Millions of Garnets on the Salmon River

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

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[@biscuitEMT]

"Make ya flat" rock Hahaha That's what I thought when you were getting the aventurine, whew!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah these are just too much for me, I mean some risk is okay, but the line between foolish and fun is a thin one.

[@Grandmasrockin]

Love the video!! Please keep them coming!!!! Thank you for your time and knowledge

[@1sec2midnight]

Hello CR, just going to take in the immense beauty of the views. Thanks for being the true ambassador of rockhounding. Nice pan full for sure. Thanks for sharing an awesome trip.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you Doug, I try to do my best to showcase it in a real and honest fashion.

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Oooh, you said Schist!!!😜 One of the three S's (Schist, Slate, Shale) hahaha Good stuff sir thank you for sharing another adventures out n about. Very cool finds out there IMO...one of my favorite mineral growth combinations is garnet growing on graphite so the garnets on schist would be pretty cool too! Am stuck at my desk working and dreaming of being out hunting for some "treasure" but appreciate that I can live vicariously through others who are out enjoying life! 🤦‍♂️😂 Have a nice rest of your week and will catch up soon~

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Hmmm Garnets on Graphite is new to me, I don't think I have seen that before.

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding its from a mine in Massachusetts (Red Ember) which is semi famous for the almandine garnets on graphite. Would also like to collect some of the almandine garnets from Alaska..some of those fist sized ones~ haha the ones I do have I've polished up the facets and they look really cool IMO. Anyway, thanks again for taking us along for the trip~

[@Rock_K9]

“That’s a make you flat rock”. Lol. Appreciate the humor. Salmon is a beautiful river. Nice day. Fun times.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It sure is a nice area.

[@geoffreyreuther5260]

Hah... I had to do a double-take when Laika did the little trill-howl. She sounds exactly like one of my dogs.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh she howls alllll the time. I should really do a super edit of them.

[@jimv.661]

You are right, that area of the world is really beautiful, as is the Salmon River. It would be neat to polish a big bucket of garnets and do a countertop covering with epoxy.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That sure would be a nice countertop.

[@katiewood6036]

Wow what a view. I think I would forget to look down.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is quite nice.

[@paigelee6321]

Oh cool garnets, I normally find garnets in my gold pan, awesome find Sarah, the garnets are so tiny , beautiful mountains, wow nice haul of garnets, thank you 😊 for sharing 😊💙

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It is really nice when they turn up!

[@aszarate611]

Wow what beautiful views of the landscape! Thanks for sharing!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's an amazing area.

[@mattthomas1547]

I hope this doesn't get me booted off the channel, but the scenery captivated me more than the garnets.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh I agree, it's a lovely area.

[@QuestForDetails]

your in sapphire land also I think...

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I think so but I really didn't seen any big enough to take notice of.

[@RockHoundingAdventures]

That’s very beautiful there and so many beautiful garnets. Makes me miss garnet hunting in Vermont. Rad video bro.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thanks man. Time for you to take a drive north and get some!

[@oldgamerchick]

Thank you for sharing your trip to Idaho. The Salmon River area is beautiful. Most of Idaho is amazing. Eight dollars isn't much for such a nice place. Beats Motel 6 lol. The fresh air in the mornings with coffee cooking over the camp fire is so delicious. Looks like you made a pretty good haul. Thank you for sharing. 🙃☕❤❤❤❤

[@RocksForBrains]

So many garnets! Way cool. 😁👍🏻 Also, I see the CR tshirt and now the ‘don’t lick rocks’ mug. Where would one go to purchase said merch? 😏

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I will shoot you a message!

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video and nice beach from the river!! Congratulations!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@sarejen6868]

That is pretty area, finding the garnets was a very big plus! Thank you for sharing your finds.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah its a great area, I plan on heading back a few more times.

[@RockhoundTreasurehunt]

A Rockhound Treasure trove of Garnets! Excellent day at the river!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It sure is!

