These Agates are Gorgeous! Rockhounding and Polishing Beautiful Western Montana Mountain Agates!

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In this one, we attempt to escape the heat by heading way west and up into the mountains to search for agates! This trip was intended to be more of a day trip/heat retreat, but you know I can't help myself when I see a river boasting exposed gravel! For the little amount of time that we stopped, we found some beautiful material! After spending so many countless hours hunting the Yellowstone River, it is always so strange to see Pre-River worn agates on these gravel beds, some of which are still encased in basalt! Unfortunately the rain cut our recon short, but we did get the very rare pleasure of encountering a wild Grizzly Bear! After getting back to the shop, I selected a few specimens to cut and polish, but I also decided why not try faceting one! I hope you all enjoy this one, and I will have another one out very soon!
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@TheoKellison 2 года назад

Hey everyone!😄 Tooootally forgot to mention it in the video so i wanted to put it here in the comments to clarify😂 we were safely in the car with the windows barely cracked to record the bear, no freaking way i would be recording if there wasnt a metal barrier and 50 yards minimum between us!🤣 hope you all enjoy this one!😄

@janvafa9959 2 года назад

Dang Theo! That wasn’t just a bear… that looked like a GRIZZLY!

@hopemccarthy3851 2 года назад

Phew! I was worried at how calm y'all were!

@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 2 года назад

At first I thought you were out in the open, but then I heard the wheels of the car move. That would be scary. I did almost walk into a seal on a New zealand beach. My head was down when it roared at me

@graemero5532 2 года назад

Thanks Theo. Love the rockhounding & cutting/polishing videos. I know I should not have a favourite, but I do. Dante is such a beautiful wee dog. Give her clap from me.

@tuesdayfarmer1619 2 года назад

You should carve a bear head with one you found that day!!! Be super awesome!

@natalieclark5819 2 года назад

Thanks for taking us along! It was great to see this variation on the material. Great finds and finished projects! Excited to see that amygdaloidal basalt!

@karenhenriksen217 2 года назад

Dante is just the cutest! 🥰

@lynnduray7970 2 года назад

Your videos are amazing. It’s so fun watching someone who loves rocks as much as I do 😊 And that bear! 😳😳😳

@kellyharper367 Год назад

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: sometimes the "hunting" is the reward as much as the "finding". Great adventure. 👍

@savagesquirrel9828 Год назад

Great hunt. I am so glad you and the pups were in the car when you saw the bear. Whew! Good rocks. Thanks.

@heathervannatter364 2 года назад

Yay!! Amazing finds!! Gorgeous!!. And that bear, wow, crazy cool!!. Love love love the faceted stone for sure. Enjoy your weekend!

@arongstone 2 года назад

Fantastic capture!! that's very beautiful these Agates Cool, have a wonderful day!

@gingermackeen5741 2 года назад

Absolutely stunning area! And some good rocks too...

@sarahporter9541 2 года назад

Looked like So much fun!!! Love that you leave many of them in the natural state on parts...the best of both sides..perfect.

@audraacklin9826 2 года назад

Beautiful agates and that petrified wood was awesome!! 😁❤️👍

@pamelaarana1942 2 года назад

I love your faceted ones 😍 It definitely was worth it!

@bobopdam8185 2 года назад

Hi Theo and everyone,bless U all!! My name is Bobby and live close to Amsterdam,the Netherlands. First time reacting to you since..i guess three years(yeh i know,shame on me😊) i simply LOVE everything U put out on the tube.up here there's close to nothing to find in nature(since most of this little country is cultivated) and im so happy and blessed u sharing all these great video's!! For it is through U i can expierience my dreamwish hunting for gems. I hope u feel and understand how priveliged u are living a place like Montana!! Thank U sóóó much!!! I wish u all the love joy and happyness and keep sharing for éver!!😂 and to all of you outhere ...thank U for being on this planet🙏❤ being my soul(gem)tribe!! Big shout out to you all. Only Love is real!! ❤💛💚Bobby

@anniegironne8444 2 года назад

Alexis, you rock!. The blue and pink agathes are amazing. Nice polishing, but I love the facetted one.

