Rockhounding a New Creek for Agates, other Gemstones & Minerals

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While Rockhounding in a new creek, we find so many beautiful gemsontes! Lake Superior agates (Minnesotas state gemstone), Jasper, amygdaloidal basalt (Galaxy Stone), and other random goodies! We definitely will be heading back to this spot...as long as it doesn't get too cold and that creek doesn't freeze up!
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@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks for watching everyone, appreciate it! You're all amazing 😊 Check out last weeks video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P7GKzQNc4us.html

@lisakaye3935 6 месяцев назад

If I pick up one rock, I have to look at them ALL and I know I can’t but that excitement!

@KatsHouse 6 месяцев назад

I read a while back that Virginia did not have Geodes! I beg to differ!! In Orange County I found a beautiful one while digging a new garden and here is Spotsylvania (moved here in 2023) I found two small ones in my yard. Beautiful crystals inside. My land is a treasure trove of varied beauties and is never boring!🙂

@sabieDxMx 4 месяца назад

I was searching this topic because I live in Orange County and I went on my first journey into our local creek bed to search for stuff but tbh I have no idea what's in our area and what to look for. I brought a chisel and everything. I brought two small rocks home as souvenirs of my first search. But I need to learn what to actually look for.

@questingforquartz3407 4 года назад

Beautiful creek and finds but snow kids, Noah and Bentley, were adorable!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

They were LOVING it!

@maiguapa8 4 года назад

Awesome! But Agate kiddo is cuteness overload 💕😊🤗

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Seriously I know! He's the best!

@cherylwiddiss9032 4 года назад

Great video, nothing like a snowfall with baby & pooch!!! Wicked cute! Love it! Rocks were pretty cool too!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks 😊

@Rookie_Rockounding 4 года назад

Oh. My. Gosh! How the snow wasn’t melting from Noah’s cuteness at 9:07 is beyond me dude! What a little legend! Honestly! You found some beautiful creeks gems dude! Remember when you weren’t sure about how to hound a creek way back when? Well, there’s no need to worry now man. You’ve got your lake eyes and creek eyes locked and loaded brother. Brilliant coming along watching you do your thang in the creek. I even legit made “oooffft” sounds on a number of them purdies!

@gwynnfarrell1856 4 года назад

I love how dogs get so happy in the snow! My dog zooms in it too. Noah's got the snow eating method down. Love that little boy babble. So incredibly cute! How fun that you found a good rockhounding creek. Thank you for a fun video.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

He goes NUTS in the snow and little man loves the snow! He gets sad that we don't get to stay in it 24/7 lol

@aliencat11 4 года назад

Not sure who had more fun outside on the snow! Glad you had fun and thanks for sharing! Stay warm!

@susanbrookman2133 4 года назад

Beautiful finds. First snow is the prettiest. Was at a pit the first snow north of Duluth Saturday. Was very beautiful. Didn't find anything.

@japhyryder66 4 года назад

I loved the rocks you found but the best part was you running through the snow and your little boy. Made me smile! Thanks Taylor! 😊💕

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Haha I'm glad you enjoyed it! My little man is fulllllll of stories!

@sunqwest1 4 года назад

NICE day and snowman

@rockinwitht9948 4 года назад

A snow day!!!!!! Love your finds, especially the mystery green one, but I love the fun in the snow best!!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Snow days are the best!

@donnalantz7981 4 года назад

I so love your level of excitement with any find you have. I cant wait to be able to get back out there hunting again. Nice finds.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I'm glad I can share it! Each find is unique and untouched by man so I can't help but get excited!

@dillydilly7693 4 года назад

I'm hoping we get a decent amount of snow here in SW Idaho this year....love the snow!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

You can have ours! I was hopeful it would be a month later but...here we are!

@RockHunterMark 4 года назад

great new creek love the enthusiasm

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks!

@GermanGemcutter 4 года назад

Beautiful finds🔥fantastic colors😍 great Video👍 Perfect😁

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thank you!!

