We found a $13,000 Fossil while Ammolite Hunting.

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I was invited out to a private Mining claim where the world Famous Albertan Ammolite is found. We hit 3 different sites, and at one of them we found an Ammonite with an estimated value of $13,000.
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@danayneal4409 2 месяца назад

I love how Dan collaborates with so many channels. It's so refreshing to see content providers build each other up instead of competing or inciting drama. Dan rocks ❤😊❤

@Suecanadian Месяц назад

Yup I agree completely 💯

@Swagodactyll Месяц назад

Love the pun

@vanessacee4154 2 месяца назад

Mark & Jacki are the best. So generous with their knowledge & enthusiasm. Glad to see their work featured on your channel, Dan . 💜

@Koofuku1ce 2 месяца назад

They seem really cool! I wonder if they have a RU-vid channel 🤔

@garysimon7765 2 месяца назад

A picture is painted or drawn. A photo, photograph is taken with film and digital images are photographs. Maybe not worth whining about. Then again, do you like being fooled by fools?

@donaldfitzgerald8950 2 месяца назад

Howdy Dan, putting that Prospectors Beard to work, wishing you some luck with those great fossils...⛏️⚒️🍀🤙🤠

@ivonneamfibie1483 2 месяца назад

Pendant G has arrived and mom is over the moon with it! Or better said, over the ocean 😜 thanks you so much for that beautiful remembrance in stone

@CidsCardoon 2 месяца назад

Hello in Kyrgyzstan

@roysharrock5915 2 месяца назад

Hello, love the shows. I am an opal miner and cutter from Australia and I am not %100 certain on your information about opal. Opal can certainly be formed as a replacement to what was originally there but it can also opalise what is there. We have many different crustaceans, plants, bones, creatures etc which are not replacement opal but infact opalised. I wonder if the ammonites colour are similar to that of opal? Cheers. They sure do look beautiful, mother nature at work again!!!!

@HBhelpinghand 2 месяца назад

I always enjoy how unformatted Dan is and really enjoy how he price the gems at the end, it make me like I want to adventure out too.

@randygrimes895 2 месяца назад

Absolutely love Dan! Makes the day so much better! Can't wait to take my kids out to find some amazing minerals here in Colorado

@MikeBaxterABC 2 месяца назад

17:56 .. That is AMAZING for the person who discovered it!!! AND frankly? A barging for the museum, they have been known pay much more than that for thh prized artifacts they keep on display!. I'd pony up museum admissions, for the whole family to see a giant gem like that!!

@theeddorian 2 месяца назад

Ammonite are cephalopods like octopi, squid, and nautiloids. Snails are gastropods, both are molluscs, but cephalopods aren't a variety of snail. Clams and such are molluscs too.

@garyfrancis6193 2 месяца назад

If I had a mollusk, I’d call him Elon.

@wingnutbert9685 15 дней назад

I once mistakenly thought I was eating Squid when I ordered Calamari. But what I actually get is squid flavoured pig intestine slices.

@bradleyslightom6313 2 месяца назад

Not bright eyed and bushy tailed, but I am here for the premiere! 😂 Morning all!

@BBermsWorld 2 месяца назад

Ammolite may be my favorite of all nature's goodies, thank you for sharing!

@SamuelR007 2 месяца назад

After I woke up today and got the brain running, I was like "Oh, it's Sunday. Dan uploads today. I wonder what it will be?". You have long since earned my subscription Sir. Thank you for the great content. I often think it would be super neat to make some epoxy (or something similar) tiles from a bunch of thin slices of the different pretty stones you unearth. Probably very spendy, but that's why it remains just an idea.

@ChrisRalph 2 месяца назад

Saw you video on haters. I get it - I really do. We all have a tendency to see an equation like this: 10,000 compliments + one insult = one insult (the compliments are ignored). Its a tough thing to get over. Anyway, You are doing good work that lots of folks enjoy, so don't let the small percentage of jerks get to you. Best of luck and maybe one of these days we can do a collaboration.

