Uk Diamonds..... hunting for quartz in the UK

[@weekendwarriorprospecting817]

That's brilliant how you have an eye for the crystal 👍🏻⚒️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ukgemhunters]

Thank you, it's taken a lot of practice 😁

[@Goldingstars]

That drusy is beautiful!

[@AndreaDingbatt]

Thank you!! Im a very keen amature Geologist, here in the UK, it is far more interesting than we sometimes realise!! Anyway,,,Ive just subscribed!! I wish that my mother hadnt thrown out my collection, I had petrified wood and many other fossils, some Blue John, and even a few nuggets of gold,,,, Id collected, dated and labelled Everything the Area, even the weather on that date,Lol!! Again, Thank you for taking us along with you!!

[@ukgemhunters]

Thank you for watching, and I'm so glad your enjoying watching.

[@jimmymcgill2557]

@@ukgemhunters Hi buddy! do you think you could make a video about prospecting gems in the UK for beginners please! 🙏🏻 would love to know what sort of terrain(s), things to look out for, equipment such as rock hammers/picks, sieves for river bed hunting etc etc...how to use them and so on so forth lol, i've been an avid crystal/gem collector since a child (now 33) which has recently been resurrected thanks to my niece but i always thought we didn't have much in the UK until i found your channel and now i'm absolutely hooked on getting on my bike and searching! i live in Cardiff and regularly ride the 'Taff trail' which takes you up through Castle Coch, Pontypridd, Merthyr and onto the Brecon beacons so i imagine they'll be some great places to look from what i've seen up there before, (lots of places like in your videos) i'm so glad i found your channel and thank you for any advice you could give a newbie! 😬 EDIT: also do you know where one could look out for a group of like minded souls in my area as it would be great to have some company too!

[@AndreaDingbatt]

@@jimmymcgill2557 WOW!! ~ I WISH I STILL LIVED IN CWMBRAN OR CARDIFF!! I WOULD DEFINITELY GET A GRUOP STARTED, IF THERE ARE NONE IN THE AREA!! (PERHAPS A QUICK GOOGLE-SEARCH?) SNOWDONIA HAS MANY FOSSILISED MOLLUSCS,,~OFTEN IN THE DRYSTONE WALLS THOUGH!! BRYN DINAS HAS GREAT GEOLOGY TOO. KINDEST REGARDS FROM THE LAKE DISTRICT, (SORRY ABOUT CAPS LOCK STUCK!!) ANDREA & CRITTERS. ...XX...

[@jimmymcgill2557]

​@@AndreaDingbattThank you! :) it must be lovely up in the Lake district, shame your not still down in Cardiff we could have tried to get a group together ourselves! :) i've never heard of Bryn Dinas but i will have a look into it thanks! im hoping the area around Tongwynlais/Catell Coch might be a good shout, there's a place called three bears cave there that looks very similar to the sort of forest/mountain terrain i see in these videos!

[@earlofdrumer1851]

I live right next to the last working coal pit that was closed in England. Thoresby Pit, a stone's throw next to the iconic Sherwood Forest. Would this area possibly be worth looking around for minerals? Thanks in advance.

[@ukgemhunters]

Definitely worth a wonder. Have a look on Mindat and see if it has any information

[@johnlinay3939]

As the majority of posts are in the States, it's great to see a UK post. Keep up the gear work

[@ukgemhunters]

Thank you😄

[@christinehodge3608]

Interesting video

[@deborahfranklin3000]

That's fascinating to be able to find those in the uk, wish I could find a wood that has these x

[@ukgemhunters]

There are lots of locations in the UK it just takes a lot of research

[@defaultdamager7639]

Great vid thanks ! How/where do you do your research on sites? Struggling

[@ukgemhunters]

I have lots of books, you have to go old school as not much is online

[@joepro6785]

Where I live there's the steel works, they've kinda got rid of most of the iron, but as I'm also in uk, you think there's much chance to find here?

