We’re Finding DIAMONDS in New York!!

We spend the day breaking stones open to reveal beautiful Herkimer Diamonds!
Original music by Brad Martin
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[@GMMD]

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[@hellenohello6604]

I have to agree with Fiona Apple that the impressive thing about the diamond IS the mining! That and how hard they are.

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

I sure was digging your intro music there brother! Care to share some particulars; guitar, amp? If there had been some vocals I know what brand of mic you'd be using... 😉👍

[@zw5509]

No more complaints about how hard the soil is to dig! Next, some real diamonds down at the Arkansas Diamond Field!

[@memorylaine]

Great show 😊! Thanks for the adventures! Another satisfied fan!

[@bethbartlett5692]

*"A must-see and idea for you guys."* There's a KZbin Channel: *"The Crystal Collector"* that I watch Occassionally, and like you're talent in Metal Detecting, he has in Crystal and Herkimer Diamonds. You would enjoy his finds, he has done some New York and Arkansas Herkimer digs/rock searches and where he was joffered up some as big as a baseball and bigger. He's sorta "country" and a bit silly, but the guy really knows his Geology. Search: *"The Crystal Collector, Herkimer Diamond Mining, New York"* I hope to see you make this at least an Annual Event, your Viewers would really enjoy watching you guys unearth some giant Herkimer Diamonds and other Crystals and it really offers great possibilities for "Marketing/Advertising/Funding for your Channel with your Viewers on an Annual Event Show" allowing for some creative opportunities to gain additional funding to offset overhead costs and boost earnings for profits. Our Passions are truly a venue for us to experience the Quantum Physics discovered and defined "Universal Laws" and particularly the "Universal Law of Attraction" which is exactly how we create and experience our Reality. It is the Creators Divine Design and Absolute. We can Consciously apply Thoughts and have the truly Rewarding Experiences of the most positive energy flow. A Viewers and Patrons giveaway of a Herkimer Diamond would be an exciting Promotion. You could even make it a 2 day event with all sorts of potential scenarios. Just some thoughts that crossed my mind I thought you might enjoy with possibilities for financial gains. (My Professional Career focus, in the area of Marketing/Advertising/PR, and Sales.) Best wishes for abundant Treasure Finds and Best Wellbeing...

[@visumexcipio]

We enjoyed watching.

[@shiboof]

LovE the enthusiasm and brutality !! Blood diamonds right there with Chris and Brad !!!

[@jerrybailey6584]

I enjoyed watching you guys get excited as you broke open the rocks. It was like watching two kids playing

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Same with metal detecting! Always fun!

[@corinnestevens4705]

I couldn’t have gotten any closer to the screen watching this! Thanks for the thrills. I love this!!🤗💍 Thanks guys😎

[@barbaraatherton5078]

Great fun to watch. My daughter and family have gone several times, and have had fun and some success.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Nice area!

[@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

What a knuckle busting good time. Thanks for sharing, good luck, happy hunting and take care.

[@Bravesdarrell8552]

Nice change in pace !!! Looks like a lot of fun !!!

[@thesearcher118]

Went there a couple of times as a kid in the 70's. Quarter - half dollar size was fairly common. Took my daughter a couple of times in the late 90's. She loved it. Great memories. Thanks for sharing.

[@coloringwithd]

And a Rock Hound is born. I love this video. Thank you for sharing ♥♥♥

[@glennaw1547]

This was a fun day. Thanks for sharing.

[@clintonneuhaus1818]

I always look forward to your videos. Thanks guys!

[@tonifromtennessee2783]

Wow that was so cool. I'd love it! Except the bumps! Ty 💙✌🙏

[@karmaclanton5544]

Very cool, how exciting!!!

[@earlmenefee3603]

Wow Brad enjoyed the adventure l wpuld love to go there

[@rondathiesen9317]

Very cool and fun! I bet you were very tired after that! It's a wonder you didn't fall asleep right there! Different change of pace! 👍👍😘

[@frankforrest1597]

Wow, a blast from my past. Went to Herkimer Diamond Mine as a child, found many under an 1/8 inch and one biggie, 3/4 of and inch long, very clear. Now mounted in necklace. Fun time 👍✌

[@tincuptimmetaldetecting9259]

Very cool outing guy's! Enjoyed the video!! Congrats on the Herkimer's! Stay safe and good luck!!

[@mellocello2]

Great video guys! Loved it! A new adventure!

