Mining Herkimer 'Diamonds'
This short clip is a glimpse of us mining Herkimer Diamonds at Crystal Grove Diamond Mine just outside of St Johnsville, NY.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar, Herkimer "Diamonds" are a form of clear quartz that sometimes develop double terminated crystals. Good specimens form loose in a vug, or pocket, without attaching to the dolomite that surrounds them, resulting in perfect 6-sided "football shaped" forms that are water clear.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herkime...
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What is a "Herkimer Diamond"? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herkimer_diamond
@egggamingyt9272
3 жыл бұрын
Idk
@rajkumarijain9050
3 жыл бұрын
Waaà
@Hanadi-mt5dn
3 жыл бұрын
زهب العبيديه
@yinyin9865
3 жыл бұрын
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@suryakantsupare2096
2 жыл бұрын
999
Awesome outing Dave. That must have been a blast.
Mining diamonds is a really hard work. Hats off to you 😎😎😇😇
I remember when i was 7 years old i accidentally drop a big rock and almost landed on my toe but luckily it didnt. It split open and the only thing i remember inside was like a shiny blue stone. But i had no idea it was i diamond. Now i just wish i could go through a time machine and keep it so we wouldnt be so broke
@mekboi7
4 жыл бұрын
May be it was lapis lazuli
@SlickONick
4 жыл бұрын
@@mekboi7 Lol
Cool find! I am a huge crystal addict and I find it funny that all these people are accusing you of saying that they are diamonds! They are not diamonds but he clearly wrote it with quotes. They are called herkimer diamonds but that's just the name. This guy is just using correct terms.
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Honestly I just think people don't read the description 😀. Thanks for stopping by!
@saisong522
5 жыл бұрын
Excidamus , 😘😘
Que maravilha,sou apaixonada por cristais , adoro assistir e aprender. Like. Parabéns. Também amo as plantas e a natureza
Amazing!
I love watching your videos
Very cool. I recently started gold panning but I subbed bc I look forward to other cool videos like this :) the thrill of the hunt! cheers ✌️
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Cool! I haven't tried panning yet - there's only traces of gold in my area. But it definitely sounds fun. Find any nuggets yet?
@PakTvUCLHqFEi8QttVinner85f3tQ
5 жыл бұрын
Nice
Parabéns amigo,,é trabalhoso,mas compensa...muito lindo...
@joaorodriguessantos4519
4 жыл бұрын
Amigo que é isso mesmo
Me encanto tu video💝💝💝
@evelinelinda3401
5 жыл бұрын
...mlk
@user-iy1yp7uy2u
5 жыл бұрын
Привет
@muhammadwaqar9421
5 жыл бұрын
Hi
I have been there a few times, always find a couple but it can be some work. You can bring your own tools or rent some. There is two sides of the mine open to the public. It's kinda more like a quarry . If you travel there from a distance and never been, don't forget to check out Howe's Caverns.
Amazing experience really awesome thanks dear
@sanjulatamarndi991
4 жыл бұрын
Xxx and➕
Love it Herkimer diamonds are so unique
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for stopping by! It's a fun hobby
@nedriley6991
5 жыл бұрын
Oak Knob Farm I wish I could do something like that
Woow nice not easy to break very nice
@lorjin007ify
5 жыл бұрын
Mahal kita
@nnkc-rq2ii
4 жыл бұрын
Ms. Pacaro will u marry me
Very nice video
Very beautiful
Amazing
Want that whole diamond block😛😜
@altonburt6066
5 жыл бұрын
They are herkimer diamond's they aren't actual diamonds
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
@@altonburt6066 that's right!!!
@gokulanandh2804
5 жыл бұрын
@@altonburt6066 oh.. So it's not worth???... It's not value for money????y🤑💸💵💴💶💰💳
@jhunrick5222
4 жыл бұрын
Why the minecraft in diamond sword
@biotechlovers1114
4 жыл бұрын
Call me and whatsapp me bro +91-9542634269
Excellent 👍 👍
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Oohhoo that was so plenty of diamonds stick into that rock 😯
As he works that rock slab I can see a vein running through it
@PakTvUCLHqFEi8QttVinner85f3tQ
5 жыл бұрын
Nice
It is always nice to find something pretty
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Yes it is! Thanks for stopping by!
