I liked the video 🙂 just in case you didn't know, I wanted to point out something that caught my eye and attention. Your knife that you used, has a flint rod which is really 😎 cool. Did you know that agates are a type of flint too? You can start a fire with one. I just wanted to give you some knowledge like you have provided for the earth. I'm from Missouri and live near Crowleys Ridge. This ridge stretches over 200 miles!! It's a great source of lace agates, jasper, geodes and many other precious stones 😀 Thank you for your videos. They've helped me on my journey of rock hunting! I feel like it's natures treasures just waiting for someone to find! I wish you happy hunting and God bless you 🙏
@Jimmy Mcgill no it is not Jim. The reason for spark with agates are because there are a 7 on the Mohs scale. Chert is also a very hard stone. The Mohs scale goes up to 10. The diamond holds this title as the only one! Chert is silicon dioxide and forms around limestone. Its nickname is flint! Agate is a semiprecious silica chalcedony. A form of quartz made of many pockets. Color gets trapped in those pockets and form the lace or banded ring. Not all agates are lace tho. Some have no banding. Agate is also transparent just like quartz meaning light can be seen threw the stone. I hope this helped you! Summing everything up by saying both agate and chert can start a fire due to their hardness on the Mohs scale!!
@@gabrielking9569 thanks buddy, i knew they were both a form of chalcedony but it can get confusing with so many different things having the same SiO2 forumla! i knew Jasper is closely related (but opaque) and Agate being translucent i just wasn't sure if banded chert/flint would still be classed as an Agate
Nice information, I am just learning a lot about Agate. I am a yewelry creator and used to work only with the 4 precious stones. But they got a bit out of fashion and by accident I found a small slice ( I think they call it “slap” in English) and I made a nice necklace with it. Than I started to be more interested in Agate and do more creations with it, so that the beauty of the stone is optima. I even start a course to learn cutting and polishing. I am very excited but my children don’t like it at all. They want me in an elderly home knitting and boring. I am 80 and ZI like to do what’s interesting me. I even think of buying my own HighTech machine even if my children fell of the roof. I love agate and they won’t stop me.haha
As an absolute beginner, I found this video to be more helpful than any other I've seen so far. I still don't know for sure what I'm looking at with most rocks, but at least I have a clue of a few things they might be.
To be technical, Agate, Jasper, and Chert (flint) are all chalcedony which is a waxy-looking, microcrystalline quartz. depending on the rockhound you are talking to, anything that is translucent could be considered an agate, but to gem collectors, only banded are considered agates for those purposes. Banded chert is also sometimes called banded jasper as well, as Jasper falls more into the chert side of chalcedony than the agate type.
Agate and jasper are both types of chalcedony. So saying they are different is not very accurate, as agate is chalcedony. Carnelian can also be banded btw, and again is also a type of chalcedony. Just a bit of misinformation but not at all your fault!💚 Edit: as for moss agate, it is not actually an agate, but a different variety of chalcedony with plume-like inclusions😊 I love your videos btw😁💚
Great video Ariel. theres really only 2 kinds of banding.... concentric banding (circular bullseye pattern) and water-line banding a.k.a. gravitational banding (horizontal lines) We have so many rocks here in Oregon that are in between an agate and a jasper, or a mix of common opal and agate.... or a jasp-agate that is slightly translucent lol. Some rocks just dont want to be labeled!
Been thinking I was losing my mind lately trying to identify my rocks that are getting me confused by looking like mixtures of agates, Jaspers, and opals. Stinkin' Oregon rocks are so confusing! Lol I love them 🥰🥰🥰
I got a few rocks from Vancouver and Montana just like that. Like they are jasper, but also a banding like an agate on half, and a petrified wood in the Alberta prairies that is like opalized or something, it’s so pretty.
The exceptions to this would be the types of layered yet seemingly non-concentric bands commonly seen in some lace agates ie. Blue lace agate. Similarly in plume agates; where bands may seem unidirectional. Typically plume agates are found to have orbicular inclusions when cross sectioned in the right direction "perpendicular to the flow of the mineralisation", however, they may have widely varying appearances dependent on the nature of their formation and the condition they're found in.
