I used to live near there. Been there more times than I can say. Just an FYI, the entire area can be rock hounded all through the valley up to Temecula. Stop at road cuts and any of the dozens of dry creek beds up all those canyons. Before all the houses and winery's covered the area, you could just walk through the sand and brush and pick up museum quality minerals everywhere. Pala mine is a fantastic place. My family has pulled massive green and pink T from there.

@OceanviewMine

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Not the valley near the Oceanview Mine.

@Petra999

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Is this still feasible? Worth the money to make the trip?

You guys are SOOO lucky to get to travel all over and look for rocks, crystals and beautiful happy things! I see you even have a tumble weed on the pile you dug from! So cool.

"Hi there! I just watched your video about exploring hidden gemstones in California, and I must say, I am so intrigued! I never knew that California was home to such a diverse array of gemstones, and the way you described each one made me feel like I was right there discovering them alongside you.

@jellycream1964

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Wait, your name is Diamond hunter, u have a KZread channel and u didn't know that about California? Do u read? Any state with mountains is a good place for gems

The first crystal you find is always the most special!

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: You motivate me to keep taking care of myself and keep up with my physical therapy regimen. I dream of being able to crystal hunt with you Bryan. If not in this life... I'll catch you in the " big mines in the sky"! Till then ...I'll be in your knapsack in spirit as I enjoy the beautiful places you and your mighty pebble pup Matrix take me. Blessings upon our journeys together ❤️!

Gosh! I've been watching The Crystal Collector for so long now. It just dawned on me how long he's been making these videos. A bit nostalgic but I love these uploads! Always great content!

@TheCrystalCollector

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Thanks so much for watching over the years, much appreciated! Yeah, it’s been a few years now, blows my mind also!

The coolest channel I watch for my Chrystal digs, and Im still waiting for Matrix to talk again.

I'm so glad I live here in California I'm about 2 to 3 hour drive from pala

I do love some tourmaline.

The underground are so cool when you can see how the crystals actually grow! 💜

That was really cool. It was a really awesome place to dig and the mine tour was just wild! Thanks for taking us along!

@candied.crabapples

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It would be impossible for me to leave lol

Wow! Like a magic cave from a children's story book. Those colours are just extraordinary and with the added sparkle, if I ever found myself in such a place, I'd think I was tripping. Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

This is an epic place to go search for gems! Tell them I sent you! If you would like to join in one a dig like this, join the crystal clubhouse club on fb!

@leafcherry

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Whats fb?

Another Very Cool Adventure!!! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!!! God Bless!!!

Really enjoy your videos! Thanks for the great content!

Sweet!

These videos are worth it if only to hear you say “check this out!” and “WHAT??”. Your childlike enthusiasm is infectious!

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

If only california weren’t so far away…. This looks like a ton of fun!

I love me some WATERMELON TOURMALINE .!!! 💯 😎👍

every time I hear Brian try to get some enthusiasm out of Matrix Matrix: *When are we gonna find some bones?*

Wow one of my favorites watermelon tourmaline. Aquas always good too.

One of my favorite Videos yet Bryan Major! True gemstones in the good ole USA

Thank you 👌 👏 👍 😊

The Pala Chief is a great dig site. I found a nice triphane (spodumene) down the hill

You find what resonates with you

Love Your videos Thanks for sharing the Rock Hounding Experiences!! Keeps us Motivated to get out and keep digging ;)

Wow nice tourmaline crystal

Lol, they were so excited you were there last year!! Glad you got to go to Pala Chief this time 👍💖

Living in the beautiful State of MN we find some spectacular Agates. Lake levelers, fish eye and crazy lace. To get out there to do what y’all are doing would be mint!

1:35-2:05 😁👍🎶3:13 👽😉Atlas is on fire 🤯💃👍🎶 Karma 9:27 ✨spodgamine?lapidalite?🤭 way cool Thanks for bringing us with

Wow amazing hunter ❣️❣️❣️❣️😻❣️

I’m glad you said there is a shooting range where you are. I thought it might have been my neighbor out shooting.

Beautiful colours

Omg I’m going to be right by that location in April!!! I am so checkin this out thanks for sharing buddy! Great finds 😍

Awesome adventures!

have you heard of paraiba tourmaline? those blue decay you were looking at look like they had a copper vein too which means it woulda been paraiba! that electric paraiba blue tourmaline is some of the most valuable stuff on the planet!!! its named paraiba after the town in brazil it was discoverd in. wish you coulda asked them if they had found blue copper bearing paraiba tourma in there!! Ive always wanted to go to oceanview but I dont like how they give you a dump truck of stuff to look through. id rather go in the mine and waive my liability! lol

beautiful tumalin ❤

Hello from Virginia my friend 👍 watching your channel 👍 You are the luckiest man 🤣 I know you're just riding with the flow of the universe .✅ Looking forward to meeting him someday hopefully so I can ride it with you.

