Hunting Rocks and Gold at Muskallonge Lake State Park

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Nancy and I hit the beach on Lake Superior again in search of more rocks. We also ran into Patrick who was on the hunt for gold.
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@georgestickles9594 Год назад

Rob I've watched many of your videos, just wanted to thank you for helping us amateur rock collector's, I have told other's about your videos hoping it would help them also.

@MichiganRocks Год назад

Thanks, George!

@darkwood777 2 года назад

Must make a shirt that says All I care about are Rob's rock videos.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

That would be an awesome chert!

@littledabwilldoya9717 2 года назад

I see what you did there, Rob! “That would be an awesome CHERT!” 🤣🤣🤣

@markattardo 2 года назад

I think they're all pretty gneiss rocks. Interesting gold panning setup too Beautiful day too👍😎👍

@patriciamckean4186 Год назад

A wonderful view fall colors..sand...water...and...ROCKS! Nancy as the bucket caddy..hahaha!

@MichiganRocks Год назад

She comes in handy when she's along.

@iampeople.1709 2 года назад

Good jobs. Thanks.🥰👍

@jmsdvs5 2 года назад

"What you see on the outside is not what you always get on the inside." That should be a dating site tagline.

@aliencat11 2 года назад

Words to live by!!!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

First part of the song "Some Odd Girl" by Frank Allison and the Odd Sox (my favorite band ever): A pretty face can cover up the wickedest of ways and even though you're four point oh, you will fall in love with someone you don't know. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BbAcGABC71c.html

@providencedivine1 2 года назад

Great seeing you out with your wife. Blessings in life are always rare and beautiful from the inside out. Have a great fall/winter. See your part of the country come Spring.

@littledabwilldoya9717 2 года назад

AND something to remember if you are looking at someone in terms of marriage!

@nancygaxiola5412 Год назад

Beautiful day, beautiful rocks, beautiful water...what more could you ask for!?

@MichiganRocks Год назад

Nothing at all.

@LadyYoop 2 года назад

Beautiful....and oh how I love the sounds....

@davidnollmusic363 Год назад

Love your videos! Thanks for making them!

@lindaleehulsey3167 2 года назад

Last one worth the walk for me, could have stayed where NANCY was STANDING towards end for hours looking......😍😘 Good Duo 💏

@marthafenimore4279 2 года назад

I am dying. You are putting rocks back that I would love to have. Love your videoes.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I'm sorry that I'm killing you.

@irishgrl 2 года назад

There are so many colorful rocks & you pick up plain old quartz! As you were walking the waterline I’m like oooh a red one! A pink one! Green! 😂 And your granite is so pretty! You could sell those rocks on eBay, ppl would buy them for aquariums & crafts or even small landscaping! It’s so funny, your bucket only had 2 rocks in it….I’d be filling several to haul home in my car 😂 my kids hate to take me to the river cuz I always want them to hoist full buckets into the back of my car ha ha!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I just can't help taking a super white quartz home once in awhile. They are sort of boring, but I still like them. This was late I the season and I already had enough tumbling rocks too keep me busy over the winter. I am pretty selective though. You'll just have to get used to the disappointment if you watch my videos.

@littledabwilldoya9717 2 года назад

11:52 - LOVE those kind!!! The “tube-y thing” looks like a vein! Those are SO interesting! Always want to look at those under a microscope. Guess it’s my nursing background!😂 ADD: there are also such things known as‘ tubular agates‘. And I’m not talking about‘ groovy‘ ones from the early 80s, either! LOL!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I can't remember if I brought that one home, but if I did, I'll try to get it in a microscope video. I want to do a follow up of just requests from the first microscope video.

@paigelee6321 2 года назад

Awesome day thank you 😊

@SmallWonda 2 года назад

Always a relaxing journey, thank you - my bucket would be nearly full for sure! Then I'd be gold panning!! Although the Michigan colors are looking precious. Keep safe you two.

@irishgrl 2 года назад

Man! Michigan’s lakes are HUGE!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Yes, that's why they're called Great Lakes. You can't see across them, they get very rough sometimes and there have been a lot of shipwrecks. In Alpena, where I live, Thunder Bay and the surrounding area is a National Marine Sanctuary to protect all the shipwrecks. There are a lot of them.

@irishgrl 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks When I was a teenager, the Gordon Lightfoot song “The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” was very popular. That song still gets to me.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

@@irishgrl I like that song too.

