GEM PROSPECTING: FOUND HUGE GEORGIA AMETHYST CRYSTAL! ROCK HOUNDING & MINING ADVENTURE

I found a HUGE treasure mining for amethyst in Georgia! There were crystal formations all over the place! This is Steven's Universe in real life. ;-)
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[@pedrovision6987]

Excellent stuff JD...thank you sir!!

[@cladqueen8054]

That looks like a blast! Gorgeous amethyst.

[@sheilalart5837]

Congrats JD, you did it! I'm happy that you found wonderful treasure! I seen on tv, that they have an opal site you could go to in Navada! Keep on hunting!!!

[@jeanetteswalberg6166]

What a great adventure! In April I went Topaz hunting with a friend here in Utah. Those types of slopes are SUPER slippery! Glad you found some awesome stuff. Apparently the crystals (Topaz) fade in the bright sun exposure. I don't know if all crystals react in the same way. Stay safe and enjoy your trip!!!!

[@tractorman3457]

Oh yeah, that's a heck of a rock! I enjoyed this amethyst search, thanks for sharing.

[@wendyvan7823]

that was really fun... thanks for sharing!

[@richardwarnock2789]

NICE FIND JD👍👍👍👍👍

[@Snowwhite33142]

What amazing finds, way to go! So lucky to find ones so nice and perfect!

[@crackedinhalf8998]

13:20 When he goes up to pick the crystal there was a snake lizard right under it. XD

[@themagicalpotato3129]

There was both lol

[@pattycakes6636]

Beautiful find ! Congratulations !

[@deepsouthdiggers580]

Awesome JD. You're getting into my neck of the woods. Those velvet ants are essentially a wasp with no wings and buddy of you ever get sting by one you'll never forget it. Love you videos.

[@Gracie_02]

AWESOME JD!!! What a great place I wish I could go. Good for you.

[@LazarianV]

I've always wanted to go to one of those you mine places for gemstones, awesome video.

[@kingpotatoman9180]

Wow a cow killer at the end.. you do not wanna get stung by that!

[@fabriciocoelho1722]

beauteful AMETHYST CRYSTAL, I like preciose stone amethyst, GOD BLESS YOU

[@kathylincoln8917]

JD Just in case ...the Orange colored crystals are known as Citrine.. Nice finds.. The darker the purple the more it is worth

[@andrewfulton8192]

Whys your forehead so big

[@mohammedalazzam5101]

Oof lol

[@saph100]

Hope you can make it to 100K subs soon JD, Congrats!

[@ruthwalton3457]

I am insanely jealous 😆 there are some beauts there . thanks for sharing

[@NicholetteBrian]

This is awesome! We love amethyst.. I mean, we are the Crystal Lovers lol

[@MrMichaelWHenze]

That's called a scepter and yours has great clarity.

[@chriswagner5399]

I love this, love that Every stone is his favorite so far I would feel the same

[@kingklad4244]

Holy CRAP!!! What a stone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats JD! I collect fossils and minerals as well. Really a great specimen, color rivals and is perhaps even better than the Brazilian Amethyst most collectors buy! WOW!

[@MerAngel12121]

JD, You should bring some cleats with you next time you go there. I believe you would have safer footing with them. Glad you're still with us, man. The crystal you picked up at 12:02 in the vid, sure looks like it would make a nice stopper for one of my antique crystal par fume' decanters.

[@ITSJUNE2]

That's something I'd like to do too, I'm happy you found some nice pieces JD, honey🙂💓👍

[@sayits69]

damn man I hope u post the clean up I'm probably just as excited as u r about that big amathist!

[@yvettevarcoe4976]

Very beautiful gems

[@brickau4367]

Congrats ! Awesome piece JD !! I go down to Diamond Hill Mine here in S.C . You can still find some nice pieces there too.

[@BeAmbitiousNotContent]

Brick Au there is also a place in NC where you can also mine for gems. i plan to go this summer

[@dianne11ca]

Ooh, I would give anything, well, almost anything lol, to be there digging for amethysts in the hot Georgia sun! I hope you catch the bug for gems, JD. With that macro lens, we see all the details, which is great! I also enjoyed following that orange bug. It looked quite ferocious! This was fun, thanks, JD! I hope to see today's beauties displayed in all their glory very soon! Thanks, JD!

[@rodrigojesusarzateanzurez2424]

Good teasures Stones amatista. nice.👌

[@shdwhealer]

Nice video. BTW the "ant" at the end is actually a wingless wasp. They're called Velvet ants, or colloquially known as Cow Ants or Cow-Killer Ants. It is actually a wasp. The females are wingless and the males have wings. They bury dens in the ground, and usually live solo one or two at a place, but I have seen larger dens. And yes, you do NOT want to mess with them. They will Light You Up. Painful sting equivalent with yellow jacket or hornet type wasps. (yes, personal experience talking here, lol) Wish you were still making vids -- Good Luck in Life JD

[@PapaKryptoss]

You didn't show them all cleaned up...

