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I'm the president of a local rock club in New Mexico. We have a number of new people, so at our last monthly meeting I played this video in its entirety for our 50 or so members. It was educational and everyone enjoyed your presentation. Thanks, Teach!
exactly, its hard to find that, and also where to look for them. Portugal as supposedly a lot of good places, but no one talks about them. I d love to make some hunts, but first I have to gather knowledge on what conditions to look at and its seems to be even more dificult!!
@@killzilla Everyone gatekeeps because they're afraid of losing their shiny spot. But they don't just gatekeep spots, they gatekeep generalist knowledge because they plain don't want too many people getting into 'their' hobby. It's not just rockhounding, it's tons of hobbies that rely on a certain degree of specialist knowledge.
The huge variety of examples was so helpful. I feel like so many resources only show one or two really "perfect" examples of the rock, all cut and polished. I wanna see the "ugliest" examples of the rock, because that's what I see more often when rockhounding. However, I actually know for sure that 13:17 is a Starship Enterprise communicator 😂
As someone that is new to getting into rock collecting/finding, this helps immensely. The lines really can be blurred at times so I really found relief in this video. Thank you
Straight forward, honest and informative.... This is the first of your videos I've watched and am thoroughly impressed with the way you put your ideas forward. Awesome 💯
Nice explanation on how to identify different agates and jasper. It is very educational to someone like me who really interested about the classification of different agates and jasper.
I'm a happy new subscriber !!! Been rockhounding since childhood when my uncle found a real big amethyst geode near my house. Really got back into it a coupla years ago, I have a bunch of rocks in vinegar, hot water and dish soap. today..the ones i picked on the coast of the Atlantic ocean in New Brunswick and PEI Canada 2 year ago....man they already look amazing after 10 minutes!! Love this channel! Keep up the great work! From Montreal Canada ;)
I really enjoyed that! It was like being back in one of my geology/mineralogy classes in college. I’m looking forward to watching your video about the methods of formation. You are wonderful at explaining things and making things clear.
Your channel came up in my feeds I am a lover of Gemstones. Watched my 1st video of yours and was immediately hooked and Subscribed! I look forward to seeing many more of your Rockhounding Adventures and your viewpoints about this vast topic. As for Agate and Jasper, I love them both. Sadly they are two Gemstones that are vastly underrated by the general public. Their natural beauty oftentimes gets downplayed with dying and overprocessing in the marketplace. I recently Hand Knotted a beautiful natural Agate 32 inch necklace for myself. That's my personal Hobby (not a business of any kind) just for me. It'sa very calming Hobby and let's me enjoy different ways of enjoying my retirement life. At 70 plus years old I don't go rock hunting too often nowadays. Glad to see the younger ones doing that and learning about the vastness and historic values of Gemstones found in Nature.
I like your bottom line message in the video. A whole plentitude of amalgams out there and stones certainly don't know or care about our naming rules. Lovely array of eye candy as well.
I literally bought a box of rocks at a yard sale and was interested in learning how to identify them and polish them up, and you were the best video so far. Thanks for the details, will be back to learn more.
Love the host's attitude about our private rock clubs.....there is no place for all of the negative banter that inevitably comes up when someone posts looking for input on a specimen!.... Look forward to the videos to come!
Agates are heavenly. I could happily spend the rest of my life alone on a pebble beach. Even if found a dull quartz pebble, it would still be worth it.
YOU ARE AMAZING...It's refreshing that you provided this for us NEWBIES. I would really like to see more of these for various rocks and minerals! THANK YOU! Most "rock" channels do not consider the beginner. THIS IS INVALUABLE! KUDOS!
Thank you, I try to make content that I wish I had when we were starting out and trying to navigate these topics. I like the idea of doing it for other rocks and minerals as well.
I know nothing about rocks, to be completely honest, but I am thinking of taking our boys agate hunting on the Oregon coast, I found your video extremely informative! And I love the eye of the beholder outlook, a pretty rock is a pretty rock!! My interpretation of agate has always been clear white or looks like a ball of earwax! Love your passion!! Keep doing what you do!
Much fun agate hunting on the Oregon Coast! Most I found there over few yrs, were small ones & very small, so gotta' look closely & hold up to the sunlight -you should be able to see light glowing from behind. Well, except for the completely white coated ones. Didn't know they were agates for long time some are all covered in the white coating, but it's great when it's partly worn away!
