like garnets, iron, and gold to settle to the bottom while the lighter material gets pushed farther downstream creating a pocket of heavy materials.
@@NWRockExplorer Thanks! Does the eddy current usually occur upstream or downstream from the obstruction?
@@BP2UTV Usually downstream, think of it like riffles in a sluice box. As the water runs over the riffles it sucks the heavy gold and iron under the riffle letting the light sands flow out of the sluice.
@@NWRockExplorer Thanks!
What state are you in ?
I'm in BC, Canada🙂
Let us know the creek location, please!
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I'm curious. Could you explain your garnet prospecting process?
Good question!! Well generally I'll look for places with schist or gneiss then I'll go look anywhere in that area with exposed rock such as slides, creeks, boulder fields, or beaches. If I find garnets in that area I'll generally try to find the source by tracking them upstream or uphill. If you want to find out if there is any better quality garnet in the area panning will give you a good sample of the garnets from as high up as the creek reaches and will tell you right away if there is any chance of finding cuttable material🙂
@@NWRockExplorer Gracias amigo. Thank you for the in depth response. Are there any indicators one can look for in schist or gneiss that might let one know garnets may be present?
@@daytonthodos9915 Panning could be a good way to find indicators of garnet but in most cases you wont miss them if they are there 🙂
@@NWRockExplorer thanks man!
May have been asked/answered before but did you self teach yourself or post education?
I'm mostly self taught, never been in a geology class or anything. I have a lot of new friends that I can ask questions which is awesome and I'm learning new things every day. Volcanic rock is the one group of rocks I am quite new to and find quite challenging, we don't really have any nearby so I have to travel to be able to see any hands on🙂
As I stated before here in north eastern bc. You tube has been really good and folks like yourself inspirational. Looking forward to spring to head out
@@dalemoffatt3660 For sure!! I cant wait till things start to warm up again so I can get back to some of my spots!! Hopefully this season turns out well for the both of us🙂