I’m speechless. Honestly. Speechless. Those are treasures of the most psychedelic kind! Just spectacular man. 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Great comment! Happy to have you along.

Wow, there is a lot of variety of colors in that. I was surprised that they SQUIRREL! tumbled as well as they did. They looked sort of crumbly.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I was going to wait until I had a Lot-O like you, but I have more to try it again sometime.

I cut and make jewellery out of many random stones, but man I need to get some of these. I've heard of yoopralite (from the great lakes region), but nothing about the stones your using. How many more stones shine under UV, I think all rock hounds should carry a UV light on them. I feel this is something that needs way more research. Keep up the good work dude.

So sorry I missed the premiere. That was an excellent tumbling demonstration. Those rocks really glow! The multi colored ones look like little galaxies. I had no idea a rock could glow in so many colors. So beautiful. Thank you me Miner!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

The premiere was fun, but over too quick. Will have to do it again soon with a longer video

From thumbnail to end of video, this delivered.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks much! It was quite the video to produce, so the comment is appreciated.

Those rocks were absolutely gorgeous!! Excellent video, thank you! 👍

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steff.

I would love to tile a floor with these rocks and light them up at night!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I have a good friend who was playing with her UV lamp at home and discovered that her kitchen tiles are fluorescent.

@emdee7744

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that would be a wild floor. How cool!!

Thanks for your videos. Due to my disability, I am unable to rock hunt but enjoy the videos of others. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kirk. I am pleased that you follow along. Sorry to hear about your disability.

@reneebarrett8862

4 жыл бұрын

Kirk Tingblad I have the same problem I'm an amputee and I can't wear a leg but IHOP on my lawn mower with my grab stick and I get a few hoping to get a different type of vehicle so I can go back in my Woods also I found a few agates in front of my doctor's office I never miss a chance to hunt a Rock. God bless

@kirktingblad6667

4 жыл бұрын

Renee Barrett Good for you, there is always a way.

Watching your videos always makes me smile and remember what i love about my home. Ontario. Been in australia since '02 and soon, im comin home.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe Newton's law will be in effect and I will get pulled to Australia at the same time you head here. Australia is on my bucket list

@ryanfp5657

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner That would be hilarious! You would have fun here i am sure, as there are many places to rock hound and some amazing rocks to be found. Agate creek QLD still being on my bucket list, very remote but agates everywhere!!! Also very rich areas for detecting if your willing to travel.

Fantastic! The colors are crazy so vivid. Glad to see you're still out there.

Smartest rock hound of rock hounds,,pretty and who would've thought....you make learning fun..thank you..

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Such nice words to say to an old guy. Thanks

Wow! All that polishing and finishing sure turned out some incredible fluorescent wonders, nicely done.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had kept some of the petrified wood that I used to find panning gold in BC. I have other examples of pet.wood that glow under UV. Next time.

Really wish my grandfather was still alive, he would not believe his eyes if he saw those rocks. Being a rock hound is one thing he was known for and he would have enjoyed yur videos as much as I do.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

He sounds like somebody that I would like. ;-)

That was absolutely stunning, those rocks are amazing. Your channel makes me love the true and simpler things in life.

Those stones came out incredible looking.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I was pretty happy with them. It was fun. Thanks for the kind words

Wow! Those look like something from a sci-fi movie! Thanks for sharing that.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick

Man, every year winter has a strange effect on you lol I love it haha Another awesome video, cant wait for this season..

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I am counting down the days 'til things thaw.

Awesome rocks as well as your sense of humor. The multiple colors are spectacular!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

It was fun. Thanks for the nice comment

Beautiful. I'd nickname them galaxy rocks.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I like it

the best part was the sound of the soap being grated. Awesome rocks!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Too funny. My daughter Amy said the same thing. In fact, she said cutting soap should be a separate video. LOL

Wow! Polishing them gave amazing results! Spectacular!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Next time I am looking for a project, maybe I will slice and polish a few?

@jeanetteswalberg6166

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner That would be so totally Next Level Awesome!

That's the coolest thing I've seen in a long while! You always make the coolest experiments! Thanks for sharing!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thans Gina

Great presentation MeMiner. 😂🤣😂 You have an awesome sense of humor. The colors are beautiful.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words Grace.

