Friends of Mineralogy Virginia Chapter

Friends of Mineralogy Virginia Chapter

The San Juan Triangle

The San Juan Triangle

VMP UPDATE PRESENTATION

VMP UPDATE PRESENTATION

Hawaii Mineral Collecting

Hawaii Mineral Collecting

Minerals of Virginia

Minerals of Virginia

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  • @michaelrobinson8915
    @michaelrobinson89156 күн бұрын

    Blessings...m

  • @gerard8496
    @gerard84966 күн бұрын

    you must have a major in english ,your off the hook ,you speak fluent english, mid west english,the correct blend of east coast new england with a smathering of minisota hey my guess is you like rocks.i was an agate man from northern wis near duluth.have you seen the crusifix rocks (sorry lost that name) that 1 in thousands are a perfect cross and the best raw copper ore everywhere, but now im retired in silver city till i finish the purchase of 400 acress in the magdalinas ,cibola federal forest. coming in 2025 our surplus store in socorro ,ill bring rocks and au

  • @juliuscullum6596
    @juliuscullum6596Ай бұрын

    That's nice. I got some big pieces of spar that came out of the old Rosiclare mines that use to be dads that I found cleaning out that back part of the my old shed.

  • @katsiduzynski488
    @katsiduzynski488Ай бұрын

    Are Wulfenite specimens only found underground, or can one find them on the desert's surface? Just wondering. Thanks!

  • @East_TN_Explorer
    @East_TN_ExplorerАй бұрын

    I used to live in Chilhowie and had visited saltville often. Miss that area.

  • @AndrewJ951
    @AndrewJ9512 ай бұрын

    Learned a lot watching this presentation. I'm a proud thumbnail collector myself. Big crystals are always cool, but often the finest specimens are thumbnail size in most species.

  • @breckfreeride
    @breckfreeride2 ай бұрын

    Those 25 lbs had how many oz in it lol

  • @breckfreeride
    @breckfreeride2 ай бұрын

    Cant believe im the 5th comment in 3 years... This took alot of effort and is fantastic history! Hail from brokenfridge!

  • @metaglypto
    @metaglypto2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this video, this helps greatly in just knowing what 'schiller' is. I have recently gotten interested in sunstones. I know the area and live in Oregon. Unfortunately I have had recent back surgery and my body keeps telling me I am not ready to get out there digging in the dirt and gravel all day. So, I started snooping around Spectrum Mine's website and discovered a couple of interesting options. 1) They will do a run of gravel through the belt and pick the stones for you for about $250.00 plus s/h 2) They will send you a 5 gallon bucket's worth of concentrate, and let you pick through it for $100-150? plus s/h. I decided to do both.😏

  • @NatashaMathison
    @NatashaMathison2 ай бұрын

    I'm a new mineral collector, and I started searching for a video like this to jumb start my labeling process . There is so much good info. Thank you for this so helpful 👏

  • @canadiangemstones7636
    @canadiangemstones76363 ай бұрын

    Another excellent presentation. The SEM photos of the iridescent hematite were surprising, and those complex Barger’s pyrites are awesome!

  • @canadiangemstones7636
    @canadiangemstones76363 ай бұрын

    Was hoping for a photo of an 8” microlite but no dice.

  • @canadiangemstones7636
    @canadiangemstones76363 ай бұрын

    Tenebrescent corundum was a surprise!

  • @sB-wt7jy
    @sB-wt7jy3 ай бұрын

    Ive watched this many times. What j would do to be able to go into those old mines

  • @lisacook3219
    @lisacook32194 ай бұрын

    Can you collect here anymore?

  • @YixuanFang-jn5mb
    @YixuanFang-jn5mb4 ай бұрын

    good

  • @IndianCrystals
    @IndianCrystals4 ай бұрын

    This is awesome 💯

  • @JoeyHicks-us6td
    @JoeyHicks-us6td4 ай бұрын

    I found some pretty pieces

  • @valxntinaflorxs
    @valxntinaflorxs4 ай бұрын

    Just starting to label my personal collection! Thank you for this information very informative

  • @hikeyte
    @hikeyte4 ай бұрын

    Bore holes in road signs are actually an indication that you should actually obey the road sign it's a redneck thing

  • @AbrahamAngeles592
    @AbrahamAngeles5926 ай бұрын

    Very interesting video, Thanks for share you experienced and intelligence.

  • @ChyJae
    @ChyJae6 ай бұрын

    Great presentation. I attended the university of New Mexico as well for my undergraduate, i don’t think the dorms have changed much!

  • @davidpostma9862
    @davidpostma98626 ай бұрын

    Too many uh’s

  • @themgirlsfromeasttn8969
    @themgirlsfromeasttn89696 ай бұрын

    Love the ray mica mine!

