The Crystal Collector digs Fluorite Crystals in Kentucky *Ben Clement Museum*

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The Crystal Collector digs Fluorite Crystals in Kentucky Ben Clement Museum

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The Crystal Collector

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@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK 9 жыл бұрын

Dude , those fluorites in the museum are mind blowing !!!

@TheCrystalCollector 9 жыл бұрын

***** I know right! they are to this day the best I've seen and I just got back from Tucson, they are world class for sure!

@tig5840 8 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video. That museum was nuts. Sensory overload. The small fluorite that you found & showed at the end was really cool.

@jfresh2054 7 жыл бұрын

Problem is, if I did this, I couldn't sell any of them. I would hoard them all.

@CyraWolfire 6 жыл бұрын

So far that’s all I’ve been doing with what I find and or buy... I’m terrible 😂

@littleblueorchid 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@youtheme8035 5 жыл бұрын

I have 2 giant boxes full of them, planning on selling them, just need to make adjustments on them as in taking the unwanted stone off

@Persac7 4 жыл бұрын

Same lol!

@MaxsFireVideography Жыл бұрын

Same

@johnhardesty3167 6 жыл бұрын

THAT'S THE BEST DISPLAY OF MINERALS I'VE EVER SEEN! LOVE THAT MUSEUM!

@normaastx.9359 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your trip with us. Loved the pieces you got as well as the muuuuseum ones. Thanks again for the one of us that can't go. Best wishes from Houston Texas.

@exploringabandonedmines 6 жыл бұрын

We have a mine near Grand Forks BC Canada that has a fluorite mine called the Rock Candy mine. Fluorite was used as a flux in smelters a long time ago. About half of it is green and half purple. One of the most awesome collections of minerals I have ever seem is in the El Eden mine in Zacatecas Mexico, I shot a video of it while I was there.

@BCAngler1 6 жыл бұрын

+Exploring Abandoned Mines Im only a few hours away in Creston!!!

@jeanene72 Жыл бұрын

The older layers of fluorite is amber-colored, and some is the darkest purple I have ever seen - I thought it was coal at first.

@muddyminersuppliesllc2900 Жыл бұрын

We visited the Ben E. Clement Museum last month. It was amazing! Sadly, the 2 sites that you visited are now closed to the public.

@daveblevins3322 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like y'all are having some good muddy fun 👍👍💥

@bobzzz312 8 жыл бұрын

So awesome. dreaming the next family vacation... Thank you for the great videos

@newyorkrockheads8995 3 жыл бұрын

Love going back and watching these old vids of you becoming The Crystal Collector.....You were much much more subdued...and no Matrix.

@jeffreyrobert488 7 жыл бұрын

That museum is amazing man

@code1555 3 жыл бұрын

I actually live in marion and have a membership to the museum and can tell you they only keep a third of the entire collection in the building to rotate and freshen up

@TheCrystalCollector 3 жыл бұрын

🤩 Wow that’s a lot of fluorite! I have been in years, I bet it’s changed up a bit, I need to go back again!

@katherinedoughty839 4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow my favourite colours. Wish I was there that's awesome. Your finds are beautiful. You lucky 😀 buggar! 👍

@photosbyjf 3 ай бұрын

my great great grandfather had a Flourite mine in Marion, KY back in 1906

@Fearless-mj2yw 4 жыл бұрын

Finally someone who is not making videos of healing and magic cystals thank god!!

@joselbazcom4221 4 жыл бұрын

The Ben Clement Museum, whaaaaat!!!? Thanks a lot for all that you share in your videos.

@PennyRossfairy_dust_ 6 жыл бұрын

Flourite, is my personal, love of all the crystals ever found. But this will be the first time, I've ever seen such beauties.

@davidtempleSilverSibeMetals 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Your finds are pretty remarkable. Cheers!

@MeteoricStoneofShatteredSouls 2 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of places like that near CO Springs. The majority needs to be cut or tumbled. You got some awesome stuff there.

@TrueTydin 7 жыл бұрын

My uncle used to work in a coal mine and would bring me tons of this stuff home

@brucepreston3794 6 жыл бұрын

Tydin flourite from a coal mine ??

@youtheme8035 5 жыл бұрын

@@brucepreston3794 it happens, its pretty common actually

@brucepreston3794 5 жыл бұрын

@@youtheme8035 im not familiar with coal mining, but i have been in a flourite mine. Im a rock collector.

@brucepreston3794 5 жыл бұрын

Do you still have some ??

