usung a blacklight to find emeralds

[ivan salis]

one needs to think out of the box when treasure hunting is my point … to get a leg up on other treasure hunters...

 

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[PhipsFolly]

Found upwards of 50 Colombian Muzo Emeralds from the 1715 Fleet... the only way I was ever able to actively search for and find these (other than by sheer luck of coming across one) was to do research on which sites had previous emerald finds made by others and get out there and sift for them!!! Many long hard back breaking hours of sifting during particular beach conditions to recover them... go do it... they’re out there!!

 

[BillA]

impressive photo, kudos

 

[RTR]

Found upwards of 50 Colombian Muzo Emeralds from the 1715 Fleet... the only way I was ever able to actively search for and find these (other than by sheer luck of coming across one) was to do research on which sites had previous emerald finds made by others and get out there and sift for them!!! Many long hard back breaking hours of sifting during particular beach conditions to recover them... go do it... they’re out there!!
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Simply Beautiful Phips !! !!

 

[PhipsFolly]

Thanks Ivan... a lot of work over 20 years of beach hunting for them... and few helpful hints from some awesome beachcombers who are no longer with us...[emoji6]

 

[sphillips]

Found upwards of 50 Colombian Muzo Emeralds from the 1715 Fleet... the only way I was ever able to actively search for and find these (other than by sheer luck of coming across one) was to do research on which sites had previous emerald finds made by others and get out there and sift for them!!! Many long hard back breaking hours of sifting during particular beach conditions to recover them... go do it... they’re out there!!
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Great story Phips. Would not expect you to reveal locations, but maybe what beach conditions are ideal?

Thx

steve

 

[PhipsFolly]

I have three locations that turn out emeralds on the beach at three different 1715 wrecks... one seems to produce much higher quality stones than the others so that I will keep under my sifter so to speak... I have shared the location of one of the other sights with a few close th’er friends but to be honest with you, the site I shared is no secret... Pepper Park area in Fort Pierce... numerous others have found stones there. As for exactly where on the beach, I’ll leave that for you to do your homework[emoji6]

 

[PhipsFolly]

And the third location falls between Treasure Shores and Golden Sands beach accesses... but with all the beach renourishment that has gone on, I don’t think any stones have been found recently.

 

[sphillips]

And the third location falls between Treasure Shores and Golden Sands beach accesses... but with all the beach renourishment that has gone on, I don’t think any stones have been found recently.

For beach conditions I would think when there are some good cuts?

 

[PhipsFolly]

Actually the opposite if hunting shell piles and the trough... if sifting, that’s mostly mid beach and up to the toe of the dune where they were deposited by higher tides and beach filling back in.

 

[njcommercialdiver]

i tried a UV light when i was out in washington state last year, hoping to find some diamonds on the sandbars, all i found was a weird plant that would show up orange and green, some strange bugs, and found out bird poop fluoresces but never found any diamonds

 

[sphillips]

Actually the opposite if hunting shell piles and the trough... if sifting, that’s mostly mid beach and up to the toe of the dune where they were deposited by higher tides and beach filling back in.

Very interesting Phips, thank you for that

 

[WaveJunky757]

Thank you for the informative posts Phips, that’s what keeps me coming back to this wonderful site.

 

[PhipsFolly]

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[Red_desert]

i tried a UV light when i was out in washington state last year, hoping to find some diamonds on the sandbars, all i found was a weird plant that would show up orange and green, some strange bugs, and found out bird poop fluoresces but never found any diamonds

I read some where that emeralds fluoresce under normal light but not with UV light sources. I've been told that diamonds in jewelry show up at night under car headlights in parking lots. If so, a super bright type of normal light would do the best job for diamonds or emeralds in the dark.

 

[PhipsFolly]

Or you could just look for them during the day when you can easily see them...[emoji23]

 

[PhipsFolly]

I heard that emeralds feed at night so be careful... they sleep during the day so it’s easier to sneak up on em

 

[sphillips]

I heard that emeralds feed at night so be careful... they sleep during the day so it’s easier to sneak up on em

Then day time it is!

 

[Red_desert]

I like the sifter idea, years ago there was a sifter group on the beaches. A good article on how to make their beach sifters, was published for us to read. From what I can remember the frame used pvc pipe and galvanized rabbit cage mesh.

My take on it, that would work good for screening higher up sand. But at the waterline or where wet sand is filling in the hole, best option is a tough plastic gold classifier pan 14" diameter with a circular (concentric) cut galvanized rabbit cage mesh attached to bottom (inside pan). This combo can recover a coin which other commercial sifters have failed to reach, simply by turning pan sideways to wiggle it down then turning as lifting up contents.

 

[PhipsFolly]

Never had to sift in the trough asi have been quite successful higher on the beach and besides, eater hunting is restricted at leased wreck sites.