@nicoleh.5499 Год назад

I love the big agate you polished at 13:55! Don't cut it!!! It looks so nice😁 Can't wait to see another video from western Montana. It's awesome now with so many new gravel bars everywhere!

@audraacklin9826 2 года назад

The time I was up there, I didn't get to see much of Montana, but did get to see more of Wyoming. Beautiful country!! ❤️❤️

@ExploringwithNaomie 2 года назад

I haven't seen the video yet. But I just wanted to tell you I always look forward to seeing your videos. Happy Hunting

@patriciamckean4186 2 года назад

My favorite find the pet wood with BLUE in it, and the faceted agate. Beautiful nature pics of grizzly.

@donnalantz7981 2 года назад

Such beautiful finds. The pink one is just gorgeous. That's my favorite one I think. Cant get over that piece of pet wood. Wow. So beautiful, and that blue in it.

@robertmandigo7942 2 года назад

That was an amazing hunt! The piece of petrified wood is so awesome and the amygdalidal basalt came in a very close second. The polished agates are so beautiful I can't pick a favorite, the blue one is awesome and the banding and crystals also are awesome and then you faceted that piece and it turned out awesome too. Keep up the great videos and God bless you and your family.

@MsSandraCGL 2 года назад

Can't wait for the rings, made from agates!

@justjulee9135 2 года назад

Awesome, gorgeous agates! Really loved the polished ones especially the one with the pocket. The bear was amazing!

@nataliebritton8602 2 года назад

Gidday from Australia!! 🐨🦋🦎🦘🙋🏼‍♀️ I totally enjoyed journey from the creek to the polisher 💓👌🏽 Great agate - hope to see more 🫶🏼

@stevezozuk9622 2 года назад

Sooo beautiful . Great finds that day Theo . love them all , Cheers

@rwsandersinfo 2 года назад

best find - grizzly bear

@keithcunningham7925 2 года назад

Very nice I think the pinkish one is the best one love those bands

@cynergy4 2 года назад

Can't wait to see what that galaxy stone (so much easier to spell) looks like inside! Also love the one tha Alexis found. If a bear detects food in the car, you wouldn't even be safe there, haha!

@rockandfound 2 года назад

I get excited and nervous at the same time when searching new locations but love finds different styles of agates. Nice video Theo

@katielane4431 2 года назад

They are all amazing especially the faceted one stunning Glad to see you all out and about again. Love the videos you guys have access to amazing agates and petrified wood compared to Victoria in Australia Well done and look forward to more videos Take care 🇦🇺

@jenconnolly37 2 года назад

Was I seeing things or was there a little Iris-play going on in that faceted stone??

@nancyphelps4855 4 месяца назад

Nice work kid. Love it!!!!

@hockeyrace 2 года назад

Totally awesome adventure!! All of the rocks found were outstanding! There is no way to pick a favorite 🤯. You must go back soon to that location 💥💥 How cool that you faceted that agate!!! I would’ve never thought to do that. You changed my whole world! I really want to do that now. ✨✨ Thank you so much for sharing your adventure. Outstandingly Epic! Stay Crystal 💫 Mari

@johnbouwens2024 2 года назад

We love agates my wife and I live in Oregon and we rockhound everywhere we go Washington we go to Idaho we've been all over Oregon and some of the best agates I've ever found in my entire life I have found within 50 miles of my own home and that is so cool I have a piece of priday agate that weighs 27 lb pretty big piece found it in madris or.... I'm originally from Wyoming and I drove truck all through the Midwest is he younger man and I know Montana very well so I'm kind of excited to get up that way and start looking through your riverbeds I really enjoyed your video God bless you guys and stay safe

@largent45 2 года назад

Holy bear! That was a bear! Way to close and you have dogs that are i snack pack for the bear! Wow! And the rocks were nice too! lol That was far different than your normal rock hunts because those agates were way smaller, but every bit as gorgeous. And the polishing? Gorgeous, but faceting one was brilliant! wow that was gorgeous! I like the blue with the moss! It is amazing. And that piece of pet wood is so amazing! its absolutely phenomenal! And of course Alexis for the win! That agate she found was phenomenal. Yay! Glad you all made it out safely! awesome video!

