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@@AncintArt2ndColony Thanks!

I think I know what you mean by the flat pebble material. I do have quite a bit of it from that area, and it is also found abundantly near Lysite, WY, and other locations. I will eventually do a video on my "Cooke City Rocks" which you will enjoy. Idiots - Hummmmm. LOL. A lot of educated guessing going on, that is true. No degree here, but I do try to educate myself on the rock types and geology, and I usually do admit when I don't know something. In this video, for example, I am trying to figure out what the puddingstones really are, and I am also unsure of the full depth of the laramide porphyry meaning. Love the "Idiots" comment though - I have come across some funny stuff myself. Oh, almost forgot your question. I have never found that limestone make it all the way down to the Billings area. Only up near its sources - since it is softer and easily weathered.

@@CarveDxUp The garnets come out of mine fairly easily, as it is mica schist. Can I see your rock?

@@jonjoyce9641 Thank you!

Thanks! I am hoping there will be a crowd rush on this video, so I have an excuse to make more like it from the different places I have rocks from.

Hello Johny, actually, California, as I hear, is really good for rock hunting. There is a group called Rockhound Fieldtrip Fanatics in that state, and they go all over. You might want to connect with them. And I hope you find some good spots! I live in northern Colorado, and I remember when I first got here I thought "all there is in the Poudre River is GRANITE." But I have found it an amazing place to collect as well. I have a playlist of several videos from here. So yeah, I know - the feeling that the Yellowstone is hard to compete with. LOL.

@@AncintArt2ndColony That was my idea exactly. Something for weary souls.

Yes, a lot of research, and I still think I miss quite a bit, that is why in this video I ask for help, LOL. Thanks for checking in!

Thanks! Yes, now that you mention the Chinese Writing Rock, I do remember hearing that said. It is really an amazing material, and there are about as many varieties as there are dikes and sills.

@@AncintArt2ndColony Thanks!!

I did mention the comparison with conglomerates, and the differences. If you are talking about the puddingstones, I know that they are not because of their origin in dikes and sills - so they have some kind of magmatic origin - just not sure if it can be called a porphyry because of the lack of phenocryst characteristics. By the way, I would LOVE to go rock hunting in MICHIGAN someday. You guys have some awesome stuff!

I thank you for your answer, and, at first glance, we could think that especially because of the round appearance of the pieces in the matrix. However, the rock originates from dikes throughout the mentioned mountain ranges, which rules out any kind of sedimentary formation.

Are they porphyritic?

@@jonjoyce9641 Well, that's just it. They appear to form in the same way as most of our porphyries, but instead of clearly formed phenocrysts we seem to have almost rounded, very hard and nondescript "chunks" for lack of a better term.

@@chrissgraniteparadise2656They're super interesting! Wish I were able to find them where I hunt, thanks for sharing yours

Rock glaciers: I will need to research that term. Thank you!

Yep!!! Somehow, I had never heard that term, and now I looked it up and I think you are right!! Thanks again!

@@chrissgraniteparadise2656 I'm an old retired geologist/field geophysicist who just moved from Bozeman, MT to Cortez, CO and planning to begin soon doing lapidary things...you do an excellent job in describing with examples different rock types, many of which I have forgotten since college days..

@dmatherly7 It would be fun to chat sometime!

Hello Abdoulie, thanks for always stopping by!

@@allisonjames2923 Awesome! I am currently doing my Common yet Unique series! Check out my Yellowstone playlist. I hope you enjoy all these!

Almond basalt - I have never heard of that before. Do you have it shown anywhere?

Well, to me, sharing is kind of what makes it so enjoyable.

I put mine along the edges of my yard with the plastic underlining and I made like little drain thing for it so it's kind of like a strainer and it just cleans my rocks when it rains it's a little lifted up off the ground is what I'm thinking but you can also make a fountain but make sure that I think salt water is the best for you to build it have your rocks in on a regular basis a fountain jewelry use them as decorations outside

I'd like to put them somewhere where they can get wet and they'll be washed if you keep them just barely above the ground in the plastic like what is that tarp put a couple of holes in a small ones because you know rocks are sharp and they make bigger holes and then you just put it barely above the ground you can wash them anytime you want and if it gets wet it's cool because it just washes them can you do that is you got to set up like a little would like guidelines for it and you just kind of nail it to it and then or screw it to it whichever you were going to use and make sure you do that all across it like in every small space and keep the rocks in a balanced way across it so it doesn't get too heavy for it in one spot or make it like a rock garden instead of a food garden maybe both

@@WoodyNortheast Thanks for coming back! I remember you commenting a time or two.

@@AncintArt2ndColony i would enjoy seeing yours! Have you shown any? A few days prior to this vudeo, I posted a Short explaining the differences between basalt and rhyolite. 😉

@@AncintArt2ndColony Here it us... th-cam.com/users/shortsaKOXvubPJNY?si=V3A0pRkt_ZyEgjiT

@@chrissgraniteparadise2656 I have shown some in videos with other rocks and artifacts but I haven't done a video just on rhyolite or basalt ! Some of my finds from the White Mountains I have shown but I called them basalt and now I'm thinking it's rhyolite ! It's black stone with white feldspar crystals going through it ! I'll make a new video soon to show just the rhyolite and I'll get back to you for your expertise ! 🙂

@@AncintArt2ndColony Black with feldspar phenocrysts - could be basalt as you said. Basalts tend toward darker and heavier, rhyolites tend toward lighter colors and less heavy.

@@chrissgraniteparadise2656 yes, I do think it's Basalt . The other one I'm not so sure !?

I have always loved these too, they have a lot of character and look great when gathered together as a group in the garden. Thanks!

Good to know! Thanks.

@@loompy1440 Awesome story. I have some nice pieces that were given to me years back... debating if I should show them.

@ just add a little disclaimer that you didn’t take them and don’t approve of others doing so. I would love to see them

@@wordoftheday4me What do you mean?

@@grantjones755 Thanks my friend!

@@artwestwood6416 I intend to! Thanks for the encouragement!!

I would be curious to see what the rocks are like further east.

I will put together a selection of items that would fill a large flatrate box, and see if you like any or all of it, and maybe you can do the same? We can post the video here unlisted for each other. Let me know what of mine you have liked so far.

@ we don’t have to do videos, we do a lot of the flat rate box trades & it’s always cool seeing what surprises people put in them, I remember you saying that you like big chunky stuff, I usually try to put a few bigger pieces in & use smaller pieces to fill the voids… but I can definitely start putting a box together, it’s gonna be mostly southeast stuff, we’re out of most of the stuff we would get before we moved from Pennsylvania… it would probably be after the new year though before I get anything in the mail

@@diggingappalachia954 Yep, you described me exactly. Big stuff, fill in the voids with some smaller ones. I like the surprise idea. I will try to make it interesting for you - and "Southeast stuff" - I have NOTHING from over there, so that sounds awesome. I appreciate you following the videos, I will try to keep them coming and keep them interesting to you. Working on Yellowstone River volcanics right now....

Awesome, good answer!