Great job! Nice specimen!

Awesome specimen, looks like the cubes from Spain almost! Would look good on my shelf too!!!!!

that was incredible to watch, so cool that you found that here in Ontario.

Nicely done, gotta love when a plan works out. Lol

Nice! Love it!

Right when you said "Uh-Oh". Been there! Came out great though And I hear that tumbler running off in the background :)

Beautiful specimen! Going after Agate & whatever else this weekend. Keep em coming dude.............

That turned out perfect. A little hammering and a little luck and you have a great display piece. Thanks for sharing, take care and be safe.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with a loose crystal, but I really like when it is still attached to a bit of the rock. I was lucky with this one. I though for sure near the end that I was going to lose it for sure.

Love you videos. Thanks for sharing. Love rocks of all kinds.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charissa!

Yes it will(does)look great.

Nice specimen bud very cool

Looks good..nice specimen..💖👍💗👍💛✌

Sweet job

That was risky but rewarding nice work!!!

Good job

nice job! that's super tricky work especially with pyrite that stuff is so damn brittle lol

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

A little bit of vibration and the darn things just fall off. I never know when to stop hammering and make the mistake of "just one more little bit". ;-)

@chrissutherland1587

6 жыл бұрын

awww! that's a shame! hahaha I'm the same way "just a litttle more, a little mooree.... %$#@ing $%#%er $#%$ $%#@!!" lmao

Nice piece of rock man👍ya nearly fugged it but pulled it back.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Yep. Nearly fugged it. LOL

Would’ve a nice carbide tipped drill bit used to drill small holes along where You wanted to remove the host rock from, be a lot safer way of doing so instead of chiseling away as you did so? Also, eye protection buddy, eye protection. Maybe you did use them, and I just didn’t realize.

Muito bom!

superb speciemen, will probably find similar in the claim i just got, btw you can have acces to it whenever, there is even a small cave .

@meMiner

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck on your claim

I wish you luck always

nice job... Is the pyrite very fragile ? Can it be worked on ,ran in a tumbler ,sculpted? Thanks good luck

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I have not collected enough of them yet to consider sacrificing one to a tumble. For sure it would lose its cubic shape which would be a shame. I have dipped a few into muriatic to get a bright shine. That removes the patinena which others will argue should be maintained.

Cool video and a nice specimen. May I ask what region you're located in?

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

This was in northern Ontario at an old iron mine.

why not use the tile saw first ? Then rough up the cuts with a steel brush or airscribe to make then look natural. I like to use tile nippers as well to clip of thinner pieces.

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I was not sure if other crystals were going to be inside the rock. If I sliced it, across a hidden crystal then that crystal would be kaput. Otherwise, your ideas are worth considering.

Difficult to do that kind of thing, unpredictable sedimentary rock with a mind of its own, close but good result.

This guy know Silver? lol !

This was pretty cool. Did you make a special display for it or anything? Just curious.

@meMiner

2 ай бұрын

Not really. I gave away most and have a few on a shelf

@joepapp01

2 ай бұрын

@@meMiner gotcha. Only just recently discovered your channel.

keep all the Pyrite bits even if they come loos, There's about 5% gold mixed in them ^^

Does Google maps show you the land formations, like west n south of Denver is best known spots for Gold. Mapping old mines give you a pattern of ores?

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

We have Google Maps for Canada too. Some of the far north are old images and difficult to zoom.

Hi meMiner, I found one that was free from the rock, you have to have the eye. Mine is but a tiny thing but still a cube that is worth keeping in my collectables if I ever have to move it will be my rocks that will be the heaviest, lol

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

It used to be books that were so heavy to move. I'd hate to think what rocks I would have to take with me and the weight. It would be one trip at least and probably will break the truck. LOL

@ritadoucet-canada8480

5 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner Your collection must be huge, but you sure have some nice one's, as for books I got rid of mine, I got into the habit of once read out to the book bin store, we have a store where we can trade in our used books. I posted a link on one of your video's that will lead you to my google+ account, where you can view my rocks that I have found on a much smaller scale than yours.??? the moccasin rock is on view of profile.

@meMiner

5 жыл бұрын

Or send me the pics to meminer@gmail.com. I have a bit of trouble with google. I think you are having the same weather as us, so I will say "stay warm". ;-)

Maby flake apart huh

Couldnt you cut it out with saw

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

For sure. Easy stuff to cut, but I was worried there might be crystals inside that I would cut.

@20greeneyes20

6 жыл бұрын

Nice specimen !

What happened to good ole fashioned airscribe?

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

I still have it. I will use it again soon. I have more rock to work.

I think it will look terrific on a shelf..here in Ohio..hahahahaha...and is that the sound of a tumbler in the background?..

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

That is a tumbler in the background. LOL Currently, on stage 2 with some agate.

@YvonneSebastian1980

6 жыл бұрын

Ahhh..I am experimenting with some banded looking rocks..don't want too much knocked off the edges so I doing a 4 day per cycle to see how they turn out..on pre-polish now..(must get some ceramic beads)..looking good so far..

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

Good Luck!

The base material appeared to be petrified wood

why every estwing rock pick is full of rust

@meMiner

3 жыл бұрын

They get wet with use. ;-)

you usually use your saw, just a suggestion

@meMiner

6 жыл бұрын

A good idea, as long as I don't cut a hidden crystal.

Tappy tap tap.

Tube roared

Hey Caveman buy a wet saw!

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