@amethyst5538 2 года назад

Petrified wood, agates, and....bears. Oh my!

@williamscoggin1509 2 года назад

The bear was just wanting to go fishing, and once again one of those Rock tossing humans messed up a perfectly good day. 😂

@thrownasearched7779 2 года назад

the litle faceted banded clear agate was brilliant.

@michaelvandyke6715 2 года назад

We have some agate/basalt out here too, some are pretty cool when cut or tumbled... Also have basalt with opal too... That was a big young Grizzly bear, they have been coming down from the mountains more and more... That petwood is knock your socks off awesome!! Great video as always buddy....

@steveegbert7429 2 года назад

Best find for me was the wood, so amazing. Oh, and the griz too. I've had a few mesmerizing photo encounters like that, even closer, and safely in the rig. Where in western Montana, general area if you don't want to be specific?

@sirdudeness1386 2 года назад

Love it Theo! Thank you!

@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 2 года назад

Fantastic video. Beautiful spot, beautiful river, and omg beautiful finds. I really loved the petrified wood, that blue was amazing. That bear was beautiful, but omg I'd freak out if I saw that. Nothing like that in New Zealand. Really enjoy watching you videos.

@claudesarich6314 2 года назад

Very nice agates, come up real nice. Glad we don't have bears in Australia stay safe and rock on 🤘 👍

@leslyeschoenhuth1107 2 года назад

Holy Cow ~ That was a Huge Bear ! ! You don't see them. True. But that one was amazing. Glad it walked away! ~ You also never show Elk, Deer, or Antelope which ARE common.. But I Love Rocks, so just keep showing them ! ! [They don't bite.]

@scottmontz6664 2 года назад

I got stuck up by Discovery ski resort a couple years ago. Had to run into to Anaconda and buy more chain and another comealong. On my way back up to my truck there were bear track that weren't there on my way down. It fallowed my track all the way back up to my truck. Didn't need it but glad I always carry my pistol with me.

@LiuverHodelin-bw6og 9 месяцев назад

Muy bellos los bosques americanos, muy natural, es una de las cosas que mas me gustan de los Estados 🇺🇸 que Dios bendiga a los americanos

@dustinfindsrocks 2 года назад

Amazing work as always Theo 👍🏼 I was thinking that one you polished could be an iris agate! Whatever it’s cool as is. 🐻 bear! Great video

@graemescott1436 2 года назад

Facet was so cool man should do a really orange agate

@judymarkel8029 2 года назад

WOW what a great day. I have relatives in Montana. It is a beautiful state. You know where the treasures are. My favorite was.....all of them. But I could truly wear that faceted stone. Or hold the petrified wood. Thanks for a great video

@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm 2 года назад

Awesome video Theo! So nice to see you back in your element with the agates. When I saw all the flooding I figured it would be at least three or four months before you were able to hunt for some agates. I guess I was wrong. I can't wait to see what you do with that petrified wood! I think you could definitely take a few slabs off of the bottom and keep the rest of it as a specimen. Just shave off the bottom so that it stands up right. 👍

@shell91 2 года назад

Well it's 110 with the heat index here today and I was going to envy your 68 degrees until I saw the bear. So yeah, nevermind. Beautiful agates :)

@chrisreinhardt5843 2 года назад

Great video!!

@sixthsenseamelia4695 10 месяцев назад

More galaxy stone basalt hounding collection & polishing PLEEEEASE. (& Baculites 😌)

@LoveNatureLoveLife Год назад

Hi Theo 🙂 I live in New Zealand and am relatively new to rockhounding. I discovered your channel through Paleo Chris and Wild Kyle's channels respectively. I love how you explain things so clearly and you have such a deep passion for rocks and fossils. I would love it if you would consider making an episode explaining to us newbies how to correctly identify agate and petrified wood, and how to correctly identify the different features of agate, such as Moss, Waterline, Banding etc. My two sons are really interested in going rockhounding with me, so I want to be sure I am teaching them the correct terminology and identifications. Or even if you could give a few tips here in the comments would be amazing thank you. Keep the wonderful content coming!! 😁🥰🤯🏞🏜🏖🏝🌋🏔🪨💎🔎

