TOO MANY GARNETS to carry !

[@paulgalloway3844]

I love your videos. I thought I would thank some of my favourite KZbinrs. I'm an armchair rockhound. I can't actually go myself because a stroke has left me partially disabled and affected my balance, but I do enjoy it vicariously through you and others. From a fellow Canadian.

[@meMiner]

Thanks for the nice comment

[@TaraFinlay]

Literally every cell in my body is yearning to be anywhere I could just be pulling plum-sized garnets out of the schist. ❤

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: me too!

[@jaimealbertohernandezlezam943]

Muybonitoscranatesmuyhermosos

[@debiesubaugher]

I love those garnets. I have a bunch at home just like them that I got from the Little One Garnet Mine down in North Carolina including a 20 kilo slab of schist with huge garnets. running through it.

[@meMiner]

The big one must have been a monster to carry

[@debiesubaugher]

@@meMiner little red wagon won the day.

[@MrBillK1961]

Amazing garnets! I wish I had something like that near me! Shelby is a sweetheart by way! Love them puppies!

[@milesnn]

Fantastic adventure Shelby sure happy oh ya such a kid yet she is awesome wow what a score and huge I’m hanging by the edge to see what you are going to do with them. Can’t wait till this snow is gone and I can get out big hugs for daisy and Shelby

[@darlabuchmeier135]

Your helper threatens to steal the show. What a collection of pretty stones. Good to see you

[@Squaredbets]

Northern Ontario and no flying insects yet, forget about the garnets...what a dream! 😂 Thx for another cool show!

[@meMiner]

There will be lots of bugs starting about mid-May. ;-)

[@OutdoorsygalO]

I love it! We have been to Field and to River Valley Bluegrass Festival many times, but never knew there was a garnet mine. How cool! One day maybe I’ll get there! You sure have some beauties gathered up there. Pretty! 😃 I would bet that they’ll polish up beautifully! 😍. Some of them are like small boulders! Wow! 😳 Shelby sure loves being with her Daddy. Good doggy. All tuckered out. LOL!

[@mitchellmadarish5921]

Love your channel!!! Glad to see you recovered from the tree incident!! I was absolutely blown away by your finds!!! Can’t wait to see you clean/slab them etc

[@PEACErocksandgarden]

Wow 😮 I can only dream of a spot like that! What a haul

[@andrewwyton539]

Hey man I just went on my first rock hounding trip after stumbling on your videos. Thanks so much for the inspiration. We went up to Bancroft and I found tons of appetite and some other stuff I don’t know how to name. Very excited with my bucket of rocks. Thanks again

[@meMiner]

That is awesome!

[@michaelzsizseri8015]

Awesome video my favorite rock hound Shelby has a lot of fun 👍👍🙏

[@jameshenry3802]

I was up in River Valley last year, did not know there was garnets nearby. Awesome.

[@meMiner]

There is a massive area with garnet. Super fun

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Thank you for sharing sir! Much appreciated. That looked like such a fun day out plying through mica and am jealous of your dedicated "helper"! haha And mica schist with garnet sounds like an excellent specimen to add to the collection. The ones at 7:58 and 12:17 would definitely be great to add to any collection, especially once the facets are polished. Anyway, thanks again for the post. Hope you have a nice weekend!

[@fountainofjewelz1844]

I love garnets, I would no doubt hurt myself digging up there as I wouldn't be able to stop. Beautiful finds

[@meMiner]

Have to stop when it is getting dark outside, especially if you don't have lights. ;-)

[@BIGALL7777]

Amazing finds Greig. Never knew there was garnets in our area. Great video & nice to see you guys as well as Shelby. Take care & best regards always !

[@meMiner]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@deborahduthie4519]

I’m enviously watching Garnets of focal point sizes. I love Faceting garnets.💎⛏

[@2rbeck]

Hasn't changed a lot over the years. We stopped there to grab a few samples in 1968, while still students at HSM.

[@lilalightandlove421]

Those garnets are absolutely amazing! I’ve always wondered if Canada had rockhound era! I enjoyed your video immensely! Well done sir!

[@MrDuffy81]

How did those garnet crystals form and then become part of the giant rocks?

[@garrettmillsap]

Massive pressure and heat deep within the earth. Metamorphic rock just above the melt zone.

[@davestelling]

Shelby loves her Papa...

[@arturart9660]

And pizza😂

[@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423]

Very cool, thanks for sharing! No surprises on the rule changes wow pizza is the field! All the best!

[@meMiner]

I am glad they didn't just close it down because people were abusing the privilege. Garbage, fires, etc. It is a very special place to spend a few hours.

[@jameswelch1054]

I wonder if Shelby brought Jeff 2 sticks, if he would of made the trade for a slice of pizza?

