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Fall Agate Hunt on Lake Superior 

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I met up with local agate hunter Dan to hunt Vermillion Point. It was a fun day out. I even sliced one and tumbled another so you get to see how a couple of these rocks look after I got them home.
Check out Dan's channel here: / @upperpeninsulabeautiful
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@cgbach
@cgbach 10 месяцев назад
I’m a simple man. I see a Michigan Rocks video, I click
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I like your simplicity.
@lisawells1064
@lisawells1064 10 месяцев назад
Smart man.
@timhuester7721
@timhuester7721 9 месяцев назад
This is so wholesome! Two guys meeting up to look for rocks, then meeting a third rock friend by accident and strolling down a beach while going "look at this cool rock I found" every few minutes 😄
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 9 месяцев назад
We are simple people. Rocks are enough to make us happy. Running into John was one of the best parts of the day. It was his first rock hunt and he had watched both of our RU-vid videos.
@upperpeninsulabeautiful
@upperpeninsulabeautiful 10 месяцев назад
That jasper turned out remarkable!
@ktlivingherway516
@ktlivingherway516 10 месяцев назад
Spring forward, Fall back. You made a new friend
@darkwood777
@darkwood777 10 месяцев назад
Nice episode... little bit of everything.
@Reet64
@Reet64 10 месяцев назад
Wow! That MaryEllen jasper is a beauty. What a polish!
@donnalantz7981
@donnalantz7981 10 месяцев назад
A couple of the rocks you found reminds me of picture jasper. Lots of beautiful rocks.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Those two near the end? I think those might have been sandstone, but I'm not sure.
@donnalantz7981
@donnalantz7981 10 месяцев назад
@MichiganRocks , time stamp 3:37 and 18: 37 I know it's now but just reminds me of picture jasper.
@mikeoverway6587
@mikeoverway6587 10 месяцев назад
First commenter? Honored. It's a pleasure watching all the stuff you put out. Wish I had time to chase down the rock stash. My wife and I grabbed a few of your crosses at Olivet Book and Gift last summer; passed them out to others and had a chance to discuss their significance in the process. Keep up the faith and the good work!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Thanks for buying and distributing my crosses. I sell a ton of those and give a lot away too. They're a great little thing to make.
@owllover8233
@owllover8233 10 месяцев назад
❤❤❤ I can’t wait to make it up there one day
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
It's worth the drive.
@BlueSteelRabbit
@BlueSteelRabbit 10 месяцев назад
Wooo an agate hunt.
@Zhimbo-WoT
@Zhimbo-WoT 10 месяцев назад
Love your videos. Even though I majored in geology (before switching to physics) while in college fifty years ago I know next to nothing about rock hounding and lapidary. I know I wouldn't get five feet along that beach, I'd be picking up every rock with a bit of color.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I'm glad I saved a lot of time and money getting a geology degree, because it sounds like I can enjoy colorful rocks just as well as you can! Seriously, though, it is always more interesting when you understand more about any subject. I keep learning a little geology along the way, even thought it has been a slow process for me.
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
You throw away so many beauties. I would love to go through your scrap yard.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
My scrap yard is the beach. I know I throw back a lot, but I really try not to take anything home that I can't do something with. I'm really into making something out of the rocks I collect, even if it's just tumbling them.
@savagesquirrel9828
@savagesquirrel9828 10 месяцев назад
The rock at 12:07 was really beautiful. Nice people. I hope you meet up again. Thanks.