[@JDsVarietyChannel]

Tomorrow! ;-)

[@Sziasztokinternet]

That was awesome

[@CarolynDenison]

💚💚💚💙💙💙💍 @19:00 You hit a good one there. Kudos on your find.🔮

[@pirunha]

That is a wingless English wasp or called a cow ant. Don't mess with them or you will regret it.

[@evanthe7634]

nice addition to your channel!

[@ryanfarley7441]

Great job JD. Did you do any metal detecting when you were in the area? If it was an old mining site you might have found some decent coins or artifacts.

[@classless007]

Where’s this area at?? You had me at Old Mine🥹

[@greerzylol]

Where do you go to find this stuff? I wanna do this.

[@GreatOutdoorsDetecting]

Very cool. Was that on private property or can anybody go there and mine? Looks like fun

[@NavelGUNz]

Can you do an in-depth review/ how to, about metal detectors what the best to get for beginners.

[@kathydavies6746]

Congrats on you nice find you can get appraised.

[@angelshaven8920]

EVEN MORE WOWS! THE LARGE ONE AT THE END IS BEAUTIFUL! PURPLE IS MY FAV COLOR, IN ANY SHADE. MY BIRTHSTONE IS THE PEARL AND ALEXANDRITE. Some of your finds hv the light alexandrite purple coloring to them. This wld be a dream trip n thing to do if i was physically able. Kinda makes me sad also , that i cannot go find some of my own.

[@staceyfischer8417]

Wow Beautiful find JD sooo jealous :-) :-) :-)

[@Riprock296]

Awesome finds JD can't wait for the cleanup... I would be interested to know the estimated price on some of them... Keep up the great videos!

[@Karim-il5df]

Very nice it's awesome

[@LazarianV]

I can't help but wonder how many amazing crystals might be in the water there...

[@83KJack]

😳

[@JadeiteGlass]

Awesome!

[@silverwheelspatriot1764]

hope you are feeling better. amethyst is my birthstone. love the video , maybe topaz, you should try Texas, I panned for gold and ended up with several garnets. nice finds, almost as excited as when you found your best coin

[@newnormtrump7519]

woooow that bug is insane looking probably deadly too

[@dodibuell3728]

Great video!

[@coinmandanm9380]

I really enjoy watching your videos you always do something different it's always interesting your finds are really cool they're really decent. Just keep up the good work be safe on those hills and good luck finding more stuff what was the coolest thing you have ever found.

[@franlipsey6382]

That's a beauty

[@tnbigdave4563]

New hobby Jon??? You should try Franklin NC on your travels for ruby and sapphire, and the gem show at Spruce Pine NC and Grassy Valley the first weekend in August. glhh

[@nickymarie4405]

TNBIGdave don't forget all the Herkermers up on NY too!

[@pylesofsmiles]

Very nice

[@OverUnity7734]

Never heard it called a cow killer, we always called them velvet ants.

[@JDsVarietyChannel]

Yeah. Red velvet ant. Learned the cow killer nickname for them from Coyote Peterson here on KZbin. :)

[@Biggman1611]

I grew up, and still live here, in rural south Georgia. We always called them cow killers......got that name from my Grandmother. They were quite common to see and we always killed them.

[@arcooke]

We have cow killers where I live (TX) and you'd be blown away at the strength of their exoskeletons. You can put all your body weight on one and they'll just walk off unscathed. They're really hard to kill. Wicked stings on those little things too, I think they're near the top of the insect pain index

[@TexasSheepdawg21]

OverUnity7734 Yeah. We call them Velvet Ants too. Their stinger is almost as long as their abdomen. Never mess with one.

[@lowrez9616]

Yeah those things really pack a punch

[@philplatts6433]

Hey JD looks like you found some nice smoky quartz and amethyst crystals some people say they have healing powers.

[@lindameeks5228]

Where in Georgia. I have been to Franklin, NC.

[@Itsmeangie13]

Great job jd!!! Check out the crystal collector!

[@MUDSWAT]

Idk if you know but those little pieces that are a few carrots or more can be cut into very nice 1 ct stones or more. That you could potentially sell for a nice sum of money.

[@mauricepowers3804]

The yellow to orange crystals may be natural citrine!! Worth a lot as opposed to the citrine that is usually heated amethyst!

[@robindenniston251]

very cool!

[@susanpayne6107]

Nice find there at the end! I don't know anything about the gems but would still be excited to find one! I want to send you a Indiana Jones hat! You would look cool in that!

