From ROCK to NUGGET using Vinegar

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5 жыл бұрын

A rock metal detected with Minelab Equinox at old Silver mine is broken and etched to expose a beautiful silver nugget using vinegar.

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@emdee7744 5 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. I cringed when you mentioned tumbling it, thinking it would crumble to oblivion, but what a GREAT result. Very impressed with how majestic and raw that looks. Wow!

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

I did lose all of the fragile pieces that were sticking up. On the other hand, they well go into a melt soon and I probably would have lost them over time by handling the nugget.

@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible. I like the tumbler look. Its amazing that most that was achieved using only vinegar. That's got to be a centerpiece for your mantle. Thanks for sharing another great episode and take care.

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Right now, it is on a shelf in the kitchen. I am not sure how long it will stay there. My wife's only comment was "too bad it isn't gold". LOL

@ClaytonCountyHistoryHound 5 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner, sounds like permission to go on a gold adventure lol. Take care.

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

I keep staring at my dog and my truck, thinking if we leave now, we can be there after 58 hours on the road.

@jasong8377 5 жыл бұрын

You did the right thing big improvement shows of the beauty of the silver

@dianajusselin3298 4 жыл бұрын

A great result. I have never seen the silver and calcite dissolve to the finished silver. Good video and extremely helpful. God Bless.

@mainesjeannelstevens1487 5 жыл бұрын

Yo meMiner i lor your videos.. Great stuff thanks for sharing your experience

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

It was a fun video to make. Thanks for your nice comment

@stormygcannon1229 5 жыл бұрын

Love how you retrieved the silver with the food grade vinegar. Thank you That is a nice piece for a collection :)

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

It is sitting now on a shelf in the kitchen. My wife hasn't relegated it to the downstairs yet. ;-)

@stormygcannon1229 5 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner Your should be happy only used reg. Vinegar not the toxic with added chemicals. :)

@alphasails2 5 жыл бұрын

I like the finished nugget. You can always find more to try something else to. Thanks for sharing. Keep having fun. 🙏👍❤️🐕

@brandocommando36 3 жыл бұрын

So good to see another man as passionate as I about rocks and geology, the ol' acid trick can reveal what would otherwise be just an ordinary rock. Thanks for the great videos MeMiner!!

@moudelzomor1598 3 жыл бұрын

Your way of calm talking and a great show is another precious silver.. Keep it up👌 cheers from Egypt

@meMiner 3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you

@northchannelburryportfishi4303 5 жыл бұрын

looks better as a nugget to display it polishing it in tumbler made it better in my view

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

@mattsergel5704 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful specimen and being 12 ounces, wow that is a wopper. It really pays off to go the tailing piles and search for the stuff that they left behind.

@doreenhubble1082 5 жыл бұрын

That is amazing I’m glad you put it through the rock Tumblr.

@vyranlaise8356 4 жыл бұрын

Great nugget wow. If you don't look you'll never will find it. I grew up in a city and never got a chance to look for anything like that. I do find things from time to time like today. I found a silver dime 1962. Your doing the real deal. Plus you get to spend time with your children and teach them too. To me thats the most important part. Passing off your knowledge to your kids. I had a dead beet father. I don't think/ I know he never gave or bought me anything. I did spend a little time with him before he died.I don't think he wanted to die alone. It's very important to spend as much time as you can with your children. You'll never regret any of it. And when you children get older they'll have wonderful story's to tell and teach there children. Thanks for sharing.

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

Great advice. You only have one life, so make the most of it.

@deirdrepasko9056 4 жыл бұрын

I'm just learning all these things.Thanks so much for sharing!

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

I am still learning too. It is fun to share the experiments and projects, win or fail. I also enjoy the comments. Thanks

@BigDoggCaseAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you got the calcite off. I too would want to see a great big silver nugget. Thanks for this video.

@ryanglidden2051 5 жыл бұрын

A good result. A rocks inner beauty now truely able to be displayed. Good job 👍

@tstidham71 5 жыл бұрын

One heck of a nugget, finished results look great.