Nice work. Yay!!!!
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@asuidisong6889
5 жыл бұрын
nice one?
Amazing Verry nice🤩🤩🤩
Do you know if there's any diamonds in the desert
Fantastic
Quel beaux cristal à diamants bravo
@typing....7502
3 жыл бұрын
Best gemstones are here👇
maravilhas da natureza
Nice video
That hard rock is not giving up her treasures easily.
when I was a child before and go for gold mine. I was amazed to collect those quarts in diamond shape. because I thought its diamond and my aunt laugh at me.
@OakKnobFarm
4 жыл бұрын
They're beautiful, but not worth much. I still enjoy collecting them
@biotechlovers1114
4 жыл бұрын
Call me and whatsapp me bro +91-9542634269
Super
Cool video friend
@OakKnobFarm
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! It's a fun hobby
@TheBeardedGiant
5 жыл бұрын
@@OakKnobFarm That is a true rock hound...I have some dinosaur poop a friend found for me...
Manpat..semangat terus kawan👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
There's a lot of that in my place we just ignored that stone
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting! We also have quartz locally that doesn't look this nice (I live 400 miles from the mine), and people still collect it, and it's for sale at gem and mineral shops
@poulanthonybesona4579
4 жыл бұрын
Here in the Philippines ignore that😂
@noormuhammadnoor2179
3 жыл бұрын
These crystal stone find in our area, 2 to 4 cm long in size.
how did you know there is gem pocket inside ?
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
You never know for certain. This mine has good sized pockets about every meter or meter and a half. So I try to move as much stone as possible to raise my chances in finding one.
@abdisabur.ibrahim99ibrahim66
5 жыл бұрын
khelef mohamed salah
@Wwrq3i
4 жыл бұрын
wall hacks bro
@kroh7742
4 жыл бұрын
@@Wwrq3i X ray hacks
oh my. hard work
I have always wanted a diamond
@sid9991
4 жыл бұрын
I have I want to sell
@kelci_loves_potatosuwu9053
4 жыл бұрын
Sid Roy I probably can’t afford it
@kelci_loves_potatosuwu9053
4 жыл бұрын
விமல் ராஜ் like I said, I can’t afford it
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Wow! diamond's rich overnight.I come across such big stones without noticing they are diamond.
Interesting stuff there....
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! We both really love a few days at a mine. A great, affordable way to let off some steam :)
@NUGGETSHOOTER
5 жыл бұрын
@@OakKnobFarm I agree and get that from nugget hunting, doesn't remind me of anything lol
I will like to mine these diamonds in minecraft
@noname-pl8hj
3 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂😂😂me too
@frenzygaming1
3 жыл бұрын
@@noname-pl8hj oh my God what a og comment of my I found cuz of ur notification lol thx
@mixedcontent2247
2 жыл бұрын
@@frenzygaming1 come again
@frenzygaming1
2 жыл бұрын
@@mixedcontent2247 huh
I have them they are awesome
@jorgepadilla4801
5 жыл бұрын
Leslie Anderson bb ‘ Ni&
Gorgeous
Your stone is very beautiful. I also searched and picked up a lot. we can share how to find beautiful stones
Love the quartz, If you ever want to trade for Oregon rocks, thundereggs, jasper, polkadot agate, let me know. Oregon rock hound
@alanhanson931
5 жыл бұрын
Barbara Hopkins I have thousands of herks
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Cool! Next time we hit he mine I'd love to do a trade
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
@@alanhanson931 It's fun, isn't it? I wish I lived closer
@barbarahopkins5239
5 жыл бұрын
@@OakKnobFarm that would be great.
@mdnightsalamander996
4 жыл бұрын
Where can i sell my diamond
you are so lucky
Great find , I have a few of these the size of a finger, never thought about selling them until I watched your video..thanks.
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
They aren't worth a ton, but a particularly nice specimen can be worth several hundred dollars, easily.
amazing
its present in in large Number in my area but we dont have tools to identify
I have the biggest and very clear like clean water..cristal
@mehmoodhassan5355
4 жыл бұрын
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Nice. Very well.
