Jade Hunting, How to 'Identify' and 'Test' Jade!

Jade hunting on the Mighty Fraser river in British Columbia, Canada. In this video I spend an afternoon looking for jade on one of my Fraser River Jade claims. I find many pieces that could be Jade (Nephrite) or could be serpentine. I then take them home and run them through 3 tests to determine if it is in face BC Jade or just gem serpentine.

Nephrite is the mineral name for what we all know as Jade.

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[shino]

When I was a kid, I used to find smooth green pebbles in the beach and always thought they could be jade.
As I got older I realized what they were, they were glass pieces of Heineken bottles which people had thrown into the sea and the edges smoothed out by the waves and surf 😅

[Axal_Uchiha]

Honestly who doesn’t like digging through rocks seeing what kind of interesting rocks you can find

[XxMusclecarsxX]

This dude is a wizard of rocks. I learned something new at every minute

[zoobernut]

Some jade is jadeite it isn’t only nephrite. Also jade from different parts of the world have different qualities and colors. You can tell where the jade came from. My favorite jade is Guatemalan jadeite. I find a lot of jade where I live. Serpentine that is put under enough heat and pressure turns into jade so you can find transitionary rocks with serpentine and jade.

[mycanadianlifestyle]

Verifying Jade has always been a fine line for a lot of rockhounds.Your procedure was very well defined. Awesome job!

[tx]

I shed a small tear whenever I saw you chucking a few beautiful, huge pieces of flint/chert out of the way.

[micahborawski]

I’m in Alaska and I just started looking for jade. This is really helpful I’m definitely gonna use it as a reference. Thanks for making the video!

[pablo]

I swear c I watched your videos couple times and learned more from you than probly 10 other videos about jade. Thank you.

[Honkey-Donkey]

My Grandpa had a black jade mine when I was a kid. I was always amazed at the jewelry my mom would make from the rough she started with.

[lydiakaul]

As a kid I wanted to a rock hound. Love watching you find these beautiful treasures. God bless you and your family.

[beandrake]

Sir, you just earned a subscription with your incredible and genuine enthusiasm.

[TraveisaBlue]

I've really become a fan. My husband and I like rockhounding. Mostly because we like sitting in the dirt. I really appreciate the vicarious pleasure we recieve watching you and your family prospect.

[AlvaBarr]

My husband thinks he's suddenly expert at this new hobby because he views pretty much all your videos. In reality he's a newly hatched beginner at treasure hunting. Well, he's mentioned everything he's learned from your teachings, including the rock lick identifying trick. The problem is we live in Central Cali, which, as you prob know, has a big homeless population problem. Well on this last treasure hunt adventure he took me up towards Yosemite area and he was doing this rock licking trick test (which I found gross, plus the river was right next to us) but Dan Hurd does it like this, so licking away he did. If the rock was different, he picked up and ran that tongue over the rock. Only in one of those odd findings, he picked up this hard pebble shape dry human shit!
I've have n-e-v-e-r, everrr in my life laughed so much like that day.!! My abs were literally sore the following day from laughing my ass off at my husbands sight. His look and reaction was, I don't even know, but it was priceless; a frozen deer in pure disgust. I roared in laughter, as he just froze and watched my uncontrolled amusement at the very thought of him licking the human made rock. He must of washed his mouth countless times that day. Without question, his rock licking days over...😂🤣. Its too much of a gamble over CA. But a big THANK YOU for contributing to that unforgettable moment. He's still in recovery of his rock licking trauma..😂😂😁👍

[CharlestonFossilAdventures]

The pinging of the jade at 13:21… 😱😱😱 What an amazing technique to identify those specimens! So simple, yet so effective. Thanks as always for sharing the journey with us, Dan!

[livinglife]

One of the best rockhounding videos I've watched in a while. Love the passion and the shared knowledge.

[AwokenEntertainment]

wow, it's crazy finding quality Jade like only to realize that it's too big for you to carry back

[haleybambridge]

Jadeite is an aluminum-rich pyroxene, while nephrite is a magnesium-rich amphibole

[scottimusgarrett]

"I lick rocks" would make a good t-shirt!😂
Thanks for another interesting and informative episode! I'm gonna be looking a lot more closely at the riverbank the next time I'm camping along the Fraser!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦

[rhondacooper]

The most interesting, informative video I've watched in awhile. Caught my interest. Thank you. Look forward to watching more.

[lauranacaco]

I don’t think I have ever subscribed faster to anyone in my life. It took 31 seconds exactly, before I left the video and subscribed haha