How I find quartz crystals - Part 2

I came back to the same spot with my dad on another day and we prospected the same area and discovered that the pocket of crystals continued.
Music made for this video by my band Multicast. @multicastband or multicast.bandcamp.com and @obliqrecordings on Instagram.

[@Draeandcoen]

Can you show what they look like after washing them up? And what do you do after finding? Do you sell them to a certain buyer etc?

[@chickwithaguitar6876]

Where are you digging at. Which area? I went crystal digging in Payton yesterday but didn’t dig deep. Found some smal thumb size fragments

[@WaynJul]

Amazing how there just laying in the ground.

[@TheCaptainShow]

nice finds, ive never found a quarts crystal, so im watching for tips, nice video Cool track,

[@JackBauerDev]

Hey man awesome video, which state are you in? Where abouts is this?

[@cyrusblackwood33]

No rockhound will ever tell you where they are digging lol

[@acw3007]

It would be awesome if you could show them all cleaned up at the end!! Great video :)

[@obliqrecordings]

I don't clean up many of the crystals other than soap and water; many folks have asked, so I'll do a video on this someday and show off some of the finds. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@Ironbarroblox]

You out here findin this? The best i can find is bricks...

[@iksnyzrog]

The music is perfect

[@obliqrecordings]

Cool, thanks!

[@lilymontgomery199]

If you’re spiritual I really hope you left an offering to mother nature

[@obliqrecordings]

I would assume quartz can be found all over the country. I know some of the best fluorites, for example, come from the mid west.

[@padraigmaclochlainn8866]

As a Druid, there is little to nothing they should leave. Quarts in the hand is a direct connection between one's physical self, spiritual self, and the Earth. The greatest gift they gave too was the moving of soil, allowing the nutrient rich deep soil to mix with a dead leaf filled sandy top soil to make something more suitable for young plants. Ants do not leave offerings to the sand they move and humans are no different to an ant.

[@Worldwideinterview]

Amazing content, thanks for sharing and teaching us some cool stuff!

[@obliqrecordings]

Thanks! Can't wait for winter to pass us by! 💎💎

[@gxpx2270]

I found some weird gravel with crystals on it I found granite Dalmatian jasper solid clear crystals and other beautifully rocks like that

[@claireskill26]

Amazing vid, I love the music! I recently moved to the Colorado Springs area, and I love rockhounding. Do you have any suggestions on finding quartz in the area? I’ve found many agates, chert, and some jasper down in Texas, but I’ve never been lucky enough to find beautiful quartz points like that!

[@obliqrecordings]

I found the best way to get started is to join a club. There are several clubs in your area; I currently lead all the field trips for the Lake George Gem & Mineral Club, however registration for 2021 is closed; its a big club so you can only register January - March of each year. Other local clubs should still be offering registration year round.

[@Iamsteve314]

where tf do u live?

[@obliqrecordings]

Colorado mountains!

[@gemfurnishers8015]

I would love to see them after cleaning

[@nodiggity8497]

Why do I feel like this guy died or something... Love his videos

[@obliqrecordings]

lol, this guy just has been getting less action with the amazing crystals, hopefully find enough to make some more videos this spring!

[@nodiggity8497]

@@obliqrecordings LOL, thank you! Happy to know you are well! HAhahaaha

[@elementalraven27]

I’d be more interested knowing what State this is, I notice we seem to evade that question…. I’m going to look for videos made in my State…

[@denisepennington9861]

What state are you in??

[@obliqrecordings]

Colorado

[@thomaswaddingham6295]

I live on the boarder of park and summit county, any chance we could link up some time? Kind of been poking around, summit has lots of geods but I've always wanted to actually dig for bigger stuff

[@obliqrecordings]

I haven't gotten out much this summer due to other priorities. I highly recommend joining a local crystal club! I lead the field trips for the Lake George Gem & Mineral Club.

[@clintonmorris8222]

Wood chopsticks. Best quartz digging tool you'll ever need.

[@obliqrecordings]

Sometimes I forget them; but there are always dead branches nearby!

[@TheJavonplayer]

How did you find that pocket did you go in a random wood in your area and start digging? How did you know where to look?

[@obliqrecordings]

Check out my blog at davealex.com on How to Find Crystals for details to your question. In short, a lot of luck and knowing general locations where crystals can be found.

[@error4o461]

4:34 thats a almost perfectpiece but, i wanna know if theres a sign that tell's us if theres crystal in the soil or not.

[@obliqrecordings]

that's the hard part, finding crystals takes knowledge of geology, skill in prospecting, patience and moving a lot of dirt/rock. oh, and luck.

[@blakenance8143]

I find these everywhere where I live,they usually don’t have big flat sides tho

[@obliqrecordings]

The flat sides show that the conditions were perfect for the quartz to form in its most perfect form; definitely super rare to find in this form compared to the amount of quartz on this planet!

[@bertokeson533]

Watching this in a loud room, so not sure if you mentioned where your at. Presumably in Colorado? I'm from wa state and there's a few locations I dig at to get really nice clear quartz with chlorite and hematite inclusions. But typically the crystals stay under 5 inches long. Beautiful quality just not big

[@obliqrecordings]

Yes Colorado, cool on your finds! Any pics or video online? Would love to check them out!

[@bertokeson533]

Got a few on Instagram that_one_guy_bert I'll have more digs once the snow cap melts

[@Coloradoaudits]

Bro you’re in Colorado too you should teach me some things

[@obliqrecordings]

I lead field trips for the Lake George Gem & Mineral Club, and there are other clubs too you can join!

[@blakesnyder5656]

You rock Dave on multiple levels thanks for sharing

[@obliqrecordings]

Cheers Blake! Say hi to Lucy for me!

[@kentsel]

İ love that shape

[@gxpx2270]

Love you 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@الراقيالازدي]

ماشاء الله جميله

[@cyrus3030able]

The music 🎶 is kinda weird but that’s really lucky 🍀 keep up the great work 👍

[@patriciaroysdon9540]

I am loving your music!

[@obliqrecordings]

Cheers, thank you very much!

[@gxpx2270]

Oh and also I found some rose quarts

[@strongclassicsonic8468]

Ah my favorite crystals

[@Pixiesfairiedust]

Musics pretty groovy

[@obliqrecordings]

Thanks! I wrote the music specific for this video!