@OakKnobFarm
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
These crystals are Quartz as it has hexagonal crystal system, and it is formed with the cavity filling mechanism, raw diamonds would not be so shiny and it has cubic crystal system, mainly it would be found with irregular shape and it will look like ice, and Diamonds would be found in only the Kimberlite (the host rock) or near it, which you have to search near volcano or the dark igneous rocks, down river and among the weathered materials, if you are looking for diamonds you have to head to a place which has history as diamonds been found there... however the purple quartz (Amethyst) is a nice stone valuable and some people believe it has healing properties to adjust the body electrical pulses and prevent the Epileptic seizures.
@OakKnobFarm
4 жыл бұрын
I know this. Read description
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@yazcastro4867
5 жыл бұрын
heiko manssen minu
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5 жыл бұрын
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@palopengakchannel7080
5 жыл бұрын
Alhamdulillah...
@PakTvUCLHqFEi8QttVinner85f3tQ
5 жыл бұрын
Nice
Sir i have also this type of stone but small like a rino upper head can you help me i have a stone is this dimond or like simple stone i was so confuse
Poxa ! Que incrível a natureza 👏👏👏
uau lindo
@OakKnobFarm
6 жыл бұрын
obrigado
Can you cast a sword using diamonds?
@OakKnobFarm
6 жыл бұрын
Not really sure, actually. It would look cool I bet
@nguyentrinhquanganh1494
6 жыл бұрын
Oak Knob Farm Can you cast a sword using obsidian?
@OakKnobFarm
6 жыл бұрын
I did actually see a video showing that. It was incredibly difficult and the resulting sword was very fragile. The guy had a hard time keeping the obsidian flowing if I remember correctly
@OakKnobFarm
6 жыл бұрын
Jack Anderson - This just came up in my feed...obsidian knife: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oWl2ltKPo7Grebw.html
@helenogomes2883
5 жыл бұрын
Oak Knob Farm um abrasso garipo
very cool
This is how they mine in real life, took an hour.. But minecraft? Took an second.
This is almost Minecraft Related
@PatatFrituurder
4 жыл бұрын
Mining away
Where else in minecraft you just do left click and there we go,
@veaceslavzbirnea5565
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
Bom trabalho irmão parabéns
you have a pattern? or something how you look at the stone? etc. to know that a stone had a pocket inside? im sooooo curious bout that 😀😀
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
It's actually really hard to tell where a pocket is located, unless you're following a vein of some sort. Here I'm more looking for easy places to remove large amounts of stone quickly/easily to maximize my chance of finding one. So I'll typically work the existing cracks if possible.
I though diamonds live under lava level so deep
wrong, you need to have an iron pickaxe
That diamond is costly? How much price in the market?
In my country there are most
@y.a1903
5 жыл бұрын
@bull shiyot Broken English ... maybe, He meant many Stones.
@kayacenk4164
5 жыл бұрын
@@y.a1903 in Turkey so many too
@5starreactions
5 жыл бұрын
He meant alot.. plentiful
@oneliacastellanos8180
5 жыл бұрын
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@polishedspectre4116
5 жыл бұрын
@@y.a1903 omg i dead please stop 😂😂😂😂😂
Lovely! It is niceto see gems being mined without exploitation, and they are right here in our own backyard, so to speak. Prithee, why are they being farmed out to China for cutting and polishing? Is it because of cheap labour? Just curious. At any rate, I have purchased a complete set of Herkimer and it is the perfect jewellery to wear when I don't have to orry about being robbed. I love it! Keep up the good works Sir.
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lovely comment. We definitely have some lovely crystals to find here in the USA I do believe the cutting / faceting is done overseas mostly because of labor costs.
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4 жыл бұрын
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4 жыл бұрын
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I have something look like diamond ,but I don't no what's that meby you can help
say me this place?