Thank you! Long story short, I have collected a litteral half ton of cool crazy AZ rock and minerals over the last year but haven't had time to learn what all these amazing stones are. I thought all my crazy agates were different kinds of rocks, and didn't know what my Jasper or calcedny was. You seriously just explained what probably half my rocks are to me in a very understandable way. Thank you again, you're awesome👏👏👏😁👍
Ok so I just started watching this lovely lady. Random thing I gotta point out. Befor she ever said she was from mn I knew she was either mn or wis she just looks like one of us and each video I watch she sounds more and more like one of us. Love these rock videos love agates I hope she keeps it up
Love this one! Identifying rocks was hard but now I have much better idea of what I am looking at. Will use some of these when I find them to use in my tumbler and make some really nice shiny beautiful pieces. Thank You! Please make more like this. Peace.
Thank you, great job with informative content. Fully enjoy hearing different people's experience, and I just enjoy looking at other LSA'S that I haven't seen before. The one Tube/Fortification agate is also called a Wrap-around agate; and that is an excellent example of one. I call them wafers when they are thin, or not very uniform with banding. I call them a sandwich when thick, or uniform "less common" in banding, but that's just me.
It defenetly helped. I was in Croatia recently and i found ALOT of what i thought was agate, because it had some AMAZING banding, but you couldnt see light thru it, only a little tiny bit. So it helps a whole lot! :D Btw the one of the agates i found is on my profile picture :DDDDDD
I’m just starting my rock collecting journey. Your videos are so helpful. I’ve found a few quartz, agates, jasper and my fave so far was a lovely striped piece of Picasso jasper.. so very cool finding out which rocks you have found.
Your video has the best explanation I have ever seen on what is an agate. I have shared your video with two of my friends who needed to know what they look like.
Hi, when I saw your book rocks and minerals, reminded me of a small book that I have with the same name. I just found I still had it. Thanks for reminding me. So this little book is what led me to the love and collection of rocks, stones, gems and crystals 35 years later. I'm only into your video 1 minutes, but will definately watch the whole thing.
I really enjoyed how you made this easy for those of us who are kind of slow learning especially with all the different thousands of types of agates LOL thank you so much for your hard work and your dedication. I just found your channel today and I absolutely love it!
Well done Ariel, you definitely show your enthusiasm for agates and jaspers. I am now retired but spent my life creating custom jewelry and dealing in bullion so I have had the pleasure to work with some very cool gemstones. I just found you so I haven't looked through your videos but if you do not already do it you should consider getting into cutting cabochons. Even A simple flat lap setup could allow you to do a flat surface for viewing and with some soft backed laps you could do cabs on it or you could go all out and pick up a cabbing machine. Have fun GD
Thank you GD! Yes I have been looking into cutting and polishing tools other than my basic tumbler! It is definitely something I want to dip my toes in!
Wonderful video!!! Thank you so much. I am in northern Virginia where we have a lot of different quartz. I hope I can find you doing a video on identifying quartz from other similar rocks. I’m a newbie wanting to learn more.😊
Fyi. Translucent chalcedony with dendrites are often typically called agates. Ie. Moss agates etc. However, It's important to note that opal, jasper, or, other rocks/minerals could also could contain dendrites. On another note; Plume agates are rarely found to be banded, but, more typically contain orbicular or striated inclusions indicative of the flow direction during formation. 🙂
Thanks for the information, but I was a little confused. You had more than one with it being completely opaque but had layers and yo called them agate. To me they are all pretty rocks. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Hi how are you? I watched this video a few days ago as back ground, I truly enjoy your enthusiasm. Since, I have watched another video on a n unrelated topic and I have a hypothesis on how agates are born. I do not have anyone else to reach out to but if you are interested i would like to see what you think.
