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Sorry friend.. I can't give out exact locations. I once did a video on where you can find gold and have the location... Within a year it was a total disaster area... I hate that I was the reason for that. I'll never do it again. If you can contact me via email or Facebook.. I'll let you know.
I absolutely love these videos. I remember watching this year's ago and hoping to go there one day! Well, that day is coming I'm going to Colorado Springs for a week in July! Hopefully I can find some kool crystals!
Funny.. In one of my videos on RU-vid, I started a pocket I "lovingly" called.. The Spider Pocket. There was a big hole filled with spiders. But here in colorado, we don't have poisonous snakes in the mountains. So I've found them yes, but it's never been a problem.
Hello Harry. I haven't sold any in the past but over the yeas I have assembled more material than I could ever cut in my lifetime. I do have quite a lot of facet quality smokey quartz. Email me at Michael.g.wood@hotmail.com, we will talk.
Hey Buddy. Can you point me in the right direction? I really want to get out and start digging. Got any clues of even a road name or anything? I won't tell anyone else : )
@@ColoradoGhostCreek I want to go out and start looking. I’m in Denver but I can drive and find some good locations. I’ve never tried but I got a knack for finding what I’m looking for.
Funny. Later that day we had a bear walk right up to us. That was the 6th bear we have seen in that area. Not the 6th sighting mind you.. but the 6th individually identifiable bear. 3 were cubs and three were adults.. all easily identifiable by color phases and markings.
@@ColoradoGhostCreek That’s cool. But the Sasquatch really are out there. It’s no joke. If you know how to read the signs and track it’s not difficult to decipher at all. They do crazy things with the trees. I bet you’ve seen it and not even realized it.
Oh they're here in Colorado alright! Bigger and built a little different than the swamp reds, but they are fine eating. I'm currently re-outfitting my new 16' tracker for night crawfishing. This Louisiana boy is quite pleased. Happy tail-poppin', fellas.
Is there a good way to tell a gastrolith out of context? A friend got some from another friend who gave a vague description of where he got them but I’d like to have a good way to figure out if that’s what they really are…
Sorry for the delay in responding to your question, But I knew a proper response was going to take a while. So the Question… How to tell if what you have is a Gizzard Stone or not? Many factors complicate this but there are some qualifications that a gizzard Stone will have that normal stones just don’t. The number one thing that sets these stones in a different category is the Polish. Polished stones can also be found in streams or rivers, … so what’s the difference? Think of it like this, If you place a stone in a stream or river, it instantly becomes part of all the stones that are in that drainage system. It bumps, & grinds constantly with all the other stones. SMASH.. another rock runs right into it. GRIND…… a different rock slides right over the top of it. It bounces along with all sorts of other rocks. It’s being violently thrown around in an unpredictable environment with other rocks where there is no consistency in the grit. BIG ROCKS, small rocks, HARD rocks, soft rocks… sometimes it’s the windshield… sometimes it’s the fly. The polish will never be perfectly smooth and refined. When a creature swallows a stone, that stone is automatically placed in a much more controlled atmosphere. All the rocks are about the same size… and you have to give credit to the animal to know what rocks work best. Sedimentary rocks would easily break down and just become a mess . “I’ve never seen a Gizzard Stone that was a sedimentary rock”. So there is two factors that make for a better polish already… same size & same hardness. But here’s the kicker… ACID! The acids inside the stomachs of these creatures are strong enough to assist greatly in producing a finished polish that resembles something you might expect to find in a store for sale. Location! If you are in Dino Fossil country, and you happen to find a finely polished stone, chances are good that it may have been a Gizzard Stone. But you really want a better smoking gun that just one odd stone. Some of the big Dinos may have had as many as 70 or more stones, all the size of a lemon or slightly bigger. The smaller Dinos may have only 15 to 20 and these stones would be maybe a little bigger than a bottle cap. Those are about the smallest I’ve ever found. “The really small “Stone-eaters” like birds pass these through the digestive system constantly”. When the animal dies these stones are left behind normally in a small area. Now accounting for the erosion process of millions of years, that small area might be about the size of a room. Recap…! - All with a polish finer than what a river would do. - All about the same size. - All contained in small area. Lots more to say but trying to keep it short. I hope it helped, Woody.
Do you know of anywhere near Colorado Springs I could find crystals at without a crazy amount of digging? Im visiting in a few months and really would love to find some. If theres any way you can email or PM me Id really appreciate it!
I have quite a few places here in Colorado. I live in Central Colorado and all the surrounding counties produce crystals for the most part. The best ones are far off the beaten path. Getting away from the crowds is the main thing. El Paso county is a good place to start.
