Rock hounding (crystals) at Highway 97 and Westside road.
Rock hounding (crystals) at Highway 97 and Westside road.
Took the kids out rock hounding today, looking for zeolites, quartz crystals, Amethyst, and found some citrine too. The new Westside road interchange off highway 97 in West Kelowna has blasted out some of Mount Boucherie’s basalt revealing many fresh vugs full of all sorts of Silicates. Some quite exciting.
Are they yellow topaz crystals?
Dude I’m in Vernon tonight and tmro where can I rock hound some Crystal’s, you able to drop me a pin point on map, steve@roughneckhq.com
VUG? Is that like a gas pocket that formed as basalt was hardening?
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Definitely a topaz. Leave it in the sun it’ll bleach clear
They almost look like topaz crystal.
So freaking cool— I find myself wanting to pull over & look at the rocks while driving since I started watching a ton of gem hunting videos.
You disturbed them. They were still in the growth process.
Cool
You still think there’s lots there? I’m just getting into the hobby of prospecting and would love to check that out!
What state and county is that in?
I never knew about vugs… Ty 🙂
Very awesome day!
those yellow pointed ones look like calcit but one I saw at the road cut had a square termination and to me that looked like topaz.
Wow, what a great day.
They look like topaz to me
You two are such amazing parents. Children need to get out more like your family does. This is so important for kids to do your awesome !!!
Very good
Looks like meth
What state are you in here? Thank You for your wonderful videos👍💎
Looks like citrine and the clear ones look like calcite. I think, very cool
Those small "micro cluster" use some scott tape and just lay it on the crystal and let it do the work.
I just wanted to say: Everyone in your family has the most beautiful red hair. Also, this is a very cool video.
Those pockets were crustations sea shells that have opalized and form crystals I have toons of crystallized and opalescent shells and I’ve found quartz citrine amethyst terminations coming out or forming in the shell
The coolest one I’ve found was like your 8:10 but the crystal was a reddish colour.
I live in west kelowna and am currently working on boucherie mtn building a subdivision and there’s a lot of rock that has been blasted and we find stuff like that all the time it’s pretty cool
Gorgeous! Microscopic
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Those are Topaz my Canadian fellow love your videos by the way keep up the good work …and a nice hello from Trail B.C. just south of you ….
Those are delicate zeolites
Those fragile ones look like fiber optics. They would look cool with colored lights under them.
Just wondering if you can post the specifications for that microscope you were using – that was amazing!!!!
Research mud fossils
The holey rock is skull bone (aerated to protect without weight)
Fukang pallasite is an example of all the holes full of citrane
Your The rock With the citrane crystals inside
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im glad you got better cameras
Your my brothers teacher his name is Cody orchard
I would’ve taken that whole first rock home with me. Even if I had to leave it until I was on my way back to the truck.
8:08 it’s topaz around calcite citrine is much different
Hay Dan! I was wondering what the rules were in B.C. about rockhounding? Are you allowed to chip away at the actual rock face? Or only allowed to sift through the tailings?
I’m from Ablerta and am starting to take rockhounding trips when I can. With BC right next door, I’m looking at making more trips over when we can.
I went out today in the glenmore area of Kelowna BC and found an amazing one.. I wish I could post a picture of it on here.
Arizona?
It’s amazing that these crystals survive the blasting..
Omg i love his beard!!
I drive past this exact spot every single day… How did I not know this
Ever figure out what the three sided crystal is it looks super cool
Very good
I used to do this with my old man😂 coolest rock I found was this blood red rock from a river near Bancroft. No idea what it was
Awesome
Hi. I’ve lived in Huntsville Alabama for a year and I’m looking for places that I can rockhound.
Looks like a rare quartz crystal point. It might be worth some money. I’d do some research.
hey dan ive been trying to find this for ever on a map any better clues to where this location is ? thanks for all the vids