@MrTurtleMontana Год назад

Very quick and dirty... ° If it feels waxy, and is semi-translucent, then it's probably Chalcedony. ° If it's Chalcedony, and there are bands, eyes, plumes, or moss, then it's an agate. ° There are two main types of banding, waterline and fortification. ° Waterline bands typically run parallel with each other in a straight line. ° Fortification bands typically form non-linear, parallel (non-crossing) patterns, usually encircling each other... Like defense lines around a fort (hence the name). ° If it's waxy and opaque, then it's likely chert. ° If it's chert and has bands, it's banded chert (not agate). ° If it's colorful chert, it's called Jasper. ° If it's not waxy, and is semi-translucent, then it's likely quartz or quartzite. ° If it's not waxy, and there are multiple colored "chunks," all mixed together (regardless of translucency), then it's likely granite. ° If it's granitic, and it's red and green, then it's probably unakite. I hope this helps...

@LoveNatureLoveLife Год назад

@@MrTurtleMontana Thank you so much. Now I can copy this to refer back to when trying to identify my finds 😁

@eastermajors5385 2 года назад

A bear 🐻 so neat but scary.

@melb458 2 года назад

Amazingly beautiful finds! My girlfriend and I are heading to MT in October to go treasure hunting, from WA, and this definitely has us more excited about our trip! Thanks for sharing!

@aaronknowlton3996 Год назад

October? Cold and probably snowing. It gets cold over here around the September 15th

@melb458 Год назад

@@aaronknowlton3996 thanks for the info! We're planning on staying in Livingston then venturing along the Yellowstone from there.

@LiuverHodelin-bw6og 9 месяцев назад

Ohhh muy bella ojalá en cuba se encontrarán asi de fácil, y de bellas

@tashacano3324 2 года назад

Yes you should facet agate more often!

@robertmeyer6521 2 года назад

Always a great job on everything. Great looking rocks. Have you ever walked the Big Horn River?

@offyarocka 2 года назад

Some days you eat the bear, some days the bear eats you and some days you are the bear hahahaha extreme rockhounding love it!

@mountain_girl Год назад

That faceted agate is amazing! I swear as you turned it there were rainbow or prismatic colors flashing?

@wendybenedict-huffman6325 2 года назад

Alexa's is the best!

2 года назад

Muito linda Theo...

@brianholcomb940 2 года назад

Oh my goodness, a bear! That hunt was fantastically awesome! You both amaze me with the finds you get! I actually like the petrified wood and the faceted agate, which I am hoping to do with my flat lap soon! I do have a question for you, I saw that you used a metal polishing disc, are they better than the other kind? I have one that came with my machine but it is only one grit! Thanks for sharing!

@anthonyjerussi7410 2 года назад

Another great video Theo. Really enjoyed it. Got 2 very important question. Where can I get that hat? Very nice hat. Also where can I get one of those spray bottles you use? Thanks for another great vid.

@mariemoss2475 2 года назад

I would have pooped my pants , if I had seen that bear 😂

@unimportant8445 2 года назад

Would love to see some faceted Lake Superior agate

@SuperPolky Год назад

Hello. I am new to rockhounding and live in Indiana. I really enjoy watching your videos. We are visiting SD and staying in Rapid City. Can I ask where your favorite place to hunt is in this region? I get to spend tomorrow hounding and was hoping you could recommend a good place. Thanks?

@MrTurtleMontana Год назад

Hey Theo 👋 What part of western Montana were you at? I was born and raised in the Bitterroot Valley, about an hour south of Missoula. I live in West Michigan now. Unfortunately, I wasn't a rock collector until I visited Lake Superior for the first time.

@Ken_G. 2 года назад

I'm curious if that piece of pet wood really has blue agate in it or if it's the Tyndall Effect. Looks like it's really blue, not pretend blue. You might have discovered an area with a high concentration considering you got both that and that mossy chunk.