Just wanted to say thank you for backfilling the holes. People come up here all the time and disrespect’s our mountains . It’s kinda sad they leave holes and garbage behind all the time! So THANK YOU for respecting the mountain.
So I have been going here about ten years. I can back fill you in on the sediment of how they form Allegedly it was two different ancient geological events where a volcano blew up host rocks to the surface. The older type can have amethyst phantoms in it. You basically just look for the crumbled host rock and look below and dig where you think it would collect. Ie physics of them washing down etc. I have found some really nice pieces but it took me a while to learn the patterns and where to go etc
@@BiffTannenBTTF it can vary but is more pop corn texture..alot of times you find purple in darker metalized soil. And slags will be around it too. Game of patterns. I have found some just on surface of dirt roads there. A pocket was likely below the exposed road
Man I’m here in Arkansas we have quartz galore as I’m sure your know, I wanna see the best stuff y’all can find around there like crazy agate nodules or like sweet Jim says GOLD!¡!
Kudos to Big Jim for sharing spots to Hound @! Fun being a rockhound even better in places that conceal treasure. Do you ever hound in mine tailings, given that it is safe to do so? What kinds of stones/crystals do you harvest there? TFS Keep Well
Hi! I have a claim up at diamond point, we've found some huge purples, water clear, red..... Anyways, I'd like to invite you out to a dig, if you're interested. You can film if you want, out just dig. But I dig your vids...lol.
Oh, David. I felt your inpatients 🤣🤣. Too much tedious work for such small results. Jim definitely was into it. Loved the manatee joking. Same humor here. He had some really pretty crystals. What does he do with them? Just display in his own collection or facet them for jewelry? I’m really looking forward to the fire agate trip! Thanks for sharing and for the new manatee technique 🦭(only found a seal emoji). 😆✌️ Stay Crystal 💫 Mari
lol i should have reached out to subscribers for more info on the area :) thanks for watching my friend i really appreciate it fire agate videos coming soon
And please do a prospecting video, I'd like to see that too. Maybe get Jim to teach you how to pan first with a few pieces of lead shot. If you can keep the lead in the pan, you'll keep the gold too. Prospecting can be cheap. You can get a pan for like 20$ and a cat litter box or plastic tote to pan into and get by. You could work more material faster though if you use a sluice box in a creek or in a recirculating system with a relatively cheap electric pump.
I was just there today.... found quite a few in areas people had already left gaping holes in the ground. Diamond Point is my happy place, but it has been decimated over the last few years.
Just found your channel and subscribed! I have never been to the Payson dig site in Arizona, but after seeing what you guys found I am definitely gonna make a trip down that way! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!
@@lapidarydave see video on CZcams. Red Jasper Author: Ayeyou Arizona. If you want to be in cool and water , Seven springs campground there's a creek with red Jasper from the same area.
Thats funny I live in payson. I found some big quartz diamonds I walked through streams and washes though. I know alot of places around here with gems all over
@@lapidarydave forsure ill show you some cool places. There are spots filled with crazy stones and have fossils Idk what type of rocks they are they have circle patterns in the middle id have to show you pics
How do you guys know where to start digging??? I just went yesterday and couldn’t find a single quartz 😭 granted there was still some snow on the ground but I dug in about 5 or 6 different spots and couldn’t find any signs of any!!!
Lmfao yall are a trip. Throwing elk turds and offering to eat grubs on camera. I would have loved to see him eat it! (They are edible, but I couldn't imagine what they taste like.) As far as what they eat, typically they eat the roots of shallow rooted plants like grasses. Some types of beetle grubs can straight up destroy a lawn here in the eastern US. Those bulbs are interesting too. They might not smell like onion because they were too dry. Next time you could cut into one with a fingernail to expose the inside and try to smell it then. If it doesn't smell like onion or garlic, definitely don't eat it. All of the edible wild alliums will have that distinct smell. There is a toxic lookalike to watch out for called death camas and it doesn't smell like onions but looks very similar.
From what I've heard, it's because they're double terminated, so they have kind of a similar shape. Supposedly the first settlers that saw them mistook them for diamonds.
lol i had a great time just didn’t think we were in the right spot which we weren’t i was invited afterwards to some spots that produced softball sized stones
Just wanted to say thank you for backfilling the holes. People come up here all the time and disrespect’s our mountains . It’s kinda sad they leave holes and garbage behind all the time! So THANK YOU for respecting the mountain.
It’s totally my pleasure and honor a super kind of you folks to let us up on your mountain thank you so much for watching my friend
Damn wish I had know you where in town I could have sowed you all the good local spots here in payson!!
So I have been going here about ten years.
I can back fill you in on the sediment of how they form
Allegedly it was two different ancient geological events where a volcano blew up host rocks to the surface. The older type can have amethyst phantoms in it.
You basically just look for the crumbled host rock and look below and dig where you think it would collect. Ie physics of them washing down etc.
I have found some really nice pieces but it took me a while to learn the patterns and where to go etc
What color is the older, amethyst bearing rock?
