Rockhounding a Stream Near an Old Mine in PA - Garnets, Moonstone, Actinolite, Gabbro Samples Found 

@mikefaller5840 - I'm happy to read that we're not alone when it comes to rockhounding that old mine area. It's worth checking out every so often. Thanks for watching - Paul

@aborchert7 Wow! That's TWO heavy collections! Thanks for watching & for the comment - Paul

@waltergeer2048 - Then you should start picking up those crazy stones and take a closer look! Thanks for watching and the comment. All the best to you from the other side of the state - Paul

@harryhumstone3149 - Yes! We're in PA, but pretty close to Wilmington. Thanks for watching and the comment - Paul

@Ontario_Rockhound thanks for watching & the comment. Please check back again sometime soon - Paul

@yahwhay - Here are a few tips - Stay off private property unless you get the owner's permission. You can't take anything from any National Park, so Valley Forge is off limits even though the rockhounding there is pretty good (look, but DON'T take). State parks, township parks and waterways are you're best choice for rockhounding. We try to be very selective and only take a few samples (taking too much gets heavy anyway). If you have access to a spot and can make return trips, you can even return samples you've photographed and checked out already, but make sure it goes back where you found it and not someplace else (otherwise you're making a mess for future rockhounders) . Finally, try carrying out a bucket of trash while you're out collecting. There's never any shortage of trash practically anywhere you go. Waterways are the worst in my opinion which is pretty sad. Thanks for watching - Paul

There's a spot outside of Media, PA where you can collect samples of that green flaky mineral called Actinolite. You can find all kinds of information about it on-line. Thanks for watching - Paul

@KT-rl1dy - I'm sorry I don't tell you where I am in this video (or most of my videos), but if you do a little research on the internet, you can find that location pretty easily. My fear is that if I tell people exactly where we're rockhounding on the internet, that place will get crowded and eventually ruined by too many people going there. Thanks for watching though - Paul

@shellyfoster7319 - No, we don't cut them. They really aren't "gem quality" stones. The mining operation from a hundred years ago used the garnets mixed with sand to make really abrasive sandpaper that could polish other stone products like marble and granite, so even they weren't finding much "gem quality" material

@shellyfoster7319 - I don't think they have much value other then being an interesting different mineral to collect. We mainly just collect cool samples for our collection. Thanks very much for watching and the comments. Please check back again sometime - Paul