@lynettepavelich7540 2 года назад

What a great spot and perfect day! You two have had a fun time! Retirement is grand!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

It was a great day, especially for that time if year.

@glenntolle4544 2 года назад

Great video Rob!

@mothman795 2 года назад

I was there Thursday! Waves were BRUTAL! I found a couple agates, despite the aggression.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Congrats on the agate finds!

@debispilker4392 2 года назад

Sure glad for your videos! Thanks!

@bettyred 2 года назад

Very nice variety of colorful rocks. The water is so clear my eyes were skimming over all of the rocks. It is a bummer I could not put some in my bucket. Thanks for sharing.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

You could play it at half speed and take lots of screenshot. Then just print them and put them in a bucket.

@Indyanas_ocean_view 2 года назад

Awesome video! The fall colors were beautiful! The agate was very cute and tiny. Also, that gneiss was nice! What a perfect day. 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Cute and tiny is nice, but HUGE and awesome is also acceptable.

@Indyanas_ocean_view 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks Yes! I hope you find a really big one someday! 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@SherryAustinMcginley 2 года назад

The fall colors are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your finds.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

You're welcome.

@sparband 2 года назад

The mining setup was interesting in the beginning. I wonder how much he ended up with. I really like the nice striped rock. That one hurt a little when you left it behind. I guess that you can’t take them all. The fall leaves were beautiful.I liked it when you said what you find on the outside isn’t always what you get on the inside. Sometimes the inside is a nice surprise when the outside isn’t great. . That applies to people too.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Patrick was doing really well with the gold. He said he hadn't planned on staying all day, but was doing so well that he was going to keep at it until dark. I recently saw a video with a man and his son who had a similar set up. He said that the limit on gold collecting is 1/2 troy ounce per person per year. He also said that you could run a little sluice all summer long and never collect that much. Lake Superior isn't a place where you're going to get enough gold to amount to anything but a nice day on the beach. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E6bLk608Rnw.html Maybe Patrick will jump in here and tell us how much he had by the end of the day. I'm curious too.

@morganwright6388 2 года назад

I usually can pick a favorite rock out of your videos, but this time there were so many great ones that I just can't choose!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

That's a good thing, I guess!

@littledabwilldoya9717 2 года назад

Right?!? I love that area. Was up there in December 2019- was an EXTREMELY cold and windy day, but we stuck it out. My daughter found one agate she loved so much, she was almost doing a jig! Very satisfying to see your child be that happy ❣️

@justjulee9135 2 года назад

The fall colors are beautiful! Down here in Georgia it will be a while before we see the good colors. I'm ready for the polished rocks video!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I've got some Michigan rocks in the tumbler now. I need to get some before pictures and get some more of these going.

@BackYardGardeningTip 2 года назад

I live in New Brunswick Canada. Our colours are all but gone now. So the ground looks very colourful now. HaHa

@justjulee9135 2 года назад

@@BackYardGardeningTip we are still mostly green here.

@ModernDayPilgrim 2 года назад

I love this place !! One of my favorite places.

@markhorn9239 2 года назад

So true about change...was at Van's Beach in Leland yesterday. Almost nothing there but sand. Just like Michigan weather!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

On a beach I go to regularly, the high water was washing out a deck built too close to the water. Then the next year, there was about a hundred feet of rocky beach in front of that deck. the rocks are over a foot deep at the waterline, and the areas nearby are still suffering from the high water. Water is a powerful force that can move a lot of rocks and sand in a hurry.

@leodapat9139 2 года назад

Hi hillo ma'am and set, God bless you. Watching from pinas setio palanog Garita San Enrique Iloilo.

@KatyDidRocks 2 года назад

AAAAAAH! Those (OOOIDS?) are SO COOL!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I thought so too. Better under a lot of magnification.

@kimfrommn7162 2 года назад

Great Video! Along with a beautiful day! Enjoyed the video very much! Thank You! 😊

@gwynnfarrell1856 2 года назад

Beautiful shoreline! I was wondering about the date. I'm thinking that it's probably not wading weather there today. That was a nice piece of gneiss you picked up, but alas, it went back, possibly to be found by another rockhound. Yup, Nancy needed a strong arm to carry that bucket! Thanks for sharing a nice day at the beach.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

We drove to Traverse City today and I don't think the temperatures got over fifty. Just a few days ago, it was still pretty warm though. I don't think I would have been in shorts up on Superior today.