[@joemfk1]

Soaked to the bone, bloody nubs, and it's always "just one more!"!!! Nice. Thanks for sharing

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Yep! Just like metal detecting! Lol

[@davidedgar2818]

45 years later I still have my Herkimer diamonds. This was some of the toughest rock to crack, especially for a 10 year old. Definitely a memorable trip, it was even raining the day I was there, but still well worth the trip.👍👍👍👍👍 thanks for bringing back the trip in my memory 😃

[@aurinslady7119]

What a great adventure. Thanks for taking us along.

[@khill5686]

This was a fun video. ☺ thanks for sharing your day!

[@Mudjie50]

Wow, that looked like a lot of rewarding hard work.. Will make some lovely jewelry..

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

The first time my family went here, it was after a rain storm. The sun came out and the crystals were glinting in the sun. The rain washed the dust of the surface crystals so we just picked them up off the ground! We found so many crystals that day! No hammer needed. It was the best day we had there. We went a few other times and didn’t get any rain. Didn’t find too much and had to do a lot of hammering. 😎

[@danielhatch3740]

Looks like y'all had a great mining experience. Now for a jewelry making video. :)

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

They do make beautiful necklaces.

[@trinketsmusings]

That was so much fun! I'm so jealous! Love me some Herkimers.

[@stevehiser6833]

You guys never fail to amaze me. I absolutely love your channel.

[@drew-shourd]

Great video you two...Brad, it is your passion, dedication, personality and ability to make great videos is why we ALL watch you bro, and of course your child like innocent joy when you find old broken rusty metal things. So, you could be dumpster diving big box stores in Cleveland or vinegaroon hunting in New Mexico and we would watch your videos...ya, I said vinegaroon hunting...hahahaha. Oh btw, found this on the web: "The Herkimer Diamond is a stone of release and relaxation. It helps to clear the mind/body of unconscious fears and repressions, allowing for a complete and total relaxation and expansion of life energy. The Herkimer Diamond can also be helpful to release and remove toxins from the body.".....and who said those gems weren't valuable??

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Brad & Chris, wow how awesome, congratulations to you both they were all very pretty. Brad you now have to make Beckah a beautiful diamond ring 😉. Thanks for sharing your productive day, much love. xx

[@MtMan146]

My nephew lives near Herkimer County. NY and gets driveway fill and as we drive over the fill with the car the diamonds are broken out , you can see them real easy at night with the head lights.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

How cool!

[@jeffblais6807]

You never cease to amaze. Excellent adventure guys. I knew about the gold mine because I live next door to it but this is something new. Super cool. Thanks Brad and Chris. 👍🙏✌️

[@patriciamarsha7289]

Love this place. Took my kids about 40 years ago found a few such fun. Thanks for bringing back memories

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Sweet memories

[@brycewatt2893]

The intro music is fun. Great job!

[@donaldjohnson4019]

Wow Fella's I will Google the Location Beautiful Stones , Great Video I must Find This in N.Y. I hope this Pandemic Goes away , This is a Must Do Situation ! I'd like to see Y'all Try another day Here !

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Near Albany. West about an hour

[@maryellenbruneau3360]

That was awesome!!! I have a pair of earrings made from the diamonds I found!!!

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

I bet they’re gorgeous

[@marystotts1939]

This looks like so much fun! I love it😊

[@sherrystuer1884]

Wow what an adventure you had!!

[@victorkaren2393]

Very interesting video. Love the metal detecting, but this was pretty cool too. Keep the the quality videos coming!!!

[@packratqueen]

How fun!! I’ve always wanted to do that. Happy to do so through you two!

[@lisakeener9238]

One of my favorite videos! The excitement was infectious! Love you guys❤!

[@gordonreynolds4599]

That was a great adventure!

[@williamjohnson9727]

That looked like fun. I'm sure your son will be thrilled to find his very own diamond.

[@dr00bert]

Not diamond. It is quartz. Not sure if the uploader is not aware of this, or if they just like misleading their viewers.

[@CoinandRelicOntario]

@@dr00bert He does mention in the video that it's quartz. He's just enjoying it.

[@katiethimineur9557]

They are called herkimer diamonds but yes, they are quartz. It is named after the county they are found in.

[@2H80vids]

@@dr00bert Brad makes it crystal clear that these 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏'𝒕 diamonds. He's not misleading anyone, assuming you watch the video.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Very Nice Brad and Chris some big one's!!

[@suziperret468]

Thanks ....for the diamonds! Great music!