[@numissmatic7911]

Keep your stones in a cool, dark place like a closet or drawer, etc..so that they will retain their color. If not, then they will lose color over the years, but you can sometimes revive them by doing this same thing...

[@sayits69]

nice big piece of amathist where in the hell r u guys? beautiful quartz too. I love rock hunting too. I miss being up north for that reason & that reason alone. beautiful gathering of stones man , shawn

[@elnosworld9893]

Good thing you listen to your intuition on that Ant my son seen one of them and then we did some research very very dangerous I'm wondering how well you did at the end of it and if you found buyer's or if you chose to keep them what they were appraised at

[@pressingcomics]

Cool video bud! What kind of camera do you use? Picture quality looks awsome!

[@Snowwhite33142]

Nice!

[@nickymarie4405]

awesome video man! You found some very awesome scores! The dark yellow you found is Citrine. Natural heat from the sun and or earth or in a lab, makes amethyst change the color. alot reference it as "heat treated" citrine. be sure to check your finds for enhydros!! If you would like to sell any of your finds let me know! I am so jelious :)

[@LazarianV]

I would have also taken that massive quartz piece by the big one you finally found.

[@imbaconcat4407]

crystal: *hides* JD: where could the crystal be?

[@kvasir501]

genial !

[@lord_chaos_gremlin]

As someone from Sweden, where you can't just go somewhere and find gems (you can possibly find quartz but that's like it) it's crazy that a place like this even exist??? Like??? Im just???

[@DigginWithDeej]

what was the name of the place and what did it cost?

[@ghostinc7]

Since special k won't say. I will. Jackson's crossroads amethyst mine. Google that.

[@roseplayz1317]

its is 100 dollars

[@rachelthompson9324]

that insect is called a velvet ant, but it is actually a flightless wasp known for a terrible sting,

[@presidentstevenking]

Ive been finding tons of sapphires

[@makecoolsummertreats2489]

I like this channel

[@tammysmith3560]

I live in Georgia. Exactly where is this located?

[@IsaacAlt1]

I think it is jacksons crossroad then you can probaly find it on google maps

[@cookiebrown1859]

Where is this place? Would love to go! Excavating is so much fun and incredibly rewarding. I've hit some places in GA already. Lots of hard work and fun!

[@NorthGAoutdoors]

My guess is Jackson crossroads amethyst mine but they closed to the public now unfortunately

[@midwestmommabear7869]

Ohmygosh UES DIG DIG DIG!!!! Beautiful! I’m sorry but where are you located? Which county?

[@midwestmommabear7869]

Do you know what spiritual properties these carry? You’re so lucky!

[@fwraman2383]

I know right

[@nathenperri2826]

Where in georgia is this? I will be visiting Georgia and I am trying to find some good places to find some crystals.

[@newnormtrump7519]

the more pinkish kinds look like rose quartz

[@lowrez9616]

Steven Universe is a great show

[@owacondifi371]

Fire Boy289 tf

[@ronaldroseborough9507]

True blue treasure hunter.

[@constructionandstacking3104]

I bet the good stuff is in that mud puddle. You would bring a shovel snd screen nextime and see what you find in the mud pit

[@newnormtrump7519]

believe it or not most of the gem is cut away to get the perfect cut on a piece

[@tropicalfish4612]

where did he find those crystals??

[@cynthiafranco4313]

that bug is called a cow killer beware of it.enjoyed your video

[@ronnie8133]

Darker the Amethyst, more expensive it is.

[@MsReneeAJones]

Beautify!! Where is this place at??

[@joejo6775]

Do they have any value?

[@Snowwhite33142]

Joe Jo, OH yes they Do! a LOT of people buy them for many different things, check out ebay, look at what they are going for especially those sizes!

[@kayletlggaming7364]

yo the ones that they found are called "semi precious stones" because there not worth a whole lot unless there ginormous

[@mariacesariamonzon6118]

Twbroke Forlife gem stone

[@joeschmoe2843]

"semi precious" doesn't exist. All gemstones are precious.

[@ChrisJones-fn6tw]

Google says otherwise

[@alan30189]

Where in Georgia is this?

[@nikolamelo3801]

Yeah what place and what country

[@hayleymiller1492]

Where's this place located ? Anyone

[@AdventureswithAmirah]

Wondering the same thing!😁

[@raym555]

yeaaahhhhhh

[@joeschmoe2843]

Dang dude. That one shapely crystal is already set for an earring or necklace.

[@sparrowgodschild150]

The orange is Citrine (:

[@zhuozhuang9276]

U might become a millionaire if you keep on doin this

[@peteharrison9816]

Where is it at I love to go there thank you

[@dirtboy5574]

those orange crystals were most likely citrine quartz.

[@samleadbetter3780]

3 words of the day specimen formation plucked🤣🤣