How I find quartz crystals - Part 1 

Thanks for the feedback Johnny! That was written specifically for the video.

@@obliqrecordings Of course my good man i see the production skills, these things dont go unnoticed

There are other animal species with way better equipment than ours!

Its therapeutic, but not the quickest way to retirement! LOL

Naw

Kinda cannibalism lol

My shovel begs to differ

I'm getting lucky cause I got a snow quartz

The recording helps me find pieces that might fit together later, that's why I started filming! Tons of fun!

Feels more human and skillful doesn't it?

Thank you, well stated, and I couldn't agree more. My saying is "you have to play to win"!

@@obliqrecordings Hey true that man! Can't win it unless you in it! We just got done with our first emerald mine and its a really old one with no new tailings in dozens of years so I didn't expect us to get anything but we actually found gem quality emerald. Couldn't of done that without risking it cause of how old the pilings were!

Ditto. Al i ever found was angled chunks. Once flat, but it dont count since it was in soil that was moved... I did find dense small calcite cluster though...that fell of a truck...

I've found microcline (feldspar) crystals in the area that are grown solid in the pegmatite, but they pull apart perfect crystals with non-formed chunks of quartz between.

Its a joy pulling out each one! No words for it actually :).

I find these all the time not even knowing it was quarts

@@obliqrecordingsawesome video dude! had to sub! 👍🏻 where are you located? i do a lot of crystal hunting/Rockhounding here in South Wales (UK) but the only nice truly clear and Euhedral piece of Quartz i've managed to find that had a terminated top and faces was about the size of a piece of corn and was a lucky surface find at a local river! usually it's things like Hematite, Calcite, Gypsum, Jasper and some Agates that pack the nice banding, my real interest and what i collect are Quartz and Fluorite! it's frustrating sometimes as apart from combing beaches, river banks and old quarries i don't know 'what to look out for' i'd love to know how you came across this lovely pocket? was it a surface find or something specific such as the area or terrain?

@@jimmymcgill2557 These were filmed in Colorado USA. I do a lot of prospecting and where I see pegmatite and/or quartz/feldspar chunks on the surface I do test holes and follow them uphill to their (hopeful) source. Maybe 1 out of every 25 or so holes leads to crystals, so lots of effort but when it pays off it really is great! This particular crystal pocket I hit right away by kicking over a quartz rock mostly buried in the dirt; there were flat sides all over the buried side. One test hole later and a fully euhedral crystal came out, and then I followed them deeper into their source, as you saw.

@@obliqrecordingsawesome! thank you so much i appreciate it, you definitely got some great finds! 😬👍🏻

Thanks Tripping on Rocks, it is hard to take your time; it is exciting! I'm editing the second video now. This was a three day crystal pocket! Stay tuned!

I love the fact you're pulling out rocks millions of years old and able to sometime put them back together! A fun puzzle!

Hopefully in the upcoming months I will have part two all edited

Its beautiful stuff! And fun to find!

HAHAH

Omg good joke

XD

It wasn't a long stop tho...just a little while

Thanks for watching!

Just posted parts 2 and 3 to finish this pocket, thanks for your patience!

Good luck in your quest!

Let me know if your finds are available to view! Would love to see Swiss smokies!

Yes it was, as was the rest too! What a fun day!

Yes

that's exciting, you don't have to travel far to enjoy finding quartz!

Thanks for watching, I enjoyed making these videos! Dave

You bet, thanks for tuning in, new videos periodically!

Usually you only see ants, so the ladybug 🐞 was good luck!

I found so much when I was a kid. I'm 51 now I grew up in a new development in Charlotte back then it was considered the outskirts of town and it was woods where they built the neighborhood and chunks of quartz was laying in the sides of the road I think 🤔 t was found in the white cement in the curb part of the road or it was in abundance and was jus there from a pocket they hit making the roads. Am I allowed to tk quartz if found in the forest?

Same, but in stones right

When I discovered I could actual find treasures when playing in the dirt, I was hooked!

Thank you Kate for the comments! It was a ton of fun!

It's the little things that help make the adventure so fun!

Cuteee

Yes, both. The hardest part is finding the right place to dig, prospecting! Check out some tips...davealex.com/earthfire/how-to-find-crystals/

Given the millions of years of erosion, crystals can be at the present day surface, present day above you, or still deep underground. Got lucky on this one!

lol, thx!

Sounds awesome, rocks are great gifts!

Might be a rose quartz

Lucky

At this time I don't not have a storefront

You have to know where crystals are generally available, which there are many good books and online resources for this. Then you have to know general techniques on what to look for. I have more information on my blog at davealex.com (search for how to find crystals) or I'd recommend to join a rock club in your area.

sounds amazing, hopefully you got to keep a couple?