Really cool video!

Super interesting tour of the mine. They are really finding expensive crystals.

Love the gentleman's shirt on the back...I DIG pegmatites.

Watermelon tourmaline!

Buona domenica a tutti!

Ouch my absolutely favorite tourmaline. My disease cousin hand pound gold and silver jewelry. Water melon tourmaline we’re here go to I’ve got slices 1/2 “ incased round silver leaves 🍃 and ring 💍 and crystal pendants. Been years since I’ve worn them after her passing. Thank you for inspiring me to ware them again

Hey! There's a gem and mineral show happening in ventura ca this weekend 3/4-3/5, will you be there!?!? I love tour content its so soothing and fun to watch you discover all these cool finds!

There are some veins of black tourmaline in eastern PA, just north of Philly. And every once in a while, there are tiny bicolor pink-green tourmalines.

Amazing 😮❤

Love this video! This is actually a mine that I can access here in California.

Good place for a classification screen.

My hubby is taking me to pala mine in July 😁 is the place you went and option for the public for pay to dig too

Man everything is so different there! Totally different geology than I’m used to but it used to be a whole other continent so I guess that’s expected.

That was so many varieties of minerals. Sorry about the smashed finger.

Wow! Beautiful tourmaline! I hope your finger is ok. Ouch! 😊

Cool

Wish there were places like this in the UK!

So dope…

So i like it

Pegmatites are nature's treasure hoards. Always a good choice for looking for shinies.

I'm only about 20 miles south from there. Been to the casino many times but never the mine, Yet. 😉

Whaaaaaat 🙏👍🍀

Went to tailing pile in emarkd village n.c. found tins of tourmaline

Hi I was just wondering but are you going to do anymore videos with Amos?

My aunt lived up the road and used to buy stones from there and send em to me.

The earth is a giant crystal!

yessssirrrrrr whaaatttttttt

can you please tell me how to tell the difference, when looking, between a citrine & a hematoid? 🙏🏼✨

👏🏻👌🏻👏🏻

😮

Sorry about your finger, hope it heals soon.

When it comes the decayed Kunzite and blue tourmaline that you showed us, as you crushed them into colored powder- what causes that?

👍🖐❤️

Do you get to keep everything you find?

@GowenGirl

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Yes sir

My family is planning to go there but don’t know how to get there, We ‘re coming from the south.

May I ask if this is your job? And if so, how can I start a career like this? I’ve always wanted to mine for a job.. it seems fun, despite all the obvious dangers

man id kill to go rock hunting. i do scioly (science olympiad) rocks and minerals for my school team but my parents are never interested :(

How did the minerals decayed?? thats a first one for me

Sayyy-whaaaat

Do you have to be apart of a group to go to some of these places

@TheCrystalCollector

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Lots of these places are open to the public, but I do group digs. Also, I have a Facebook page that I use for those.

@Acetowman

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@The Crystal Collector cool thank you I live about 2 hours from the Hercumer mine. My wife and I want to get into doing stuff like this I absolutely love gems in the raw

nice :))

Can you find ruby or saphire start ??????

I hope your fanger feels better soon 😢

6:14 topaz

That is a Watermelon Terk!

Hello

Does anyone know if Brian does this full time or does he have a "normal" job like a 9-5 somewhere else to supplement income? I've always wondered this but never asked until now. Just curious really...

@TheCrystalCollector

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Yes, I’ve been doing this full-time for about five years, I also sell the crystal some things that I find, but it’s a full-time job between the two. Before that I was selling crystals for the previous 15 years though, that’s how I’ve always made money since my early 30s

@fit_pharmd4830

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@@TheCrystalCollector I feel like you've won at life bc I work a job I don't like and am buried in bills and I watch you're stuff and just wish I took that route in life.

Crystal found a crystal

What kinda Ewok/Bacca pupper is that?

HI THERESA!!!! 😍🤩

👍👍👏👏👏👏👋

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I don't understand why they dig into the mountain instead of starting at the top and working your way down.

@DrachenGothik666

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Two main reasons: environmental (mountain-top removal is hell on the ecology of the area and I don't think it's allowed in California), and the seams with the best crystals don't always start at the surface. They meander with the "folds" of tectonic action. It's not a mountain made of pretty rocks--they grow in lines, zig-zags and pockets through the bedrock.

With all the digging and mining going on in the USA, you guys are going to split the continent into several other continents by 2025 😂

Yr hand?😂😂😂

Ok I understand it's your go to move but the whaaaat is just played out. I mean save it for really big important moments 😆

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