@MrTurtleMontana
@MrTurtleMontana 10 месяцев назад
Hey Rob! Another great hunting video! I love how we get to see you find a rock, and then we get to see it slabbed, cabbed, or polished-all in the same video! That's the kind of instant gratification that keeps me coming back for more! I sure hope you kept some of those yellow/orange rocks you found. There's been a number of occasions where you wished you had more of those colors (when making magnetic daisies for your daughter's old room, and for the fall leaves you made for Nancy). Also, John is one lucky guy! He wakes up that morning and heads to the beach to look for agates, as I'm sure he's done a hundred times in the past-when suddenly, he sees two of his favorite RU-vidrs walking towards the beach. So not only does he get to meet them, but he also gets to spend the morning rock hunting with them! Talk about being in the right place at the right time! I can imagine he was grinning from ear to ear, the entire time... I know I would be!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
That was John's first agate hunt ever. He said he was there because of watching my videos. I'll bet he never dreamed that I'd be there to welcome him to his new hobby! It was the first time Dan had ever had anyone recognize him on the beach too. It was all really fun. I didn't keep the big, yellow rock because they're always white in the middle. White is a good color to have on hand, but if I'm going to bring home a white rock, then I want a really white rock.
@MrTurtleMontana
@MrTurtleMontana 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks John's first time?! That makes this whole thing even that much better! How absolutely awesome it was to share that experience with him! You can't get much better than that! Certainly a trip he will never forget! Are there any rocks around that are actually yellow/orange, and not just surface stained? I feel like I've collected some, but now that I'm thinking it may just be on the outside... I have a few extremely white rocks, which are quite large (football to basketball sized). I'm currently working on turning a single piece of one into a giant molar for my dentist. He sterilizes his used diamond burrs and then gives them to me instead of throwing them out. The best part is they work great, considering they are sintered, professional quality. Too bad my rock tooth gift could never return the favor... 😆
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
@@MrTurtleMontana That sounds like an awesome project. I hope you're not carving that big rock with those tiny burrs though! I have never found a rock that was yellow all the way through, unless it was a small enough rock that the staining went all the way through. There are yellow rocks like bumble bee jasper, for example, but I'm sure you know that.
@MrTurtleMontana
@MrTurtleMontana 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks LoL! That would be terribly painful! Rough cutting an outline and then using the side of the diamond blade for the initial shaping. Will switch to a diamond cup on my grinder and then move to the flex shaft, right before throwing it in the 15# Model B for a few stages. I usually only run stage 1 in my rotary, but I doubt it will fit in my UV-10, so I have no choice. I'll shoot you a picture when I'm all done. I'm going to check a few of my storage units (buckets) for any yellow/orange rocks that run more than surface deep, and I'll let you know what I find.
@firechicken455adventures
@firechicken455adventures 10 месяцев назад
Great adventure. I have not found an agate yet. Thanks for sharing.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Gotta keep looking. We were out for about seven hour, I think. We all found some, but it's a long time between finds.
@kbreternitz7042
@kbreternitz7042 10 месяцев назад
We passed you when you were leaving. I had a little meltdown because we missed you. But it was a good agate day.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Dan was catching a ride from Whitefish Point, back to the Soo and we were almost late. I wish we had time to stay and chat a little longer. Sorry about that.
@migglemaggle9500
@migglemaggle9500 10 месяцев назад
Wonderful I love your vids
@powerlinekid4296
@powerlinekid4296 10 месяцев назад
That Mary Ellen Jasper is amazing, looks like a view into inner-outer space.
@teeteepalooza
@teeteepalooza 10 месяцев назад
how cool that you met up with 2 guys at different stages of rock experience & love. the one you polished & tumbled is gorgeous edit: i reread this & i should’ve said: the STONE you polished. you definitely didn’t polish one of the guys! 😳
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
That was the best part of the day. Dan has way more agate hunting experience and John had none. Best of all, we all found agates. What a fun day.
@80sunshine21
@80sunshine21 10 месяцев назад
Enjoyed the video. Nice to meet two rock hounds. Thanks. Suzy
@donleetz3250
@donleetz3250 10 месяцев назад
I like the idea of using camouflage gloves to sneak up on the rocks. I'm going to get a pair! Thanks for the video.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I know all the best tricks.
@peterchesko9537
@peterchesko9537 10 месяцев назад
Hi again! Thanks for another fun adventure. It has been at least 50 years since I was at Lake Superior and your wading has refreshed my memory of the incredible clarity of the water. I'm looking forward to seeing what the agates you've found look like finished. Fun to see so many top shelf leaverites too.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I don't tumble my agates. They're usually so small that I just hate to make them any smaller. They also look really awesome just as I find them.