@margiebrown7436 4 года назад

Amazing finds. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing your beautiful family with us. ♥️♥️♥️

@danielowens7282 3 года назад

I re-watched this video today. Great timing. 1 year ago today. In the cities, we received 8-8.5" of snow on the October 20th storm last year. Who would have thought that was our largest snowfall of the year! This video has me thinking of headed up to Carlton County and chasing some grouse and maybe a few trout along with a couple of agates before November. Great job as always!

@chrisbgifford7387 4 года назад

cute youngun'. The weather must have changed on a dime! Great creek walk, it's one of my favorite things to do.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

It was a few day difference actually, I just planned to show everything that day and then woke up with snow lol

@hansanders2625 4 года назад

Thanks for the walk. Don't forget to watch the Australian Rules Grand Final on the weekend.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Not sure what that is exactly..

@hansanders2625 4 года назад

Tch tch. Spectacular football in Oz. Because of Coronavirus it's in Brisbane at night on Saturday. Two Victorian teams fortunately. Aussie Rules is a crazy sport.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Aaah i see!

@JenniferTacbas 4 года назад

Such colorful agates today! Loved it. Loved the snow & the babbling little one. ❤️

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks! He's so full of stories!!

@bikelive4908 4 года назад

HI Taylor, i´m a amateur Rockhounder too in Germany. Your Videos are so nice, and very interesting. Keep it up!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Such a nice comment! Thank you!

@RockhoundingLife 4 года назад

Man!! I wish I had scouting results like that!! Beauty finds! That green rock could be green calcite.....or....could also be Apophyllite which is often found with Zeolites. I find a lot of it with the zeolites here in NS as a milky white/green. Whatever it is, it's very cool!!!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I was like...ooh this is new!!! Always fun when you discover something new for you personally!

@QuestForDetails 4 года назад

the kinda pink mica / lithium ? stuff looks like what we find with tourmaline in southern CA. ...I liked this one a lot it was good to see the forest and creek feel , I'm a creek guy I guess , thanks for showing me around ; )

@AgateDad 4 года назад

So cool! And thank you so much! I'm becoming more and more of a creek dweller lol I keep finding good ones that hold goodies!

@gsepulveda305 4 года назад

Great video, couldn't stop laughing to the non-creepy snowman.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Haha I'm glad ☺

@jbsimpson8 4 года назад

Really enjoyed taking a walk in the creek; I didn't even get my feet wet! 🤣 At 10:10, (rock in the second picture at the end), I could just see a pendent made from that! Stunning! I'll leave the snow to you, Noah and Bentley. Love seeing the fun you had; they loved it!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I'll keep the snow! We love it! It would be great as a pendant!

@patriciawilliams4314 4 года назад

Beautiful rocks but the best part was Noah’s conversation with you. Priceless. Have a good weekend. Oh, do you have a rock tumbler.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

We have talks like that all the time, like last night at 1am...i have no idea what he's saying but it weirdly makes sense to me lol

@seasidepaper 4 года назад

Oh he is so cute! I loved those cool words he was saying :-). Bless his heart

@adele._.001 4 года назад

I want to go agate hunting with you it would seam super fun.🥰

@charlottehaworth6455 4 года назад

That was an amazing Creek you found the stones were beautiful. I can’t believe it’s snowing wow looks like you had some amazing fun with your son I’m really good at making not creepy snowman😁👍🏻

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Haha might need some pointers!

@CC-xk6cp 4 года назад

Hi again TAYLOR I'm a bit late this vid but good to see you! Like the looks of that creek so hope you'll go back again. Some super larger pieces and I'm surely wondering what the green is. Great fun! Especially when you guess and don't know cause then we can research and find out. Thx as always for sharing. See ya next time...

@judyherman5470 4 года назад

Absolutely loved your time with your boy and the snow, Bentley's joy was fun too.

@virginiarocks 4 года назад

Niceee! The hunt isn’t over until it’s over! Pretty snow. About 70 here today (northern VA). Looks like you had snow much fun indeed!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Yes so much more fun than 70 degree weather... lol

@jcoutdoorfever 4 года назад

Sweet finds man. So many keepers and great times out in the creek. Keep it up

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks bud!

@gary3270 Год назад

Aww cute kid! It's always the best!