The stone at 28:37 likely has banding on the inside. Everything on the outside would indicate that in my opinion. I have nodules with little to no banding that upon being cut open have banding. Also keep in mind that not all agates that are opaque are paint agates. Limonite agates or limonite staining can be opaque giving the illusion of a paint agate.
I started making jewelry a few months ago & never realized how many different stones/crystals & fossils there are and how interesting it all is. 🤷♀️ who knew 😅 heading to the UP keweenaw in MI in a month to rock hound & I'm super excited. I have NO clue how to spot the good ones though. Thank you for making that a little easier for me :) very informative! 👍
Oh that is awesome!! You will find some great rocks up there! One tip is to go after it’s rained or by somewhere near water! Rocks really stand out when they are wet!
Thank you cause I can't get a straight answer from anyone about identification on Facebook. Some of those people are so cl9sed mined and they have bunch of (cronies) that got me here so thank you for sharing knowledge and not narrow minded judgements.
I know this is an old video now... But the tear drop gem (at around 18 minutes) is an aget geode!(I think) It has a very thin layer of aget and is a fully grown geode on the inside. I found plenty around some spots in Kamloops BC
This video was really good and super helpful with loads of clear examples. I just found a spot with a ton of jasper and now I want to learn more about all the different types. Could you do more videos like this one and a special request- one with jasper ? Thank you !!
I'm a new sub. Very helpful, as I've been picking up some cool rocks right nearby. Wetting the stones really does show a lot. I'm getting better at spotting what I should pick up.
I just started with my grandson after we visited my nephew out in Nevada. He got us all interested so we got back home to Florida and I’ve been learning so much from this channel and she make’s everything so easy to understand!!!!!!!
Brilliant video! I've been picking up cool rocks for a while on beaches in South-East Spain, Almería, Murcia, Alicante etc and this video has been a life saver for identifying some of them! Great content
On the piece of chalcedony that you showed right before the carnelian agate when you told us to guess if it was an agate. You said it had no banding but I saw verryyyy light banding where you shined the light through. Idk if it’s my eyes playing with me but take another look at it! I think it has some banding!
@@AgateAriel is there a way I can send you pics of the specimen pieces I have? I don't know if they should be cut, or just tumbled... I am good with using a diamond blade tile saw, or rotary rosin granite type polisher but never used a tumbler.
Thank you! I just thought if you can see through it, it was an agate. I have learned so much in this video that I, now know, I still have so much to learn about rocks in general. I will definitely be watching your vids. Having the examples to show what you were talking about was so great. Thanks again. Happy hounding! 🪨❤
I watched the video, but it was a bit strange!! Because I listen to your sweet voice lady, in same time, and same video «I'V seen ten turquoises riding on ten crystals of quartz!!» 😵. In fact, I broke my glasses half an hour ago, Your Majesty🤗 Excuse us.. my English is weak.😔 Sanad-Yemen
Oh wow, so cool. I knew I had some agates, but didn't know what kind they were. Thanks so much, what a great video, very informative and helpful. It really helps to see examples like you do. I wish you could like the video more than once.
Thanks for the informative video! One of my research colleagues (mathematics) is way up north at Michigan Tech University. I think I need to make up a reason to go and visit him and take an extra day to do some rockhounding on the shores of Lake Superior. - My offer of mailing more tumbling rough still stands - I've just got too much!
I have a very beach worn rock that could be agate, but because of that, it’s hard to see the bands. It has some things on it that look kind of like agate lacing, it’s translucent, and doesn’t get scratched by a knife
WOW lots of great information! Only been to the MI upper peninsula once, before I knew about Lake Superior agates! Can’t wait to go back and do an agate hunt! Congratulations on 1k subs!
Love this video! Agate hunting is one of my favorite hobbies when I go to the Oregon Coast, ever since I was a kid going with my dad (and of course hunting for other cool rocks wherever I go), and seeing another gal rockhound is awesome!!! I recently found a rock which has me a little stumped for a few reasons, which is what led me to your channel and clicking on this video in the first place... I THINK it may actually be an agate geode, which if so, is the first of its kind that I've personally found! I'd love to get your (or any other pros',) opinion on it, if you have any interest/way for me to send a couple pics. Just let me know if so! Either way, you've got a new Subscriber. :) Keep the stones rocking and rolling!