@gunzmith29r 3 жыл бұрын

you can find spears,rose bushes and ray guns back in some of these coal mines in eastern ky

@suzanneschube5424 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great blog ! 😁😁😁Great job once again

@suzanneschube5424 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great show ..... Whaaaaaaaat!!! 😀😁😂😅😇

@oliviacard5800 4 жыл бұрын

Next time you are in Michigan, check out the Cranbrook Institute of Science, their mineral museum is insane!!

@holyshard530 7 жыл бұрын

HE FOUND THE OLD CATERPILLAR! OMG!

@Frost-we9rw 6 жыл бұрын

LMAO I GET IN STEVEN JOKE

@levineff3484 Жыл бұрын

Just seeing this from Kentucky 7 years later

@hemi426able 7 жыл бұрын

Fluorite blows my mind!!

@camdendakotahuntermonizmcm7858 7 жыл бұрын

who cares

@youtheme8035 5 жыл бұрын

@@camdendakotahuntermonizmcm7858 him, obviosly

@johnhardesty3167 6 жыл бұрын

VERY NICE MUSEUM, I MUST VISIT SOON!

@OffTheBeatenPath1 Жыл бұрын

Nice deep purple Fluorite Crystals. The Montrose Dumps in Niagara Falls, Ontario had some awesome purple and clear Fluorite crystals but they are getting harder to find every year.

@Ksamp313 9 жыл бұрын

Holy Crap!! I didn't realize I made it into this video! (for a few seconds in the beginning anyway) Cool!!

@normaastx.9359 8 жыл бұрын

lol

@Persac7 4 жыл бұрын

No one cares we love rocks more then you kid

@lindawolffkashmir2768 7 жыл бұрын

The fluorite where I live is mostly yellow. It's a nice find though when you can get it.

@youtheme8035 5 жыл бұрын

Mines mostly purple

@youtheme8035 5 жыл бұрын

@Steven r/cursedcomments

@Persac7 4 жыл бұрын

Mine is blue

@bearllande 7 жыл бұрын

those have amazing color!

@catnk9 Жыл бұрын

I love fluorspar and it's my birthstone. We had a very nice museum in Rosiclare, IL but it caught on fire twice and was robbed before someone took the remaining spar and mining memorabilia to a secret location. Our hearts are broken and just don't know what to do! I have a small collection and my favorite piece weighs 15 lbs.

@josefiguer628 4 жыл бұрын

Is a very beautifully collect ion display are fantástico no very común. My congratulaciones Is very interesting museum of crystals. Your amancing display man.

@Circa1664 9 жыл бұрын

awesome pieces. definitely going to that museum.

@adamstephens2835 7 жыл бұрын

just digging around is fun

@bsabradybunch550 2 жыл бұрын

So like can you just show up and pull rocks out of the ground or do you have to pay someone first?

@ForgetMeNotArchive 3 жыл бұрын

I inherited a hill ledford collection many pieces over 35 40 lbs where can go and dig those????

@samanthanor332 4 жыл бұрын

I'm from southern Illinois. I really wish they would reopen places to rockhound. More mines have opened here, but not certain of allowing rockhounds.

@code1555 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in western kentucky dealing with the same problem

@frida_mums9372 6 жыл бұрын

I looooove stones/crystals

@kristyhk6108 8 жыл бұрын

Do you ever find anything in Texas? My 11 year old nephew loves rocks and it would be so much fun to take him to dig.

@texasdeeslinglead2401 7 жыл бұрын

kristyhk I'm wondering the same thing. I used to live in Oregon ,Washington, and Arizona. I miss rock hounding massively.

@perrybergeron5319 6 жыл бұрын

ARROWHEADS IN TEXAS! Flint Quaries.

@horizongamer4576 6 жыл бұрын

@rusher.917 6 жыл бұрын

Your vids are awesome and interesting, keep it up!

@rockhoundingfamilyadventur4525 8 жыл бұрын

very nice

@menoother1113 6 жыл бұрын

Do u that in winter too ? I hate cold weather and getting wet ! But I like what ur doing guys !!

@VoklstWestie 6 жыл бұрын

They have a new piece of clothing called 'waders' keeps your jeans from getting 'full of mudd' * rinses off with water. Sell 'em cheap at Walmart. But, available many stores...just a thought.

@VoklstWestie 6 жыл бұрын

Steven perdue maybe you are 'naked' undeneath them.... I wear clothes underneath, extra protection from bears, snakes, & boars while digging for crystals...

@hannabhart4029 6 жыл бұрын

What is the best way to locate a fluorite vein?

@rockcrazygal5166 8 жыл бұрын

Thx for posting can any one go there or does it have to be with a club?