[@meMiner]

@@jameswelch1054 lol

[@hollynoelleAbductedUfologist]

Me Miner..One of my very Favorite rockhounders!! I remember the tree and God let You live..Your walk is not Yet Over! Your videos bring me Joy and since I am not able to get out there and find giant beautiful Garnets this is so nice of You to let everyone experience finding these natural beatiful treasures. Garnet is my birth stone! These are so big! I love the dog retrieving a stick to exchange for pizza! Precious too! Much Love and stay safe out there guys. YOU ROCK!!! Sharing on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr. Thanks

[@meMiner]

Holly. Such a nice and thoughtful comment. Thanks

[@wyomingadventures]

Wow! Garnet heaven right there. I love your helper. She's so cute. Thanks for sharing MeMiner! ❤💎 Hope you are doing well. 😊

[@elleisme8565]

Doggie is a big help! He's there for moral support🥰🥰🥰

[@ucdm108]

Impresionante el tamaño de esos granates. Excelente trabajo amigo. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@Smithsgold]

Pizza and Garnets sounds like a great time !!!!!

[@meMiner]

Always

[@darlabuchmeier8139]

Excellent instruction and just plain fun digging in the dirt finding jewels. Thanks

[@kennethbynum7839]

Wow all of a sudden you started pulling out garnets the size of cannon balls. So awesome. Thanks for sharing..

[@patriciaroysdon9540]

I so wish I could be up there rockhounding too, but like some others, health issues keep me from actually doing it. I grew up in Northern New York, and loved finding small garnets when visiting family in the Adirondacks. Good memories!

[@locovaughan626]

Those are the biggest ones I’ve ever seen!

[@stevemacdonald2303]

Nice. Love Garnets

[@garrettmillsap]

Some excellent finds!

[@geraldinesera8915]

Living in southern AB, with heritage in Ont. I long to have such rich adventures as you share!!!

[@thecanadianhillbilly]

wow those are some cool rocks I hope you polish them up

[@meMiner]

For sure I will play with them individually. They will take more time to clean/polish than dig. ;-)

[@davestelling]

Hope you show us cleaning them up, etc. Beautiful day in the field, and always enjoy seeing Shelby!

[@meMiner]

@@davestelling Shelby had a great time there. I will clean a few soon

[@QuestForDetails]

im so jealous ! I wana dig garnets all day ! super fun !!

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

Absolutely beautiful finds. Thanks for sharing the hunt. Good luck, happy hunting and take care. ✌️

[@darlabuchmeier135]

My favorite type of Greg video. Digging in the dirt for treasure

[@christinewood9516]

Can’t wait to see the garnets cleaned up!

[@TinaHyde]

This might be my all-time fav of your videos. ❤ Now I gotta see how long it would take to get there from Ohio!

[@meMiner]

It's not an awful drive from there. Lots of other spots to check out if you come this way.

[@Nervii_Champion]

In the center of some of those Garnets, apparently due to the way the crystal structure breaks apart, there is likely some flawless material under all that cracked material

[@mrimc]

Great to see Jeff toooo.. Awesome finds!

[@seanparchim9165]

Oh boy I love Garnet's being they are my birth stone,yep I'm a stubborn Capricorn just ask my wife of 26 years could tell you a story or 2 lol,fun video Greig as always be safe out there

[@robertbradford3461]

you should be able to dry tumble garnets with steel pellets to remove the mica, steel in harder than mica but softer than garnet, or is steel to soft, what kind of mica is it?

[@glendadalejones3753]

Wonderful day in the woods and them thar hills 🙌😃 Have a happy peaceful Easter to you and your family 🙏🏻

[@eerchant]

love your adventures/videos! thank you

[@gcegubbels4734]

Waw you live in a beautyful. Place nice green . Nice to go and find youre one. Garnith

[@jameswelch1054]

What kind of garnets are they? Grossulars? Are any of the garnets facet grade?

[@meMiner]

Almandine. A few are gem quality

[@rockcrazygal5166]

Wow. Awesome finds. I so want to find garnets in the rough!😊

[@craftorigami]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing! Stay connected!

[@rjs3292]

As stunning as they are in their natural form I would love to see once faceted or cabbed. Is that something you could do for a future video?

[@jameswelch1054]

That would make a nice video, however I am still waiting to see @meMiner make his video, for cabbing his labradorite, hahaha.