Wow, those turned out amazingly! ❤️❤️❤️

Just wow.... I enjoyed this one very much!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rebecca

Wow! This list of comments continues forever! Great colors and excellent geological explanation! You dig deep meMiner. ;)

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Lots of nice people (including you) took the time to comment. I appreciate it. ;-)

amazed at what you do, one of my favourite videos you've made so far and I've watched them all

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee. It is comments like this that incent me to continue making more. ;-)

WOW those are gorgeous. I am just stunned.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

merci

Yaaaayyyyy!!!! So cool, so beautiful and thank ya for the washer tip too!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

When you cannot get the lid off your tumbler, you will think that tip is priceless. Thanks for dropping by.

So kool! Glad to see you. Been laid up for a while but back in action. Love those rocks. Havagudun my friend.

Love your style man. This was such a great project too wow

Very cool rocks and a very cool looking black squirrel as well. Thanks for sharing. See ya in the next one.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for dropping by Scott.

Great finds. Beautiful

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Susan

Welcome back. Hope everything is good. Kool video. 👍

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Everything is good. This is a slow time of year for me because of the weather. Also, I had laptop problems.

Always a fun time on meminers channel

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you had fun. I enjoyed making it.

Way cool!!!!! That was an amazing video!! I have no words! 💜

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Very cool. I've never seen anything like that before. Thanks for sharing and take care.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

It offers a new way to collect rocks. ;-)

Those are the coolest stones/rocks would love to add one to my rock collection,great video MeMiner thanks...

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean

😍😍😍 they are stunning!! Loved this video 😁

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks my Scottish friend

Awesome awesome sweet black light unit again my magnificent job and finds as always. Oh ya I bet daisy would like that black squirrel lol thank u

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

A few years ago, somebody shot a squirrel and of course Daisy found it. I tried a dozen times to throw it away, even when she wasn't looking, and she kept bringing it back. My wife singing "the cat came back" and laughing at both of us. Daisy thought it was a great game.

Another great video!!! Keep them coming 👍👍

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cody!

Now that was a fun! Thank you for sharing.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the nice comment

very nice results mate..thanks for the episode

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

It was fun. Thanks for the nice comment

Wow They look out of this world another awesome video thank you for sharing. you ROCK!!! LOL

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Norma Jean. ;-)

Love this. Makes me want to collect stones that fluoresce then tumble them. Then setup a shelf with a UV light for night time display. Someday. And Monty Python rules!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Neigbours shed is completed and looks good. However, I still think it looks like a castle and think there should be some French up there yelling down insults. ;-)

I think you might have a touch of cabin fever, MeMiner! :D Fluorescent rocks are so cool...

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Cabin fever for sure. ;-)

After tumbl'n, with the light, they look like satellite images of the earth at night, and galaxies, and planets. . . . coool

Hey meMiner, I’ve been to the same zinc mine in Ontario twice before, once in 2012 and another time in 2018. Good on you for keeping the name to yourself and protecting it from the masses. Interesting you were told not to record video, I’ve recorded video myself with the owner present. That mine does have molybdenite (muh-lib-den-ite), which looks very similar to graphite, but with a very very slight twinge of purple. I don’t think the sphalerite from there should fluoresce at all, from the video I think it might be reflection from the UV light- but I could be wrong on that. The yellow fluorescent specks are chondrodite, which should also be a pale yellow themselves when you look at them in visible light. The blue specks are diopside. The red matrix is calcite; the host rock is a marble. And the blue streaks, what some people call lightning bolts, are aragonite. It is fun to see the little pieces of pyrite embedded in the rock, and some of them can have some pretty interesting shapes. I know some people in the fluorescent mineral hobby who say the rocks from this locality aren’t much, aren’t that cool. And while I will admit, as a mineralogist this locality is not the most exciting, the rocks are positively beautiful under UV light. Just because they aren’t bright doesn’t mean they are less beautiful. Thanks for showing their beauty to a broad audience!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I also met the owner, but the restriction may have been from the club I was with. If the rules are clear, I am happy to respect them. For sure, they don't need to be overrun with people trespassing.

@lounisrajah5951

4 жыл бұрын

It is our turn to thank you Mr. Justin Bank for these clarifications that you have just added to such new experiences to those who are not in the field.