@jpnoyola 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome result. Congrats!

@jefftaylor9590 5 жыл бұрын

Good job you made the right call

@JasonBelgarde 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent work,perfect timing with the rock tumbler...Thank you for sharing ...

@RonJustDiggingLife 5 жыл бұрын

Back in Bowl baby, back in bowl. I Love it. Awesome results! Thx for sharing.

@angelamolnarpemberton5145 4 жыл бұрын

Wowee the end result was beautiful. I wished that I could tell the difference in different rocks. You definitely have great eyes for this. ❤️

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

The metal detector certainly helps. Eyeballing for silver can be done, but you would miss quite a bit.

@TreasureFiend 5 жыл бұрын

I like it all cleaned up, congrats on a sweet find!!!

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@emdee7744 5 жыл бұрын

I seriously could watch your videos all day long. I've pulled up this one 4 times so far.

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for that. ;-)

@Rookie_Rockounding 5 жыл бұрын

Man that’s so cool mM, I bet you’re glad you dropped it 😉 It looks so beautiful with the shine from being in the tumbler. Just beautiful! 👌

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

It opened my eyes to what might be done with other rocks that are stacked up in my backyard.

@sadisticserpent5635 4 жыл бұрын

Nice piece Thank you for the video.

@marlinwillis4517 4 жыл бұрын

Silver isn't real cheap these days,so not a bad idea you have going there,just a few hours of your time for these kind of results is well worth it .

@brassslowhand3680 3 жыл бұрын

A new one for me. Fascinating processes... thank you.

@pertinentparadigm1337 5 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try this out where I live, great video as always meMiner!

@rockhunter6260 5 жыл бұрын

I like the end result👍🏻

@ThinkTexas 5 жыл бұрын

It looks great as always. Keep the great project coming. I am looking forward to your adventures on your gold claim.

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Booking flights tonight for BC

@giffjim55 5 жыл бұрын

Great result! Good video, as always.

@chadjohnson7118 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome results!!! I'm glad you ran it through the tumbler!!! Congrats on the find!!!

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chad

@puduhari1 4 жыл бұрын

I recently got into admiring river rocks and some hard rocks that are around my neighborhood...Its addictive.

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

welcome to the club. ;-)

@gregmorse8326 5 жыл бұрын

Well done, great find

@dougalexander7204 5 жыл бұрын

A good result. And Mr. Me-Miner thanks for sharing your silver nugget with us. Stay awesome.

@ArchvicGames 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful find and job on spiffing it up! You're making me excited to see my childhood rock collection after years of not seeing it! I know I remember quite a few metaly North Idahoan rocks in there! Love your vids man. :D

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

I found my childhood rocks the other day. There were a few good ones in there, including copper. It was fun to revisit an old friend.

@charliebennett6335 5 жыл бұрын

The black Rock may be some gold compounds. Try heating the black rocks with a torch. The piece has more value as an ore nugget for sure.

@tmccor3 5 жыл бұрын

Great result!

@YvonneSebastian1980 5 жыл бұрын

Me loves the meminer experiment...it is such a sweet specimen!...thanks for sharing!

@jaypearce6743 5 жыл бұрын

I like the result. Looks purer than I expected.

@rolandas77 4 жыл бұрын

it is like miracle, where you find such rich in silver rocks...

@habeuscorpus1672 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Awesome!!!!

@brianwilliams8540 5 жыл бұрын

Great job!! Love your channel!

@paulcoover9197 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work! Super job. A defininate atta boy to you sir. You have it coming.. Keep taking names and kicking butt.

@ujudereyoracion5615 5 жыл бұрын

Wow !!! That's was good ,, I think digging is a good job !! Share us more!!! And thank you!!

@mariawyatt628 5 жыл бұрын

Nice find

@vintageryder53 5 жыл бұрын

I like the tumbled look. Good job!

@necroeasy593 4 жыл бұрын

Watching Me.Miners videos is an adventure in its self even if he doesn't find anything. But now that i think of it he always find something. Great video's thumbs up every time.

