Another rusty dusty aged rockhound here. This episode (#4--cutting) is just great! I wish, though, that when you showed us your treasures--before they were cut--you hadn't moved them so quickly. Hard to grasp the details when you do. Still fabulous, though. Thanks! (I’ve been to the Maritime Provinces seven times and they were spectacular anyway.) Resident from Virginia
nice channel, you can fit together some wood rails for your saw to slide the rocks along straight to have perfect cuts, probably just two straight pieces of wood and a wooden clamp that can go in the middle with a bolt, even a 3d printed thing if you have to.
That flow banded rhyolite and the brecciated rhyolite are so sick! 😍 I really think the flecks are pyrite... And the last stone I think is quartzite... The green is not right for epidote and it's looks more like jasper in the mix besides pink plagioclase feldspar...so unakite is out for sure... Really pretty tho! Nice cuts dude! The next best thing to finding them is seeing what they look like inside. So cool! Thanks for sharing as always. Cheers🐾
Yeah i'm thinking the specs are either pyrite or mica. It's still hard to tell even with a hand lens. I agree....the green isn't right for epidote. That's why I asked people to comment on what they thought. And yeah a lot of Jasper in it. Its my fav rock from the cutting video.
Those are such beautiful rocks. Cant wait to get my rick shed set up and running so I can start cutting and polishing. Just a few more things needed . Just a great video. Thank you for sharing.
Oh yes it does. I have loved collecting rocks all my life. Just finally decided to get into the lapidary world. I now have 4 tumblers all different but it will work. Its my passion now. Great hobby. Very relaxing being on the different beaches.
Love your cuts :) ...The "Porphyry" is actually a Breccia...nice one !! Now...Are there hard rock exposures of these rocks by the beach ? Those "shimmery" bits could be pyrite
Thanks! Yeah I acknowledged that mistake on a previous comment. I actually think it can be classified as a Brecciated Rhyolite Porphyry. Definitely has a red fine grained silica rich matrix with larger crystals of Feldspar throughout. It was later brecciated and re-cemented with white quartz. No outcrops on the beach. I concluded the “shimmery” material was either pyrite or some form of Mica group mineral. After examining with my hand lense I’m pretty sure it’s the latter.
Call me an optimist, but maybe give the sparkly ones a once over with a metal detector just in case those flecks aren't pyrite but gold. Quartz and gold many times are found together. If it's tiny flecks of gold that would be pretty awesome. Great finds!
We have a ton of quartzite here in Cape Breton that has tiny mica inclusions like this. Very pretty. We also have some beautiful porphyritic jasper in the Mira/Gabarus basin. I have some ridiculous examples myself.
@@RockhoundingLife I need to get a tile saw myself, but for me hunting is like a treasure hunt Everytime. Plus just being out in nature is the best part for me. That could change a little when I get a saw, but until then I love finding mine and watching you and others find and cut theirs!
My husband and I found some stones holding up a Wash House on our over 130 year old farm. It was give to his Grandparents. One is a 100 pound Jasper and some Quartzites. I will have to get them wet to see how they look. Don’t think the large one can be cut.
Watched a couple of yr videos an I really enjoyed them. I'm new to figuring out what is what rock lol so 8f u have any tips or links that b awesome I've just started to sand an polish my first little piece lol thanks fr sharing
Hi there!! Glad to have you aboard!! If I were to give you any tips it would be to research the areas were you like to rockhound. Find out the geology of the area and what type rocks and minerals people are finding there. For identification the internet has all the info you need. You can also buy pocket rock and mineral field books that you can use for reference for identifying rocks. With regards to cutting & polishing rocks, I have a really good set up for beginners that I will share in a video coming up really soon. It will show you how to get a quality shine without breaking the bank.
I think the rock on the last pic has something to do with rhyolite, possibly heavily silicated and it cooled slowly in order to crystalize well. I have rarely found similar green material in the orbicular rhyolite in my area, i have a pic on my instagram. The rock at 9:40 would be brecciated rhyolite, rhyolite that has been broken up but hasn't been tumbled and concreted by quartzite into a solid rock again. That flow banded rhyolite looks so cool, its almost like a scene on Mars or Saturn or something!! Nice finds and great video.
Thanks!! The green looks like Aventurine. It’s in the first Rhyolite in the slide show as well. Yeah you’re right on that rock at 9:40. Not a porphyry. Totally botched that classification! But still my fav rock!
Really nice cuts, beautiful insides. Me being a newbie, do you have any regrets on cutting any rock. I'm experimenting with rocks to see what's inside.
I think the sparkly flakes you mention are muskovite, or mica. Could be sulfide or iron pyrites, fools gold?! Pretyy common I think in most granitic rocks? IDK
Hi Your rocks look amazing. A couple look like they are the solar system. Love the colors. You think you have good finds when rock hunting then you cut them open and the real surprise comes out.
Did u find any special pattern within the stones? Sometimes we can find patterns inside after cutting the stones which look like animal-shape or scenery.. something like that
Actually it's both!! It's definitely brecciated within a white quartz matrix but you can also see the porphyritic inclusions within the rhyolite itself.
It's a 7" top cut wet tile saw. Coincidently I am releasing a video tomorrow morning at 9am EST that goes over the specs of the saw we use to cut most of our rocks. You should tune in if interested to know more.
