I’ve been a rock hound all my life, moved to Southern California in 1991, became a gold hunter and prospector for a few years. Your videos are educational, adventurous, fun, etc. I’m a big fan and just subbed, I really enjoyed the past few posts and hope to catch all the future ones! Thanks for what you do!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

6 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

It looked like a fun group and the super fan was cool. I liked the rock and geology information as always. Be happy, safe and stay healthy. 😷⚒🌵

Really fun and that was so chivalrous and cool that Dan, he got his pilot's license and then to celebrate his victory 🎉

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

Thank you

I appreciate your explaining how these are formed.

What a great field trip for an awesome club. The legendary Burro Creek is on the top of my wish list of places to go to. I learned a thing or two from this video, Dan is a pilot, what? I like the way you tell geology stories, and that was so neat to meet a fan so randomly. Great video and good job leading the field trip. Got to love purple.

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. I was a lot of fun!!!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

And yes, Dan is a pilot. He finished his private pilots license last July.

Looks like great fun and wonderful material! Thanks for taking us along!

Putting Burro Creek on my list. I may have to put it in the top slot. I just love all the pieces you shared and am intrigued by the possibilities that area holds. Like mysteries waiting for their stories to be told. (Sorry for the accidental rhymes.) I can't thank you enough for the knowledge you impart and the fact that you explain in plain language without talking down to your audience. I don't know about anyone else, but I learn so much from your videos and hope someday I'll get to go out rockhounding with you. I'll have my notebook and pen ready!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

Is definitely a great place to go. I highly recommend it.

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

And thank you. That’s quite a compliment. I try to share what I know with people so that they can understand it. Because if you give somebody knowledge they can’t understand people get bored. And I want people to enjoy learning about it. So once again, thank you so much.

This is one of John and my favorite rockhounding areas. We have a pop-up camper and last March we stayed in an RV park in Wikieup to spend more time in the Burro Creek area. ❤

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

Elley you freaking rock, I absolutely love your videos! You always have tons of information and you explain it so well! ❤

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

Awe thank you so much!!!❤

Great video Elley. Burro Creek is on my wish list!

I fogot to mention one time I was on the side of a huge mine dump clinging on for dear life somewhere down south not too far from Nogales and I whacked the side with a hammer and it just spilt softball size chunks of chrysocalla down the hill. The sun was bright and the pieces were super sparkly. I loaded all I could. Although beautiful, it was more specimen grade stuff it was either to soft to cut or was just on the outside. All in all it was the closest thing to a dream in real life I ever experience. I dragged my wife along on that trip. She likes rocks too but was questioning my sanity for taking us to literally the middle of nowhere. On our trip we ran into a guy that grates the roads and he directed us to this spot. The scenery was a lot different than this video. It was in AZ but there were cows, grass, some trees and we finally got to see lenticular clouds.

You’re so awesome Elley. I enjoy and learn so much from your videos.

@ElleyKnowsRocks

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Very fun! I subscribed ! Ive been a lapidary/rockhound 40 years or so , but health if forcing me out,so everything must go! theres even a video clip clip from ARExpiditions its called rockhounding at Toms,anyways my first piece of Burrow Creek really amazed me! I had a cab made in 10 seconds! Well I had worked my first piece of purple fluorite !! Well it was a great hobby for me , peace and it was great to hear you not call one rock a crystal that wasnt one!!!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

❤❤ i’m sorry you have to let go. I bet you have an amazing collection. I definitely wish I had more lapidary equipment. But I do what I can with my little small flat lap. I’m so glad you get something out of my videos. Take care.

@tombabcock438

7 ай бұрын

@@ElleyKnowsRocks ,I Know it was genetics! Alzhiemers,Ithought my sister for bailing ,some of the high end stuff ive been posting like 14"biggs from the roadcut,every lap journal until they went to beads'' green grave yard point,but you cant take it with you , ive given and donated a lot if you need or want rare stuff? Oh yea a 3' Ellensburg and a few pounds of holly. thanks i hear they are working on something

Ok I’m jealous - what fun!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

Awe thank you!!

Need more purple! My favorite color. Fun trip!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

I love the purple color too. It’s beautiful.

My husband and I were just out there on December 30th - just missed you lol. Although we can't get to the best spots because we don't have the right vehicle :/ Would have loved to run into you and the other rock hounders!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

I’m sure if you’re out and about in Arizona you’ll run into me eventually.❤ keep rockhound Ing and I hope you find good stuff.

You should come and visit in Southwest NM. I have a few minerals you may like. I have a few that you w found in this video.

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

I love New Mexico. The agate the Garnet, the fluorite. They have such beautiful minerals.