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

I don't like posting video when there is nothing found. Trust me, that happens a lot. ;-)

@Mark-TBH 5 жыл бұрын

I would say that is an excellent result

@SamanU.S Жыл бұрын

Because you threw that stone in the hole, the goblins replaced your stone with an ordinary stone😂😂😂

@meMiner Жыл бұрын

I guess I will throw it away then? Good one!

@californiadan1618 5 жыл бұрын

Tumbler was a Great idea! That turned out very cool! Nice find.

@oldandtired1434 5 жыл бұрын

Love how it came out of the tumbler :) Love that vinegar!

@MrGordonjames 5 жыл бұрын

Great result! .....Cheers & Beers & Good Ideas!

@alistairnandreadownie2238 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one, and thank you for your upload~♥~

@MrGordonjames 5 жыл бұрын

@@alistairnandreadownie2238 Your most welcome,i am retired and your video has given me ideas..:)) and i saw how happy you were with your rocks,some looked quite valuable!...really good..!!

@oneandatwo 3 жыл бұрын

How much does it weigh; how much is it worth?

@chrisbrooks2062 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! That's a great result! A solid vein piece, would make a great addition go my collection lol keep saving those little pieces they add up!

@woodspirittennessee3193 5 жыл бұрын

I "Like It" Great videos and thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your next adventure.

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Next up will probably be rockhounding at a new spot for me.

@MrSwosh89 3 жыл бұрын

😍 Simply gorgeous! I am a damn obsessive madman I would have put the darn thing in vinegar until the last micron of calcite was gone 😁 Does heating up the vinegar improve the reaction effectiveness like HCL?

@meMiner 3 жыл бұрын

Heating vinegar does speed up the process.

@CoinandRelicOntario 2 жыл бұрын

I would have definitely drilled a hole through it and hung that thing around my neck! 😂🤣 Sick piece Greig👍👍

@SeeUsFly 4 жыл бұрын

That is one heckuva nugget! Looks like a meteorite once tumbled. Very cool.

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

I like the way you think.

@richardstonechild3269 Жыл бұрын

Hi meminer big fan of your stuff here! Really enjoy the fact you just appreciate, as I do, the beauty in the natural aesthetic of the pieces . Don’t always need to know value, weight etc to find gratification. The hunt and the end results speak for themselves in satisfying our innate need to search out the shiny !

@meMiner Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy exploring and the hunt. I have no idea about value. Years ago I was collecting with an expert and well known seller. I showed him a rock and asked if it was a good one. His answer always stuck with me "if you like it, it is a good one"

@jb246789 4 жыл бұрын

How much would that silver be worth if u sold it? Love ur videos

@aunttt7090 4 жыл бұрын

The value just increased.

@daveed1797 4 жыл бұрын

300,000 rupees

@richardwarnock2789 5 жыл бұрын

SILVER NUGGET YEAH!!!; )

@vashtiespinosa460 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great! I really enjoyed watching that calcite dissolve away.

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vashti

@thinkcivil1627 5 жыл бұрын

Looks nice. Bottom line is that it's your rock, and after the soak you exposed a beautiful piece of silver. To tumble it a little bit worked well in this instance. Nice find!

@grogerwilliams6459 5 жыл бұрын

Melt it down man! I want some silver bars!

@saltynugmonster2235 2 жыл бұрын

Wish you would of shown weights and values.

@meMiner 2 жыл бұрын

Next time

@bcouragous3720 4 жыл бұрын

I like the final look! Great job

@scott27288 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent result. Thanks for sharing.

@rodwhite9737 4 жыл бұрын

How much is something like that worth? That's amazing! How long did it take altogether to get all the calcite off that silver?

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

I am not sure what it is worth. Melt value, maybe $200. It is now sitting on a display shelf. As for time, if you are impatient, then use diluted muriatic. I actually prefer to use weaker acid to slow the process down in case I want to stop it without removing all of the calcite.

@bigbaytreasure 5 жыл бұрын

How much does it weigh! Awesome video!!!

