Oh wow. I cringed when you mentioned tumbling it, thinking it would crumble to oblivion, but what a GREAT result. Very impressed with how majestic and raw that looks. Wow!
I did lose all of the fragile pieces that were sticking up. On the other hand, they well go into a melt soon and I probably would have lost them over time by handling the nugget.
Absolutely incredible. I like the tumbler look. Its amazing that most that was achieved using only vinegar. That's got to be a centerpiece for your mantle. Thanks for sharing another great episode and take care.
So good to see another man as passionate as I about rocks and geology, the ol' acid trick can reveal what would otherwise be just an ordinary rock. Thanks for the great videos MeMiner!!
What a beautiful specimen and being 12 ounces, wow that is a wopper. It really pays off to go the tailing piles and search for the stuff that they left behind.
Great nugget wow. If you don't look you'll never will find it. I grew up in a city and never got a chance to look for anything like that. I do find things from time to time like today. I found a silver dime 1962. Your doing the real deal. Plus you get to spend time with your children and teach them too. To me thats the most important part. Passing off your knowledge to your kids. I had a dead beet father. I don't think/ I know he never gave or bought me anything. I did spend a little time with him before he died.I don't think he wanted to die alone. It's very important to spend as much time as you can with your children. You'll never regret any of it. And when you children get older they'll have wonderful story's to tell and teach there children. Thanks for sharing.
@@meMiner lol ..I guess I won't be looking for silver then. I have a metal detector but get sick of digging up old nails n wire..is hard work too. Plus in Queensland Australia you are supposed to buy a permit to use the flippin thing. Do you have to pay for a permit over there. Bloody government don't miss a trick do they. I definitely wouldn't tell the bastards if I ever happened to fine a nugget that's for sure! Lousy lot.😀 Have a good weekend👍
Looks nice. Bottom line is that it's your rock, and after the soak you exposed a beautiful piece of silver. To tumble it a little bit worked well in this instance. Nice find!
I had the amazing opportunity of rockhounding with MeMiner at Shadow Lake yesterday. This guy is a CLASS ACT. Not only is he a literal well of knowledge, he is honestly the most friendly dude you could ever hope to talk to. I learned SO much! We are all super lucky to have the chance to be subscribed to such an amazing channel. This guy is a great teacher.
Nice.. I never thought of doing that.. I know where there are a few old silver mines that no one even remembers they are thee.. I am going to have to take up my metal detector and look around a bit one is by an old creek I have fished a few times..
@@alistairnandreadownie2238 Your most welcome,i am retired and your video has given me ideas..:)) and i saw how happy you were with your rocks,some looked quite valuable!...really good..!!
😍 Simply gorgeous! I am a damn obsessive madman I would have put the darn thing in vinegar until the last micron of calcite was gone 😁 Does heating up the vinegar improve the reaction effectiveness like HCL?
Hi meminer big fan of your stuff here! Really enjoy the fact you just appreciate, as I do, the beauty in the natural aesthetic of the pieces . Don’t always need to know value, weight etc to find gratification. The hunt and the end results speak for themselves in satisfying our innate need to search out the shiny !
I really enjoy exploring and the hunt. I have no idea about value. Years ago I was collecting with an expert and well known seller. I showed him a rock and asked if it was a good one. His answer always stuck with me "if you like it, it is a good one"
Knowing me I probably wouldn't have understood that that was silver because to me it just looked like regular grey stone now I have to get an understanding of what silver look like raw
I am not sure what it is worth. Melt value, maybe $200. It is now sitting on a display shelf. As for time, if you are impatient, then use diluted muriatic. I actually prefer to use weaker acid to slow the process down in case I want to stop it without removing all of the calcite.
It sure looks prettier in the end. If that was your goal then I would say you have a great conversation piece now! I probably would have melted it down after the soak instead of putting it into a tumbler. Thanks for the video!
Wonderful find and job on spiffing it up! You're making me excited to see my childhood rock collection after years of not seeing it! I know I remember quite a few metaly North Idahoan rocks in there! Love your vids man. :D
I have dissolved fools gold with vinegar years ago. I got a lot of pyrite dust which I still have. Its very dull but if you put it under a microscope is shines like gold.