@maxgouin1866 2 года назад

One of my favorite favorite spots! I always head there when I’m in the UP

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Yep, it's a nice beach.

@michellesadventures7414 2 года назад

Quartz is always a good sign of gold around too. I will have to make a trip.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I don't think that's always the case. Quartz is the most common mineral on the earth's crust. But gold isn't everywhere like quartz is.

@aliencat11 2 года назад

Rob, looks like a lot of fun!

@yvonnefochesato4652 2 года назад

Looks like a great day to be outside!!!!🍁🍁🍂🪨🍁🍂🍁🪨🍂🍁🍂🪨🍁🍂🪨

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Sure was!

@lisamills-wv6nc Год назад

I found an omar in a central Minnesota lake. Thank you for the info on Omar's! Now i know there was a glacier there! 😊

@MichiganRocks Год назад

And if you look at where Omars come from, you know that it passed by there.

@LPinTheD 2 года назад

You're right about how beaches change, I was at that beach two years ago, and there were twice as many rocks. You never know..

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

It can change a lot. I know that I I'm still surprised sometimes.

@marilynteer7799 2 года назад

Yes my husband and I love watching your videos , do you sell some rocks?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I don't sell any rocks, sorry. I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.

@marilynteer7799 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks thank you for getting back with me just wanted to know

@silktouchironhelmet4219 2 года назад

The oolitic jasper looks really cool. I found my first agate on this beach. Love the video!

@chandlerklein9950 2 года назад

Absolutely love this beach! I was just camping there a month or so ago, and loved it!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Yep, it's a good one.

@weiner1414 3 месяца назад

Thanks!

@MichiganRocks 3 месяца назад

Thank you! That was nice of you.

@lisak5133 2 года назад

Nancy saying the exact same thing twice in one video has got me in stitches, it's so funny 😂 Does she always just say she thinks something's an agate? 😂 Love that for her 🥰

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I don't even remember what she said twice. She is probably better at rock identification than I am. She sometimes wants a rock to be an agate a little too much, but not usually. I think I do the same thing sometimes. Those little agates are just so hard to find, and we just want to find one so bad.

@lisak5133 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks yeah that's definitely understandable. The fact that she said the same sentence in response to different rocks had me giggling. 😊 I definitely catch myself doing the same thing when I look for fossils. Maybe it can be her catch phrase 😃🥰

@goldtrippin840 2 года назад

We love muskalunge state park that's where we do alot of beach mining for gold too and now we are hooked on rocks I have a 3 lb tumbler going right now with some of our finds my wife and I love your videos thanks for sharing

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Sounds like you do all the fun things there. I'd love to get a gold sluice, but I only have time for so much.

@goldtrippin840 2 года назад

Absolutely I completely understand that I usually work harder on vacation that at home 😄

@magrum21 2 года назад

Really enjoy your videos! I’ve wanted to get into this since I was a kid. I was up in the Petoskey area recently for a photo shoot of a ski club lodge and took some time to hunt some rocks. I just got my Lortone 33B tumbler, and am now just waiting for my grit! A childhood wish finally come true! Appreciate your videos and the help I’m getting from a coworker who’s also into this.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I’m glad I could help, Craig. It has been a really enjoyable hobby for me, hopefully you’ll enjoy it too.

@hardwarefixer6822 2 года назад

Thank you

@FlourgoldWizards 2 года назад

Enjoyed and subscribed!!!! Mrs Wizard is gonna love this channel!!!! 👍🏻✅

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Thanks, Jason!

@mctron22rd Год назад

It's beautiful and sunny when you where there. I am literally watching the weather Channel and noticed you guys got hit with a bunch of snow! It's 40 degrees where I am at and I thought that was cold!

@MichiganRocks Год назад

It has been in the twenties and low thirties here. Everything is white now, but there are only a few inches of snow.

@mctron22rd Год назад

@@MichiganRocks wow! I would love if it snowed here, the tempature has actually gone down here in the southern N.M. which is very strange, I hoping for snow! But that's very rare. If it does snow here it's it would happen in January and February.

@MichiganRocks Год назад

@@mctron22rd Snow was about two weeks early here. Sure is pretty, but it hinders my rock hunting.

@deniseboese6724 2 года назад

It's beautiful there. I was there in early September with my husband. I believe I found a couple of agates. I wasn't sure what they were until I watched this. We also were looking for Yooperlights. I found one small one. 😊.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I found some Yooperlites last summer, but got skunked when I looked once in June of this year.