[@Mantreaus]

Gemstone hunting is fun, hard work at times, but the rewards even if not monetary are huge. And once in a while, you may come upon a treasure fit to outfit your next or many more trips to find another treasure. Maybe one day plan a trip somewhere in the western states. Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, and California, all have many different gemstones, and some are marketable. Almost every state of the union has some fine quality gemstone, even real diamonds in Arkansas. A man just found a 9 carat there, which means after cutting should be at least a nice 3 carat stone. A Wife sure would like that as a necklace, and a man could do little wrong for a bit. Great Video, liked it as much as searching with a metal detector. Thanks.

[@sachugaming8364]

I have one stone but don't know what it is... Could you look it

[@memorylaine]

Gloves??? Rain.... I want to go to Herkimer farm! I'm truly enjoying watching two Buds get Herkimer fever.

[@rikspector]

Brad, It's not the "diamonds" it's the adventure......Yeah:) Cheers, Rik Spector

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Cheers!

[@jeannephifer4183]

God that's really cool what you did today was wow I love everything you guys collect it's so much fun to watch you it's amazing the stuff you find out in the field but the rocks in the the gyms and stuff oh that's really cool please take care stay safe and God bless can't wait to see the next

[@susantreadway6585]

I used to live in the Mohawk Valley, not too far from there. I'm glad to see they are back up and running after a disastrous fire a few years ago. Those geodes with the crystals are cool.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Where are you now, Susan?

[@motorcyclemikel711]

That looked like fun! Not only do you get to take your frustrations out but you get baubles too! Diamond Crater State Park in Arkansas has diamonds you can dig for. They are brown diamonds and usually small but every once in a while someone finds a big one. As a matter of fact some guy found a 9 carat stone this week. I've been there a couple times but it was a bust for me. But the rangers tell about a local that put his kids thru college by digging diamonds.

[@MikeMcInroe]

Now that was a very interesting adventure. Kids, and big kids....like Brad and Chris... would love doing something like that. Thanks for sharing and look forward to the next one! Mike in sunny Florida

[@fabled-pilgrim]

That was fun! I felt like I was there with you 😉

[@jengalloway4961]

I hope you do a vlog of your little guy busting the rock open. This kind of thing is right up my alley. Looked like fun.

[@tinaharbit1806]

Very cool! Someday I want to go to various mines and dig my own!

[@rockyj2769]

The mine is within 5 miles of my home and i've never stopped to look for diamonds. If you ever watched the movie congo the diamonds in the cave were Herkimer diamonds. There are many areas in the Herkimer, Little Falls, and Middleville area where they can be found. When I was a youngster we called them Little Falls Diamonds up until they opened the mine near Middleville.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Nice! I need to visit your falls! I’m about an hour from you.

[@dagwoodacid]

My old stomping grounds! You learned quick and did it right Nice job!

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

👍

[@tracybradshaw1362]

Looks like some much fun

[@earlmenefee3421]

Wow that looks like fun 😀

[@johncourtneyscott2757]

That looks like so much fun

[@2H80vids]

Looks like hard work guys but great fun. All the things you do involve "𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞" finding something life-changing. It makes for interesting, fun viewing and who knows - one day?? 😁

[@RCBuildaholic001]

If you like this then maybe you should try fossil collecting Guys. That’s one of my other hobbies but be aware it’s addicting lol.

[@normawinton6832]

Awesome hunt! I live pretty close too the Arkansas diamond mine. I gotta go there soon! Some of the biggest canary diamonds have been found there. You guys need too take the family there sometime. I know its a long trip but there are so many places you can camp or cabins too rent or mom and pop motels along the way and some good home cooking too! Bring the detectors and fishing poles too as the Ozark mountain trout are awesome! The oldest mountains are there! And table rock lake is the cleanest lake in the area with beautiful campgrounds

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Sounds heavenly

[@stormygcannon1229]

Herks are good gems, know people used them instead of diamonds, wonderful color and clarity, my. Friend husband didn't tell her until after the wedding. She loved the idea he got the stone himself and made her rings. Going on 35 years of marriage. Good for you finding those druzy clusters as well. Love the adventure.

[@memorylaine]

Hello GMMD!! Diamonds! Won't lie had to google Herkimer. But how cool!

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

Yep. Pretty crystals for sure!

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you for the adventure and seeing some amazing diamonds ! Take care , stay safe and healthy wherever your next adventure takes you guys ! Doing well here in Kansas .

[@rondaschmidt9641]

That was fun!!

[@dannylalonde7660]

I have been there a few times. My son found one that I have on display that is the size of the palm of your hand. It’s a lot of fun treasure hunting.

[@peggybailey8333]

I'm just processing tomatoes this morning.... nothing as fun as this.