@lilalightandlove421
@lilalightandlove421 10 месяцев назад
“I have too many rocks” and I reply, “Never!!!” The polished rock is amazzzzzing! Thanks for taking the time to include it in this video. I guess you couldn’t hear me chanting, “Cut it!” When you were looking at the good sized agate you found today. 😅
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Nope, I completely missed that. You might want to yell a little louder next time.
@jpexoticpets146
@jpexoticpets146 10 месяцев назад
I loved the striped rock 15 minutes and 31 seconds in because it looked like a planet!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I was just out with WildKyle and he kept saying that rocks looked like planets.
@FindingPebbles
@FindingPebbles 10 месяцев назад
Pebbles everywhere! Have a great day.
@thegatesofdawn...1386
@thegatesofdawn...1386 10 месяцев назад
With all of those vivid colors I had to watch!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I guess I picked the right rocks for the thumbnail!
@jasondelgatty3583
@jasondelgatty3583 10 месяцев назад
Another great video. Next year we need a video of you snorkeling looking for those great agates. You know the closer to the ground our old eyes get the better we can spot stuff.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I'm not man enough to get into that water for more than a very quick dip. I do have a shorty wet suit and have gotten in before, but not often.
@natalieclark5819
@natalieclark5819 10 месяцев назад
My goodness, that shine!!!
@joolzbohr
@joolzbohr 10 месяцев назад
Looked like a pretty successful day! I discovered Dan's channel recently too. Seems like a nice young man!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
He's really nice. He has some awesome agates too.
@leslyeschoenhuth1107
@leslyeschoenhuth1107 10 месяцев назад
It looked like you were finding pudding stones except the wear patterns were reversed.. It was fun watching you hunt for Agates.. Better luck nect time.. Thanks for new rockhounds to watch..
@I_wish_I_knew_something
@I_wish_I_knew_something 10 месяцев назад
I’m so busy with work! But I’ll stop and watch. Vermillion! I have to sing songs when I’m walking out, too creepy. 😂
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Vermillion is creepy? I have never found it to be creepy. What creeps you out?
@I_wish_I_knew_something
@I_wish_I_knew_something 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks late at night, walking out, I don’t want to run into large fury creatures.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
@@I_wish_I_knew_something Oh, ok. I guess I understand that. I was out Yooperlite hunting there last summer with a guy who told me he had seen a wolf while on that beach.
@valmiron4360
@valmiron4360 10 месяцев назад
Great to see you Dan! I subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago. Great to see my 2 favorite rock hunters searching for those precious agates on the same beach! What fun! Always enjoy the videos from both of you!!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Dan's finds really impressed me. I love his jars of agates.
@wyomingadventures
@wyomingadventures 10 месяцев назад
Love the last rock you polished!
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 10 месяцев назад
Great video, reall enjoyed it.
@sparband
@sparband 10 месяцев назад
The rock came out beautiful.
@markattardo
@markattardo 10 месяцев назад
Awesome hunt!
@kastah
@kastah 10 месяцев назад
i love walking alongside your rockhunters. My garden had being filled up quit fast for sure🤣if I had walked there.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
You might have reconsidered if you had to haul the bucket.
@wyomingadventures
@wyomingadventures 10 месяцев назад
I'm always amazed at how the different rocks in your area. What a variety! Some day I'm going to visit your area and go rock hunting. Was supposed to go this year but didn't make it, unfortunately. Family had a car accident and I'm still in Iowa. Thankfully no one was serious hurt. You all found some cool rocks!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Bummer about the accident. I'm glad no one was injured. Keep in mind that I travel a lot to make some of these videos. I drive about 3.5 hours to get to this beach on Lake Superior where the agates are. Lake Huron is where I live and the rocks are different there.
@kirsiselei8703
@kirsiselei8703 10 месяцев назад
Great finds and beautiful scenery❤allways love ur hunt trips🥰
@soul_adventurist
@soul_adventurist 8 месяцев назад
Great finds! Love the banded chert!