WOWOWOW!!! That is so cool!!!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment

i like my rock tumbler,, it turns fugly rocks into beautiful rocks/gems,,be blessed and safe

ALL GOOD THINGS COME IN TIME YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK . GOOD JOB.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

So true. ;-)

Great video as always! I love your style. In a stressful world, everything about your videos calms me. I’ve gone rock hunting in the UP on the shores of Lake Superior with a UV light. It was so exciting when I saw that first rock glowing red! I haven’t tumbled any yet but I will. Thanks for your videos. Thanks to you, I’m now addicted to rock hunting!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

🖕😁🖕

Awesome man love these videos!!! ROCK ON!!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend

Me miner rocks shine from within. Cool rocks bro, great finds. ✌

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

It was fun. Could have been a complete failure of a project as I had no idea what really to expect from it. Thanks for dropping by

That's so cool!! Its true magic in my eyes!!! Mama nature creations are the best!!!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I agree Dawn. Mother Nature sure has some nice surprises. ;-)

@dawnbutler7826

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner thank you for sharing thus video!! It was the highlight of my day!!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

@@dawnbutler7826 I am pleased. That comment made my evening. ;-)

@dawnbutler7826

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner that's awesome!😃

That's freaking awesome!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thats freaking nice of your to say so. ;-)

I am binge watching your video's and love your humor XD

Wow they are stunning 👌

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

;-)

The sunlight coming through your would at 3:42 made me think they were glowing lol 😆 ✨️ ✨️

I took a tour of a rock garden in oregon when i was a wee little one,and there was a room at the end that had a bunch of uv reactive rocks & minerals. But you've hit the jack pot! Great stuff you do there!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

My intro to UV rocks was at a small museum and they had the display in a dirty corner. It blew my mind when the UV turned on. ;-)

Wow! That's pretty damn cool!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Beautiful!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Next time, we will have to use the UV lamp in your area. I bet we can make some rocks glow.

So freakin cool!!! I'd love me some of those!! I truly hope you are feeling better

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I was hoping to get to that mine again this year, but it doesn't look like it will happen because of the CV. On the other hand, I am feeling better, so will have some other adventures soon.

@MrsOx-jz9fg

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner very happy to hear you are doing better!! Those amazing stones will be there. You rest up if needed and definitely other adventures in the meantime 😊😊

So very satisfying. Thanks for sharing

Great video and Thanks for the education!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

It was a fun video to make. Thanks

Awesome! Outstanding work of Art sir👍🤩 I’m so glad that I finally remebered YOUR greate Channel again🤗 YT dosen’t help me remeber at all Thank You so much🇺🇸👍🇺🇸 (Kenneth Prospecting Norway)

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome back. I missed your nice comments. ;-)

Awesome video thanks for sharing good stuff 👍👍

Those rocks are super cool . 🙂

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks much!!

Amazing. Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed it very much 😊.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks much!

Velly Intelesting. Beautiful finds. Havagudun my friend,

WOW! would make a fantastic night light stand.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Too bad they don't glow like that under long wave UVA (ie. black light). Short wave (UVC) have expensive bulbs plus can burn eyes/skin with long exposure.

@ccccarriemchardy9216

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner Its a pity there isn't another way to view them then.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

@@ccccarriemchardy9216 Agreed. Only way I have seen it done is a display with an overhead lamp and glass enclosure (glass stops the UV)

Very cool glowing rocks awesome , very cool experience beautiful rocks ❤️😊✌🏻

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Next time I play with them, I think I will try slicing and polishing. ;-)

SO cool!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

thanks

Ok. What you have just demonstrated is instructive, and reveals an elaborate technique, a lot of experience and knowledge in geology, chemistry … which is not within the reach of many who follow you. By cons I would like to see you show us a tutorial to clean the stones of AGATE, I think it is less sophisticated than what you have just taught us. In addition this tutorial will be of great use for lovers of AGATE, I am sure there are many. Thank you in advance for this, and for all that you bring us through your channel. Take care of yourself and your loved ones

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I have quite a bit of rough agate to play with soon. Agate is one of my favourites.

Great video! Calcite makes a great background for fish tanks for those who have black lights ✨ 🐟

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Cool idea. I wonder if the UV helps keep the water cleaner?

How the ?, what the ? Florescent rocks ! I have got to find me some ! I’m going rock hunting lol😊

Enjoyed that very much.

They look awsome, nice work getting them cleaned up. I think they would look awesome in a display cabinet with a uv light source.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

That would be much better than where they are now - the dining room table.

@silverback5033

4 жыл бұрын

I've only just started back in this hobby after 50 years so I would not complain if they were sitting on my dining room table either.😅

Cool Rocks. Loved seeing the black squirrel, have not seen one since I lived in Michigan.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I would love to send you a few. I think I have a family overwinter in my storage shed and in holes in a couple of big trees

@andreat9305

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner, maybe they will move into the neighbors she'd. LOL

Soooo beautiful. Wow.💖💖💖

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sassy!