@Christophersanchez1326 5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

3/4 lb

@masterchu8044 5 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner wow amazing find

@1022doris 3 жыл бұрын

I like the way you polished it

@joebonomono5078 3 жыл бұрын

I caught your "All of Me" reference, subtle, fantastic.

@tinkmarshino 5 жыл бұрын

Nice.. I never thought of doing that.. I know where there are a few old silver mines that no one even remembers they are thee.. I am going to have to take up my metal detector and look around a bit one is by an old creek I have fished a few times..

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your adventure.

@juliuscabreros8131 5 жыл бұрын

Whats the weight of that nugget?

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

3/4 lb

@katherinedoughty839 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Great result nice find...you'd have to be happy with that! I would have just stepped right over that...handy little gadget👍

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Unless a detector tells you there is silver, the typical rock looks like something to just kick.

@katherinedoughty839 5 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner lol ..I guess I won't be looking for silver then. I have a metal detector but get sick of digging up old nails n wire..is hard work too. Plus in Queensland Australia you are supposed to buy a permit to use the flippin thing. Do you have to pay for a permit over there. Bloody government don't miss a trick do they. I definitely wouldn't tell the bastards if I ever happened to fine a nugget that's for sure! Lousy lot.😀 Have a good weekend👍

@marisagomez7292 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning nugget outcome. Impressed!

@jjgengland1486 4 жыл бұрын

Have it melted down lets see how much actual silver is there

@jewelvibebabo 4 жыл бұрын

Yep.Burn it and see what u have

@jefflinehan7304 5 жыл бұрын

Melt it down and see how much you have in pure silver

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Not this one. I intend to do that with some other rocks.

@ThePinkBinks Жыл бұрын

Wow I love that kind of serendipity. You think you’ve made a mistake by dropping something and its just made the job easier. Wonderful! 😂 ♥️

@meMiner Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

@MeltandCast 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love your videos, I've watched many of them. Sooo relaxing, and really really interesting. Thanks for everything... Andy 🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍😎

@dajana991 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm talking about . I'm all about SILVER Nice find. was that in cali?

@meMiner 4 жыл бұрын

Cali as in California? No, Ontario Canada

@dajana991 4 жыл бұрын

@@meMiner Wow I was raised just out side of Buffalo and I never new that there was silver back up that way.

@GottliebGoltz 4 жыл бұрын

@@dajana991 As they say, gold is where you find it.

@dajana991 4 жыл бұрын

@@GottliebGoltz true that.

@66hobgoblin81 5 жыл бұрын

So vinegar is not just for fish&chips. Heaps better in, my opinion, after the vinegar.

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

Makes you wonder what vinegar does to your teeth over time?

@pattimessenger6214 5 жыл бұрын

That is amazing! What a beautiful hunk of silver!

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

thanks Patti

@thebody62 5 жыл бұрын

A fantastic result! 👍

@carlgruver695 5 жыл бұрын

Now just smelt down to a bar

@dicksmashmcironcock7362 5 жыл бұрын

I had the amazing opportunity of rockhounding with MeMiner at Shadow Lake yesterday. This guy is a CLASS ACT. Not only is he a literal well of knowledge, he is honestly the most friendly dude you could ever hope to talk to. I learned SO much! We are all super lucky to have the chance to be subscribed to such an amazing channel. This guy is a great teacher.

@meMiner 5 жыл бұрын

You have to tell me how the silver looks when you have a chance to slice it. Hoping it is lightning.

@crushingasmr3790 5 жыл бұрын

Cool

@bartonthom4166 2 жыл бұрын

You did a beautiful job

@michaelstrong3634 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job getting the silver

@363610818 3 жыл бұрын

I think you made the right decision to take to the final step. Good work.

@meMiner 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I want to try it again soon. I don't think any of the rocks I have at home would give the same result. I look forward to another trip to the mines.

@cplatter38 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome ... keep doing what you're doing!

@sammtv1 4 жыл бұрын

That’s beautiful nice find, I am going to plan a trip up north and find me some to play with , I have a garret 250 love it now to find some silver , thank you for sharing your hobby with us , love your videos