@@obliqrecordings I have about thirty pieces

Whereabouts in Eastern WA? That's where I'm from.

@@chelim5265 excuse me Western Washington. we went camping on someone's farm and found a crap ton of quartz.

Tumble them gloss them sell them Advertise with pics of lights under them they should glow

I will have to research if there are pegmatite formations around estes. I know north of you there is amythest and quartz, but they grow in different formations than in the Pikes Peak Batholith. I have a blog post on red feather lakes crystals on davealex.com that may be more similar to your area. Check out Voynick's book Colorado Rockhounding for known locations and topo maps for "prospects" in your area.

Start digging under a place where u found some surface quartz

i believe it! i always take little things like that as messages from the universe c: so cool u found some quartz too!

@@DEI.DR3AM Thanks!! I've recently been really fascinated with the law of Attraction/manifesting and have started to believe it! It's good to see others believe in it too!!! :D

theres lots of quartz everywhere

@@quinnyquinn4555 I assume you live in the western parts of the world ... I live in asia and also, the first thing I felt like doing when I came home with the quartz was to wash it and put it inthe sunlight,which I later learned is a way of cleansing and recharging your Crystal's. :)

Bro if only you knew.... The universe tells you alot of things but us humans tend to ignore it. If you become spiritual, you'll know that there are no coincidences. For example, has your attention randomly went to something amazing without actually seeing it? Like your comment for example

a very simple procedure. Just obtain some oxalic acid, and use 3lbs. acid per 5 gallons of water. submerge the crystals for 1 week. wash with water to rinse all acid.

You can also use Super Iron Out available from online sources or your local stores.

Thanks!!!

The crystals can grow wherever there is room; the host rocks have cracks due to shifting over time where the crystal fluids can travel to. Some pockets I find in place, and others I find because I follow the crystals that have weathered out back up the hill to their source.

Hi Joshua. Let's start here, hopefully this is helpful. davealex.com/earthfire/how-to-find-crystals/

obliqrecordings thank you sir very helpful information

That would be amazing! I doubt it, but you never know until you check it out!

You should definitely explore it, and you might not find crystals immediately, but sense it is on your crystal mound over time crystals could've fallen in creating a crystal pile at the bottom of the cave/hole

Maybe. Sometimes you get that decorative quartz rock and no crystals, but if there was an air bubble or small opening when the crystals formed there is a chance for crystals. Have you seen any single perfectly flat sides (the remainder not flat)?

@@obliqrecordings yes and I did pull a tiny crystal attached to a clump of quartz

@@lindamalcovsky in one place I dig there are large quartz "blowouts" that mostly are just quartz, but throughout there is potential for pockets of crystals. If the quartz is more in veins, follow those. Crystals will form from a pressurized liquid when there is space and the pressure and temperature is just right. Quartz is one of the most abundance minerals on the planet, but the conditions have to be right to form crystals, showing you how rare those conditions are.

Let me know what's up contact me I'll help you that's so awesome you're sitting on crystal land

@@torismith9591 no crystals yet..but ill keep looking..do u live in western Massachusetts

Geodes are hollow inside, so they weigh less than an equal rock of the same mineral.

Well if you find a circle like rock cut it open then you get a crystals 😊

It's hard to look where you're going when you are always looking for rocks! Me too!

Look for the flat sides!

Delivered part 2 and 3! Enjoy!

This is near Pikes Peak Colorado. The crystals in the Pikes Peak Batholith form in pegmatite. You know you're on the trail if you are finding rocks that have larger segments of feldspar and quartz together. When the hot liquid cools the rocks crystalize, if the concentrations of minerals are right, and the temperature and pressure and other factors are all aligned, then the crystals will form in cavities or cracks in the host rock. Then over time the host rock decomposes (sometimes) and leaves the crystals. I keep an eye out for flat sides on quartz or the feldspar and pegmatite on the surface and also when I dig test holes. I have some articles on my blog that go into more detail with pictures too... davealex.com

I have some amazing milky quartz! I bet that is just as fun

Lots of reading, rock clubs, and years of digging lots of dirt!

It's hard to tell, many times the quartz I dig is not crystalized. Look for red stains on the quartz and surrounding dirt, and follow it.

@@obliqrecordings yea got an area where red and white quartz comes from and also a black n white. Will dig a test hole in red. Is water underground a good sign? Got well and moss on top of crystals

@@obliqrecordings thanks for the reply

@@jameshughes131 crystals need space to grow generally, so they would be in cavity or opening or seam. Commonly there is space around the crystals in those openings and iron minerals come in and coat the crystals after they are formed. So following the iron staining could lead to crystals

@@obliqrecordings I found a cavity but havnt dug it yet.

