Hello Mr.Mac just wanted to thank you for all you've taught me in the short amount a time I've been honored to spend with you wanna wish from my family to yours!!
I found my largest cluster of double-terminated quartz crystals at Sweet Surrender several years ago. Here is a photo: www.flickr.com/photos/rmcwilson/4223349451/in/photolist-7rgLEz-7rkGPw-7rkZ3W-7rgCP8-7rgz28-7rgAKz-7rcLDR-7rgG9f
So how do you think Sweet Surrender compares to Judy's dig on Fisher Mountain? I went to Judy's with my dad last summer, and it was great! I liked having the whole digsite to ourselves: it was absolutely peaceful up there on top of the mountain, and we took home a few nice crystals and plates, but we didn't find anything as large as you're finding here. Have you tried Wegner's or Ron Coleman mine? Those seem to be pretty popular, too.
I've been to just about all the mines (and some of them a few times). I have had different results on different trips. The best cluster I have ever found was at the Sweet Surrender several years ago, but recently did not have similar results there. I visited Coleman's years ago and found smaller points, but a more recent trip yield several ultra-clear points that were impressive in size by comparison. I have only been to Fisher Mtn Mine one time, and you are absolutely right---the view is worth the price of admission (even if a person didn't find anything!). Wegner's yielded small clear points in abundance in the tailings. I am planning to go back to Twin Creek soon, had a very nice experience there. I hope to produce a new video about that upcoming visit.
Thank you for taking us along on your trip to Sweet Surrender Mine it was fun watching you pick up and dig for crystals. This mine is aptly named. Loved what it surrendered to you and Chase I used it on out and that worked really well for me
@@rockhoundingusa8207 thank you for letting me know! Maybe you should open an affiliate with Amazon. that way you can get some extra cash to support the channel.
Does oxalic work better than iron out? I just use lukewarm water and iron out... if it's PA material I can put it in a crockpot on low...can't do that with herkimers because of Inclusions and enhydros. I've never used oxalic though, only muriatic and I feel that it etched the crystals.
I have used all of them. It seems that Iron Out works a bit better on Mt. Ida staining, but some will need to be cooked with muriatic. I have never encountered any etching using HCL, I'm not even sure that's possible (chemically). Thanks for dropping by.
Btw, I've had pretty good results using powdered "iron out" instead of oxalic acid. Have you tried it before? It's definitely safer than the oxalic acid method.
I have used several methods...the heated Hydrochloric Acid bath, Oxalic soaking, and Iron Out. All of them have benefits and all of them have dangers. Iron Out is the safest, but still requires caution. Heated HCL is faster but caustic, Oxalic is aggressive but tends to discolor the matrix (which can be remedied with repeated pure water soaking), and Iron Out is slower (and can be pricey) but it works well. Have you found similar results?
I've avoided using HCl or oxalic acid. I live in an apartment complex, so acids are probably not the best idea. I've treated my stuff with powdered iron out out on the balcony because I know if it spills, it's not going to hurt anyone like the acids would. I've gotten pretty good results with a few cycles of iron out (I usually have to do at least three cycles, so yes, it's slower and I wind up using up quite a bit of the powder), but I've wondered if the result from oxalic acid would be that much better in the end.
Here is a Google Maps Locator for the mine: www.google.com/maps/place/Sweet+Surrender+Crystals/@34.6633578,-93.5211947,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x121fe7ef90f33c17?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA6r3BisPdAhXGx4MKHe4KBTgQ_BIwE3oECAgQCw
Sorry to be off topic but does someone know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account? I was dumb forgot the login password. I love any tricks you can give me
@Kase Elisha I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and I'm trying it out atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