[@Lfomod1Dubstep]

haha nice! I am hoping to get some tomatoes on my plant soon :D hahaha the random comment section at best!

[@dotcassilles1488]

I remember peeling tomatoes for my extended family to process into sauces. My dad often planted a paddock of vegies. One year we stopped counting pumpkins when we reached 4000. We had 3 layers of pumpkins in the shearing shed. We sold pumpkins at local markets until we planted the next years pumpkins. I miss the taste of home grown vegies. I do not have dads green thumb, lol. Blessings from Southeastern NSW Australia, Dot

[@wrxs1781]

Great video guys, never knew the mine existed until your video.

[@davestelling]

"Makin' little ones outta big ones..." Great day of adventure!

[@roxannaweaver2155]

I've watched Crystal Collector going for these. There are some biggies out there for sure. It's the "fever" - just one more! This was fun.

[@janethuffman5280]

Awesome!!!

[@mattfry3705]

Wow man that was awesome really enjoyed that video didn't know you could do something like that

[@bobalmendinger4930]

If I knew you guys were in Herkimer hitting the Diamond mines I would have come out and shown you the ropes 😆, been going there on and off for 38 years. I picked up a lot of tricks from the professionals that go there. I have to watch now. 😀

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

You are close to me!

[@MetalDetectingSCAdventure]

That was awesome!!!

[@claudechicoine6600]

I’ve wanted to do this for a while but have panic attacks when I get out of my comfort zone. Thanks for sharing! Funny how a hard day’s work can give so little but still fill that spot in your heart that you’ve done something special and it’s a memorable time.

[@jimcurtis569]

It looks like you had fun finding quartz. I had fun watching you beating on bedrock and boulders with tiny hammers and no chisels. You found some nice pockets. For next time consider not beating the tar out of the rock but instead isolating the pockets, saving them, and exposing them with more careful cutting, etc. Nicely preserved and presented pockets of minerals like these can be beautiful and more valuable than individual crystals. If you had fun though, that's the goal, right?

[@Auxius.]

Hi dude! Big fan. I'd love to see what you find if you've the right gear! :-) namely a hammer and chisel (point and flat), bigger sledge hammer, crowbar, safety glasses(a rock in the eye ruins everything), a crowbar and gloves :-) its super fun and addicting, and you'll thank yourself in the future with these tools :-D

[@reedsartofadventure]

That looked like one heck of a fun day.

[@cathymorasch4164]

Love them, so cool to find but yes hard on hands and sometimes faces.

[@dhankins51]

looks like fun!

[@singinghillsbykim9696]

Hey my neck of the woods! Nice finds.

[@jodybishel6556]

My Dad found some really nice ones there when I was a kid. I loved to stand by the window and cast rainbows on the wall with them, like using a prism. Thanks for another great video.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

They are beautiful

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

This is a fun place! I’ve been a few times.

[@joanneturnbull5640]

How much fun! 😁

[@raindropsfukushemiaflavore9914]

That was awesome.

[@marilyngordy3670]

I so love these gems

[@pamelaschniepp6075]

How fun!

[@flubbertonflows4738]

This makes finding diamonds look so easy

[@dianespragg431]

Thank you for another great video, and well done to you both on your great finds, keep videos coming great to watch and learn so much from them 👏

[@stackstacksaveuk5350]

great precious gemstone hunt guys... loved this episode of GMMD

[@dotcassilles1488]

That looked like equal mix of fun and hard work. Blessings, Dot

[@dirtdiggindawg310]

Ahhh man if I had known you guys were in Herkimer i would have made the trip to come down and meet you guys . Im about 2 hrs away from Herkimer. Looks like ya had a gr8 and fun adventure down there. Some realy good looking diamonds ya got to take home . and brought a rock home for your boy to crack that's awsome. Can't wait to see where ya go next!

[@kellyhawes8901]

Bradley will love you brought home one for him to harvest!

[@lsxtmt4910]

Try Crystal Park in MT,pulled an 8lb terminated amythyst crystal out of the ground there.

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

I bet that was gorgeous!

[@oakknobrocks1772]

I've mined Herkimer Diamonds several times. It's very fun and we've found tons of great gems over the years

[@MetalDetectingDonna]

👍

[@joebrown1382]

Amazing how those crystals grow, just like the crystal cave but BIGGER. Crazy how they have facets. That would be so much fun. Brad I'd have that best one set in a ring for the wife.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Nice finds. 👍🙂🇺🇸

[@cocod594]

This may be my favorite “story” of all!