beautiful finds! that jasper was a beast, love a good chunk of jasper. awesome mossy agates my fav! cant wait to get down to the south island to check out some cool rocks!
Thanks for the post CC, much appreciated! Always exciting watching someone get addicted to the hobby by finding beautiful specimens! Stay safe and sane, have a nice rest of your weekend!
@@chalcedonychris7310 That's good news, the rocks are dying to meet you!!! haha Had a couple chances to get out up here and was majorly needed. and on another note..kudos to all the folks down there in NZ for knocking the virus down so efficiently, it's a pain but if anyone could completely wipe it out, would be the Kiwis, right? haha Have a great weekend ahead!
You probably dont care but does anyone know a method to get back into an instagram account?? I somehow forgot my account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me
@Quentin Quinn Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Dude this was so awesome! It got better and better all throughout. Don't even know which one I'd call the find of the day because they are all so magnificent! Oh and love the humor..."that's what she said"...😆🤣👍 😎🐾
Hey, Chris. Enjoying your postings. I'm heading down to the South Island with a party of students - 10 - 13 year olds. On the third day of the trip are heading from Lake Tekapo back to Christchurch and we are stopping enroute for lunch. Rather than heading for the swings at the Ashburton Domain, we thought we might have a picknic down by the one of the rivers en route. We also thought we might cast our eye over the shingle banks for some agates or similar. Would it be better to stop on the Rangitata or the Ashburton? I realise we have little chance of finding anything with only an hour stopover, but I think it would be good for the children to have a bit of a walk after being cooped up in the vans, and you never know. Any help advice welcome. Have tried contacting the rock and gem folk in CHristchurch, but no reply.
Just an idea for you, I saw on one of your other videos you used your phone flashlight to shine through a piece of petrified wood. I use a laser pointer to test my rocks if they are really dark. Enjoy watching your videos!
thanks man! photography is one of my other hobbies so I enjoy taking macro shots. The guy who wrote the book on agates in New Zealand lives a couple miles down the road so he does all my cutting for me, which is handy!
Love the fact that you include the pieces after you cut them keep up the great work
Thanks! Yes i felt that was important as thats what its all about isnt it :-)
beautiful finds! that jasper was a beast, love a good chunk of jasper. awesome mossy agates my fav! cant wait to get down to the south island to check out some cool rocks!
Great video man and added this to my #TheFinders playlist! Keep up the good content!
hey thanks so much! Coming out of lockdown in 3 days so there will be more to come soon :-)
@@chalcedonychris7310 oh good!! Can't wait!
Thanks for the post CC, much appreciated! Always exciting watching someone get addicted to the hobby by finding beautiful specimens! Stay safe and sane, have a nice rest of your weekend!
Thanks Shaughn! I've been working every day so fortunately dont have cabin fever yet, although its just about time to go look for some rocks!
@@chalcedonychris7310 That's good news, the rocks are dying to meet you!!! haha Had a couple chances to get out up here and was majorly needed. and on another note..kudos to all the folks down there in NZ for knocking the virus down so efficiently, it's a pain but if anyone could completely wipe it out, would be the Kiwis, right? haha Have a great weekend ahead!
You probably dont care but does anyone know a method to get back into an instagram account??
I somehow forgot my account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me
@Bridger Kenzo Instablaster ;)
@Quentin Quinn Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Dude this was so awesome! It got better and better all throughout. Don't even know which one I'd call the find of the day because they are all so magnificent!
Oh and love the humor..."that's what she said"...😆🤣👍
😎🐾
hahahaha I couldnt resist. Still a teenage boy in my head lol! Im glad it got better cos the first 5 hours were terrible!
Beautiful finds. I can't believe the size of them. And that Jasper!! Omg!! I want it hahaha
Haha yeah the rangitata river does produce some big stuff!
Hey, Chris. Enjoying your postings. I'm heading down to the South Island with a party of students - 10 - 13 year olds. On the third day of the trip are heading from Lake Tekapo back to Christchurch and we are stopping enroute for lunch. Rather than heading for the swings at the Ashburton Domain, we thought we might have a picknic down by the one of the rivers en route. We also thought we might cast our eye over the shingle banks for some agates or similar. Would it be better to stop on the Rangitata or the Ashburton? I realise we have little chance of finding anything with only an hour stopover, but I think it would be good for the children to have a bit of a walk after being cooped up in the vans, and you never know. Any help advice welcome. Have tried contacting the rock and gem folk in CHristchurch, but no reply.
It got off to a slow start, but turned out to be good day, eh? Those turned out to be some nice agates, and that jasper is beautiful. Good job!
thanks I was really happy with that jasper
Did you see any Iris agates after you cut them?
The red spots in that one beauty is hematite....so cool😎🐾
had a quick google, and I think hematite is what I have in a lot of pieces :-) thanks!
Just an idea for you, I saw on one of your other videos you used your phone flashlight to shine through a piece of petrified wood. I use a laser pointer to test my rocks if they are really dark. Enjoy watching your videos!
Good tip thanks, ill give that a go!
Awesome ones! I actually love that huge nodule. I like all agates though
yeah size makes even a mediocre one a bit better :-) I like all agates too, its a problem when it comes to storage!
Go Tyler! Woohoo!
Sucks that there was no green in the jasper but at least it has some really nice bands
You sure find some awesome stuff! I Especially like the close up photographs. What do you use to cut them open?
thanks man! photography is one of my other hobbies so I enjoy taking macro shots. The guy who wrote the book on agates in New Zealand lives a couple miles down the road so he does all my cutting for me, which is handy!
How do you cut them.
Im also coming down on the 1st January if your still in the area. Id love to go rock hunting
@@Cossychick hi, sorry I only saw this now! I have a friend who does the cutting for me but I've recently purchased my own saw
@Chalcedony Chris hi im in Geraldine at the moment till the 15th would i be able to contact your friend to possibly cut a stone for me.
8:07 if you do not want could i have it
It's called petrified wood silly
thats what I said silly