Hunting a RARE Wisconsin Gemstone | Wisconsin Moonstone

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Liz and I had a blast hunting the rare Wisconsin moonstone, which is an anorthoclase feldspar crystal in pegmatite which can only be found in a roughly 4 mile circle within Marathon County. Until recently it was completely closed of to the Public but Wisconsin Moonstone has opened up a pay to dig site so now you can experience the privilege of hunting this amazing gem! We hope you enjoy the video and hope to see you back for the next one!
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10 июл 2024

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@megmac9283 21 день назад

Wonderful!! TY so much 4 sharing ur day & ur rocks w/us!! I can't wait to go & take some little RockHounds! 😍👍😍

@Operocks 20 дней назад

You’re going to have a great time, guaranteed! It almost feels more like a treasure hunt 😁

@OzoneFineArtVentures 19 дней назад

Totally cool that they put aside some digging spots for everyone to enjoy! How gemmy are these stones as far as polishing goes, like for cabs? Or are they more like specimen quality? It would be super fun to play with some of those. That was incredible to see where they were mining the pegmatite. What an eyeful of gorgeousness! We'd love to have you on the Rockhound Podcast if you'd like to come on. Thanks for bringing us along for the fun of that dig! Cheers!

@Operocks 19 дней назад

You wouldn’t think it would but it cabs nicely and polishes beautifully. I’ve made a few cabs and pendants so far with no fracturing issues and actually have a bigger slab on the vibra-lap as I type this. A few imperfections here and there but it honestly adds character. Shoot me some info on the podcast, I believe our email is in our channel description otherwise you can use the ‘contact us’ section on our website and that goes directly to my inbox. Thanks for watching, we had a blast and glad you enjoyed it!

@RockMyWorldKindaGirl 21 день назад

That's awesome to have hit one of your bucket 🪣 list. Ya'll looked like you had a blast. And them beauties 😍 wonderful blue 💙 hues in your finds. Awesome job 👏🏼

@Operocks 21 день назад

Thank you so much, we had a lot of fun and beat the heat! Loving these moonstones!

@Rockin_in_Kentucky 18 дней назад

Awesome finds! Moon stone is so pretty!

@Operocks 18 дней назад

It’s such a great material..especially once it’s polished

@Mike-br8vb 21 день назад

Excellent material and a great hunt!

@Operocks 21 день назад

Thanks 🙌! Had a blast, definitely a memorable one!

@JnVrockhounding 21 день назад

Awesome moonstones. Would love to go there and get some. Maybe one day.

@Operocks 21 день назад

Definitely worth a trip, only place open to dig in the whole 4 mile outcrop! If it wasn’t going to be hot as satan’s taint this weekend I was hoping to go back on Sunday!

@upnorthadventureswithccc 21 день назад

I know of two that have dug for Wisconsin moonstone. One got to go to private land and the other went here. It is on my bucket list of places to go also. Yous did very well there👍

@Operocks 21 день назад

You’d love it, it was so much fun..felt more like a treasure hunt lol thanks for watching!

@firechicken455adventures 20 дней назад

You two had an awesome adventure. I recently learned of this spot also from my niece. Thanks for sharing. Its nice to see something cool from Wisconsin! Not sure when I'll make the trip.

@Operocks 20 дней назад

It was a lot of fun, you’ll definitely enjoy it if you make the trip. Thanks for watching!

@JoanMcDonald-sy1bs 20 дней назад

I think the best was specimen shown #2, the cubes in host. Danged if it doesn't look like ancient buildings (with windows) on a cliff side. Wonderful!

@Operocks 20 дней назад

Definitely one of my favorites!

@Rockin247-xy2mx 21 день назад

I’m jealous, this looked like an amazing time, awesome pieces! Great video you guys ❤

@Operocks 21 день назад

We had such a good time, the crew was really accommodating and I feel like it would be impossible not to find some moonstone! Thanks for watching!

@JoanMcDonald-sy1bs 21 день назад

Can't wait to see a cab made from this! I just visited your shop, very nice selection

@JoanMcDonald-sy1bs 21 день назад

I suspect it might look a bit like black opal with fractures

@Operocks 20 дней назад

Pretty close except for the pegmatite color, but the ‘flash’ from the anorthoclase feldspar definitely has that luster 🤩

@MarianSelleck 21 день назад

Great fun/video! I'd love to see what you do with it...perhaps a follow-up sometime? 🥾 rock-on

@Operocks 20 дней назад

Definitely going to work on a follow up video with a few goodies made from this!

@ladydiane1811 21 день назад

Nice haul!

@Operocks 21 день назад

Thank you!!

@deniseview4253 21 день назад

Very pretty stone.❤

@Operocks 21 день назад

Agreed!!

@heatherzagorski7880 21 день назад

I've lived in Wisconsin my hole life I didn't know this existed

@Operocks 21 день назад

I’ve heard of it before and always wanted to learn more but couldn’t get to it because of the private land so I never pursued it further, so happy this place opened it up to the public

@TreeLynnT 24 дня назад

Yesss Wisconsin

@Operocks 24 дня назад

Wisco born and raised 🙌🙌

@AlabamaUSA1234 18 дней назад

Scary and beautiful ❤️

@Operocks 18 дней назад

😁

@PlanetaryLapidary 21 день назад

Nice trip…definitely be going there! Soon

@Operocks 21 день назад

It was a blast, you’ll definitely enjoy it.

@PlanetaryLapidary 21 день назад

@@Operocks did you use your hammer at all or was it a waste to bring?

@Operocks 21 день назад

@@PlanetaryLapidary I only used it once on a larger piece otherwise a hand rake was sufficient

@PlanetaryLapidary 21 день назад

@@Operocks booked for the 24th…never would have known without the vid🙂

@Operocks 21 день назад

@@PlanetaryLapidary enjoy! We’re going back just to dig and not film it was so much fun

@brianjohnson3974 21 день назад

Awesome episode!! Does this stone require stabilizing?

@Operocks 21 день назад

I’ve worked a few pieces so far and had very little issues with fractures and it took an amazing polish. In the short amount of time I’ve worked with it, I’d say no!