Top 5 Places to Gem Hunt in the US

Do you enjoy digging in the dirt as much as we do? If so, then you may be a Rockhound. In this week's episode, we give the ins and outs of some of the best places to search for buried treasure. You won't want to miss this cross country road trip so grab your shovel and hop in!

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[muddy]

My wife and I took our son to Crater of diamonds State Park for his birthday one year. We found a lot of red jasper and several small diamonds, and I mean very very small. It was a lot of fun! It was more expensive to dig than we initially thought it would be, but still reasonable.

[merricasem]

Another great place is the Oceanview Mine in Pala CA. Tourmalines, aquamarines, garnet, and kunzite.

[mikeshaw]

I have been a stone Mason since 1988 have always loved precious stones crystals never had anything worth anything but just digging something pretty out of the ground with my kids provided great enjoyment and wholesome fun for my kids

[jennifermoody]

My dream is to own an RV and go across the US mining for crystals and minerals.. Graves mountain isn't far from me so it's definitely at the top of my list.. The Purple Heart mine is another great one.. They have some of the best Amethysts in the world.. LOVED THIS VID SO MUCH!!😍🤗🥰🤤💖

[AstoundingYeti]

Seeing Jerma walk out in the middle of my geology content nearly gave me whiplash. Great vid!

[F.E.A.R.L.E.S.S.]

Just went to Hiddenite yesterday grabbed a surprise sack for my daughters to do at home.

[JS.]

Another excellent spot at least for fossils is green river formation Wyoming. Public pay to dig areas and we went to one and walked out with dozens of specimens. I would say at least 2/3 of them were perfectly complete fish fossils with a great variety. Also walked away with some fish feces fossils LOL they are super common but what a great conversation piece. For those who don't know the green river formation is essentially a no longer existent ancient ocean. The rock consists of a sedimentary sandstone. Its very interesting to peel back the layers. Anyone who goes towards Yellowstone should consider this on their trip! Honorable mention from my state for fossils is the Mazon creek formation and for beautiful fluorites Hardin County IL on the southern tip of the state.

[herranenspearguns]

Jade is very common all over the central coast of California, if you just down the gravel bars on the coastal streams and rivers you can pick up jade cobbles up to around 20#

[Bueller.Bueller.Bueller.]

Crater of Diamonds is a fun experience for gem thrill seekers! You get lots of natural gems like jasper and calcite. The gemologists will tell you what gems you found at the counter. Love it! What you find is yours to keep.

[alanschneider]

I've been finding emeralds, beryl, sapphires, labradorite, Epidote, prehnite, almandine all over in the upper peninsula of Michigan, some really nice specimens too.

[jkarpet]

I went to the crater of diamonds in July, very hot, dug for 3 hours, no diamond but lots of jasper and little shards of Quartz and calcite that looked like a diamond. Still a fun experience

[alexanderzangal]

4:55 I like how his necklace glimmered as he said “see something glimmering under the sun” XD

[gemcuttingservice]

As a Gem Cutter from Sri Lanka, I really appreciate your work. Great work 👍

[-.Tristan.-]

I would love to be able to see a new Gems Across America episode soon!

[scorbunnyfan]

Literally I have. I want to Moonstone beach at Cambria California. And I pick up of couple of Moonstones, Jades, Cloudy Quartz and even Jaspers.

[douglascornett]

Been to two places in North Carolina and the Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas. North Carolina was fun, not so much the crater of diamonds.

[SilentGlaceon]

I went to Morefield Mine back in 4th grade. I have to check it out again.

[alkemyfrost]

i remember our elementary school went to the crystal caves (it was a Minnesota school but I think we stepped across the nearby border into Wisconsin for this), didn't get the gems I found identified but they were pretty little bits and I remember one was a nice purple one bigger than the other pieces, it was a fun experience and i'd definitely go again if I could.
this is a cool and fun youtube channel

[valerianbowie]

Graves Mountain is amazing! I made a bingo card with all 40-something minerals and I’m on a mission to collect them all. I’m most fascinated with the amount of micro minerals that I find within the rocks. It’s my happy place. ❤

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Ah yes, the fine art of mineral collecting. The ancient tradition of crawling through mud and digging shiny stuff out of holes.