I feel like I can hear my geologist friend now, "It's all SiO2!" Lol That's literally what he says when ever someone brought in an agate/jasper/quartz/chalcedony for identification
Thank you. That explains a lot. My grandson and I decided to go agate/jasper/petrified wood collecting in NE Nebraska. I thought it would be rather easy to identify which was which. "Look!, there's and agate....no, that's jasper...hmmm. Is that a Nebr prairie agate? No! I think that's a Fairburn Agate. What's this crusty stuff? Lot's like agate or opal inside. Arggg!! i might have to go back to my own classification system...."Purdy rock....ugly rock". Still not sure if one of them was a Fairburn or not.
Great topic .A few thoughts , the more I learn about rocks the more I realize how little I know. I do know I really really like Agates. Keep up the good work.
It's a complex subject for sure that no one person can fully understand and if someone says they do, well that really shows how little they actually know.
I'm new to this I went on two rock hounding trips in September 2020 and found lots of cool stuff. Now I want to know what they are, my mind is a sponge thank you for your time.
Funny…..I’ve been down a rabbit hole of learning… this week I was watching arrowheads being searched for. Then they’d talk about sediment and layers in the soil or what kind of rock the artifacts were. So after watching a ton of related videos, I kept being left with the thought…. What makes up a rock and how is that formed?? What are the differences?? Then I have this video pop up!! You are a great teacher and have me understanding a lot better. I think I’ll hang around your channel and learn some more 😜
Thank you for the great video! I am just getting into the hobby and you helped me learn a few things, looking forward to watching more of your content!
Hahaha, 30 seconds in, and I answered no to all the above. Haven't the first clue about any of it. That's why I'm here, because I'm curious and want to learn! Thanks for all the info. Very appreciated.
That was the greatest "Actually" I have ever heard. I had to listen to it a few times. I love rock hounding. I love learning a little here and there about what I have. And I now live where it is productive just a quarter mile from my house, which is pretty cool. I'm here to learn some more, to see it differently than I currently do. I always challenge myself that way. And now I have this "Actually" to throw out for humor's sake. Thanks!
Good video CR. As I’ve only been back in the hobby a couple of years it’s very interesting to view this information and the context of complexity of just this one portion of rocks. Keep Safe & Keep Rockin
Awesome video with very valid points! I shared this to a beginner's rockhounding page on Facebook. Hopefully it gets to more people and helps them understand better. Thanks Jared!✌😎
Just found your channel with this video today. Your teaching style is clear and reasoned for looking at things in grey, not black & white, which is the way of most things in life. Instant subscription to this wonderful asset!
I just have to say, this is one of my favorite videos ever. So helpful!! For the past year, my boyfriend and I can't stop quoting it every time we are out looking for agates on the beach 😂
Great video! My girlfriend and I are beginners at rockhounding. Started with hunting native American artifacts. We find lots of rocks we have questions about. Very helpful 👍 thank you so much for the explanation of some of your rocks.
Very helpful video! Thank you so much! I just came back from a trip doing fossicking for the first time in my life. Your video helped me to identify some of the stones I digged out or found in the river.
I recently had a bunch of contravercy over my rocks on a Facebook group and I don't know much . This video was perfect for my growth in knowledge !! Thank you for a awesome video
I highly enjoyed your take, this is something I try to explain but don't have the exact wisdom to pass on as to why I see things this way and how it is sometimes more in the 50 shades of grey over black and white when it comes to categorizing stones or really anything for that matter. Thank you for the content I appreciate you !
First time watcher, loved the video. Funny how everyone wants to correct everyone else, the deficit of our society. This helped a lot, I will be binge watching your videos now. Would love more videos like this.
Loved this video because it has let me know I can relax about my 'finds' that are sometimes confusing. I'm new to trying to correctly ID the rocks and mineral specimens of which I now have a few hundred pounds' worth, all locally sourced here in The Big Mitten, inland. Your channel is exactly what I needed to add to my small library of RU-vid rockhounding sites. Thanks!
Lovely specimens! Personally i love getting to know the different names to Moss Agates, Sagenites, Carnelians, Botryoidal or Microcrystalline features (i often find Cherts looking like yellow or green Jasper and vice versa!) and so on.. but knowing the names/identification of specific rocks, helps me identify gems quicker while hounding and also it helps me build a mental map of where gems may have formed, based on what they are, where i find them and the condition they're in. Although it's all silica, how the silica is expressed is down to the chemistry/environment it was forged in - at least in my view :) Also aren't Picture Jasper's and Rhyolite's techniaclly cousin's - they both have upwards of %60 silica content?? XD
love your explanation I have directed this video to tons it gets very frustrating arguing with people about chalcedony, agate and jasper especially those who are the sticklers for like the scientific definition of them I know that it's just your take on these but we share the same opinion keep em coming
Love this! As a fellow rock hound this is a great “back to basics” video! Well explained/described and very well done! Just subbed, keep up the great work!
