Learn About Seven Other Lamproite Intrusions Near Southwest Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park 

This channel is awesome!! So informational and interesting

Interesting seeing the maps miners have and learning a bit more about the area, I admit I'm more interested in the geology from a geophysics perspective than a miners perspective but it is good to try and see things from other people's perspectives. In this case I didn't know about the other volcanic pipe intrusions. There are apparently some young i.e. few million year old Lamproite pipe eruptions over in Wyoming but they aren't weren't diamond bearing so they never attracted this kind of attention. Its fascinating to think about how diamonds are basically incidental strata which occasionally get caught by these likely supersonic almost rocket like pipe eruptions. I don't know if you are familiar with seismic tomography but there appears to be a subducted slab down beneath the area so there probably is a connection driving the source of magmatic melts The Lamproite and Kimberlite eruptions are a phenomenon which needs more attention since they do appear to still occur infrequently as the ​​Igwisi Hills is around 12,000 years meaning the rapid explosive nature of these events could very well be a real geological threat we as a society must consider so knowing the how and why they trigger seems like it should be a bigger priority even if the risk isn't all that large given their rate of occurrence(though they tend to occur in clusters). As a naturalist I admit I naturally have a very different picture on the destruction from all this large scale strip mining which hurts my soul a bit. What people call "the woods" varies quite a bit after all the time it takes for a healthy forest to recover/become reestablished is over half a century and that is only if their is functional soil in an area. And no matter what the lumber companies say tree plantations are not forests since forests are complex ecological communities with different plant communities in various both cooperative and competitive relationships with each other and fungi. Given these ecologies are highly dependent on the soul type I can't help but lament what kind of unique species likely once existed in these highly alkaline volcanic pipe soils. I wish our society paid more attention to the larger interconnected big picture beyond just money. You can't eat money or diamonds after all. Well good luck with your mining stuff I hope miners are taking some measures to help restore areas when they are done with them. Soil is a precious ecosystem not just dirt

Cool. Can't wait for rest of series.

I'm looking forward to seeing those locations when you visit them!

I bet you could lead geology tours in that area if you don't already. Between the quartz, magnet cove, diamonds, so much to see. People are eager for activities (normally) in the Facebook group

Thanks for the great information. I have a question for you. You talk about diamonds alot but i havent seen any diamonds. Can you please show some diamonds???

Hi bud like the video and I have a question do you do maps for the whole country? I live in Massachusetts and it’s hard to find good maps etc for gemstones n other minerals thanks again

Thank you.

What did they find in the bottom of the black lick hole that was dug out

Is there any cheap property there? 2.5 million is little more than I can afford? What about $10,000

Great information! Do you think there are other intrusions yet to be discovered in the area?

Kaolin clay was the best for pottery. Something about the flatness of the particles and how they align

I would love to see a video like this on north carolina. The source of diamonds here are still a mystery, i have been tracking the source of some pyrope garnets in a creek and just curious if maybe i could find a diamond amongst them.

Since the land sold any big carat diamond finds?

Did they knock down trees or do trees just grow sparingly in that area? I know they plow it monthly but was there ever trees on that part of the land? Will they eventually knock down the rest of the trees for a wider search area?

This is quite interesting ... You've gone when no man has gone before researching this diamond treasure fortune made in the USA. Is it possible to buy into this, are you planning to sell shares, etc. If you need any financial assistance with this research be sure to let us know. It sounds like a win win situation.

i ll buy one

What color were the 2 carats?