Thank you for taking us along on your trip to Sweet Surrender Mine it was fun watching you pick up and dig for crystals. This mine is aptly named. Loved what it surrendered to you and Chase I used it on out and that worked really well for me

The thrill of finding those sweet crystals never gets old does it!?

@rockhoundingusa8207

5 жыл бұрын

It's like Christmas morning....never know what treasure lurks beneath that wrapping.

Thank you for sharing

Hello Mr.Mac just wanted to thank you for all you've taught me in the short amount a time I've been honored to spend with you wanna wish from my family to yours!!

I think this is amazing! We love seeing the quartz!

@rockhoundingusa8207

3 жыл бұрын

It is an amazing mineral! Thanks for stopping by. A new quartz video coming soon.

Not sure how I never seen this video before now, but I enjoyed it!

@rockhoundingusa8207

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for dropping by! We hope to visit Mt Ida again in the very near future!

I enjoyed Sweet Surrender Crystal Mine. Got some large crystals from there.

@rockhoundingusa8207

5 жыл бұрын

I found my largest cluster of double-terminated quartz crystals at Sweet Surrender several years ago. Here is a photo: www.flickr.com/photos/rmcwilson/4223349451/in/photolist-7rgLEz-7rkGPw-7rkZ3W-7rgCP8-7rgz28-7rgAKz-7rcLDR-7rgG9f

Cool video. Need to check that place out. Hello Chase LOL

@rockhoundingusa8207

4 жыл бұрын

Now that quarantine is easing up we are ready to go crystal digging

enjoyed the video! great stuff!!!

@rockhoundingusa8207

5 жыл бұрын

We need to dig some druzy quartz together here in Missouri!

@oooooman46

3 жыл бұрын

Dont you have a video with iron out you use

@milanalfonso4814

2 жыл бұрын

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@kaseelisha9155

2 жыл бұрын

@Milan Alfonso Instablaster :)

@milanalfonso4814

2 жыл бұрын

@Kase Elisha I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and I'm trying it out atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

So how do you think Sweet Surrender compares to Judy's dig on Fisher Mountain? I went to Judy's with my dad last summer, and it was great! I liked having the whole digsite to ourselves: it was absolutely peaceful up there on top of the mountain, and we took home a few nice crystals and plates, but we didn't find anything as large as you're finding here. Have you tried Wegner's or Ron Coleman mine? Those seem to be pretty popular, too.

@rockhoundingusa8207

5 жыл бұрын

I've been to just about all the mines (and some of them a few times). I have had different results on different trips. The best cluster I have ever found was at the Sweet Surrender several years ago, but recently did not have similar results there. I visited Coleman's years ago and found smaller points, but a more recent trip yield several ultra-clear points that were impressive in size by comparison. I have only been to Fisher Mtn Mine one time, and you are absolutely right---the view is worth the price of admission (even if a person didn't find anything!). Wegner's yielded small clear points in abundance in the tailings. I am planning to go back to Twin Creek soon, had a very nice experience there. I hope to produce a new video about that upcoming visit.

Here is a Google Maps Locator for the mine: www.google.com/maps/place/Sweet+Surrender+Crystals/@34.6633578,-93.5211947,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x121fe7ef90f33c17?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA6r3BisPdAhXGx4MKHe4KBTgQ_BIwE3oECAgQCw

can you please inform me on where you buy your acids in order to clean these beautiful stones?

@rockhoundingusa8207

5 жыл бұрын

Amazon. I buy Oxalic Acid in 5 or 10lb bags. Be careful with it. HCL I buy at local hardware stores....be super careful with HCL.

@Oldman-Havok

5 жыл бұрын

@@rockhoundingusa8207 thank you for letting me know! Maybe you should open an affiliate with Amazon. that way you can get some extra cash to support the channel.

@rockhoundingusa8207

5 жыл бұрын

@@Oldman-Havok Thanks for the ideas!

Does oxalic work better than iron out? I just use lukewarm water and iron out... if it's PA material I can put it in a crockpot on low...can't do that with herkimers because of Inclusions and enhydros. I've never used oxalic though, only muriatic and I feel that it etched the crystals.

@rockhoundingusa8207

4 жыл бұрын

I have used all of them. It seems that Iron Out works a bit better on Mt. Ida staining, but some will need to be cooked with muriatic. I have never encountered any etching using HCL, I'm not even sure that's possible (chemically). Thanks for dropping by.

Btw, I've had pretty good results using powdered "iron out" instead of oxalic acid. Have you tried it before? It's definitely safer than the oxalic acid method.

@rockhoundingusa8207

5 жыл бұрын

I have used several methods...the heated Hydrochloric Acid bath, Oxalic soaking, and Iron Out. All of them have benefits and all of them have dangers. Iron Out is the safest, but still requires caution. Heated HCL is faster but caustic, Oxalic is aggressive but tends to discolor the matrix (which can be remedied with repeated pure water soaking), and Iron Out is slower (and can be pricey) but it works well. Have you found similar results?

@kylebayliff1712

5 жыл бұрын

I've avoided using HCl or oxalic acid. I live in an apartment complex, so acids are probably not the best idea. I've treated my stuff with powdered iron out out on the balcony because I know if it spills, it's not going to hurt anyone like the acids would. I've gotten pretty good results with a few cycles of iron out (I usually have to do at least three cycles, so yes, it's slower and I wind up using up quite a bit of the powder), but I've wondered if the result from oxalic acid would be that much better in the end.

@rockhoundingusa8207

5 жыл бұрын

@@kylebayliff1712 oxalic is less expensive, and can work faster if heated...but I would not do that in an apartment complex.

You should check out crystal collectors video using iron out to clean his not so much hot and toxic dangerous chemicals.

@rockhoundingusa8207

3 жыл бұрын

I have used all of them. Heated HCL seems to work faster, but people can get great results with Oxalic or Super Iron Out, but you need more patience.

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I enjoyed the video, nice cleaning education. Sorry to note the background music made me stop viewing before the end.