@joniangelsrreal6262
@joniangelsrreal6262 10 месяцев назад
👁👁 🍁🍁🍁 a humble Michigan man indeed…!🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨
10 месяцев назад
Lindas demais
@janehelbert7551
@janehelbert7551 10 месяцев назад
Nice agate Rob! I think you caught up.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I did ok in the end, but it was a slow start.
@danielfrechette3440
@danielfrechette3440 10 месяцев назад
20:55 I've had a few like that. I threw them in the tumbler with rough grit. Inside I find chert, sometimes banded. occasionally an agate bit. A round with rough grit can expose some interesting things. Hello from Alpena!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
That one is in the tumbler now. I really don't know what to expect. Hi right back at you from Alpena.
@davidhile5363
@davidhile5363 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks Hi Rob, Daniels comment is exactly what I was talking about in my comment !
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
@@davidhile5363 I'm getting excited about that one now!
@outdoorstudios2022
@outdoorstudios2022 10 месяцев назад
Thanks for sharing!
@umich79
@umich79 10 месяцев назад
Great history on the brick. I’d have to keep it, just for history alone. Nice to see you finding some fellow rock wizards! Hope you and your family are well . Love the polished rocks!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I enjoyed the brick story too. I have been to Crisp Point Lighthouse many times, so I know right where it came from.
@phu303
@phu303 10 месяцев назад
Nice! New video! ❤🎉
@abbyW
@abbyW 10 месяцев назад
5:53 😂 I love a good dad joke
@captpaul8827
@captpaul8827 10 месяцев назад
Coming to you from central New Mexico waiting for the NM Mineral Symposium. Vermillion; that's another place I haven't been to in years and I don't believe Dr. Nat has ever been to. Maybe we'll check it out next summer...
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I had a ball the day I was there for this video, but I don't know if I'd recommend Vermillion just any time of the year. Sam and I were there in June and we couldn't even make a video. We walked in the other direction toward Crisp Point because the beach was off limits to the east because the endangered piping plovers nesting there. The beach was almost all sand at that time. Nancy and I experienced the same lack of rock there a couple years ago. Other times it's awesome, but you just never know.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 10 месяцев назад
I was actually watching Christmas cooking shows, and the beautiful thumbnail of your video popped up. It's looked christmasy 😊😊😊 You might need to did into the stones to find the Agates
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
It's funny that you say it looks Christmassy. I just cut up some similar rocks to make Christmas ornaments today. I have a couple new ones I'm making this year.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks oh cool, I like seeing what you make at Christmas time. Hopefully you'll be able to make a snowflake. ❄️❄️❄️😊😊🤶🎄
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 I wasn't planning to, but maybe I'll give it a try.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks I meant to say dig into the stones 😂
@grokeffer6226
@grokeffer6226 10 месяцев назад
Nice!!!
@JeanStAubin-nl9uo
@JeanStAubin-nl9uo 10 месяцев назад
Very pretty rock you shined up at the end! I just subscribed to Dan's channel. Thank you.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Yeah, that one was pretty cool.
@lindagrimmett6564
@lindagrimmett6564 10 месяцев назад
Boy I wish I was rock hunting! I was recently in the U. P. Do you ever go out looking for yooperlites?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Yes, I have looked for Yooperlites a few times. They're fun to look for, but there's not much to do with them. I have a few at home to show people, but I leave most of them on the beach.
@laurieowen8696
@laurieowen8696 10 месяцев назад
Rob, that first Agate looked like it had some amethyst ! What's that silly talk, "this rock didn't have much purpose, "? I will say that your conservative boundaries regarding how much rock you should bring home would serve me well and make my son full of joy😂😂😂
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Someone else said the same thing about amethyst. I looked at the video again, and I agree. I'll have to go dig that one out of the jar I threw it in to look at it again. I don't remember it looking like amethyst when I found it.