[@ukgemhunters]

@@joepro6785 it's always worth a little walk around if it's safe to do so. You need to find where they kept the taw materials before smelting

[@joepro6785]

​@ukgemhunters thanks, it's Lincolnshire, so I'll have to dig around the areas available to have a poke about 😅 Have you been to blue John mines?

[@robieleedavison5383]

I’d like to start doing this what’s the best way to learn or get a mentor ? Can anyone help me ?

[@bobmattix5525]

Do you have any tips on cleaning crystals?

[@ProOfYoutube]

Omg

[@sebbyboiiii]

Would Norfolk be good for this sort of stuff ???

[@ukgemhunters]

Norfolk is good for fossils. Your better off heading inland and a little north

[@d0drillz]

@@ukgemhuntershow deep down are they😂???

[@sjrtnr]

Where is this place in UK which city which place where is it located

[@tristanyates7850]

Just a quick question, can quarts be found anywhere as I live in Warrington and their is a few forests like that ?

[@ukgemhunters]

Yes but most of the time it's just quartz pebbles or just milky horrible stuff. Do lots of research on the geology around you and what mines there was, obviously close to Warrington was the lead mines, so galena, Quartz and fluorite

[@cy3dfx1]

​@@ukgemhunters000

[@Leesmusicedits]

how much are these worth?

[@internetjunky4327]

almost nothing. specially not if they're tiny and not faceted.

[@nikkimoore6929]

Anywhere by Midlands?

[@ukgemhunters]

This site isn't unfortunately,

[@nottsfinn4547]

Nottingham

[@bfunkiee1]

Herkimer should only really be used referring to the crystal clear double terminated qtz points from Herkimer in the USA. If it's a Herkimer diamond it's a qtz point from Herkimer. Unless u say it's like a Herkemer diamond. Also it's amazing what can be found in UK and BIG bits can be found iv found 6kg amethyst geodes. Unfortunately it did not have a cavity. Also a 14 kg agate geode. Should do a video!

[@ukgemhunters]

Yes definitely, it would be great to see them. I only used that terminology for the American viewers, not to try and confuse people, I know herkimers are an American thing the same as our blue john, it's still fluorite, just a bit more special 🤣

[@XRP212]

Is this around Cornwall

[@ukgemhunters]

No this is much further up although there is so many beautiful minerals to be found in Cornwall

[@XRP212]

@@ukgemhunters I hope you do a group event one day, so we can join you in your venture and do some mining for crystals.

[@rsk7269]

How much it worth

[@ukgemhunters]

As much as someone wants to pay for it,

[@internetjunky4327]

please don't fall 😂

[@MTFSL]

I found a gold in a volcano in wales

[@ukgemhunters]

Nice

[@alper8197]

Where is this place?

[@outtadate]

Hunting for quartz. Damn bro u need to come to canada, u might shit your pants😂😂 its all we find here in Quebec

[@ukgemhunters]

I would love to. Nothing wrong with pooing your pants with excitement 🤣

[@SilverSergeant]

Why use the word "Diamonds"?

[@crystal_cave.9202]

I'm not being funny but there are other people who let people know the locations. Is it so you can keep all the gems to yourself.

[@bfunkiee1]

Hey it like your favorite mushroom spot, you tell someone then they tell someone etc etc, then you goto your favorite spot and now it's a waste of time cost it's over picked. Sometimes it takes days and days of searching to find a good spot. I have a saying 1 in 10 hunting trips to find a spot then 1 in 10 of those spots could be brilliant. Do your research for possibilities they can be endless then go for a gander. Scree slopes on old volcanoes, disused quarries etc

[@hanamccarthy710]

Thats not really fair, he has done hours of research and going through old books to find his spots. That info is out there for anyone willing to put the effort in.

[@modithorson7484]

The research of your local area, both of geology and human activity, and getting out there and finding them is all part of it.