@pitchpurplezr1994 2 месяца назад

The change in keeping law in Alberta is amazing! Now I don't need to feel guilty for surface collecting!

@gardiloo 2 месяца назад

Keeping law? Sorry, could you explain?

@christinegreywolf 2 месяца назад

As a long time amateur fossil hunter, I had never heard specifically of Ammolite but it is an interesting gem. Fairly rare because it was formed in a real limited area in North America. According to Google, they are only found along the St. Mary River, south of Lethbridge, in Western Canada (Alberta). This stunning iridescent gem only received its official gemstone status by the World Jewelry Confederation in 1981. This is what I love about Dan Hurd. I learn something new by watching every one of his videos.

@LennondaLemon 2 месяца назад

Who here loves dan😊

@jonathanwilson4791 2 месяца назад

I mean. I love the guy...but I'm not IN love with him.

@Dr.BG_23 2 месяца назад

Dan, Dan, he’s the man. If he can’t do it, nobody can.

@Chewbarka 2 месяца назад

Met Dan last week at a rock show and he’s a genuine guy. Took the time to chat with me, such a nice guy

@brunobarks6544 2 месяца назад

How can you help not? Lol Good kind man !

@brunobarks6544 2 месяца назад

Thanks again Dan 👍

@darthmagnum2007 2 месяца назад

After the last video (Rant) this one is too perfect. I bought a 2" Ammolite that I use as a worry stone a good while back, along with an ocean picture stone pillar for my mom's 58' sailboat. Also, after everything said about trying to reply back to every comment, don't worry. You are easily one of the chillest dudes I am subscribed to. I mainly watch videos about Cooking, Outdoor Survival, Foreign Metal Music, Blacksmithing, and of course Prospecting. You need to be the priority, so do me a favor and focus on your own mental and physical health before us, and especially before the haters.

@dawndixon402 Месяц назад

😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏🏻 Thank you all for making and sharing this treasure finding episode. ❤

@zagrososhkosh6105 2 месяца назад

Dan hurd, you show some excellent videos and thus one is awesome. Love seeing you and tge others working different claims and having fun outside. You guys do a excellent job and keeping videos fun and interesting.

@Sticks017 2 месяца назад

My favorite part of Sunday mornings is new dan hurd videos!

@raktoda707 2 месяца назад

What a great learning adventure you have taken us on ! It really was enlightening to see the fossils amid the gems in the river banks.Water gives us lift,gives us treasures.

@clints7834 2 месяца назад

my whole family loves you and your video. Keep it up. You really deliver the joy as well as the info and inspiration.

@dprid 2 месяца назад

Good video Dan, I really appreciate the fact you show us different branches of prospecting and collecting

@DavesEmpire1981 2 месяца назад

I wasn't sure what they were, but I knew you would tell me shortly, and you did. Thanks Dan

@01Durhamguy Месяц назад

Wow, I never would of guessed Glue is used to keep it all together. That's so neat!

@trinahansen2925 2 месяца назад

Dan, I know from experience we can hear a hundred positive things and one negative comments can send some of us dealing in pain. Especially if it is an unjust view of our actions. Thank you for taking the time to defend yourself, clarify your position, and then moving forward with how you want to live your life. I always enjoy ALL of your videos. Keep your happy attitude and don’t let the haters win!

@ivonneamfibie1483 2 месяца назад

Oh boy! I am ready for the première 😜Alarm is set so I cannot doze off and mis it. Cat is already in place on my lap. 43 minutes till take-of, Yay!!! Thank you Dan for making my days brighter with your great video's.

