This is so neat!!! I grew up here every summer. My grandparents have a home and we used to go to the river everyday. I can't wait now to go back for rockhounding
Lmao 3:11 “I bet you guys don’t even care about the rocks anymore” Good pro tips about the bones & mountain lions. I wouldn’t have even thought about that. EDIT: and thanks for the rundown about the washes at the end. A lot of the time it’s easy to get there but hard to track down the right vein, wash etc
Dude, you ROCK .. I can see you getting really really big.. NOT only do you go out and find this stuff. you tell us how to get there, and where to find it. etc.. Unlike a lot of guys who don't say where the sites are.. I think you'll get a lot of followers ! ..
Thank you. I have some secret spots, but many of the places I share are abundant, or tough digging. It was difficult for me finding places to go dig when I started, So I hope you all learn more easily than I.
@@RubbleRockAndGem I wouldn't trust anyone! 😂 and they might tell all their friends too! But of course I'd also love to know where to find good stuff. I've been lost out in the middle of nowhere a couple of times because of vague directions given in rockhounding books!
That is the Desert Bar steeple. Private property, technically, however; is generally open to the public. Lots of mine shafts so be aware of your surroundings.
Cool video. Felt like I was exploring with you. Always push yourself when exploring places like that. Never cower and be afraid to live. I would of loved exploring that mine with you. The "nest" was a packet nest. Very common in old mines. Wish I could get a nice baseball chunk of thay chrysocola. But living in AZ, I'd definitely be metal detecting for gold! What other minerals do you rockhound for down there?
I've never done gold. But I've been to all sorts of spots out there. If you follow my channel and rockhounding playlist. You'll see plenty of places I've dug :)
@ThemGirlsFromEastTN Hey fellow rock hounds, well that sucks because I just moved back east a week ago I would have enjoyed hounds but I can show you some great spots on a map I found while I was living there.
No. There wish some that is dense enough to cut as lapidary grade and seems to have a minor amount of silica in it. But not in a visually distinguishable way such as gem silica or druzy, in this area/mine
Color, texture, the inclusions... Turquoise is lighter blue, chrysocholla, darker... That's not an absolute... But a starting point. Mostly I can just tell by color
I'm headed to AZ in a few weeks. Is it feasible for an advanced beginner to get chrysocolla here or nearby? It's my #1 "want" since I started houding! Thank you for all of this!@@RubbleRockAndGem