Thank you! It’s awesome to hear from another rockhound! Go ahead and send me a message on instagram and I can definitely take a look for you! Agate geodes are so awesome and would be quite an impressive find! 😊
I too am a female type rockhound living on the Oregon coast, I’m also a newbie as well. A few days ago I found a small rock about an inch and a half wide, and, after examining it, I was able to recognize it as a geode agate. Thanks to Ariel‘s great video. It also had a little botryoidal action going on inside the “window” which I saw with my designated “lady rockhound type magnifying glass”. it’s awesome and so satisfying to be able to “name that rock” Thanks Ariel
I Got A Piece Of Agate In The National Geographic Mega Gemstone And Fossil Dig Kit. It Looks A Bit Odd Though. It's Polished And Brown In Colour. But When I Flashed It With The Flashlight, Light Went Through It And The Stone Turned Orange From The Inside. Also The Banding Is Very Unclear. I Could Just See One Thin Band Running Down The Whole Rock. I Don’t Know If Scratching Will Work As It Is Polished. But I Did See Just ONE Very Unclear Band. What Do You Think It Is? I Heard That For Some Reasons, Agates Can Look Different From The Common Pattern.
Rocks are just like marbles. Different kinds, shapes, colors, names….. why do I get interested in things such as these two. More difficult more passionate about finding more and answers.
K that answered like all my questions how did you know all the right stuff even??! ..& Again, I'll neva meet a girl that funny, efficient or effective 😂☺️. Thanx!🎈
Would a fortification agate just be a complete one, while a regular agate possibly be just a chip and why you don’t see the bands connect to each other?
This is a fun video for someone just getting into this stuff. Love your passion. So crazy how much you look like a friend of mine (also from MN). Do you have a sister by the name of Cassandra in San Diego?
I have larger stones in my backyard . Some too big to just pick up and shine a flashlight through. How do I break them down into smaller pcs? Some of them are rough and dirty on the outside too.
You are in Michigan? Wow, i am in San Antonio Tx and i find all of the rocks you show in this video all of the time when looking for rocks to tumble. Guess they are all over US.
So is an agate the broken off piece of chalcedony that has stripes? Like maybe a 5 or 50 lb formation of chalcedony broke up into 20 or 200 pieces... would the agates just be the cool bits that formed sedimentary looking bands? Or did agates and chalcedony form separately? I'm in the PNW. Maybe you know something about what I might find?
That is one of the difficult things to categorize! Because technically, agate and chalcedony are both forms of microcrystalline quartz the distinction is that agate has bands and chalcedony does not. But like you said, if a big piece of chalcedony has a bit of banding that breaks off and you only find the broken banded piece you would call it an agate and if you only find the big piece of chalcedony you wouldn’t consider it an agate even though at one point it did have banding so it would be considered an agate. It’s pretty confusing to be honest! 😅
I think I found Agate about last week or so, but I can't exactly tell if it's agate oe not. It has banding (I think), but looking at it I think it may be Chalcedony or Carnelian. Btw how do i tell if they're bands or not.
Nice rock collection! You would probably love my collection of stones. I'm not sure what half of them are. I did make a video of some of them for TH-cam. One of my favorite rocks is a dark olive green and you can see light though it I don't know what it is. Great video!
23:11 These last 2… to ME would be considered agate. Whatever is making the dendritic structure… could it change the definition if it goes throughout the entirety of the agate?
I liked the video 🙂 just in case you didn't know, I wanted to point out something that caught my eye and attention. Your knife that you used, has a flint rod which is really 😎 cool. Did you know that agates are a type of flint too? You can start a fire with one. I just wanted to give you some knowledge like you have provided for the earth. I'm from Missouri and live near Crowleys Ridge. This ridge stretches over 200 miles!! It's a great source of lace agates, jasper, geodes and many other precious stones 😀 Thank you for your videos. They've helped me on my journey of rock hunting! I feel like it's natures treasures just waiting for someone to find! I wish you happy hunting and God bless you 🙏
Oh wow I did not know that! Might be a cool video idea to try! Thank you for the info!
is Agate the same thing as Chert then except with the lovely banding you see?