@ittittitit 2 месяца назад

Dan, I can't say how much that I enjoy your channel and watching your videos. I have developed a health issue that the doctors say is not worrisome, but it has still hit me hard mentally and watching your videos almost feels like I am just hanging out with a good friend and gets my mind off of it. Interesting story, I accidentally stumbled across your channel through RU-vid's auto play feature and when I heard that you said "I hope to earn your subscription today", I subscribed on the spot and I am very glad that I did because your videos are amazing.

@NAMI-xl5og 2 месяца назад

Dan, you are the Man. Love your content, but especially love your attitude. Thank You

@chrisburrows2358 2 месяца назад

We all love Dan, anyone who doesnt can screw off! Would love to spend a day with you Dan if i ever make it back to Canada. I have learnt alot watching your videos, keep up the good work and carry on filming various locations and claims etc. YOU ROCK! (no pun intended)

@Alondro77 2 месяца назад

Out in the NJ Pine Barrens... all we have are little pebbles of highly worn coral mixed into the endless expanses of sand... :B

@vancemccutchen1434 2 месяца назад

Look forward to Dan's new postings.

@jennikeane641 2 месяца назад

I love the different content as much as the gold panning goodness!!! Thank you Dan for showing us some great Ammolite goodies!!! Keep it coming!!!

@rickhale6396 2 месяца назад

That was a great adventure. Really enjoyed the video. YOY THE MAN!

@mio.giardino 2 месяца назад

Welcome to Alberta! Hope you have/had a great time here Dan!

@mosmarb 2 месяца назад

I know fossils aren't the main focus of the channel but as an ammonite collector, I definitely appreciate the occasional video on them!

@danielleernst8150 2 месяца назад

He’s a very nice man and a very generous person all of his videos are great

@Scottie5809 2 месяца назад

Thank you for the understanding of the rules in Alberta. Good information.

@bobweiss9138 2 месяца назад

Thank you, Dan, for another great video ❤

@tomservo5607 Месяц назад

A friend of mine installs tile for a living and during a large scale installation another tiler showed him what to look for to uncover fossils within marble tiles. He has uncovered Hundreds over the years.

@jonathanfloming1045 2 месяца назад

Glad i found your channel...I just subscribed...been binging on your videos...interesting and fun to watch. My 3rd video was the video about the haters...im a bit thin skinned myself...they are not the majority...you have over a million subs...you're doing something right. All the best Dan...keep em coming.

@savagesquirrel9828 Месяц назад

Beautiful! Thank you. The other bio gem =pearls.

@savagesquirrel9828 Месяц назад

Thanks, also, for the legal up-date on collecting.

@AgateAngler 2 месяца назад

Makes me want to dig around the shale we find on the Yellowstone..... Great video Dan!

@DyanEsoap 2 месяца назад

Dan those pieces are amazing!! Really happy to hear the rules have changed for Alberta!

@Philbriddon86 2 месяца назад

Awesome video again Dan, thanks for the top quality entertainment!

@Twokeeshonds 2 месяца назад

Excellent video, Dan. I enjoyed this tremendously.

@lindabreckler777 2 месяца назад

I learn a little bit more from each video!

@martineastburn3679 2 месяца назад

Acid rain might be aiding the colors. The live shell has mother of pearl inside and if washed with HCL (diluted) the whole shell turns to color. I have a massive South Pacific shell collection and have living examples. Nice show your guys.

@simoncollins69 2 месяца назад

Dan you are the best! Love your attitude and content and your rocks

@boulderboyv10 2 месяца назад

When I attended UofC, they had a massive (~1m) ammolite on display in the earth sciences building. I stood there for hours staring at it.

@patcaza6166 2 месяца назад

always the greatest energy

@Slavador2393 2 месяца назад

Good morning, now let's go!😅

@MikeM-s7s 2 месяца назад

Thanks dan do more of this exploration!!!

@BionicleFreek99 2 месяца назад

While ammonites are related to snails, they where not snails. Snails have a very open body-plan where as ammonites have bodies that are divided into multiple chambers more similarly to a nautilus.

