Best CRYSTALS are found in clay vugs!

[@tonyhamilton9764]

You can't go wrong when you start the day with Tims. Being from the middle of the east coast of the US I only get to enjoy that when I travel north. Great video as usual. That large crystal section is amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[@meMiner]

Couldn't agree more!

[@1sec2midnight]

Wow, that large cluster is beautiful! I love your passion for crystals. Thanks for taking us along on your trip to the mine.

[@meMiner]

You are so welcome

[@Kentuckytrackers7255]

Good day in the Rocks, nice find too. Cleaned up nice, great color. Place looks like a rock slide waiting to happen n a couple places, adds to the excitement 😁👍 good find n vid

[@meMiner]

You got that right!

[@McChrister]

“Dog Tooth Calcite”…..Interesting🧐 Great video and finds! Keep up the nice work…Good luck on your next adventure🙏🏼🍀👋🏼🇨🇦

[@Smithsgold]

I like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Adventure those are some cool finds !!!!!!

[@stirl]

Vuggin' beautiful crystals!

[@meMiner]

Good one. LOL

[@leezardo9324]

WOW WOW WOW! Gorgeous. I had no idea these were so close by. Congrats on getting them!!

[@tonywoodard6348]

Greetings from Louisiana! Another awesome video! I always love your positivity and passion for rockhounding!

[@grampsinsl5232]

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in a small creek behind our house. There was a section of one bank about 10 feet long that was blue clay, and I pulled some beautiful, but very small, quartz crystals out of there. Just downstream there was another clay pocket, this one underneath the rocks that made up the bank on that side, and with my fingers I could feel thousands of drusy crystals covering the lower side but couldn't get any of them out. I wonder if they're still there or if the bank has collapsed, 60 years later?

[@meMiner]

I love drusy quartz

[@sandmaker]

What a really special place. Lots of crystals for the trainrd eye. Thanks for cleaning some off and giving us a glymps at the hidden gems. Keep the goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@lanceharker5845]

I love how you clean those crystal stacks off! It makes the muddy blob have crystals appear as if by magic. Nicely done, and all the best, Lanny

[@scottpeters5624]

Fun filming style intro, And good old school crystal hunt with meminer, my fav 👍👍👍

[@1catfishuntermiller753]

Hiya Greg, dude! That's some beautiful crystals, I love your videos when you get to go to those places, calcite crystals and the others are so awesome. I'm glad you brought us along, crazy cool! That cool machine that you cleaned them with works really great. I hope you have a awesome blessed day. Cya! 😺🐟 out!

[@meMiner]

Thanks 👍

[@virginiatyree6705]

Hot DANG! That specimen is way to cool. Thanks for posting. I didn't get the memo, yet, that tells me when my specimen is arriving.😊...v

[@lisavalentine492]

Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

[@meMiner]

You bet!

[@geraldinesera8915]

Ive enjoyed your videos for years, and this one is no exception... i love crystals, and your cleaning process gives each honor and destinction.

[@meMiner]

I'm so glad!

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Nice finds Greg, was this Walkers trip?

[@meMiner]

yes

[@savagesquirrel9828]

The power wash clean-up looks like so much fun! Beautiful rocks…I even thought some of the clay swirls were pretty.

[@milesnn]

Magnificent adventure my friend sweet score beautiful day awesome time to catch up on all your adventures

[@Nervii_Champion]

9:40 That is about a $7,000 specimen right there, nice. Looks like it would fit right in with all the expensive specimens you see at the Tuscon Gem and Mineral show.

[@meMiner]

I'm not sure about prices, but it is nice to think that. ;-)

[@RockhoundTreasurehunt]

Those calcite crystals were very cool! It's always exciting to find such cool things!! Great video

[@Pwnasaur]

holy COW!!! MAN OH MAN IM JEALOUS!! Awesome finds Meminer!!! Great videos Thanks for sharing these wonderful adventures say hi do daisy or me!