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
www.crystalgrove.com/
Hi we found something like that ,we already use diamond tester and it is positive but how to verify if it is legit and has a worth.tnx
@ziyabey101
4 жыл бұрын
go to a bank
@appleios2602
4 жыл бұрын
@@ziyabey101 Seak
@ziyabey101
4 жыл бұрын
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Ok this is just cool as hell! I hunt agates and quartz on the beach near my house every day in the summer. Ppl ask all the time y i bother and i always answer cuz they're pretty lol some ppl get it some dont
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
We love it too! Thanks for visiting
nice👍
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"Advancement made! 'Diamonds!'"
nice double-terminated quartz crystals
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Nice
it seems like quartz
@OakKnobFarm
6 жыл бұрын
You're correct. "Herkimer Diamond" is a nickname for the crystals from this area of New York. They're unusually clear, and many have double terminations
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
@SOUTHERN PATRIOT They have a moderate value if they're complete crystals and if they are very clear
@museumandtravel
5 жыл бұрын
Where quartz exists can there also be gold veins.
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
@@museumandtravel Very true! Quartz is often an indicator for gold
@juneribbons5196
5 жыл бұрын
It is the hardest ever quartz
i just searching the minecraft diamonds then u bought me here
@amyrivz
4 жыл бұрын
Yupp
@dabacongod_plays8367
4 жыл бұрын
i was trying to find mine diamonds the song XD
@leonaschoniger9714
4 жыл бұрын
Kouzelné opravdu nádhera
@leonaschoniger9714
4 жыл бұрын
Nádherné opravdu
a nice video even we don't understand english very well! It
Wow 🇮🇳💕
hmmm maybe the hoffmans would have gotten better luck doing this lol
@user-vl5fy6rs8l
5 жыл бұрын
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@bootyclapbigggoon4903
5 жыл бұрын
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I was looking for a Minecraft tutorial but this works aswell
@tanish7453
5 жыл бұрын
Same🤣
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
Haha!
Cool jem
Ola, me inscrevi no seu canal, um grande abraço.
It's as same as easy with gold aswell as with diamonds! You just walk by and pick them up...live of the land @t in this world
How do you know which rocks to bust open, is there something that tells you that there may be crystals inside, or are you just randomly busting rocks until you get lucky? Because I would like to start searching but I have no idea what to look for...any help would be appreciated
@OakKnobFarm
Жыл бұрын
I look for vugs (open pockets) or signs of crystals in the rock first. Then I honestly try to find cracked sections so they are easier to break apart. We just visited the mine again last week, and I'll have a video with more rock breaking in the next week or so
@3rdeyespy967
Жыл бұрын
@@OakKnobFarm awesome thanks very much for the info, I'm excited to get out there and find some crystals
@OakKnobFarm
Жыл бұрын
@@3rdeyespy967 have a fun trip! have you picked a mine to visit? There's a few
@3rdeyespy967
Жыл бұрын
@@OakKnobFarm no haven't picked a particular place yet, but I'm looking for one, I live in Oklahoma and there's not much here as far as rock hounding here, we've got some selenite and some drusy quartz, but I want to get something much prettier like some Herkimer's or Smokey's, Arkansas has some good places for smoky quartz that I'm thinking about traveling to, it's the closest place that actually has some decent crystals near me, I wish I lived near NY I'd be digging for herkimer's all the time LoL, they're just amazingly gorgeous crystals
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if I were to see that rock id just step on it. how do you know theres diamond inside? amazing skills
@gameplay-nv2gs
4 жыл бұрын
That's the power of geology.
MINEEEEEE DIAMONDDDDDDDS
Are this is real diamond?
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
It is a quartz crystal. 'diamond' is a nickname for stones from this area because of their unusual clarity
How did diamonds made because they are natural resources
OMG nice
I have like 100 pounds in herkimer diamonds there literally everywhere
@OakKnobFarm
6 жыл бұрын
dustin rowley I know the feeling!
@brandonjantzer5421
6 жыл бұрын
Herckimer quarts its an eight on the mohs hardness scale .
@batman509
6 жыл бұрын
dustin rowley really
@dustinrowley8681
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah there super common up here
@sallymay3643
5 жыл бұрын
Diamonds r worth a lot of money so sell them. Or may b there Crystal's & not diamonds.
I got a stone.. Inside of it a another stone situated
@OakKnobFarm
5 жыл бұрын
That is a good description. A beautiful stone within a normal stone.