@Danhurd 2 месяца назад

Ya I said it was sorta like a squid with a snail shell, because 95% of the people out there can understand and visualize that. If I said it was a Cephalopod 95% of the people watching would have no idea what I was talking about. I often simplify for the sake of understanding. Maybe it is the teacher in me.

@cx7sleven369 2 месяца назад

He has a GIR tattoo!!😃❤ Gir! Where did you put all ammolite? I had to make room for the tuna! Dan great video, but what aboot jasper?

@JohnJohn-ij5bu Месяц назад

I looked up the laws in Canada about fossil collecting. You are allowed to temporarily possess a common fossil but it belongs to the state. You are NOT allowed to sell it unless apparently you have certain permits.

@alexreh5459 2 месяца назад

Snail is as big of a misnomer as fish. It is a cephalopod like an octopus or squid, it just has a shell. Cool stuff by the way. Awesome site!

@Danhurd 2 месяца назад

Ya, that is why I said it is *Kinda Like a "Squid" with a "Snail" shell.* I was trying to break it down to something everyone can understand. Only about 5% of my viewers would understand if I said it was a "Cephlapod". I try and not get overly technical with such a generalized audience.

@StevenMiller-cx4rr 2 месяца назад

Absolutely love Dans content! He’s not too bad either… 😝

@patchvonbraun 2 месяца назад

It was a paleontologist who spent many summers working the Burgess Shale who got me my first job in computers back in 1979, when I were but an egg.... He had several amolite specimens in his lab at the Royal Ontario Museum.....

@josephcormier5974 2 месяца назад

Excellent video Dan thanks for sharing this with us six stars

@seanb3516 2 месяца назад

To Facilitate Transport of the Fossil from the Field I would Recommend Polyurethane Automatic Packaging. Basically a Mylar bag with 2 pop-packs inside it. Pop both packs, place the fossil on the empty Mylar bag, and as the Polyurethane Foam expands it will Gently Surround the Fossil and Cradle it on a Flat Surface like a Board. Much Easier and Safer to Transport with Continuous Protection, even for months.

@buscandooroartesanalmentes3823 2 месяца назад

gracias por compartir tu video

@benjaminrapp7418 2 месяца назад

He sounds like Mr. Van Driessen. Soothing voice.

@Zopf-international 2 месяца назад

I like you guys. Amberta seems a cool place. Love from Scotland. Keep on diggin'.

@jackylow9972 2 месяца назад

Hi Dan is this like painted lady in opal is it made the same way I am a first time commenter but Dan i have been watching and subsciber for years i am from New Zealand i do love watching your youtube Thank you for doing interesting stuff and keep going

@douglasstemke2444 18 дней назад

I'm just about as happy to see a Northern Leopard Frog in Alberta. Chytrid has almost wiped them out in the province.

@rogerdudra178 2 месяца назад

Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana.

@edwardlangdon9256 2 месяца назад

Bonus, the beauty of the landscapes in your videos.

@deviousmousey 2 месяца назад

ammolite is such an amazing gemstone! i was lucky enough to purchase a 20lb box from a miner in Alberta who was trying to offload his excess pieces since he got a new claim and had to move lol. he had a friend of mine sell 10 boxes in a facebook group we are both a part of, wish i had the money for more than one box, but even the one is keeping me busy lol.

@dr.traplord1227 2 месяца назад

Ammolite is one of the most gorgeous minerals on the planet

@realcanadiangirl64 2 месяца назад

Hi Mark! This is so exciting! It makes me want to go down to the river and see what I can find!

@michealklonowski5267 2 месяца назад

nice thank you for sharing the adventure and information

@RisitasKEKW 2 месяца назад

I’ll give ya 5 bucks and I’m taking all the risk…" -Rick pawn stars

@MikeBaxterABC 2 месяца назад

Great video!! .. the blue colours are spectacular!! :)

@richardwilliamswilliams 2 месяца назад

Good morning from Copperhill Tn.