[@sandmaker]

That was fun. The best place I have ever been for large garnets was garnet hill in Ely Nv. The Barton Garnet Mine in NY has a lot. As you drive to the mine the dirt road gets redder and redder the closer to the mine you get. Be safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you, I will keep that in mind if I head down that way!

[@lisae2389]

Cool find Sarah✌🏻

[@darrinwilliams5715]

Garnets are cool, the one agate was cool too. Another good video.😎

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Agreed, I also like that I can slowly pick though my pile of rocks now and 'find' some more garnets.

[@jodiejensen-feist9874]

Awesome video! It's one of my favorites! Very cool to see all the garnets and gorgeous scernery!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! It's a lovely spot.

[@mountaindweller4439]

A tip from another garnet video; Pan the material, then quickly flip the pan over onto a piece of plywood. The largest garnets will then be on TOP of the pile.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I tried that and it does work well for the larger ones but the tiny stuff doesn't seem to sink as well.

[@bobbimorris1819]

Thanks for showing us this beautiful area of Idaho. That’s crazy how many garnets there are 😁

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah they just cover everything it seems.

[@patriciamckean4186]

Wow, what a view. Garnets....🤩

[@lavonneschultz9426]

Oh gosh you guys are awesome!! This vid is literally making me envious that all I can do at this time is watch your trips.... but then I have to be grateful you share your adventures with us😊. I absolutely love your advice on avoiding ‘OOOPS’ by digging under a “will make you flat” rock!! Awesome! And as always.... Sarah, you go-girl 💎

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you, I do love sharing the adventures!

[@QuestForDetails]

garnets !!!! haven't got on a location with any larger ones yet, bucket list for sure, they are still Rubies to me ! im supper old school !

[@gemcollector8508]

Would some people actually consider them rubies?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Time for a Quest For Details road trip to Idaho!

[@racheldavis5482]

Awesome! I love garnets. I used pan the Wenatchee river with my Dad when I was a kid. I've never seen garnets that size before(only peppercorn size). Also, where can I get a shirt like that?! Looks great👍👍

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The shirts are not official announced but close and you can see them here! currently-rockhounding.creator-spring.com

[@racheldavis5482]

Awesome!😃👍

[@DanFarrar]

Loving the outdoor vids! Happy spring my friend

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you Dan!

[@yoopermann7942]

your going to have to get a light table to pick out all those garnets,, that was a cool trip thank you for taking us along

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah that's going to be a project for a cold winter day I think.

[@GSProspecting]

great day out fam. keep up the hunt. nice finds indeed. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

New here happy to find you on a subject I’ve had a lifelong interest …. Thanks for the adventure

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Welcome, I have a ton of videos on the subject of rockhounding.

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I’ll be busy watching and naturally boosting yr channels in all ways…👏👏 Thanks again

[@gracemccoy1970]

Wow the views are awesome!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Its an amazing area.

[@aprilclemons5343]

Scenery is just beautiful thank you

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is an amazing area.

[@mgschwegel]

Great video. Id love to go out there and look at the beauty.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@sheetmetalhead]

I love the Salmon River, thanks for showing us some of it!

[@savagesquirrel9828]

The garnets in the various matrix rocks are way cool. That one looked like cake😀

[@markattardo]

Beautiful area! Interesting seeing all those garnets.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is lovely.

[@jamesh5460]

We have a cool spot to find some nice sized garnets. Most are fairly small but have a few about the size of a pinky nail with the classic cubic shape. Never tried in stream gravel beds before, learning something new.

[@GeoRockNerd]

Great video, some nice finds and a gorgeous area! An oldtimer at Emerald Creek told me if you put the garnet rich sand in a tumbler, all the schisty bits and quartz get ground away and you’re left with pure garnet sand. Haven’t tried it yet myself but could be a good method to get just the garnets out!

[@edwardlochbihler2089]

Thanks for sharing another awesome video would love to meet up sometime and maybe hit a few spots with ya

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thanks for watching! I do plan on getting some groups together at some point this summer. Shoot me an email.