[@SeeTheWholeTruth]

I hope 108 isnt over the speed limit, oh wait.. you arent in the USA clearly.. They arrest people here with "video" proof of speeding. WOW!! Its like crystalized sea coral surfaces! Nature sure has some amazing fractal patterns. So well spotted and found! Thank you for sharing!

[@YomommasWildlands]

Stretch between hamilton and St. Catharines is posted 110kph 🤓

[@angelicafreund8551]

And crystals are one of the most amazing examples of fractal patterning 🤗

[@angelicafreund8551]

Or fractal geometry..😉

[@klairesprengel9335]

Gr8 finds, gr8 vid xx cheers from scotland xx

[@Cliffwalkerrockhounding]

Club trip! What a playground! Great specimens Greig! What a gorgeous pineapple of a calcite cluster! Dang. You should have brought a wagon to take all that to your truck!

[@glendadalejones3753]

Particularly beautiful,Me Miner 👌🥰🙌🙏🏻👏🏻

[@Archangel4Truth]

Absolutely wonderful finds my friend. As you know Calcite can damage easily so I often used clear nail polish to help protect them from little dings and such.

[@meMiner]

That's a good idea!

[@xmarksthespot5188]

I would never have dreamt there was crystal deposits like that here in Ontario . Can't wait to see what they all look like cleaned up !

[@jalpa9642]

Really nice Crystals after you wash out the clay with the pressure nozzle....! COOL...! I LIKE...! =)

[@coindigger5392]

That's almost unbelievable that they are out in the open for simple pickings, hard work climbing and digging flipping, but easy access.. beautiful mother nature is..

[@SnowTiger45]

Great location and excellent specimens. Nice.

[@typicalrockhound9887]

Any quarry can be accessed , aslong as you dont get caught ! 😉✌ lol . The earth is free imo . Awesome finds man .

[@meMiner]

But you will get caught eventually and that would be embarrassing. ;-)

[@segraham100]

Incredible finds! Just WOW

[@YvonneSebastian1980]

You be clubbin.. no disco ball.. but lots of razzle dazzle .. nice!❤️☮️

[@meMiner]

Rock on!

[@tymonkalbarczyk1456]

Great calcite. You again make me want to go somewhere to rockhound.

[@StarScapesOG]

What a fun hunt! Some very nice finds!

[@meMiner]

Thanks 👍

[@symonrocks9847]

Well, i'm saying one of, if not my favourite video of yours so far, outstanding description and explanation although I don't think they are really called rugs, plus you missed out one of the rarest minerals of all, minerite, latin name is. saearchus vugus mudus mineritus. Great video my friend.

[@meMiner]

LOL

[@McChrister]

Symon, your comments always make me laugh….You are very witty!😂😅🙌🏼

[@symonrocks9847]

@@McChrister Hell, O. Thank you for your compliment, i'm not familiar with your name so I don't think i've had any conversations with you, that is self evident by the fact that your message is logical and not full of nonsense. Most of my comments don't sink in and fly above everyones head but I do get the occasional message such as yours and I appreciate it very much. I use humour as a way of coping with my condition and isolation, plus I can send out my coded messages without suspicion.

[@McChrister]

@@symonrocks9847 You are so welcome…Stay well and keep up the humour!🙏🏼😅👋🏼🇨🇦

[@carykatzenberger4224]

Very nice video love how you clean the Crystal's

[@mikepotts4867]

Beautiful stuff, thanks for sharing .

[@CoinandRelicOntario]

Some great looking Calcite crystals for the collection! 👍👍

[@treasuretom13]

Nice finds some fantastic pieces!💥

[@stephenfowler4115]

In a quarry near Rochester New York there were all the species you showed plus flourite, celestite, and small marine fossils.

[@meMiner]

Others found some fluorite and fossils on this trip. I have found Celestine before but not here.

[@OffTheBeatenPathCrystals]

Dam you got some better specimens than I got on that trip. Very nice!!!