There are know crystals in this area, so I just have to find them.

Colorado is a special place for sure! Maybe you can find bowls and plates as "perfectly formed clay"? 😂

Quartz is the most abundant mineral on Earth. I look for it on the surface and in veins here in Colorado; in spots known for pegmatites.

@@obliqrecordings i find quarts but not clear ones and those big ones how do i find them?

Small and big doesn't really matter to me; they are all a thrill to find!

I found also, but, in stones :(

@@aaroncarlosmaldivian8815those are geodes really cool and not easy to find.

Howdy, Crystals can he found most everywhere in the nation, however their formation is likely limited to very specific places where the ultra rare growth conditions occurred. I recommend checking out rockhounding books from the library or local Internet groups. Good luck finding a cool place near you!

​@@obliqrecordings I dont have those things in my country and my city. Our libraries and net isnt that improved. And miners or geologist arent usually sharing these informations about the formations in our cities and country. So i will have to go there and dig up randomly with luck.

@@Cosmic_Ocean_ Join a rockhounding club in your area if one exists. Good luck! 💎💎

I find the little cute crystals are more often perfect, rarely are the big ones not damaged in some way.

It's in my bucket list, maybe this spring. Can you recommend some places to go?

@@obliqrecordings here's a list of mines in the area. Avitar Mine Crystal Vista Fisher Mountain Mine Jim Colemans Miller Mountain Mine Ron Colemans Crystal Mine Twin Creek Mine Wegner Mine. Most of these are located in and around Mount Ida, Ar The others are just outside of Hot Springs, Ar. Hope that helps you.

Got dope points in NV too if ya know where to go.🤫

so you just go to Arkansas and dig a hole? 💀

@@CrispyLooper2112 hey man i’ve been looking for months for places around Nevada, some help would be cool, I just wanna do some simple rock hounding i’m a beginner so u don’t have to worry about me hogging a bunch of stuff up lol

I have many in my garden; however I put them there! You could try the same thing?

Ok!

I got lucky and found a lot of them just in a forest. Always keep your eyes open

@@Bloodhound7 where tho?

@@Bloodhound7 I think he means state/city

@@lindseyv8296 Germany. Idk about his country

@@snailjourneyd8506 not sure because he asked if near creeks etc which suggests he's looking for environmental information

Minor key?

@@obliqrecordings minor key is the reason for your ominous music? Why minor keys tho. 🤣

@@saswatkumar007 I like minor key music better? Don't know :). Haven't heard our music described like that before, so just guessing.

I'm not saying it's bad bro. It's pretty dope. Just not matching with the video thats what I thought. That's just my opening bro.

@@saswatkumar007 cool, thx for clarification. It was a long track we had just made and so I added it to the video, not much more thought went into it. Appreciate the feedback, parts 2 and 3 of the video may be more to your liking, I wrote that specifically for the video.

Those sound like pirate tales! Lol, still gotta explore any sightings like that!

@@obliqrecordings Yeah! It's near the lake and it's gigantic. It's so heavy Id need to break it down. Though I wish I did not need to since well. It's awesome! But I'd still record a video of it probably it's amazing lol

You just look for crystals, parts and pieces, or pegmatite indicators. Sometimes I just dig a test hole where quartz or feldspar is exposed. What you are asking is the hardest part, if it was easy then there would be no crystals left! I feel you have to dig a lot of test holes and move a lot of dirt!

Gotta practice plenty on the beginner stones first to be strong enough for this!

Hi April, I posted videos 2 & 3...the 3rd has some "cleaned up" video however they are coated with secondary (and sometimes 3rd generation) growth. It must have been a crazy several days as these grew all those millions of years ago!

Hi Damien Damien. Thanks I am working on the second part of this, hopefully post soon. The track is me just playing on a Kurzweil synthesizer with a piano patch I made.

@@obliqrecordingsthat's amazing you composed it! hey, I actually was asking because I make sample based hip hop, and was really wanting to sample this track actually, if you still have the raw recording lying around, and we're inclined to let me play around with it, I was wondering if you'd want to upload it to RU-vid in high quality or possibly email me an 320kb mp3 or 16bit44.1khz .wav of this track? I can understand if you don't want to go thru the hassle, but I'd love to play around with it and thought I'd ask! I could shoot you my email on here if you were so inclined. Appreciate it! And keep digging, those quartz are amazing!

Thanks for the reminder, it's almost done. Soon....

N I C E !

I think most western states

They are all over Eastern states like NY as well