@@BiffTannenBTTF it can vary but is more pop corn texture..alot of times you find purple in darker metalized soil. And slags will be around it too. Game of patterns. I have found some just on surface of dirt roads there. A pocket was likely below the exposed road
Man I’m here in Arkansas we have quartz galore as I’m sure your know, I wanna see the best stuff y’all can find around there like crazy agate nodules or like sweet Jim says GOLD!¡!
Dave I first watched you and learned I had diamonds!!! My mother nieces and nephews were all watching your videos!!!!
Kudos to Big Jim for sharing spots to Hound @! Fun being a rockhound even better in places that conceal treasure. Do you ever hound in mine tailings, given that it is safe to do so? What kinds of stones/crystals do you harvest there?
TFS Keep Well
I'm pregnant and give an applaud to the lanatee method, the jr. rockhound in my belly very much appreciated it!
Hi! I have a claim up at diamond point, we've found some huge purples, water clear, red..... Anyways, I'd like to invite you out to a dig, if you're interested. You can film if you want, out just dig. But I dig your vids...lol.
Love it!
Oh, David. I felt your inpatients 🤣🤣. Too much tedious work for such small results. Jim definitely was into it. Loved the manatee joking. Same humor here. He had some really pretty crystals. What does he do with them? Just display in his own collection or facet them for jewelry?
I’m really looking forward to the fire agate trip!
Thanks for sharing and for the new manatee technique 🦭(only found a seal emoji). 😆✌️
Stay Crystal 💫
Mari
lol i should have reached out to subscribers for more info on the area :) thanks for watching my friend i really appreciate it fire agate videos coming soon
And please do a prospecting video, I'd like to see that too. Maybe get Jim to teach you how to pan first with a few pieces of lead shot. If you can keep the lead in the pan, you'll keep the gold too. Prospecting can be cheap. You can get a pan for like 20$ and a cat litter box or plastic tote to pan into and get by. You could work more material faster though if you use a sluice box in a creek or in a recirculating system with a relatively cheap electric pump.
I was just there today.... found quite a few in areas people had already left gaping holes in the ground. Diamond Point is my happy place, but it has been decimated over the last few years.
Got to have faith....you are ROCK HOUNDS!!!
I think the red zone is behind the message board (uphill). Good finds.
Good find brother
🍒🍉💎❤️🌶
Just found your channel and subscribed! I have never been to the Payson dig site in Arizona, but after seeing what you guys found I am definitely gonna make a trip down that way! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us!
You guys are too funny 🤣🤣
You guys crack me up. lol
Nice , next time you're in that area, only 20 miles from the Diamond dig is a massive Red Jasper outcropping (source carefree az ) .
holy smoke!!! we gotta go back now !
@@lapidarydave see video on CZcams.
Red Jasper
Author: Ayeyou Arizona.
If you want to be in cool and water , Seven springs campground there's a creek with red Jasper from the same area.
You guys are so good together 💙
Whoops! I’ve been watching and also LIKED but forgot to say hi
I love it Jim the Lanitee
Is a high clearance 4WD vehicle needed to get there?
You 2 need to come to Michigan and hound with us. I've got a cooler with sodas and White Russian's 😎 and thank you for being rock star's 🪨 🌟 🤩
Thats funny I live in payson. I found some big quartz diamonds I walked through streams and washes though. I know alot of places around here with gems all over
that’s awesome brother i will have to message you next time we are in the area
@@lapidarydave forsure ill show you some cool places. There are spots filled with crazy stones and have fossils Idk what type of rocks they are they have circle patterns in the middle id have to show you pics
How do you guys know where to start digging??? I just went yesterday and couldn’t find a single quartz 😭 granted there was still some snow on the ground but I dug in about 5 or 6 different spots and couldn’t find any signs of any!!!
How come your not digging Dave
Lmfao yall are a trip. Throwing elk turds and offering to eat grubs on camera. I would have loved to see him eat it! (They are edible, but I couldn't imagine what they taste like.) As far as what they eat, typically they eat the roots of shallow rooted plants like grasses. Some types of beetle grubs can straight up destroy a lawn here in the eastern US. Those bulbs are interesting too. They might not smell like onion because they were too dry. Next time you could cut into one with a fingernail to expose the inside and try to smell it then. If it doesn't smell like onion or garlic, definitely don't eat it. All of the edible wild alliums will have that distinct smell. There is a toxic lookalike to watch out for called death camas and it doesn't smell like onions but looks very similar.
I would just die to get a chance to do this.
That's funny I live in payson
I'm confused at how one can call a crystal quartz a diamond? Those are two different minerals, aren't they? Idk, are they?
definitely different my friend i don’t get it really myself
From what I've heard, it's because they're double terminated, so they have kind of a similar shape. Supposedly the first settlers that saw them mistook them for diamonds.
It's just a nickname by locals quartz is known as AZ Diamonds
Poor Dave, so bored. Jaded and not excited for the hunt Dave?
lol i had a great time just didn’t think we were in the right spot which we weren’t i was invited afterwards to some spots that produced softball sized stones
@lapidarydave If you don't mind sharing, where were those spots? I've been a few times and the biggest I've found is about 3in long. Love the vid!
i was able to scan it, and it worked
awesome thanks for letting us know :)