@icatz 4 года назад

Nice stuff Taylor and i yearn for snow. Thank you

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Happy to take you with on our snow adventures ❄

@icatz 4 года назад

@@AgateDad I haven't seen any since 2012. I can live vicariously through you.

@GoMidwestFishing 4 года назад

So many awesome finds in one place. I really enjoyed this one.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks sir!

@tuesdayfarmer1619 3 года назад

You should definitely revisit this creek !!!Especially since spring is coming !

@AgateDad 3 года назад

OOOOHHHHHH Yeah!! for sure lol

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@shapumawildcat 4 года назад

Some absolutely fantastic finds,, Loving your vids,, Thank you, Have fun and stay safe

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thanks so much 🤘

@mariavictoriatantau1156 4 года назад

Un fuerte abrazo desde Valencia España!!! Excelente vídeo!!!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thank you 😊

@lisacooper8240 4 года назад

Tayor I sure envy you. the creek is so beautiful

@AgateDad 4 года назад

It really is!

@wyomingadventures 4 года назад

Great looking rocks Taylor. Enjoyed the whole video! Finally warmed up here. Couple days in the single digits and snowing. Hope you get to go back to the creek.

@silverback5033 4 года назад

Hi Taylor, nice to see you out and about and finding some nice pieces again. I'm sure the little fellow said amygdaloidal, amygdaloidal and a few botyroidals. Yer he has it down pat. 😂😂

@jozeecarr1239 4 года назад

Good morning Taylor, it is snowing down here in southern Minnesota P.S. Your little guy is so cute

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I heard were suppose to get up to 5 inches today... yay!! Thanks 😊

@paulcarder8032 4 года назад

Nice finds, but Noah stole the show! Ha!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Haha as usual!!

@CreeSweetSage61 4 года назад

I hate snow! I live in western wisconsin , about 30 miles east of st. paul...we got almost 8 inches of snow! :( Beautiful rocks!! That green one was cool!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Thats rough... sorry!

@annettehalliday8892 4 года назад

Great video....as always. The green is feldspar crystal. Lucky you.....

@pattywpschoonbeck49 4 года назад

So cute! Thanks for the view and your boy is adorable! Seems your chalcedony is all banded :-) where as mine I find is mostly moss. I find lots of banded chert. First one I found I thought it was petrified wood ( that was just last August, so still a major rookie :-) I love watching your videos and wish you and family the very best!

@thirstfast1025 4 года назад

The first piece you showed was definitely mica of some kind. I wonder if maybe there isn't a pegmatite nearby. The green one, does look like calcite (I saw those striations), but I have a hunch the green is organic. 5:00 nice find! Very nice! Aren't all these LSAs? Well, the agates anyway? Haha, my brother is 11yrs younger than I am, so I know that "toddler fell and bonked his lip on his tooth" look. Doesn't seem any worse for wear though! Lol! He's at that stage where you can't wait for him to talk. This only slightly precedes the phase where you wish he would stop... LOL! JK! But that's when you have to learn that kids are little tape recorders! The one naughty thing you say, they'll repeat at the absolute WORST time! LOL!!!

@MrMagungabus 4 года назад

Hey, Taylor, you should totally get to get a rock tumbler! These rocks you’re finding, especially the larger agates, would look absolutely insane when polished. I’ve had a tumbler for about two years, and my favorite rock to tumble is by far agate. With the bands on the ones you find, they would look crazy when tumbled

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Hopefully someday 👍👍 it would be fun. I have a lot that would be fun to tumble

@MrMagungabus 4 года назад

You sure do! I’ve been tumbling this solid geode, and so far it seems to be coming out really well. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an ugly polished rock 😂😂😂

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I bet it would be very hard to find an ugly one!

@FlourgoldWizards 4 года назад

Good thing your snowman doesn’t run around the yard like that!!!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

It be weird if he did for sure!

@billshred7301 4 года назад

Great finds man. I Always enjoy a new vid :)

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I think you'll like next weeks 😉

@KatyDidRocks 4 года назад

OK, nope, you have snow too. Guess I'll stay here.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

😅

@landonhoward416 4 года назад

Wow awesome, that green one might be some peridot or olivine.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Dark green onr or light green?

