Exploring For NEW spots!! Winter Rockhounding⛏

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Got out to do some more digging the other day and made some very surprising finds!! I cant wait to get back out there to do some more exploring, now that the snow is melting i can finally get out to some more remote sites. Hope you all have a good weekend, thanks for watching!!😁
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@delfic1108 2 года назад

Great video. So beautiful out there. So much to discover. Thanks for sharing.

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!! You just never know what you'll come across!!🙂

@cptnkaos5994 2 года назад

Another great video, loved the zeolites, and it was all so a very pretty location

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!! Those zeolites were in such an odd place but I searched it up and I guess they can form in granites!! Just an interesting find🙂

@GREEKEXPLORERS 2 года назад

Great video as always my friend!! Thank you for sharing!!

@glennhales7302 9 месяцев назад

Now, orange, Hessonite Garnets would be something to find!!

@NWRockExplorer 9 месяцев назад

That very well could be what these are!! It'd be nice to find the source of these to send some to a lab and get an analysis on them. They must've come from somewhere nearby, just takes time to narrow down these spots🙂

@kimberleykimberley2465 2 года назад

Great video! I can't wait for you to go back to that beach at low tide. Hope the mud isn't too sinky. 😳I really liked the Grossular Garnet you found. Looks like a great new spot you found.

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!! These Grossular Garnets are a first for me so I'm pretty excited. Hopefully I'll be able to get back out to the beach once it warms up, maybe I'll even do some camping out there!!

@TheAdventureCloset 2 года назад

We get some pretty orange garnets around our hometown of Darrington, Washington. Good eye spotting that little guy. Awesome find on that quartz crystal on the gravel bar too! So many excellent finds in this one. Thanks for the adventure.

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!! I'm really hoping to find the source for those orange garnets, right now I'm mostly waiting for the ground to firm up again after the thaw. You guys in Washington have some awesome garnet sites, I'd have to say vesper peak is my favorite!!

@TheAdventureCloset 2 года назад

@@NWRockExplorer Vesper is an awesome hike.

@Ontario_Rockhound 2 года назад

Nice video, nice finds!

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!!🙂

@albertalakeland 2 года назад

You rubbed my nose on that granite face at 10:00 minutes. 😂

@albertalakeland 2 года назад

Wow!. I just checked out your Instagram. You are a man of many talents!

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

@@albertalakeland Thanks!! I can't wait to start making some more projects as it starts to warm up again!!

@largent45 2 года назад

Yeah, those fan shaped crystals definitely looked like a zeolite. It looked like a stibnite i think they are called. Definitely a good find and a great eye. Most would have missed it! You can barely see them. Your identification of the various minerals is really amazing! What great finds and a great video and thanks for taking us along!

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!! We don't usually get too many zeolites around here so this was quite the surprise, especially since it formed in granite!! I really need to look into all the different types of zeolites so I can Identify them better. I really tend to struggle when it comes to identifying different minerals within a group but lots of the time its hard to tell without an assay😅

@ericclayton6287 2 года назад

Stibnite is antimony sulfide and presents as metallic. Those sprays may be in the Mesolithic natrolite group of zeolites. Uncommon but not unknown in granite series rock.

@ericclayton6287 2 года назад

Read Mesolite

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

@@ericclayton6287 I think they might have been talking about stilbite which has been found in the granite faults of the swiss alps along with Laumontite. I think Mesolite has a bit more potential but its hard to tell without chemical analysis, my guess is as good as anybody's at this point haha😅

@RagnarRocks 2 года назад

Gneiss Schist!

@timothydiggins2206 2 года назад

Good thing the tide was up and sent you in another direction,that creek looks like it has some good potential for new discoveries.Nice finds Liam 🏔⛏💎❤️

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!! I can't wait to have another look out there!! Hopefully I can come across a source for at least the quartz or the garnets!!

@DigginWithDeej 2 года назад

Interesting finds for sure. New subscriber here

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Awesome!! I can't wait to get back out to this spot, just so much variety out there!! Hopefully next time I'll come across a source for those garnets🙂

@brucevanderzanden9638 2 года назад

What a great day rock finding! You need to take a 3 pound hammer with you. Makes rock breaking faster and safer!

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

For sure!! I usually explore with just a little pick so I don't get too exhausted while hiking around. When I return I'll bring a bigger hammer so I can bust up those big rocks!!😁

@mctron22rd Год назад

I hope you pack some heat with when you go way out in the middle of nowhere..

@NWRockExplorer Год назад

All I usually carry is a can of bear spray because it's nice and light weight. I haven't really had any problems with animals, generally they'll hear or smell you from a mile away and steer clear. just gotta keep your head up and be aware of your surroundings😉

@mctron22rd Год назад

@NWRockExplorer oh OK, you can consider that as heat to! 🤣

@gwynnfarrell1856 2 года назад

It was a very "crystally" day! The earth is so amazing the way it creates these brilliant minerals. I took a drive out a forest road a few days ago and happened upon some rocks with little pockets of tiny quartz crystals. I was so excited because there's just not much to find close to home. I'm a bit envious of your ability to scramble around on the hillsides and into the creeks, but I sure enjoy seeing what you see. And as I seem to always say, the forests, creeks, and beaches are incredibly beautiful! Thank you for taking us along on the adventure!

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!! I'm really hoping to come across some more quartz out there too, Quartz crystals and garnets are two of my favorites so the fact that this spot has both is just awesome!!🙂

@CityRockhounding 2 года назад

Awesome video man. Super inspiring to hit the creek. Those fan crystals are beautiful, so cool. I would have never seen those. Great day exploring a new place, can't wait for the snow to melt for you! Thanks for sharing your adventure!

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Thanks!! I could have easily missed those fan shaped ones too, they blend in with the granite so well!! Just never know what you'll find I guess😁

@dalemoffatt3660 2 года назад

Thanks for the great video. Fun fact you never know when you're going to find something. I actually went on my first rock hunt today in a mini mall parking lot where they filled boulevards with stones. My wife said to me dont be that crazy guy but I actually found a quartz rock with a small pocket of terminated quartz crystals. If only I could attach a pic. You never know when you might find something. Thanks for inspiring me

@NWRockExplorer 2 года назад

Nice find!! Yea sometimes the parking lot rocks can hold some goodies!! Most of our quarries hold some super nice pyrite crystals, when I was younger I'd always be looking for them in the gravel at school and in driveways on my walk home haha😅