[@meMiner]

That rarely happens. I guess I am getting better. ;-)

[@DigginWithDeej]

Amazing crystals for sure! Wowzers!

[@cliffmiller5724]

Sweet video glad to see you doing better

[@diggahrockhounder6428]

Incredible Miner, way to go 👏

[@nealfoster70]

That's nice sir, I can't wait to go out and explore, I just got us a new used 4x4 so I don't beat up the family van

[@keithcunningham7925]

Holy smokes that is fricken awesome so much crystals good job man good haul

[@ExploreUnderground]

wholly hell it's hot out! Hopefully you guys stayed hydrated today. And of course, another awesome adventure

[@meMiner]

I had to stop for a few hours

[@Failedprodegy42]

Some really great finds! 👍

[@funtymsforever605]

can I go please, please I wanna go... thank you sir what a wonderful trip.

[@YomommasWildlands]

You went without me, AGAIN!!! next time you head up to "the" quarry give me a shout

[@MrBillK1961]

Good times! Love it buddy!

[@hellomobile5584]

Hi My name is Mr kriengsak Thaitae Am from Thailand Thank you so much for your video, and i already you follow wow! When me watch your video it 's a very strange and Amazing rocks, I ' ve never seen such beauty before Awesome! Thanks sir

[@meMiner]

Thanks you very much for your nice comment. It means a lot.

[@gracewashburn8276]

Those are some awesome stones wow Greg really awesome

[@LarryKidkil]

where did you find that little pressure washer?

[@meMiner]

I bought mine at a rock and mineral show. I have since seen them on Amazon

[@three6ohchris]

Would the clay being in the vug help to facilitate any additional crystal growth from the clay itself, seeing as most clays are rich in various minerals, etc? Also, you mentioned that having the clay in the vug protects the crystals to prevent them from being damaged, but is it possible that it can also help to increase size of the crystal as there's a room to let it grow larger than I would have without the clay there? I'm guessing that I am just looking too deep into it, LOL. Anyway, love the video! I actually had not seen a video from you for a few months and I thought something was going on, or perhaps you were just busy with other stuff... Then, a few minutes ago, I had a video finally show up from you and when I went to look at your KZbin account I saw that you had been hard at work and uploaded tons of videos that I had missed. KZbin has a clearly done what it's so good at, and hid your videos from me is they know how much I enjoy them and have gone out of their way to take any enjoyment away from me. Lol. Granted I should have gone a while ago to look at your account page, but I have the Bell icon selected of course so they should have been notifying me. Good ol' youtube...

[@meMiner]

All good thoughts, but I understand the void was there in the rock and crystals formed first

[@three6ohchris]

@@meMiner that was my initial thought and how I understood that it all worked as well, but I had already opened the "can of worms" in my head, so to speak, thinking about so many different possibilities... so I figured I would check to verify either way. I sincerely appreciate your response!

[@meMiner]

@@three6ohchris The bottom line is look for vugs because that is where you will find these crystals and if the void is filled with clay then there is a good chance they crystals are still in good shape. The blasting of the rock damages unprotected crystals. The quarry doesn't care because next step for these rocks is crush.

[@three6ohchris]

@@meMiner that's actually a really good point about the vugs being protected from the blasts by the clay being in there. You're very smart about all of this stuff, you should consider possibly creating a KZbin account and making videos to share your knowledge on all of it. Lol 😜 I imagine that you'd have to be really thorough while looking through the piles of rocks to make sure you don't miss anything, as it would obviously be difficult to tell if there's a vug when it's filled up with clay and it makes it look like the rest of the rock.

[@meMiner]

@@three6ohchris LOL. The difficulty is really not knowing what is on the other side of a big rock. Could be the find of a lifetime.