@Hothippiechick420

6 ай бұрын

@@ElleyKnowsRocks I’m close to the AZ line. I am not an expert rock hound. I don’t know what I collect most the time. And I’m always telling myself “ I wish Elley was here “. I have an eye for rocks and that’s about it.

So pastelite is different than quartzite? I thought pastelite is just a pastel version of jasper. It’s crazy how much variety is in this stuff.

Living vicariously through this channel from frozen Kansas. I need to move lol. I love the AZ desert. I was amazed with the scenery way down south but I dont know if the area is safe now? I do have a really old mag with locations to a pink celestite location in my area in which some pieces are in the Smithsonian. Looking at googleearth it appears the place is pretty remote. Im having one of those rockhound dreams that the place is forgotten and hasn't been explored in awhile. Bad time of year but I can go try to get permission to get on the property. I also found out I might be able to find geodes at local quarry. Right now it's ice and frozen pipes. I have several pieces of equipment im getting setup this winter. I actually use to build really nice saws years ago but they were too much work for the money. Right now im getting ready to try out a 20" Mohave saw that I went on a roadtrip to go get. I have no shortage of rocks lol.

Gorgeous 🦋🌷🌷🌷

My mother and I will be down in AZ next week. It's time to get out of the cold and snow in Wyoming. I just might have to go find that place. I've drove by on my way to the Bagdad area for prospecting a few years ago.

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

Have fun!

Hii I watch your videos I am from ladakh which is in India.The area where I lived is famous for Himalayan geology.i wish if you make a plane to visit in this area.

You have way too much fun. I think you may have seen Lucille Balls and Rickys the long, long trailer on TV " No more ROCKS Lucy" in a way you remind me of her that's good thank you ALL stay safe for some the premise of the show was Lucy collected rocks, stored in the trailer. ever where they went, so many the car can't move the trailer thus.

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

I have been told this lol I have not seen it but my friend has told me about the movie :)

Cool video Rock On Elley

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

Thank you

Wow, nice!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

ever find natural black chalcedony. ??

@ElleyKnowsRocks

6 ай бұрын

yes :)

You rock!

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

❤thank you

The guy sounded like Arnold Schwarzenegger

@ElleyKnowsRocks

6 ай бұрын

yes very! he was very kind!

Do you ever run across tiger eye

Hi again Elley,. Idk how the heck u keep those nails while doing all that stuff you do. My I can't keep nails like that doing my mine. My nails are like always down to nubs. Don't even need nail clippers as the rock in the mine takes care of that. Lol

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

lol that’s hilarious. I’m speaking of trying to keep nails decent. This is completely off-topic and not even rock related, but I managed to send my fingernail through a cheese grater while grading a lemon rind. Tore it up. And I constantly have to replace nail polish if I put nail polish on because it gets ruined about two days later. Lol but thank you for noticing. I really appreciate it

@dawnac6453

7 ай бұрын

​​@@ElleyKnowsRocks it's all good. Yeh ik I went like wayyy off topic tho. I just got a bit curious. Hehe Im not really into the Rockhound thing unless it's gold or silver but ofc those are not rocks, but metals. I'm more of a mine fanatic. More like a mine lunatic. Lmao but anyways I was down in that area years ago looking for some crystal area there around the burro creek area. But I think these was the white quartz crystal type stuff. Needless to say I spent two days trying to find the area that was in a rockhounding book I had of where to find certain rocks... Well I never did find it so F it... I ended up just gold panning in burro creek. Are yah ever at the gem show that they have every so often at the Mohave Co fairgrounds here in Kingman?

😎👍 Im part of wpma club Good to be part of 1

@ElleyKnowsRocks

7 ай бұрын

Awesome I hope you go on Good trips with the club

@triple_A_rockhound

7 ай бұрын

I got my first show with them in feb@@ElleyKnowsRocks

Elley doesn’t know the difference between “pastelite”, a trade name, and petalite, an actual mineral.

@scottprather5645

6 ай бұрын

Pastelite is in fact the correct mineral name Not a good idea to correct people when you don't know the facts.

@canadiangemstones7636

6 ай бұрын

@@scottprather5645- “pastelite” is not an actual mineral. It is a trade name for a type of jasper, which is also not a mineral, but a rock. The title of the vid says petalite, which is an actual mineral. Don’t take my word for it, consult Fleischer’s Glossary of Mineral Species, or mindat.

@scottprather5645

6 ай бұрын

@@canadiangemstones7636 I believe you

@canadiangemstones7636

5 ай бұрын

She still hasn’t corrected her title.

Love your channel!! I aways learn so much!! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️

@ElleyKnowsRocks

6 ай бұрын

thank you!

The rocks are pretty cool, but Elley is super hot!

Want to come to the northern cascades in Washington? I know a spot…. 😉🌎🏔️🪨💎🫶