@moontater1761 5 жыл бұрын

I'm In KY do you think theres still some there?

@InskeepJohnson 5 жыл бұрын

This video is really kool! I wish you could still get into those mines because i would LOVE to mine some of it! Is there anywhere around still that you know of that you can pay or join a club to get in?

@jefftrag1956 Жыл бұрын

7 years ago you were not so crazy!

@hieunguyenxuan8299 6 жыл бұрын

So cool

@deedeewong1478 6 жыл бұрын

Why are they going through so much trouble. There are literally mountains of flourite crystal in New Mexico. At the surface. Green, purple, clear yellow. And on the east side of turtle top mtn, in the journey of death desert, you can find all the fire opal you want, as well as satin spar, and much more. Have a good one.

@debbiehall6616 2 жыл бұрын

it looks so fun

@5ive69 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful!

@einienj3281 6 жыл бұрын

Oh my.. where I live it's mostly gwarts and grey granite.. calcite, fluorite and other boring minerals that I can't remember the english name at that he moment.. it's saturday evening 20:00 and I've taken a few sauna beers.. :) But I'm a huge rock and mineral fan.. since 1982, when I learned to walk.. :D

@Persac7 4 жыл бұрын

Quartz flourite and calcite are good and granite

@Persac7 4 жыл бұрын

Lies

@sassy4u788 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on finding opals please

@dustinfindsrocks 3 жыл бұрын

Is this place still open? I got some nice pieces from here at a yard sale while back

@williambtm1 6 жыл бұрын

Given that the fluorite found in this video presentation as a most acceptable example of this crystal, a place in Tasmania has provided fluorite crystal as the host rock of a natural created thin layer of crystal Gold thereupon. I have only had the chance to observe a small number of these scarce specimens even so I have seen these specimens "in the flesh" then that are said to be more valuable than natural Gold.

@johnhampshire25 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video hope the comments help

@brianhollis6715 7 жыл бұрын

How about telling us how much these crystals are worth when pulling them out.

@VoklstWestie 6 жыл бұрын

brian hollis supply & demand. I imagine its forever changing due to geography of the sale & availability in that area. omo

@AlbredaWelde 6 жыл бұрын

Like anything, they are worth what someone will pay for them. However, most rock hounds are not doing this to get rich. We do it because we love it. We keep beautiful specimens of completely "worthless" rocks!

@KonichiWawa 5 жыл бұрын

Any damn mineral now is expensive thanks to the healing crystal revolution. I swear I have a great time with some of these people. With all of the huge beautiful minerals specimens I have you would think I wouldn't have a problem in the world.

@RJDCR 5 жыл бұрын

great , thanx

@divinejourney9108 3 жыл бұрын

0:18 Eureka Mine XD I am laughing bcoz of the name..

@goatskindreams 9 жыл бұрын

awesome vid

@josuerodriguez8034 7 жыл бұрын

se oye bien esa música los minerales k en cuentras Se miran bien también buena combinación🙈🙉🙊👀👂👂👂👂👂👂

@karinekarine2215 3 жыл бұрын

I donts see any pure blue colors fluorites like they sell on ebay from China... what is your thinking, artificially colored?

@TheCrystalCollector 3 жыл бұрын

There are some natural blues out there in fluorite, we just don’t get them here at this location

@code1555 3 жыл бұрын

There is blue fluorite and green not to far from eureka mine

@truthhurts467 5 жыл бұрын

What types of gems,precious stone, minerals or crystals do we have in Kentucky??? I've always found quartz and Gio's full of quartz

@code1555 3 жыл бұрын

Fluorite calcite barite amethyst and several varieties of quartz is what I find in western ky

@truthhurts467 3 жыл бұрын

@@code1555 Thanks I find a Ton of Quartz and geodes full of quartz at the farm at Glasgow & up at the house in Bullitt Co. I'm guessing it's like finding Ginseng it's hard till U find the first one then they just pop out at ya.

@brandtwr15 6 жыл бұрын

Who do you get in touch with to dig at these mines?

@deborahgriffin292 Ай бұрын

WHAT a beard and mustache

@rhiannonjohns1795 7 жыл бұрын

Are these paid dig sites? (Columbia and Eureka)

@adilsonferreiraaventurasegarim 6 жыл бұрын

Show,,,tudo muito lindo..