  • @Tbowie13
    @Tbowie137 ай бұрын

    Mentioning Elmwood mine. My best fluorite piece is a cabinet piece from Elmwood. It's classic Elmwood purple fluorite on beautiful jewelry grade Sphalerite. I went to a Rock shop just outside of Charlotte NC and asked if they had any fluorite. Upon seeing it I was almost positive it was Elmwood as that fluorite is so distinct. Turns out it was and when I ask how much, they said, would you give us $8? 😮 I didn't want to act too excited, but gave her $10 and said we're good, no change.

  • @lithiumvalleyrocksprospect9792
    @lithiumvalleyrocksprospect97928 ай бұрын

    They cant have told you about the copious black tourmaline, rarer green tourmaline and gem grade muscovite crystals - or the labradorite, apatitite and cassiterite 😉 then there are garnets to 20mm and the massive chunks of pink-ice kunzite and colourless to green beryl... 😂 and they will deny any reference to the aluvial GOLD with nuggets to 1oz that contaminated the old timers cassiterite concentrates... You can find tourmaline 4cm diameter whilst walking one if the trails through the old timers alluvial workings... Unfortunately the Greenbushes mine does not encourage fossicking or value the range of specimen material that is piled high in berms of "waste rock"... Greenbushes is the highest grade and lowest production cost lithium mine in the world supplying up to 50% of global lithium in the recent past.... this is why Lithium Valley Rocks!

  • @LECOMAYAGUA
    @LECOMAYAGUA9 ай бұрын

    North American Strategic Minerals Inc., a private US Delaware corporation, was formed in 2020 to explore for rare earth metals after its founders recognized a significant new geologic model for rare earth mineralization hosted in paleo basin pelagic sediments. Similar rare earth mineralization was first noted in modern basin pelagic sediments found at various locations on the Pacific seafloor. The mechanism of formation of this new type of rare earth mineralization is the direct precipitation of these critical metals from seawater into seafloor pelagic sediments. The largest and most important of these rare earth seafloor metal precipitate deposits is known as the Minamitorishima deposit.

  • @Truthbringspeace
    @Truthbringspeace10 ай бұрын

    This was awesome especially for me who has just begun collecting minerals.

  • @mohsenalshagdari1686
    @mohsenalshagdari168610 ай бұрын

    great

  • @panaceiasuberes6464
    @panaceiasuberes646410 ай бұрын

    Subbed. Amazing conference, really informative in a GIA-style.

  • @Sara-gl8ue
    @Sara-gl8ue11 ай бұрын

    You have no idea how grateful I am for this video!

  • @yesdonnaful
    @yesdonnaful Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this selection of information and sharing of what works for organizing!

  • @gregcollins7602
    @gregcollins7602 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this presentation. I could listen yo him all day.

  • @aung3627
    @aung3627 Жыл бұрын

    တွင်ထွက်ကျောက်မြက်ရတနာများမျဝေလိုက်သည်

  • @alexace31190
    @alexace31190 Жыл бұрын

    I'm looking for more information on pegmatites in VA!

  • @to-kt9og
    @to-kt9og Жыл бұрын

    Jem stone hunter useful video sir

  • @Bponyi
    @Bponyi Жыл бұрын

    I recently visited the annabel lee mine and only saw the woods and the metal building. Never knew it was some type of underground mine there. Just some old tailings with small finger size broken fluorite shards /

  • @SequoiaElisabeth
    @SequoiaElisabeth Жыл бұрын

    Her art is amazing. She has a bright future as an artist.

  • @127pcj
    @127pcj Жыл бұрын

    Love this presentation, thanks

  • @JoeRussell-oj7xm
    @JoeRussell-oj7xm Жыл бұрын

    a really interesting and comprehensive presentation!

  • @127pcj
    @127pcj Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic presentation!

  • @jesseking3028
    @jesseking3028 Жыл бұрын

    You’ll want to review your info on the formation. The basalt from which the sunstones comes from wasn’t part of the Steens event and is in fact Columbia basalts…

  • @markmayer2029
    @markmayer2029 Жыл бұрын

    The best video I have ever seen on Colorado Gold specimens, Thanks. I always thought there are 12 Troy ounces to a troy pound though.

  • @johannesswarts1440
    @johannesswarts1440 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting - thank you!

  • @canadiangemstones7636
    @canadiangemstones7636 Жыл бұрын

    This is a superb lecture, thanks!

  • @davidwilson4954
    @davidwilson4954 Жыл бұрын

    Yes. I do have this. Beautiful pieces.

  • @canadiangemstones7636
    @canadiangemstones7636 Жыл бұрын

    Fabulous talk!

  • @larrymiller5297
    @larrymiller5297 Жыл бұрын

    I have some fauna fossils and would like some guidance on cleaning and preparing them. So many layers that Im afraid to seperate them for fear of destroying any of them. Contact info for this young Paleontologist would be appreciated. Or pm me on here. Also Im in western Va.

  • @SeMoArtifactAdventures
    @SeMoArtifactAdventures Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Very interesting. Is there places where fluorites are found at the surface? I was just curious where the native Americans were sourcing the fluorite they used for the different adornments they made.

  • @kevinsilverthorn5235
    @kevinsilverthorn5235 Жыл бұрын

    A ton of good information