@Rocking-SLC 2 года назад

Looks like you two are enjoying the retired life to the max. Doesn't get better than that. I am going into my third year of retirement from education (and thoroughly enjoying it) and my wife has two more years. We'll soon catch up with you and spend some time looking for desert agate in Utah.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

We are, although Nancy is back working part time with some online students. At least it's only part time so we can still travel a bit.

@littledabwilldoya9717 2 года назад

I want to look for geodes in the Utah desert, also! My brother frequently goes hiking in and around Moab.😀

@Rocking-SLC 2 года назад

@@littledabwilldoya9717 Hi Dawn, Reach out to me if you find yourself near Salt Lake. The geode beds are quite a distance from Moab but within striking distance of Salt Lake City. Vernon Wonderstone, topaz, and trilobites fossils are not too far from the geodes- if you don't mind driving dirt roads.

@jonathonlafave3698 Год назад

I want that guy's shirt lol that is legendary.

@MichiganRocks Год назад

I had to go look to see what it said. That is pretty funny.

@MrHotrodharry 2 года назад

I see you grab a rock Id grab then you toss it back and my heart drops 😂

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Sorry about that. I can only take so many home with me.

@MrHotrodharry 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks I understand lol. No need to apologize. I'll make my way up there with the family next summer to pick our own and possibly find an Agate or 2.

@irishgrl 2 года назад

@9:15, where I live you can find rocks similar to that (Omar) but they are formed in river currents where smaller stones are forced to gouge out concavities in larger stones by the action of the river currents…perhaps they are really weak points in a rock that the current wears away until the broken off bit is disintegrated? I’m no geologist so I’m just guessing. I find them fascinating no matter how they are formed or where they are from!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I think those are called potholes. They are in a lot of Michigan rivers too. Omarolluks have holes that are formed by a softer mineral eroding out of the rock. They do look sort of similar, but are formed differently. Here's an article about Omars: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omarolluk

@thomasschultz7339 2 года назад

Nice but extra colorful

@suzettecalleja3122 2 года назад

Nancy you should start your own RU-vid site. Called Nancy Rocks.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Shhhh, I don't need the competition!

@nancyabram229 2 года назад

No, I think I have made too many appearances as it is! I like to just be Rob’s assistant when the weather is nice.

@No.9 2 года назад

친구 다양한 원석들이 많이 있어 좋았어요. ❤️good

@davidhile5363 2 года назад

The portable sluicing setup was really cool. You found some really unique rocks. I’ve gotten into the habit of tossing rocks that I pickup and don’t want up on the sand that way people that can’t get in the water can get them. Hopefully I can get to the U. P. next summer !

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I do that with Petoskey Stones or puddingstones on very populated beaches. I don't do it with rocks that are less common. I figure not as many people are looking for those.

@littledabwilldoya9717 2 года назад

It’s definitely worth the trip!😊

@jonesba2004 2 года назад

I’m wondering… why is there no algae or other plant life growth on these stunning rocks? I’m also wondering… how do you NOT take truckloads of rocks home? 😆

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I’m not 100% sure, but I think it’s the colder water that makes it harder for algae to grow. There is algae in the lake, but I don’t see it very often. Close to shore, the waves keep the rocks cleaned off too.

@icatz 2 года назад

Very cool interlude. Just saw you walk by a fossil! I know I'm a pain about that. I like that oolitic Jasper. TFS❤️🦅🦅 P. S. Congrats on 50k subs!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Thanks. Fossils aren't the thrill for me that they are for some people since I live where there are so many.

@icatz 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks And I'm swimming in jasper here, which is why only a few types interest me. Too bad we tend to ignore the obvious for the treasure hunt.

@99Rockhounding 2 года назад

The gold sluicing part was really interesting. In MN there are actually places you can pan for(and actually find) gold, but in order to use a sluice like that, you need several different permits. Apparently because using a sluice is considered "commercial activity".

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

It wouldn't be considered commercial here because that sluice probably cost a lot more than you would ever be able to find with it. The gold is really, really small. Of course finding it is still lots of fun and that's where the value is.

@99Rockhounding 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks As far as I know you can’t find very much gold in MN either. It still would be fun to try sometime though.

@kastah 2 года назад

Have Unekite some value? A lot of lovely looking rocks!!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I don't think unakite is too valuable, but rocks shops do sell it for tumbling. The stuff I see for sale is from a different location and not as nice as the stuff that I find in Michigan, in my opinion.

