Fairy Stone Park (Patrick Co., Virginia)

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We decided to go out today and do a brief video on Fairy Stone Park located near us in Patrick County, Virginia! Fairy Stone Park has been a tourist attraction for many years and is also a full time campground with a lot of activities for the whole family! Fairy stones are staurolite, a composition of iron aluminum silicate that forms only under extreme heat and pressure, as built up by the Blue Ridge Mountains. Over time, the staurolite weather out to the point were we can collect them today! As staurolite crystals grow, they often intersect to form crosses. The most common shape is a St. Andrew's cross, which looks like an X. Roman crosses are shaped like a plus sign. Maltese crosses, the rarest, have crossbars at the ends. Enjoy the video!!
Park Information:
Address: 967 Fairystone Lake Dr., Stuart, VA 24171
Phone: 276-930-2424
Email: FairyStone@dcr.virginia.gov
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@CPeetG 2 жыл бұрын

I like to believe they are indeed actual fairy tears. Makes it more fun and magical! 🧚‍♂️ ✝️

@susanfreestone7544 9 жыл бұрын

Wow! I am enjoying your videos! I am a beginner and I appreciate how you explain things. Thanks!

@BearlyOutdoors 7 жыл бұрын

Great find! Will visit this place soon. Hope to see you there!!!!

@klxzz 5 жыл бұрын

anyone else clap when he said that fairies don't exist?

@zerotolerance9959 7 жыл бұрын

What fun :) Thank you for the upload! I live in Virginia and it's a beautiful state. I have been curious about that park as I have been very near there - on the Blue Ridge Parkway- which is a lovely stretch of highway to travel in Spring and Autumn, but have not been to the Park. However, I have friends who have been with a Boy Scouts group and they brought me back a lovely fairy stone cross (which they purchased) along with a certificate of authenticity and the legend. I really like it. I wasn't aware the soil was red like that - is it red clay? That stains everything :/ Anyway, you did a great job explaining the terrain for us. Thank you!

@viniciusleal3562 Жыл бұрын

I want much this stones. Kisses from Brazil to u 😉

@scott27288 7 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for sharing. I live in the area but have never been there. The one at 19:09 has to be the find of the day.

@garyproctorii5494 8 жыл бұрын

I've been to fairy stone park so fun

@andyw0903 9 жыл бұрын

Hi cool video

@fabiokirkman6320 9 жыл бұрын

Hey A&T Relic Hunting where are these places u dig at? I wanna know because I kinda wanna try this.

@fabiokirkman6320 9 жыл бұрын

A&T Relic Hunting thx and no its ok

@King_Barney 8 жыл бұрын

You were about 8 miles from my house. :)

@rhyannonp8231 7 жыл бұрын

what can you do with the singles? You mentioned you could do some things with the rocks in the collections? and also another question, are you able to polish these up in a tumbler?

@rhyannonp8231 7 жыл бұрын

are there any other parks that allow surface collecting in the TN/VA areas?