Ruby and Sapphire Corundum Tips North Carolina Propst Farm 2021 Digging Gems Lapadary Grade

[@lorrainekish3476]

Hard work, thanks for shooting this video. I live in the area.

[@joanna31b]

Love this!! Found some things ourselves this weekend!! My daughter Ruby is always looking for Ruby’s! It was at my Daddy’s house. her papaw Propts in NC as well!! ❤️

[@HighCountryRocks]

I love the name Ruby!

[@pitoyolelono3408]

Banyak ilmu di video anda. Terima kasih . Saya juga banyak koleksi fosil dan batu mineral.👍

[@HighCountryRocks]

Thank you for the comment. I appreciate the experience of being able to dig. I love fossils also.

[@brandonfarfan1978]

After doing all of that hard digging work, good to see that you found some nice big ones.👍😃

[@HighCountryRocks]

Thank you. So many hard days digging. I love the challenge though.

[@brandonfarfan1978]

@@HighCountryRocks 👍😎

[@greatboymoses1271]

Thanks you bro for this video

[@yankeetimeline]

Sweet! Will have to check that place out.

[@HighCountryRocks]

Hard work pays off down there.

[@stevehammel2939]

I'm surprised that you don't use a clay shovel or drain spade when digging that impacted clay, water would probably help by loading a couple pails on a small cart

[@christianpaul1466]

I'm Chris Paul of Lae Morobe Province Papua New Guinea, and I'm very interested in that. Very interesting.

[@annedavis6090]

it's not that far from Indiana.. id love to do a couple days there. very nice finds.🪻

[@ProspectorAl]

I gotta go the sometime soon. I have been wanting to for years and have never made it. I was just down the road mining gold once.

[@HighCountryRocks]

That's what I'm saying. We should go out and do some gold panning together. I really enjoyed your videos Prospector Al. If you ever want to go to Propst let me know I am down.

[@horaceburgess9256]

I have been there many times.

[@MrJoey1970]

That mica shist that you threw down is worth money I just paid 40 dollars on ebay for a piece.

[@HighCountryRocks]

It is very unique stuff. I have a one track mind down there. I bet it is still down there. Good eyes.

[@valdemir164]

Muito lindo esse rubi parabéns

[@rhondasisco-cleveland2665]

You need a cement mixer, a tub of water and a screen. Then you might be able to tell what’s under the clay.

[@HighCountryRocks]

I like the way you think 🤔. We can't use any mechanical machinery at the farm unfortunately with that being said I do like the idea of making a hand crank (cement mixer , rock tumbler) for my take home concentrates. Thank you for the comment. If you keep thinking outside the box and you will be rewarded. It takes a lot of friction and water to remove the clay or break up the clay clods to expose. The clay can look identical by the shape and sheen to a corundum crystal.

[@NattyTech]

How much can it be sold

[@DarkClaw-u6k]

How much to buy all your Ruby? Seriously

[@lizzymoore54]

Corundum is florescent so a black light comes in pretty handy, even during the day with the exception of a very bright day.

[@HighCountryRocks]

Not all of it is though. It is absolutely beautiful though when it is. The reds and pink and purple are extremely florescent. The blue and grey and green and yellow are not florescent though.

[@lizzymoore54]

@@HighCountryRocks , thanks. Good to know! ☺️

[@HighCountryRocks]

It is all about the chromium. If it is rich with chromium it will be Uv reactive. Got to love the Cr.

[@stainlesslobster]

So method if digging? Size, quality times of digging. How long.

[@HighCountryRocks]

Screening the dirt you dig. Half inch screens and lots of moving dirt. The over videos explain the size and quality. Mostly lapidary grade and specimen. Some days you get skunked and some days you can get a pound or two. It is hard work and takes alot of digging to get the high quality ones. It isn't easy by no means. Only hand tools are allowed and reservation is required.

[@paleomountainman9824]

Is it difficult to find large corundrum stones? What is the largest stone you have?

[@HighCountryRocks]

It is extremely difficult to find the large ones. They don't get over 3lbs often.