@landonhoward416 4 года назад

@@AgateDad I would say it's a darker green one, like maybe a dark green peridot.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Okay, I havent done much research to find out what that one is. Greens my favorite color...so I had to bring it home!

@landonhoward416 4 года назад

@@AgateDad Yeah, that one's definitely a keeper!

@madhumanity5784 4 года назад

Possibly tourmaline

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I'll have to do some research on that one 👍

@bog_tv Год назад

Cool video I just started exploring the creek behind my house I love looking for pretty rocks out there

@silverback5033 4 года назад

I forgot, Keep Safe & Keep Rockin

@KatyDidRocks 4 года назад

We've had snow on the ground for a week - I think I'm moving to Minnesota! :D

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Haha!

@timothylane7672 4 года назад

Nice seeing the video with no snow! I was hoping to get out and look another time or two but we got like 8 inches the other day. Well I started typing this before end of the video and looks like you must have shot this the same day we got our snow down in watertown mn. Monday? I think it was but sweet finds man!

@naturalstones4529 4 года назад

Probably not mica, It looked to well put together and mica is one of the first minerals to weather off a rock in a stream environment due to its low hardness and prominant cleavage planes. Great agate find!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Any thoughts on what it might be?? Good ideas on how it weathers faster in streams

@naturalstones4529 4 года назад

@@AgateDad Nope, its hard to tell what things are on weathered surfaces. The best way I can tell what things are is by breaking it and checking cleavage hardness luster and streak. I also am most familiar with intrusive igneous rocks.

@newyorkrockheads8995 4 года назад

Loved the video AD ,I love when you go to those creeks....its like you really have to get your hands dirty...Question for ya....Did you move to Duluth because it is perhaps the Agate capital of the world or was it just by chance that you ended up there.. Its just amazing that you end up in the one place that supports your hobby 110%. Loved that snowman by the way. Agate Son is getting so big I know you cant wait till he can really join you out there in them creeks,beaches and gravel roads.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Completely by chance! And I didn't get into the hobby until I moved here, someone recommended agate hunting, I went and found my first one and the rest is history!

@margon323 4 года назад

You get so excited about the banding, but just what is the banding? I’m new to watching rock hounding so I am dumb when it comes to understanding. I do enjoy watching your videos.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

The banding is layers of microcrystalline quartz that occur in stages during its formation 👍

@highenergyog 4 года назад

Good morning Taylor .

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Mornin' 👋

@highenergyog 4 года назад

@@AgateDad As a Father of 7 sons ( all adults now) I remember and cherish the times when they were all little and so dependent on me for so many things , its wonderful to see you sharing these awesome moments in time with your little fellow. Now all I'm waiting for are Grandkids. Lol.

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Getting to bottle some little memories is really special for me, I can't believe how fast time has flown by.. hes going to be a big man before I know it.. 😥

@Lagator5129e Год назад

Congratulations on 100k

@AgateDad Год назад

Thank you so much 😀

@CityRockhounding 3 года назад

Do you ever get phone calls from your wife saying "are you ever coming home" I lose track of time having to much fun out there. So cool, thanks for sharing.

@susanselko-millman4889 4 года назад

Green is kryptonite. 😂😂😂😂

@AgateDad 4 года назад

I must be stronger than Superman than 🦸‍♂️

@adventuresamNfam 2 года назад

I have one piece of green calcite. It’s rare but it does exist. Did you ever find out if it was calcite?

@newyorkrockheads8995 4 года назад

Hey AD I was wondering is there a online Agate store coming in the future....I for one would be your first customer. #DesperateForAgates

@AgateDad 4 года назад

haha not sure how I would set up a store but not a bad idea!

@newyorkrockheads8995 4 года назад

Well you could start with Etsy like everyone else has done already... Believe me there is a HUGE market for Lake Superior Agates. I’d say you already have a inside track because of familiarity. Go For It!

@AgateDad 4 года назад

Possibly! I'm pretty busy already though and might have to pick and choose which external projects to ago for next.

@allstarvito Год назад

Green algae

@mattwodziak1750 2 года назад

Do you think the green mineral was fluorite? I found something similar up there that had that green crystal and the hardness and appearance lines up with fluorite.