@rockingfamilyadventures.5948
@rockingfamilyadventures.5948 10 месяцев назад
I miss Michigan and Ohio but California has my heart and family ❤
@reneeizzard1932
@reneeizzard1932 10 месяцев назад
Another great video! Beautiful agates! We didn't find any when we were in Calumet this past July, but we'll try again next year!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
They're pretty hard to find, but if you look long enough, you will.
@Gloria-qy3dd
@Gloria-qy3dd 10 месяцев назад
I love rocks,so many beautiful colors
@Flower-by6sn
@Flower-by6sn 10 месяцев назад
Nice
@ChrisR_4812
@ChrisR_4812 10 месяцев назад
The agate you found with the quartz looks as thought it may be amethyst (6:53). Thanks for sharing. Take care.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I see what you mean when I look at the video. I didn't notice that in real life.
@brendacollins4518
@brendacollins4518 10 месяцев назад
Beautiful...it reminded me of something you'd see from a Hubble photo. 😊❤
@greatnorthernviews3052
@greatnorthernviews3052 10 месяцев назад
That rock is cool nice shine I bet you’re happy to give that one a Jeep ride!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I had enough room, so I was very glad to give it a lift.
@GreeneGene33
@GreeneGene33 10 месяцев назад
Love your videos as always!! Thank you for sharing....
@tonys.5940
@tonys.5940 10 месяцев назад
❤️🖤😃
@kellyhollingsworth6100
@kellyhollingsworth6100 10 месяцев назад
I am with you Rob rocks just have a natural draw you want to pick them up, some of the best polishing stones are not always what you are seeking.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
If I only ever picked up agates, it would be a pretty slow day.
@melebmotors
@melebmotors 10 месяцев назад
hi . my wife and i went went for a fall rock hunt on lake winnipeg in manitoba and the shoreline is littered with zebra mussel shells. they showed up here several years ago from the great lakes. wondering if you still have them there never seen them in your videos
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I don't think there are any in Lake Superior, but they're thick on the beaches on Lake Huron sometimes. They're also in Lake Michigan and most of the inland lakes, I think. The showed up in the inland lake I grew up on in the late eighties.
@lisawells1064
@lisawells1064 10 месяцев назад
Oh my gosh, that beautiful agate @16:24 is BEAUTIFUL!!! I need to send you some pics from our Michigan trip. We made it to Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, but not north to Alpena or Lake Superior. It was a great trip though. We will be back!!!
@lisawells1064
@lisawells1064 10 месяцев назад
Ooh, ooh 21:29!!!! Nice!!!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
@@lisawells1064 I'm glad you had fun! First time?
@lisawells1064
@lisawells1064 10 месяцев назад
Yes!!!
@haidarhaidar5896
@haidarhaidar5896 10 месяцев назад
😍😍😍
@patriciamckean4186
@patriciamckean4186 10 месяцев назад
Nice hunt, beautiful weather for late October. Enjoyed the other rockhounds. Nice finds. The new knee is ready for some rockhounding.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
That's great news about your knee! Go get 'em!
@kellyharper367
@kellyharper367 10 месяцев назад
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: That rock ended up georgious. You do a mean shine.
@sandyallen6537
@sandyallen6537 10 месяцев назад
Where do you get the scoops from? They look light.
@rivermom091188
@rivermom091188 10 месяцев назад
Looks like a large metal kitchen spoon held into a piece of plastic piping somehow. It would be easy and cheap to make.
@ushldguess
@ushldguess 10 месяцев назад
he makes them himself, he has an older video of him making one. As previous commenter said it is a kitchenspoon and pvc.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Yep, I made it myself. Easy to do, lightweight, and cheap. Win, win, win. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-94qD2d34Ge4.html
@salliemorrill2671
@salliemorrill2671 10 месяцев назад
That was a great video! The Shadow agate which Dan found looked very similar to one I found years ago, except mine also had crystals in the middle. Beautiful fortifications. Toward the end, you hit a jackpot of some really nice finds. The last one had awesome colors after tumbling. Hello to Nancy. God bless.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I wish my camera had focused better on Dan's shadow agate. I got a few decent glimpses of it, but the darn camera was focused on his hands half the time. Sorry about that.