@sassycat5856

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner You are most welcome. I have been watching your videos for a few years and always enjoy the information you deliver. Again, thank you for what you do.💖💖

That is so awesome yup I bet she thought it was a game ❤️ lv it

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks much

I love these rocks. I love anything that glows and there so beautiful. I'd love to find some like that

That was amazing!!! So much colour going on!! I have got to get me a UVC light 👍 I know opals glow but I wanna see what else in my collection does🤔 Btw....funny and I loved the squirrel too. Although I'd watch him,could be shifty and trying to steal your glowing prettys. Lol

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

The squirrel can take a few stones but has to leave my nuts alone. ;-)

Cool midwinter project!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary

Very kool thanks for showing us

That is awesome and soo beautiful, thanks MeMiner

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

So nice of you to say so. Thanks

Very cool!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

thanks

Very nice!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

thanks

DUDE! Now that some beautiful and cool rocks right there, that UV light really makes them glow...... I have just a regular black light, and the one's that have iron in them or red fluorite glows a light blue, that yellow I don't know what that is, but they are so beautiful. I really enjoyed this video, it made me laugh at some parts. I hope it's not too cold up there for you, and we down South are still running our A.C's, well at least your tumbler didn't freeze this time. I hope you and your family have a great day, and may they be blessed too. Cya

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Oh shut up! Running your airco. My furnace and fireplace are going full blast and I can walk on the lake. Oh well, spring isn't too far away. Keep well and thanks for dropping by

@1catfishuntermiller753

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner hey I'll send you some hot air if you send me some cold air, well you know what they say about hot air, the mosquitoes are always hungry. 😉

🤩 stunning

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I want to have some of those rocks😁. I like those so much.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I want to go back and get some more. ;-)

Hello meMiner, first time viewer, new subscriber. Those stones are awesome, I have had an interest in the lapidary hobby since I was a kid but I would say that you have definitely heightened my interest even more. Keep up the great work! I don't know if you are the type to name your more precious stones but if you are I think *"The Universe In Stone"* would make an appropriate moniker for the largest one. That was my first thought when you turned on the UV lamp.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

I have not named many rocks but am happy to let others with a good imagination do it for me. ;-). Thanks

Beautiful

Very nice 👍

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Makes you wonder what fluorescent rocks are in your gold creeks? I want to give the UV lamp a try up north where diamond should glow blue

@Smithsgold

4 жыл бұрын

meMiner it would be cool to have a powerful one you could go out and check the creeks with at night

It's always fun to tag along with you. The weather here has been terrible. Record breaking rain for months on end. I guess that means lots to find when the rivers subside. I am on my last batch of tumblers. All petrified wood. Both barrels. I want to send you some pics if you are inclined. Maybe even swap a few stones? I think it'd be cool to have one or 2 of yours. You, thirst, rookie, Marlaina, and old guy are my heros. It would be way cool to be able to have a keeper from all of you so I will have to up my game to find worthy trading stock. I do have a few from Marlaina "so I got that going for me". Take care me Miner.

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Record rains and flooding is magic for a placer gold miner or treasurer hunter. You should try your petrified wood under UV. I was surprised by some of mine. ;-)

@markruffner9143

4 жыл бұрын

did I mention the magic beans?

Amazing how many colors one rock can display under UV light.....they're awesome, great work but it took over a month to polish in the drum....wow....! =) Thanks man...!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

It drove my wife nuts because I had them tumbling in the furnace room downstairs. I didn't want to deal with freezing outside. It does take a while to tumble with a rotary tumbler. I should get a vibratory tumbler to speed up step 3 & 4

@jalpa9642

4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner Is the tumbler that noisy...? I could see where it might be nerve raking but unless she was in furnace room could she still hear it...? =)

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

@@jalpa9642 Not horrible because of all of the plastic and ceramic media, so the rocks weren't crashing. However, still not silent.

🤯🤯🤯so cool!!

Very cool .,

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michelle

Amazing!

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carrie

There are stones on the shores of the great lakes that fluoresce, some very large, nothing pretty to look at until UV then pretty bright some of them. Great video

@meMiner

4 жыл бұрын

Lake Michigan for sure. I have looked along Lake Ontario by Oshawa and nothing was fluorescent except man made stuff. Still, it would be fun to try other places.