[@ReclusiveMountainMan]

kilometers/hr. Was thinking you were going miles per hour for a second...lol

[@meMiner]

Slowing down to turn off the autobahn. LOL

[@renewood9317]

I need help! Where can I take my rocks to be looked at hopefully to sell. I have alot of quartz mostly. Clear, yellow & Smokey. I live in S.W. VA near Roanoke Va

[@meMiner]

I know people who do well selling on Etsy

[@rawdawgpendants5490]

You got some showroom pieces there. ME LIKE!!!

[@jacobkaiser7024]

Where in Niagara? I'm in welland and looking to start hounding

[@meMiner]

You will need to belong to a club for access. There is a good one in Niagara and it is not expensive to join

[@tott3457]

Amazingly beautiful ❣️

[@RomanKoglerGeomrtricMind]

Beautiful !

[@wgrillojr]

Nice crystals at the 9:55 mark!!

[@PausePlaySoundTherapy420]

Wow those are beautiful!!!!! 😮🎉😮🎉😮

[@ulrikekullik5204]

Very nice. Thank you .

[@nigelkavanagh2048]

Amazing great vid sir.

[@lawrencefera]

I live in Ontario and I’m interested in getting into hounding. If I may ask what club are you a part of I would like to join

[@meMiner]

Pick a club that is close to you. You can google to find one. I currently belong to Walker which is at UofT.

[@nilzareckel1298]

Olá Amigo, fantástico 👏👏👏👏👏🤗

[@gladlawson61]

I sent an email .. I want to join these clubs. F ing incredible..

[@oldbamadirt2148]

The Old Dog's Just Know How To Hunt LOL.

[@rowanbcapr]

i have a theory that native americans on the east coast quarried for most of their flint because it’s higher quality when it’s found in clay and also less cracked and fractured. i haven’t found a lot of information on this so i’ll have to experiment with it myself i guess

[@BacGold]

Gostei muito dó seu canal é sou garimpeiro 1👍🙏

[@timitarica1974]

Please can you tell me how to get in a club?

[@meMiner]

Google rock and mineral clubs in your area. They usually have an application online.

[@auroraperez1223]

Beautiful crystal

[@kellyemmons2690]

OMG!!! What I wouldn't do to find something like the one you sprayed off first

[@gladlawson61]

God I wish I could find this stuff

[@frankito2657]

10/10 video. Dog tooth calcite for life 🔱🌊

[@maxtheyouth]

i so wanna go there, you need to bring me . And were not leaving nany crystals behind.

[@massachusettsrockhounding3373]

Beautiful

[@leannkennedy6568]

The next time you go to Niagara, I'll take a drive to wave to you from the US side. 🙃

[@JhonDiamond2021]

Good found

[@kellyemmons2690]

You were going 108 MPH????

[@meMiner]

KPH

[@leannkennedy6568]

😍 that big one ...

[@ZilrenNana]

Absolutely amazing isnt it?!!

[@islandgardener158]

A thing of beauty greg

[@locovaughan626]

I like it a lot!

[@wallflowerjr]

G, to awesome, beautiful.

[@kaseymatheson1001]

where are you?

[@meMiner]

Ontario Canada

[@mctron22rd]

Does your wife go with you on these rockhounding adventures? Or do you go out to get out of the house?

[@meMiner]

LOL. There is no good answer to this question

[@paultherockhound7277]

Mate wat a day you had

[@JohnPAdv]

i really enjoyed too,cheeeers****

[@death2putin718]

Why the construction worker costume party?

[@meMiner]

At lunch, we all gather for the YMCA dance. ;-) Seriously, it is required at an active quarry by law.

[@therocklicker8287]

I like

[@shellyouellette1724]

awesome...!!!

[@maxtheyouth]

a bunch of 10k rocks

[@donnavorce8856]

9:50 nice

[@maxtheyouth]

pineapple on pineapple calcite

[@bitagghh7632]

La mejor parte es ver a XX18LIKE.Uno se da cuenta de lo locoe que es el fandom real.

[@crownqueentv420]

Hi 👋 how do I contact you private please

[@meMiner]

[e-mail]

[@crownqueentv420]

Thanks very much