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
20:57 mystery matrix.
@weiner1414
@weiner1414 10 месяцев назад
I’m excited to go there too! Thanks for sharing!
@MarionJ67
@MarionJ67 9 месяцев назад
I lived in MI for 14 yrs now I live in AZ and have found buckets of fire agates
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 9 месяцев назад
I have a couple fire agates that I should play around with. It takes some skill to polish those properly.
@Nikkisavage100
@Nikkisavage100 10 месяцев назад
Hi Rob, nice video, the jasper is so stunning !
@dailthegoat799
@dailthegoat799 10 месяцев назад
Man I live in Ohio so I don’t have any rocks that will tumble good around here except Lake Erie, and Flint ridge, maybe the Ohio river. But I’m not near any of those places and can’t drive yet
@dailthegoat799
@dailthegoat799 10 месяцев назад
So all those rocks you throw away are so much to me. I do find quartz and quartzites and I do try to tumble granite that doesn’t have much black in them
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Good job on avoiding black in the granite you find. Some granite with very little black actually does ok. Flint Ridge is awesome when you get your license.
@davidhile5363
@davidhile5363 10 месяцев назад
I’m going to have to get up there to Lake Superior next summer. I think I’m getting agate fever. You really had some extra ordinary finds there that weren’t agates, beautiful stuff. Have you ever tumbled a rock and found that there was something completely different inside once the outer layer was tumbled away ? I’ve been finding that lately with a certain type of rock and I’m not even sure what the rock on the outside is called. Am I even making any sense. I may have to send you some pictures down the road. Nice video Rob !
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
No, I can't really think of a rock that looked much different on the inside. The color can change, but that's about all I've ever noticed. That big yellow rock was almost certainly white on the inside based on my cutting of quite a few yellow rocks in the past. I'd love to see a picture of your surprise rocks.
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
7:50. Banded carnelian in the matrix? I'm just a back seat driver for you.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
No, not carnelian. Carnelian is translucent.
@oldhippie2388
@oldhippie2388 10 месяцев назад
At 1734. That looks like dinosaur bone
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
That would be cool, but even less likely than pet. wood.
@oldhippie2388
@oldhippie2388 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks well, fossil bone anyway! Lol
@soul_adventurist
@soul_adventurist 10 месяцев назад
That mary ellen jasper is fantastic! Nice job❤
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
You think that's what it was? That's my best guess.
@superscottorama
@superscottorama 10 месяцев назад
Basalt and rhyolite are basically the same. Volcanic. Rhyolite is just red.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I'm ok with that explanation, but I'm also not a geologist.
@SelectCircle
@SelectCircle 10 месяцев назад
Win lottery >>> Move to Michigan >>> Hunt rocks for the rest of my life 8 )
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Sounds like a good, but unlikely plan. Good luck!
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
I would enjoy meeting a Madascar rock polisher some day eh?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Are they really good at polishing rocks in Madagascar?
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 9 месяцев назад
Seems that there is a lot of polished rocks that are shipped out of Madagascar on ebay in the past. I've gotten some reasonably priced pieces in the past.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 9 месяцев назад
@@thomasschultz7339 That's true. I have seen lots of great rocks come from there. Ocean jasper being the best.
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
9:18 is a good one eh?
@chrissirosehartigan4775
@chrissirosehartigan4775 10 месяцев назад
Is there a chance you’d be willing to caption the finds in the edit at all? (Found a few just like 8:02 but can’t quite catch the name mentioned and google guesses are way off hah) but even moving forward, it’d be so helpful for beginners like me!!!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
These videos take me many hours to edit as it is, so unfortunately I don't have time to caption them too. There was a really nice lady who was doing closed captions for all of my videos but she has small children and just started a job that takes up more of her time, so I haven't been asking her to do them lately. I don't know what the rock at 8:02 is, but it might have been variolite.