[@paleomountainman9824]

@@HighCountryRocks I believe that I came across a large deposit on my farm in Vermont. Some of the stones are very large boulders. I didn't know what sapphire was until recently it seems I have a very large collection. The green crystals are my favorite. Are the valuable I wonder.

[@HighCountryRocks]

@@paleomountainman9824 You should send me some pictures on my Instagram HighCountryRocks. I might be able to tell you some value.

[@Senyo-cv9xv]

Hi nice

[@HighCountryRocks]

Thanks for the comment

[@tvanwho]

are the crystals worth anything? I found a big blue sapphire hex crystal in Indiana in creek gravels while gold panning.. One guy says it is worthless as its not clear, others say maybe $100.

[@HighCountryRocks]

It all depends on the shape, quality , and locality. It also depends.on what a person wants to pay and you feel happy giving it up for. They can star also which is the silk inside that makes them not clear. Every specimen is different and so is the price.

[@GERENDAZEE]

I have some 40 year old finds from western NC mountains of rubies in feldspar I think it is but they are encased anyway. 200 - 550 carats a piece. One is a rat tail that looks to be very different from other native specimens according to a museum there they have not seen one like it before. I also have Pressley Mine Sapphires in the raw in mica schist that together are about 330 carats between 3 rocks. One of those is rat tail that you see the gem material inside of at one end like a jelly roll and it's 40 grams alone. Not sure what they are worth but they come from a very old adn known professional miner who dug or found them himself and lived in Kings Mountain. One of the rubies I was told could contain very valuable gem quality material and could even be a star ruby for all we know but no one will help me to learn more or even to cut a window into the rubies. What do I do with them adn how do I know if they have any actual value. Seems people find these and do nothing with them. Why bother if they are not worth anything>? A rock is worthless to me if it can not be cut and polished, if thee is no gem quality material inside of it or if it is not a gem itself. And so much bulk red adn blue corundum is out there that just has zero value. How do I know what I have or what it is worth? I have good pics dn no one can tell me anything. They were all mined over 40 years ago and the miner had them in a box marked RARE so he should know they are special if so. He was a wealthy man and his family owned an Iron Mine so he had no desire to make issue of them, cut them or sell them. His family is wealthy adn just sold off his stuff after being in storage 30 years or more. They sold lots of his rare Earth minerals and all of his rocks, raw gems stones adn his faceted gems as well of which I bought 60 specimens or more of all different materials it was so cool. And I got a cheap good prove for most all of it. But I had no clue that it could not be evaluated adn that no one knows much about it all. Everyone seems clueless but they look for and collect the stuff. For what then>? Why if there is no use or value even bother? You would do much better to invest your time adn money in gold prospecting at least than you get something of real value when found that you can actually sell for a profit. I sure don't want worthless rocks and gems' that are not going to get me a dime. red and blue corundum when not of gem quality has no real value I was told and is very common so why the work to look for it if it's junk adn common worth nothing?

[@HighCountryRocks]

The value is to the holder.

[@HighCountryRocks]

Sell me your collection.

[@HighCountryRocks]

Email [e-mail] with pictures and I will give you a price on the lot.

[@GERENDAZEE]

@@HighCountryRocks I know better than to believe you are even interested when you neve have even seen what I have. Figures no one tells me anything and only messes with me I find that expected adn amusing on KZbin of course. Try being genuine with people for a change.

[@HighCountryRocks]

@@GERENDAZEE People collect corundum like any other gem and mineral. (Value based on the quantity not by the ct. Unless it is gem quality and cut.) Specimens range how you value them personally. If what you described in the comments I would definitely be interested. I collect corundum and know alot more people that do also. Email me.

[@IdihyaIdihya]

N'ais aihav from moreuko❤❤

[@jitumondal4394]

Hello I'm Jitu Mondal from INDIA I want a rubby so can you plz tell me process

[@HighCountryRocks]

I don't have anything currently for sale. I will let you know if that changes.

[@mohammedanas3827]

Hi

[@Sneak1in]

Might have some painite

[@HighCountryRocks]

That's the first I've heard of that mineral.

[@inaamahmed4973]

Sent your email I want to seal my gemstone s I have 230 kilos of different sorts

[@HighCountryRocks]

I will check it out.