@onefinepearl 2 года назад

This is my favorite beach and I have that shirt lol

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Good shirt.

@randallsummers6551 2 года назад

Hi Rob, just got back home to NC from my Michigan trip. Went rockhounding four places first two were really worthless! Bay City State Park and Pinconning County Park. Then we went to Secord Damn. Found about a Halloween n and a half of Agates, Jaspers, White Quartz, and several nice stones I have no idea what there are until I look them up! LOL! Then we went to the Tittabawassee River near Midland and Larkin area. Found Puddingstones, Jaspers, Agates, Fossils, and again some I didn't know what they were! Not a lot of big stuff, mostly quarter to fist size stuff. My nephew said the only reason we found them was the water level is low right now.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I'm glad you finally found a decent spot with some rocks. I haven't been to any of those spots.

@randallsummers6551 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks coming back in the spring to go up to the UP to look for some better stuff. My nephew want to find some Yooperlite, Agates, Petoskey Stones, and Puddingstones.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

@@randallsummers6551 Puddingstones and Petoskey Stones are usually found in the lower peninsula. I did find a puddingstone in Lake Superior at the Point Iroquois Light house. There aren't Petoskeys in Lake Superior though.

@HoneyK001 2 года назад

Very nice video I see you pick up rocks and then put them back but can you please tell us what they are. Some of the ones you put back I really liked 😂

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

There are a lot of rocks that I can't identify. When I know what they are, I usually mention it. Most of the rocks that I don't comment on are rocks that I'm not confident in identifying or that I have absolutely no clue what they are.

@HoneyK001 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks oh ok thank you for mentioning the ones you do know I really appreciate that! Love watching you looking for them

@spiderfireentmt 2 года назад

Like that guys shirt 00:40 into your vid.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Me too.

@BackYardGardeningTip 2 года назад

I was walking a beach a week or two ago... picking up rocks and heard a voice behind me say... "Hey!? Didn't you see the sign?" "No picking gold on the beach!" I turned around and said "I'm the one who put that sign there."

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Were you having a lot of trouble with people picking up all your gold?

@littledabwilldoya9717 2 года назад

Gold? You have gold you can pick up on your beach? Hot dog!!!😂 Well, at least SOMEone was mindful of your sign (or at least read it!).👍😜😀

@BackYardGardeningTip 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks Yeah... HaHaHa

@stoogeslap 2 года назад

Isn't that a song from Napoleon XIV? My bucket is floating away ha-ha! My bucket is floating away ho-ho, hee-hee to the happy beach with rocks and minerals and chirping birds and gold hunters who twiddle their sluices and...

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I had to look up Napoliean XIV. I listened to one song that you might have been referring to, but it was quite strange.

@stoogeslap 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks can you believe that song came out in 1968?!?!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

@@stoogeslap Nope, it's a weird one.

@letymendez9894 2 года назад

Todo colores me gustan ojo ?? Buenas noches

@markreetz1001 2 года назад

Food reference: Pimento with olive!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I beet you to it! (Not a misspelling.)

@missmaria165 2 года назад

9:27 I found some like that in Kanaskis Country and didn't know what they were. My guess was that the indigenous were using them to start fires. Boy was I wrong.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Don't feel bad, a lot of people mistake Omars for artifacts.

@orsud1890 2 года назад

Très beau spécimen magnifique Qwartz

@SyntaxMSU 2 года назад

I do believe I've found a piece of magnetite with agate formed within it while I was up there. So the one you had very well might have been as well. It's the only agate I have that will stick to a magnet which I think is kinda neat, for some reason.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

That is neat. I don't know if I've ever seen a magnetic agate, but I don't think I've checked any either.

@SyntaxMSU 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks I'll snap a pic and send it to ya. It's a tube agate in addition, so it's pretty fun to look at.

@captpaul8827 2 года назад

7:00 I would call an oolitic ironstone rather than a jasper as many of the iron formations around there do contain microscopic ooids. 14:20 I would call a porphyritic rhyolite. The one after that was almost certainly a porphyritic basalt with plagioclase feldspar phenocrysts. Great video. I haven't been to Muskallonge in years....

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I thought for sure I had a piece of jasper there. How can I tell the difference between ironstone and jasper? Thanks for the identification help on the other rocks. I always love your input.

@lilalightandlove421 2 года назад

Maybe Nancy could get a “hers” tumbler! She finds some cool rocks!