[@PioneerPauly]

I would of totally traded a pizza for a stick! Great fun I'd love to hunt for those kind of garnets I want the 17:56 one haha. This year I come for silver too 😁

[@meMiner]

Pizza, sticks, garnet and silver are patiently waiting for your arrival. ;-)

[@meepenjaap7999]

Ok meMiner, now we want meMaker, new channel? Lets see what you do with those babies. Rhodolites? I have a few of those and some Tsavorites. Love the dog,

[@keithcunningham7925]

Those garnet are so big and beautiful tose are something else

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Shelby is a hoot…trading sticks for pizza. Love it. If the big garnets were slabbed, would they crumble? Thanks for the hunt.

[@meMiner]

I cut some before and they they stayed solid

[@savagesquirrel9828]

@@meMiner cool!

[@StarSystemAndromeda]

Just found your channel! I like the calm style of your video and I was so fascinated by your finds! New subscriber! 😊

[@meMiner]

welcome!

[@thomasmangine7564]

I really enjoy your videos, I'd enjoy a video of what you do with the garnets you collected.

[@meMiner]

I gave them away

[@BD-sq6bs]

Holy cow good spot! My biggest garnet is smaller than the smallest one I seen on your vid, lol All the best!

[@leannkennedy6826]

Do you have any plans to video how to clean them? I've always wondered how to check their gem quality.

[@meMiner]

Not for Ontario. My claims are in BC

[@bearbait2221]

nice garnets. Alaska garnets are dull and red not glassy i hope to find some like that some day. cool stuff

[@Nervii_Champion]

7:54 what would it take for me to get my hands on that specimen? I would love to have that thing. I would walk around with it all day everyday as an example to why gemstones are so cool

[@meMiner]

I collect and make this videos for fun. I don't have a store. The owners of sites like this frown on selling.

[@Nervii_Champion]

@@meMiner no I mean like trading by mail, or maybe even meeting up and doing an actual trade. I have a nice collection, too

[@Nervii_Champion]

@meMiner I've been collecting gems since I was 5 years old and I've only ever met two people in my life who had a gemstone collection and were willing to trade with me and show off stuff, but that was when I was a kid. Wouldn't mind doing it some more

[@Nervii_Champion]

@@meMiner unfortunately though my collection has been cut in half, seeing as all the stuff I had as a kid has been stolen from me because I have a few drunks and drug addicts in my family

[@gardnercalibuso]

Wow! Nice haul sir, those must be real heavy ❤

[@1erinjames]

You go to the coolest spots!!

[@blacklabelonthebedrocks]

Boulders! 👍

[@tosiapolomski-archer7563]

Shelby needs a towel blankie to rest on! Love it up there. Hope to go again this summer. How does one go about getting permission?

[@meMiner]

I understand the North Bay club will be handling it.

[@IndusRiverRock]

Beautiful finds thanks for sharing 😊

[@bullseyek]

Very Very Nice. Would there be any facet grade material at this mine?

[@meMiner]

Some. The majority no

[@robinbhairosingh7487]

Wow that's awesome good job 👍👍👍 good to know thanks 👍👍👍

[@rastastarman]

Is it possible to polish the various surface’s of garnet to improve their appearance?

[@meMiner]

Yes, but then they are not natural

[@collenemeeks5212]

Wow! Looks amazing.

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Good stuff . Would they shine up in the tumbler ?

[@meMiner]

I tried it once and felt afterwards that it was a shame to round these stones. The good ones or portions that are gemmy shine up in a tumbler and the bad ones turn to clay.

[@Redeyedye]

Wonder how they look if you cut one in half?

[@mollyv8b705]

They look like candies!!

[@susanfarley1332]

Isnt there a green variation of garnet?

[@jonasgeez2140]

Wow some real beautiful stuff

[@typicalrockhound9887]

Where abouts can i purchase a rock hammer like yours ? Aside from the internet . And what size is that one . I have 2 already but they were given to me as gifts and are now sentimental hahah . I dont want to lose them , already lost one crossing a river w a kayak last summer . Wasnt impressed . Been looking to buy a new set . Your the dude to ask

[@typicalrockhound9887]

Oh yeah ! And awesome video 👍😁

[@meMiner]

Most of the rock shops have them for sale and usually one or two sellers at rock shows. I don't know the best place price-wise. I haven't bought one in a long time. I normally find one every few years that somebody left behind at a site.

[@typicalrockhound9887]

@@meMiner alright thank you . Hopefully the sudbury area will have them .

[@mria621]

OMG, I need you to read books on tape for me to go to sleep to at night. You have the most melodic, calming voice. I love your dog, too. Hell, I just loved the whole video! 😂❤ Do you find any geodes up there?

[@meMiner]

Put you to sleep. LOL. There are no geode spots near me

[@bebecatanzaro9362]

Did your dog find all of those garnets?

[@moonstruck581]

Incredible size on those Garnets🤩

[@jodeath2000]

Do you polish or cut any of these? If so, do you have any videos or pitures of them?