@philcourteney4328 2 месяца назад

You was pickin' ammolite in the shale with your good buddies Mark and Jacki the other dayyyyyy....

@AlabamaUSA1234 2 месяца назад

Dude, so exciting.... Does Dynosty Fossils have a RU-vid channel? I always love your adventures and finding beautiful stuff...

@me-qx2rp 2 месяца назад

Its a wonderful day when Dan posts a video! Love your work my friend and hope to one day meet ya and you teach me how to pan gold :)

@MaNNeRz91 2 месяца назад

I hated geography in school but if we got to study geology i think i would have been hooked.. teachers bunked off geology as "just rocks and stuff" but no one says its why we find gold diamonds gems and fossils...

@michaelanjin1327 2 месяца назад

Just found a broken egg with a small critter curled up in it, we have ammolites in central TEXAS, but they aren’t pretty like yours. Mostly we have oyster beds and a few clams, the oysters have yielded a few pearls however. II clean up the ammolites and mount them on stands.

@bobfromabsurdistan361 2 месяца назад

Ammonite = Animal, Ammolite = Gemstone the Animal turns into. Got it. There you go, throwing that knowledge thingy around again. Gettin' us all learnt. Thanks Dan. ⛏

@robdedrick2052 2 месяца назад

So Cool Dan . Thanks for Sharing Always .

@brigidmccrea2790 2 месяца назад

Is that a Tim Horton's cup he is holding? They should sponsor you guys! Love their coffee!

@annieherrick 2 месяца назад

Beautiful

@Slamscape 2 месяца назад

This is the job I want. 😢 The geology of my area has no such fossils

@masoom-bachay 2 месяца назад

Hi, I m new here to watch your videos and I like very much. You are enjoying your life ❤

@robynevans1287 2 месяца назад

How EXCITING!!

@sja454cadet 2 месяца назад

Oh sure! I move to calgary and Dan comes to my old city...

@saragandey8625 2 месяца назад

What a interesting and informative video thank you

@creepermasher 2 месяца назад

really impressive video. thanks Dan!

@danielm5535 2 месяца назад

Well hello, Mr Dan! I hope you’re having a great day, you help make mine better! 😊

@ryancourtemanche9239 2 месяца назад

Hi Dan 👋 it's Ryan Courtemanche from Kelowna I really injoy watching your video from Alberta

@ryancourtemanche9239 2 месяца назад

Hi Dan 👋 it's Ryan Courtemanche from Kelowna I just wanted to let you know that couple days ago I was gold panning in the mission I found a couple interesting items in the creek. A rock that was deep I was a shape of a Voss and and penny from 1978. It looked like it was there for a longtime. Would do thinking it maen or a clue 🤔

@dhilgersom Месяц назад

My youngest son worked for BC Hydro on the site C dam, a very expensive unnecessary disaster waiting to happen. One of his horrible stories was how they would find those big ammolite shells and just wreck them like garbage. They also clear cut an Ancient Eagle nesting ground. So Government regulations are BS.

@glennpearce7093 2 месяца назад

My cat 🐈 loves you Dan he thinks you’re amazing 😻

@Alondro77 2 месяца назад

In northeaster PA, right up at the top corner of the state adjacent to the Delaware River, I found nodules in the shale. But these were very strange, unusually dense (over 5.5 g/cm3) and extremely hard. Breaking a couple open revealed them to be high compacted balls of metal sulfides! Some even had streaks of pyrite scattered through them. Very weird. I can't figure how they formed in shale.

@dennislindstrom4616 2 месяца назад

LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS BIG FAN OF YOURS!!!

@lynnfyffe7910 2 месяца назад

Gorgeous

@laurat5143 2 месяца назад

😮Omg. That's what I was thinking about doing. I'm going out to see if I could find some amenities in the Tacoma Washington area 🤔, that would be awesome.