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

She can run as many barrels as she likes, but she doesn’t really have an interest in that. It’s easier to just let me polish them for her.

@nancyabram229 2 года назад

No more tumblers in the house!!!!! (she says as a certain person in the house just ordered another tumbler)

@lilalightandlove421 2 года назад

Michigan Rocks Nancy is lucky lady for you to polish her rocks!

@BackYardGardeningTip 2 года назад

Dennis beach is a beach that will have sand covering all the rocks and stones and the next the time I go all the sand can be gone and just stones visible.

@davidhile5363 2 года назад

That’s pretty typical of the beaches on the west side of Michigan.

@jeffholmes1362 2 года назад

Hi Rob and Nancy, with flat land and we hardly ever see a river, where have all the beautiful rocks eroded from?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

A lot of these were probably from Canada and were transported here by glacier. Thanks Canada!

@jeffholmes1362 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks well if they are Canadian that changes everything…. 🤪. But yes, we’ll done 🇨🇦

@darkangeldesigns1 2 года назад

Can you help me id a couple stones I find frequently hunting on the beaches on my length of lake michigan. I'm just a tad south of Milwaukee in Wisconsin. I'm trying to find lake superior agates and frequently find stones with large bands of quartz around them . Im thinking they are a form of agate possibly? You seem pretty familiar with the rocks in this area. I'm just wondering if these are keepers or if they should go out into my rock garden with my other treasures I brought home to id

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I'm pretty bad at identifying rocks. Personally, I don't worry if someone else thinks it's a keeper. If I like it, I keep it. If it doesn't do much for me, then. I leave it for someone else. If you really want me to take a look at your rocks, you can send me a picture on Instagram. A better option is to post it on an online forum of some sort. Great Lakes Rocks & Minerals is a Facebook group that has helped me with some IDs in the past.

@RobHostetter 2 года назад

Did you keep the Omar? I'd love to find one next summer.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

No, I didn't. There are lots of them this whole area. I don't really have any use for them. They're cool but not the sort of thing that I would make something out of.

@gaylehoff3697 2 года назад

Does the discarded water glow?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Do you mean from tumbling Yooperlites? I never thought to look, but I should have.

@ladyofjazz448 2 года назад

Sorry. Got the temps there. You said it got 70 degrees. Nice weather.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

The highest we saw that day was 79 when we were in the Jeep. It was so hot that the flies came out later that afternoon and got pretty bad.

@ladyofjazz448 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks wow. Yeah that would cut my hunt short too.

@ladyofjazz448 2 года назад

How were the temps up there? If this was recent, then it's been chilly over most of the state. When is a good time that you've found that you gotta stop rockhunting as winter draws near?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I guess when the ice covers up the rocks is a good time to stop.

@ladyofjazz448 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks that would be Jan or Feb then. You must not mind the cold at all. That's great though. More rockhunting.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

@@ladyofjazz448 I do mind the cold. My hands and feet have pretty poor circulation, it runs in my family. My hands hurt a lot when I get cold. But if I'm out rock hunting and moving, I can usually stay fairly warm if I pick my days carefully. Most of my rock hunting stops in by December.

@obieobrien5883 2 года назад

Time stamp 14:25, would that and the one afterwords polish up well?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I'm not sure, but I have my doubts.

@charlesbordner9240 2 года назад

I'm staying at deer park this weekend!!! I'm curious how far can I walk west?? Can I get to the blind sucker river??

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

You can drive right down to the mouth of the Blind Sucker. I guess you could walk there from somewhere else too. I've never known exactly where Deer Park is. Is it at the little party store?

@charlesbordner9240 2 года назад

Deer park lodge is on the east end of Muskallonge Lake.....the lake access is close im the grassy meadow in the middle of the video

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

@@charlesbordner9240 You should be able to talk to the Blind Sucker from there.

@CplSkiUSMC 2 года назад

14:36 looks like Andesite. I find plenty of that here in Wyoming but it contains much smaller crystal inclusions.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I have heard of andesite, but I don't know much about it.

@CplSkiUSMC 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks I'm collecting some stuff to send to you. Top of that list is Nephrite or as it is commonly known here... Wyoming Jade. I really would love to see what you could do with it. If I can, I also want to get you a sample from the Blue Forest here in Wyoming. It is agatized petrified wood but the agate is blue in color. I'm pretty sure I have some local andesite floating around and I'll throw in a sample for your perusal. If I can make it work, I want to get back to Michigan for Christmas to spend it with my grandkids. That might be a good way to get everything to you as well.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

@@CplSkiUSMC I have a piece of nephrite and maybe a slab too. I haven't done anything with it. I have heard that it's a very tough rock, as in it's resistant to breaking.