@MariaLopez-zy9gf 7 жыл бұрын

prety cristalbeatiful

@lifeprepperjoanshort 3 жыл бұрын

What mine is that. Those viens be great for jewelry making

@JimHerbertOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

Probably Eureka Mine and Columbia mine in Kentucky, did you not watch the video????? Smfh

@lilpizzy8696 5 жыл бұрын

I live in Illinois and even though it's our state mineral, I can never seem to find any open fluorite mines :(

@miltonroberts7948 4 жыл бұрын

When I worked with the U of Illinois Film Production Unit, we spent time in a big deep underground fluorite mine in Southern Illinois.Didn't see much fluorite, though.Filed the process of digging and processing.

@MariaLopez-zy9gf 7 жыл бұрын

rock is love many personas make ring neck

@markmainzer2158 4 жыл бұрын

Bryan, you need to visit the museum in Golden, Missouri. Best and biggest collection of gems and crystals ever! Free admission, and will take you hours to go through. Google it! :-)

@VoxAkumasHorns 2 жыл бұрын

I went to the website in your bio and it isn't working

@saida6806 7 жыл бұрын

are there any digging places in Lithuania?

@Crystalwitch1 9 жыл бұрын

awesome! lucky you ;)

@Persac7 4 жыл бұрын

Any fluorite and clear quartz in georgia?

@gabriellehood8810 4 жыл бұрын

How do u clean fluorite

@cowboyfansforever2 8 жыл бұрын

have you be to Utah go

@user-te2rb2wk7l 4 жыл бұрын

כל הכבוד לאלוףריסטלים שמצאו את הקריסטלים

@makdeniz 4 жыл бұрын

Evet videolarınızı takip ediyorum çok guzel

@ArellanoAgriculture 7 жыл бұрын

I made a video about a interesting rock I found, I'm not advertising but I need someone to tell me what kind of rock is could be or if it is an Indian artifact. Thanks!

@tresjolieme81 6 жыл бұрын

I wonder how to tell the difference between fluorite and amethyst by the naked eye, after its been cut

@lindawolffkashmir2768 5 жыл бұрын

Hardness test. Fluorite is a four and amethyst is a seven. If iron scratches it, it’s fluorite. Another way you can tell is to put it under an UV light, fluorite will glow.

@code1555 3 жыл бұрын

Fluorite forms in cubes and amethyst forms in hexagonal spears

@code1555 3 жыл бұрын

Neither have to be cut to get those shapes its natural

@beata5935 Жыл бұрын

👍❤️

@ScediSquad 5 жыл бұрын

the only remains of kevin the cube :(

@Queenmikeia30 6 жыл бұрын

How do you find out about digs

@Spiras 9 жыл бұрын

How much do they cost?

@bubblemum 7 жыл бұрын

Is there anything worth digging for in the north east part of Virginia?

@AlbredaWelde 6 жыл бұрын

You have spots along the Potomac and James river as well as the Atlantic coast which have lots of marine fossils. Shark teeth, porpoise teeth, whale vertebrae, etc. They tend to fossilize black/dark gray/chocolate brown. They can be found in mostly miocene formations, typically at the foot of cliffs. However, also in the water. Beware, though, and look up local laws on fossil collecting. As I understand it, you can only collect in Virginia BELOW the low tide line. (Meaning out in the water.) A sifter helps, but I'd wear waders, since there are snakehead fish and lots of old fishing tackle and broken glass in the water.

@austinhart5310 3 жыл бұрын

How do I work for you

@ReneesNest91 4 жыл бұрын

How did you get permission to go here? I live nearbye and want to go but don't know if I need permission who to ask

@TheCrystalCollector 4 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure this place is still opening up, I need to look into it and if so I need to go back soon, it’s so much fun it’s been years since I went, thanks for watching

@ReneesNest91 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheCrystalCollector if you ever are planning a hunt there my husband and I would love to come.

@aung3627 Жыл бұрын

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@Knownsky Жыл бұрын

The fluorite I have is green, not purple

@justkind5249 3 жыл бұрын

You have become a better videographer. :)

@TheCrystalCollector 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah back in the day I knew nothing, still only know a little bit, 😆

@gihanmohmmed3631 6 жыл бұрын

سبحان الله العظيم

@skttrbrain 6 жыл бұрын

But you never show you digging

@DudesIn101 7 жыл бұрын

I have. EarthLink is. amethist I have never cut into it but I can shine a light and it's purple white,and 180 pounds I was seeing if you had any interest I found it in Kentucky while I was fishing. please contact me

@daveeden2220 7 жыл бұрын

any Arrowheads?

@johncook5239 6 жыл бұрын

You can find a pocket if you dig deep enough, there about 3' too 5'. It's a waste of time to go past 8'. Good luck on your arrowhead dig.

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