Rockhounding in New Zealand for basalt agates - Oxford, North Canterbury

Most agates in Canterbury are formed in rhyolite or andesite but there are a few places where they are formed in basalt formations. These are much more rare and usually have very interesting mineral inclusions and sprays.
I had explored this little stream before and found one agate with amazing mineral inclusions and even some form of metal in it!
#thefinders #newzealand

[@nitawynn9538]

It was worth getting up so early just to hear that lovely dawn chorus of birds.

[@iloverocks1235]

I only just discovered you videos! I'm looking forward to more.

[@mamlamborocks]

Thanks! I have quite a few rockhounding ones I must get cut and upload 😄

[@jeffreyhezekiah4975]

instablaster.

[@fenixrose85]

Did you ever explore waipara rivers ? When I was young and had school camp I remember being told by the camp local that the rivers hold "gem stones " like that first beautiful rock which just reminded me of that memory. I even found one but fell over in the river and lost it lol 😖

[@mamlamborocks]

I have looked in that river but never found a gem stone myself in there :)

[@MsSandraCGL]

It was super fun

[@RESEARCHINGYOURROOTS]

Hey, Mamlambo. How are you all? Subbed this channel too and are watching the shows.

[@myahalkett7404]

Where abouts in nz is this ?

[@mamlamborocks]

It's near a little town called Sheffield, maybe 10km from it.

[@sylvainbarthel8991]

3 ' 10 '" = archéologie

[@ktlivingherway516]

5:41 your "agate" looks quite "calcity and quartzy"

[@ktlivingherway516]

5:29 In a perfect world it would be a fossilized seed pod or something. LOL

[@lizzymoore54]

Beautiful indigenous hand-tool! Lovely chalcedony and agates, guys.

[@mamlamborocks]

Thanks Lizzy! It's amazing finding bits of worked stone like that, makes you realise people have been on the land for a very long time!

[@rockyrocks9022]

What hand tool ? It's a rock Maori were first

[@lizzymoore54]

@@rockyrocks9022 , you’re just jealous that you didn’t find it yourself, MR. NEGATIVE NELLIE. Where are your specimens? I don’t see anything about rocks on your channel with the exception of the name of your channel. You must be a sore loser because they always seem to be the people who make negative comments. Mr. SMARTY PANTS ROCKY ROCKS. Bad form. 🤨

[@rockyrocks9022]

Dreamers think you found stone tools hahahaha