@CplSkiUSMC 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks It is very tough stuff but it polishes very very nicely. I just picked up a tile saw with a continuous diamond blade to do some work with my collected beauties. Hopefully I'll have some nice stuff to show you. I might make some new videos for my upload channel: Live Your Wyoming Adventure and I'll send you a link if I get it done.

@tigerg3761 2 года назад

Typically, when is the water too cold to hunt in? Is the first of October pretty typical for peak leaf color?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I'm not sure what typical fall color times are, but we weren't surprised that the colors were good. I think the water was much warmer than is normal for this time of year. I live about four hours away and have never been to Lake Superior in the fall before, so I might not be the best person to give you that information.

@LPinTheD 2 года назад

Usually mid to late September is peak, but the temps in Michigan were very warm until this past week. My guess is that the color change was delayed because of it.

@littledabwilldoya9717 2 года назад

Some years when the summers are cooler, and nights are down-right chilly, the water never gets too warm! Other years, it can be tolerable, or even ‘warm’(for L. Superior) until early November. It varies from year to year.🤷🏻‍♀️😄

@cherylfiebelkorn6130 Год назад

I'll trade you quartz for Petoskey. I'm from AZ. Chrysochola maybe?😉

@MichiganRocks Год назад

That's a nice offer, but I don't do many trades or sell rocks. I get way too many requests to be able to.

@CalebP618 Год назад

I need help identifying rocks. I suspect are lake superior in origin. I'm in southern Illinois. I've reached out to other RU-vid creators like agate dad but I'm being ignored.

@MichiganRocks Год назад

I won't ignore you, but I'm really bad at identifying rocks. You can send a picture to my Instagram account (address in description), and I'll take a look at it. You'd be better off posting it on someplace like the Facebook group "Michigan Rockhounds" or "Great Lakes Rocks & Minerals". You'll get a lot of wrong answers, but there might be a correct answer there too. It's something to get you started to do more Googling.

@wilkiepup1 2 года назад

Is it legal to do that on State Park property?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

Yes. It's not legal on National Lakeshores, like Pictured Rocks, for example.

@bettycoffin4206 2 года назад

I don't see much evidence of zebra mussels on this beach. Do they appear in Lake Superior?

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

There are some in the lake, but not nearly as many. I don’t see them where I go. There are more in the big ports of Duluth and Thunder Bay. Generally, the water is too cold for them and there is not enough calcium for them to grow their shells. They are still managing to spread though. www.greatlakesnow.org/2018/11/a-big-disappointing-surprise/

@shannonhannan5844 2 года назад

Do you have an email address that I could talk with you about some of the rocks I have collected and could use ur help with.

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I'm not very good at rock identification. You'd be better off finding an online forum where people could help you. For example, I sometimes use the "Great Lakes Rocks & Minerals" Facebook group.

@shannonhannan5844 2 года назад

@@MichiganRocks ok thanks I seen your message earlier and responded there thank you again

@Swany82 2 года назад

No I’ll intent just being a smarty

@indigosky1796 Год назад

I tried to take some shale or slate from a metropark in ohio, nothing special and got harassed for 20min by dnr. Like come on who cares, it's EVERYWhere. You ever get bothered out there or ticketed ever?

@MichiganRocks Год назад

No, what I'm doing is not against the law. I have also never seen a DNR officer on the beach. Twice I have had homeowners yell at me for being on the beach, but Great Lakes beaches are considered to be state land in Michigan, so I wasn't trespassing.

@Swany82 2 года назад

It’s pronounced musky

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

I had the time to say the whole thing.

@chelifan24 2 года назад

Rob- do you ever fish? Just wondering- Speaking of muskies lol

@MichiganRocks 2 года назад

@@chelifan24 I grew up on an inland lake and fished off the dock all the time. My dad really liked going out on the big lake for salmon and lake trout. It was fun to catch big fish like that, but a little slow for me. More recently, my in laws had a place on another inland lake and spent a lot of time fishing for perch. I liked that a little more because there was more action, but still not something I did more than a couple times a summer. I much prefer water skiing. That's sort of like trolling, but faster.