[@meMiner]

I did run some in a rock tumbler and made a video. The fragile parts turned to clay but what was left behind was gemmy.

[@jodeath2000]

Do you have a link to your video running the garnets through the tumbler? I'd love to see it. I sure love your videos! If you ever decide to sell any of your stones, I'd sure love to purchase some! Especially the silver you find. I'd love to make some jewelry out of a few! There's no native silver near me. All the silver ore in Utah is in Galena, which is a challenge to extract and work with.

[@elmarochester7031]

I love them all beautiful.

[@violetrainbow]

Do you ever take folks mining with you? Id love to experience this!

[@meMiner]

Some of my best friends were people that I met up with

[@pattimessenger6214]

What a great haul of garnets! Really fantastic! What do you do with them?

[@meMiner]

For now, they are on a shelf. ;-)

[@pattimessenger6214]

@@meMiner I love garnets too! I would want them on display too!😀

[@billdavies8828]

Thanks for sharing! You always find amazing things and your love of geology shows. Do you have a shop?

[@meMiner]

I do this for fun. No store

[@wallypaige8496]

So you just soak them in water to loosen them up? What do you do with it after that? Do you tumble it?

[@meMiner]

I tried tumbling garnets from this site before and it didn't work out all that well. Got a few gemmy pieces out of the tumbler, but mostly it turned them into clay/mud

[@kronosis2767]

What I wouldn’t give for an experience like this!!

[@virginiatyree6705]

Garnets, nice! Thanks for posting & let that puppy have FUN. P.S.: That'd be Shelby. P.P.S.: Are you secretly teaching Shelby how to locate garnets? ha ha

[@meMiner]

Shelby thinks her job is to pick up everything. I have to tell her to stop grabbing rocks. I don't want her to break her teeth. ;-)

[@virginiatyree6705]

@@meMiner , Yeah, that'd be painful. I think I read dogs may be colorblind. I read their sense of smell is 10 thousand times more acute than a human. They taught dogs to "smell" cancer in Japan. Thanks for ❤️ me. v

[@KlasicRock]

Send an invite next time! I'm down the valley and across the pond!

[@meMiner]

Deal!

[@gandyman9999]

You need saddle bags or a cart for the dog.

[@meMiner]

Very true. LOL

[@billywhitehorn6397]

hey Greg... you generally tumble rough stone like this. why don't you try to tumble some of your rough garnets?

[@meMiner]

I tried in the past. The rough ones turn to clay. It is a good way to find gemmy pieces.

[@phillipmidgley2008]

Nice Stuff meMiner.

[@PabloDiablo682]

Have you ever tried cutting a garnet or something like it?? And by cut it I mean facet it. A table, a girdle etc.

[@meMiner]

I haven't yet but have enough that I'd like to try

[@PabloDiablo682]

@@meMiner Yeah, what can it hurt?? Maybe your really good at but never knew. There are plenty of vids of guys cutting stones. I used to think cutting stones was some black magic or something. It turns out its way more doable than I thought.

[@meMiner]

@@PabloDiablo682 And it is so much fun to discover what is inside. ;-)

[@PabloDiablo682]

@@meMiner yup, could be a beauty.

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Holy Smokes! Never seen anything like this in real life.

[@donhoughton271]

Beautiful ,what state are you in .😅😊

[@meMiner]

Ontario, Canada

[@wallypaige8496]

Can you tell me where Field Ontario is, please.

[@meMiner]

East of Martin River, north of North Bay/Sudbury

[@realmickmanning]

My partner wants to know if they come larger than 2 inches.

[@meMiner]

They have been known to be up to 7" from this site. I haven't seen one that large

[@maxtheyouth]

freeze the schist for easier extraction is what ive been told

[@MultiCrackerjacker]

Ha! And I thought only my dog had a negotiation stick to trade up for our food! So the giant clusters will be tumbled in the next video? And lastly, I do believe that was a nasty grub and not a caterpillar 🤷‍♀️.

[@meMiner]

So perhaps Jeff didn't squish a grub thinking it was a caterpillar. lol

[@tymonkalbarczyk1456]

If I were you I would rather prefer bringing back more specimens on matrix over few big ones. Also are these garnets gemmologically valuable? I mean do they have uncracked, clear parts that could be cut into gems? PS: If you want to remove mika schist the simple wire brush monted into drill should get the job done. As you probably know mika is very soft.

[@meMiner]

Good advice. Some of the garnets from this site are gem quality or have parts that can be considered that. It notice that some of the smaller ones are pretty good.

[@melindahawk8540]

There are different colors of garnets. Do you ever find other colors?

[@meMiner]

not at this site