[@mwilson14]

A little red vial? I'm still growing my garnet collection in that little vial I showed you. It would be quicker with larger garnets. LOL.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Time for you to take a drive out the Salmon River and just scoop them up!

[@cordellblaine9641]

Ah this stretch of the Salmon river has been on my "to visit" list - great finds!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You gotta check it out, its really nice!

[@sandandshoreshoppe]

Love those garnets..even if they are small. Just HOW small of a cab can you do dude? Should I challenge you to a tiny garnet cabbing contest...lol Maybe you should do a few days of gold panning too.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh man... I have only made medium / large cabs.

[@sandandshoreshoppe]

Are you afraid to do a small cab???? Lol

[@rgraptor2542]

Growing up here in Idaho several times I was given buckets full of garnets big and small!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Do you still have them?

[@rgraptor2542]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding unfortunately no they got divided and lost amongst my family, I've got 2 big beauty's somewhere but that's all. Probably could say thats one of the very things that begun my interest in rocks though! That's the real treasure

[@teresaconley7753]

Have you ever seen the garnet mine in upstate NY, we went as a kid and my mom got 2 rock that have big garnet, red in them. They are about 1 inch to 3 inch red spots. The ones you can see at the mine are huge, from a kids prospective, hehe David

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I haven't heard of that place but I'm going to look it up now!

[@douglastaylor638]

Hey welcome to Idaho I live in Idaho falls ID I’ve been rock hounding that place for many years mostly Fishing lol

[@lisae2389]

Looks like an awesome place to spend the day rock hunting with my grandson ✌🏻

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is, and the area has great camping and lodging depending on what you're into.

[@lisae2389]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding Oh camping, that’s a great idea, is it a pretty safe area ? Reason I ask that is because I had a bad experience at a Washington state park, I was shot at by some assholes while fishing, called for help, took over an hour for a Trooper/Ranger (can’t remember) to show up, he went & talked to the shooters then he left, within 15 minutes those assholes shot at me again, I just packed up & left. Our state parks are being over run by nefarious people & they are harassing people to the point that people are no longer able to feel safe while out trying to enjoy public parks, lakes, etc. sorry, I went on a rant🤣

[@flowerbug55]

Can you tell me if Ruby Rapids has a location sign? Or did you just see the rapids to make the decision to pull over? Love your videos keep them coming!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It does not have a sign, but on the website there is the GPS for the location.

[@skorpian34]

Looks like a fun day for sure!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's a great location.

[@RagnarRocks]

Love me a gold pan full of garnets! The first thing in my rock collection that my dad gave me from Alaska.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You should show your collection at some point.

[@RagnarRocks]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I pretty much did the other day, I think the shelf came out pretty nice

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@RagnarRocks I'm going to go watch that now!

[@RagnarRocks]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding awesome! Someday I hope to have one of your rocks on my shelf

[@anneerickson6447]

Ruby reservoir in western Montana is another good place for zillions of garnets.

[@jeffcoiner8037]

In Idaho when looking I usually just throw the garnets back there are so many of them it's there everywhere they're not even something we look for a year because they're so common

[@davidsantos8260]

i was born and raised in salmon idaho and i never new there was garnets any where up there. were you between salmon and chalis

[@shanedeering8929]

Other side of the state. They are near riggins. Some mt quail around there too. Much more difficult to find than Garnet

[@mctron22rd]

Some people use garnets and other microscopic gems to put in their tumblers in place of certain grits. I wouldn't have the slightest clue to what grits though. Someone out there does!

[@gemcollector8508]

Wonder where the source is for the garnets. Would be nice for some chunky ones to be there.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The biggest I found or saw in the rock were pea sized.

[@NWRocksguy]

There are source rocks -- garnet schist -- right there. That's why diggers are putting out so much effort. If the garnets haven't traveled in the river they're in better shape.