@carlapotter3674
@carlapotter3674 10 месяцев назад
Ok. Hello. I want to go rock hunting in the area where you go. I am visiting Grand Rapids. My husband and I want to go north and go to the Wisconsin side. Do you have a map that could show me good places to go? I love the fossils that you and Kyle found. Any help would be greatful. Ty
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I don't know anything about hunting rocks in Wisconsin. My videos are mostly in Michigan, and a couple were filmed in Minnesota. Here's a map that shows a bunch of beaches. It's not my map, but I think it's a good one to get some ideas from. www.michiganrockhounds.com/map\ Kyle and I hunt fossils around Alpena, Michigan. Kyle's most recent video with me (and my video tomorrow) was filmed at Rockport, just north of Alpena. Partridge Point just south of town is also good.
@DanceBeforeTheStorm_
@DanceBeforeTheStorm_ 10 месяцев назад
Thanks a lot for sharing - I wish I could just teleport there to join in the fun 😊 Beautiful rocks How long did it take to tumble & polish that jasper to end up like this? It's really gorgeous
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I rushed that one a bit. I roughed it in on the cab machine, which probably took a little over half an hour, then I tumbled it for six days in my Lot-O tumbler. Usually I spend seven days tumbling, but I wanted to get my video out, so I needed it to be done a day earlier.
@cheriche2769
@cheriche2769 10 месяцев назад
We women need to go rock hunting and show the men up. I'm looking for a female that loves rock hunting,
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Maybe I should have a battle of the sexes episode. That could be interesting.
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
The holes are nuance don't you know eh?
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
Omar is a glacial whirlpool eh?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I'm not sure what you mean.
@dianaphelps2123
@dianaphelps2123 7 месяцев назад
What is the sander you use?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 7 месяцев назад
That's a Kingsley North Cabber 6. Here's my review of it and a couple links to it: Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video): kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link) Standard Cabber 6: kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
@twinsmm1
@twinsmm1 9 месяцев назад
that looked more like petrified bone rather than wood.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 9 месяцев назад
I doubt it was that either. We have mostly marine fossils here.
@TwoWheeledTon
@TwoWheeledTon 10 месяцев назад
What do you do with all your polished rocks?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
I'm not sure it's a very good answer, but here's a video I made to answer that question: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jZ9Dns9ioX8.html
@TwoWheeledTon
@TwoWheeledTon 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks Thanks, I’m going to get my daughter a tumbler for Christmas. Hopefully it will become a treasured pastime for us.
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
21:33 Actually you threw one back that was better
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
You think so? I liked this the best of the jaspers I found.
@margomcintyre7242
@margomcintyre7242 10 месяцев назад
Too many rocks?? What is that?? LOL
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
There's only so much tumbler capacity. I think I've reached that.
@thomasschultz7339
@thomasschultz7339 10 месяцев назад
Me thinks that you have a new eye out for that funky big agate you found before. I can see it eh?
@janehelbert7551
@janehelbert7551 10 месяцев назад
The jasper is beautiful!
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 10 месяцев назад
Wow what a beautiful morning, and so many stones to search. I'm watching om my smart TV, and commenting on my phone.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Your dedication is amazing.
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976
@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 10 месяцев назад
@@MichiganRocks 😂😂😂 I might be your biggest fan 😂😂😂, but it's not hard to watch and type.
@PatriciaBooth-u3m
@PatriciaBooth-u3m 9 месяцев назад
Hi, I adore learning about fossils around Petoskey, particularly different species of horn coral, and I absolutely love your videos. However, I am a novice, and I am a bit confused about the last stage of tumbling Petoskey stones, because in your video, you switch to a vibrator to finish polishing. My question is.... can I just use my tumbler instead?? Thanks and hope to hear from you😊
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 9 месяцев назад
I haven't tried that method in a rotary tumbler, so I don't know.
@lisamills-wv6nc
@lisamills-wv6nc 10 месяцев назад
Beautiful agates and stunning jasp-agate! You did an amazing job polishing it! 😊
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 месяцев назад
Thanks!
@willbelieverable
@willbelieverable 10 месяцев назад
I wish I had the chance to do the same.
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