After decades of peripheral interest in Rockhounding, I only recently got the bug after a bit of prospecting. Just as it took hold I stumbled upon some chert fields with rocks I can't find other examples of. I live in Arizona's most volcanic region (and the most recently active). The area is known for it's Kaibab Limestone layers predating the volcanic activity by millions of years. While hiking I thought I came across some very nice classic red Jasper, naturally polished. I began to look closer and reading the landscape, hydrology and topography suggested I'd find more not far. I was right, low water flow area literally inches deep with samples ranging from deep blood red, through peach, beige, tan, white and feint green and all combinations. Further, I began to find small nodules from pea size to golf ball; some of which broken open are geodes while others simple chert. But, as I looked closer, the "red Jasper" color was only an outer layer, probably a latent deposit of iron from the volcanic activity. The color schemes are consistent in both plain rocks be and nodules and while I call them "Arizona Sunset Stones" (as they range the colors of our sunset) I struggle to determine a clear catagory (other than micro crystaline / Chert). Some have translucence but most are opaque; some are layered; some nodules have opaque beige beads inside while others, small quartz crystals. Some nodules combine curious swirling outer layers of two distinct colored layers (identical representation in multiple samples). Wish I could find a local pro to look at my collection more closely.
More research on it today and some of the colorization I'm seeing could be limonite staining while other colors from the iron and silicates of the cinders (which are either black or deep red). The peach color (seen only in the nodules) is possible a feint mix of the red and tan/yellow of the limonite.
i remember the lesson from grade school,opaque,no light comes through,translucent ,light passes through,ans transparent is where you can view through it !
WOW...thanks so much for this video. I was hoping I would find an individual who would go further in depth as to how these various stones are formed and what they should properly be called. Look forward to more of your info. Thanks again for posting.
Awesome thank you:) I have a collection of rocks most I assumed to be agates but I was able to pick out the jasper pieces using this video :) Also fun learning about the make up and good ways to pick them out. I’ve got some of the crystalline(?) glad to put some names to my rocks 💜
I've enjoyed several of your videos as I've embarked on this new hobby, but this video is the one that made me subscribe. Fantastic stuff, thanks so much for sharing!
I was in a lapidary class that had an elderly scholar of earth sciences. He called the silicate family of rocks weeds. They get in cracks and grow everywhere. He was a fun teacher and now whenever I run across a “weed” out in the field, I fondly think of him
THANKYOU!!!! Finally somebody who can explain the similarities, text book definitions and how and why one rock can be all thee above! Helps this amateur rock hunter in Michigan's Upper Penninsula!!
I love how you break things down an rocks can be more then just what they are. But they are all unique. You almost sound like you could be a D but i enjoy and feel like i learn from your videos. Thank you
People like to separate things in to distinctly divided, nice, neat, pigeon-hole boxes, while nature says, "not so fast there, I'm messy, deal with it! "
Some of the banded chert you have here is phenomenal! I’ve got a couple cool jaw breakers and some defined line banded chert but nothing like that in my findings lately, super into jaspagates and eye agates currently but I’ll pocket any bangers big or tiny
Thank you! This gave some clarity to a few of the jaspers I have and a few of the agates I have. We have been very busy cutting and shaping with a 7" wet saw. Polishing and tumbling equipment coming down the pike soon! My creek is LOADED.... STL, MO
I find jasper gastroliths where I live in Wyoming. It’s wild to be in the middle of nowhere on my dirt bike. The area straddles the Chugwater and Madison formations. The gastroliths stick out like a sore thumb. Pretty cool to find stones that came from a Dino gizzard. Good info!
Thank you so much Mr . I'm infatuated with agets i have a large collection such as yours though I was finding it hard to explain to others that they come in so many forms and descriptions. Thanks for your time 😊
I know I'm a bit late but I just found your channel. This has explained so many things for me thank you! I have always collected rocks but never got into the names and taking it as a serious hobby until recently and I have literally asked some of those very things you have pointed out while doing research because one site will say one thing and the next another and honestly I could have the same rock or mineral as you do and they can look completely different so even using pictures or a baseline sample doesn't always work but this video has been enlightening!