[@Iregretthispost]

Higher up the Ruby Creek embankment it flattens out a bit more and is less dangerous to dig, just be cognizant of sending any stones down to the road. I used classifier to sift out all the fine sands and tiny garnets. I was getting about dime-sized garnets as well as garnet on chunks of a white kinda chalky host rock. On a local facebook mineral group I've seen pictures of a very dark, shiny black rock hosting very deep red looking garnets found here. Maybe in that very sketchy hole...........

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you for the tips.

[@michaelstrong3634]

Love hunting farmers, we go to North Carolina a couple times a year to dig. A friend has a small deposit on his property the largest bare fist size, sadly they are not gem quality

[@jimlancaster6120]

Looks like you have some more fine panning to do with all those garnets.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh heck yeah! I think that will be fun for a slow day.

[@Lisa.Sparkman]

What if you use that trick I think they used for sapphires where they shook all the gemstones to the bottom of the pan and then flipped it upside down leaving the gemstones kind of centered in the pile on top. It would be worth a shot just to see if you could end up with a red center on your pile.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh yeah I really want to make a fine gem sieve so I can do that.

[@dennissorensen167]

Goooold..lol. neat finds.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@guitarsong4Jesus]

Hi! Was this at the Salmon River in Colchester, CT?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This is in Idaho.

[@jeffcoiner8037]

Living in Idaho Garnett's are no prize to be found they are everywhere

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I think they are worth collecting at least a little jar of for the the collection.

[@mikehocking4836]

Riggins Idaho going towards grangeville

[@aprilclemons5343]

Lmao i dont like make you flat rock either

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yeah, sometimes the things people do are a bit foolish.

[@aprilclemons5343]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding i would agree with u on that

[@jeffcoiner8037]

Looks like you've stumbled upon where people go for gold it's rumored that you can get 12 to 20 buckets and pull a gram of gold from that area

[@patrickliu4463]

That's gonna be a lot of tweazing.

[@praisegod7608]

Hi guys ! This is Daniela , I eave in WA, South Seattle ! Do you leave in WA too ?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Yes we live in NE Washington.

[@praisegod7608]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I tought so 🤗 little far from me

[@praisegod7608]

I have some rocks too , can you help me identify them Please and Thank you ...whhen you have time...

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@praisegod7608 Yeah you can email me some photos and locations that you found them and I will do what I can to help.

[@praisegod7608]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding First, i want toThank You so much for answering my questions ! I realy appreciate your kindness and time ! Would you please send me your email adress ?

[@rowdyraeadventures]

Why are you freaking adorable 🥺❤️

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's a curse I had to deal with my whole life.

[@NathanMellor]

I might go there in August.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Heck yeah!

[@NathanMellor]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I'll have a small crowd of relatives. I think we'll have pans and 1/4, 1/8, and 1/12 classifiers. Did you find things both at 1/4 and 1/8?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@NathanMellor Oh yeah you will find garnets down to sand size

[@NathanMellor]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding And some bigger than 1/4 and 1/8 too?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@NathanMellor I did get some of those but I would say the majority are around 1/4" in size.

[@timhansen2577]

Those garnets might make some sweet tumbling media?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Or just a nice little jar of specimens.

[@jeffcoiner8037]

I'm more curious on seeing how much gold is in the salmon

[@jeffcoiner8037]

There is more gold found in Idaho than nevada-california and Montana Idaho has the most flour gold

[@bonniecreevy2642]

How can someone completely new to Rockhounding learn what they are? Like a Jasper for instance. I have books and guides but so many rocks look the same and I have zero confidence.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I think step one should be getting a good book with good pictures of rocks found in your area and then you start the process of memorizing them and then go out into the field and try to find things that match. What state do you live in?

[@bonniecreevy2642]

@@CurrentlyRockhoundingI travel in an rv lol

[@graywolfandpack]

hey buddy did we meet a coffee shop and talk about trapping?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I think you might have me confused with someone else.

[@graywolfandpack]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding well I met a guy right there in riggins that is your doppleganger hahah

[@jimstark1810]

You need a Saruka.