@Jimmy Mcgill no it is not Jim. The reason for spark with agates are because there are a 7 on the Mohs scale. Chert is also a very hard stone. The Mohs scale goes up to 10. The diamond holds this title as the only one!
Chert is silicon dioxide and forms around limestone. Its nickname is flint!
Agate is a semiprecious silica chalcedony. A form of quartz made of many pockets. Color gets trapped in those pockets and form the lace or banded ring. Not all agates are lace tho. Some have no banding. Agate is also transparent just like quartz meaning light can be seen threw the stone. I hope this helped you! Summing everything up by saying both agate and chert can start a fire due to their hardness on the Mohs scale!!
@@gabrielking9569 thanks buddy, i knew they were both a form of chalcedony but it can get confusing with so many different things having the same SiO2 forumla! i knew Jasper is closely related (but opaque) and Agate being translucent i just wasn't sure if banded chert/flint would still be classed as an Agate
Nice information, I am just learning a lot about Agate. I am a yewelry creator and used to work only with the 4 precious stones. But they got a bit out of fashion and by accident I found a small slice ( I think they call it “slap” in English) and I made a nice necklace with it. Than I started to be more interested in Agate and do more creations with it, so that the beauty of the stone is optima. I even start a course to learn cutting and polishing. I am very excited but my children don’t like it at all. They want me in an elderly home knitting and boring. I am 80 and ZI like to do what’s interesting me. I even think of buying my own HighTech machine even if my children fell of the roof. I love agate and they won’t stop me.haha
As an absolute beginner, I found this video to be more helpful than any other I've seen so far. I still don't know for sure what I'm looking at with most rocks, but at least I have a clue of a few things they might be.
I’m glad it could be helpful!
To be technical, Agate, Jasper, and Chert (flint) are all chalcedony which is a waxy-looking, microcrystalline quartz. depending on the rockhound you are talking to, anything that is translucent could be considered an agate, but to gem collectors, only banded are considered agates for those purposes. Banded chert is also sometimes called banded jasper as well, as Jasper falls more into the chert side of chalcedony than the agate type.
Agate and jasper are both types of chalcedony.
So saying they are different is not very accurate, as agate is chalcedony. Carnelian can also be banded btw, and again is also a type of chalcedony. Just a bit of misinformation but not at all your fault!💚 Edit: as for moss agate, it is not actually an agate, but a different variety of chalcedony with plume-like inclusions😊
I love your videos btw😁💚
You're the kind of person that will make everybody happy to be around. I love your personality.
Thank you! 😊
@@AgateAriel sorry that I keep leaving compliments. I hope I don't seem like a creep. Too bad you're married.
@@AgateAriel I mean it's not a bad thing that you're married but I think you get it.
This is the best agate identifying video I've seen to date. Thank you for the information and the clarity it provides.
Great video Ariel. theres really only 2 kinds of banding.... concentric banding (circular bullseye pattern) and water-line banding a.k.a. gravitational banding (horizontal lines) We have so many rocks here in Oregon that are in between an agate and a jasper, or a mix of common opal and agate.... or a jasp-agate that is slightly translucent lol. Some rocks just dont want to be labeled!
Right it can definitely get tricky to identify the mixes! Those are usually the coolest looking ones too! 😅
Been thinking I was losing my mind lately trying to identify my rocks that are getting me confused by looking like mixtures of agates, Jaspers, and opals. Stinkin' Oregon rocks are so confusing! Lol I love them 🥰🥰🥰
I got a few rocks from Vancouver and Montana just like that. Like they are jasper, but also a banding like an agate on half, and a petrified wood in the Alberta prairies that is like opalized or something, it’s so pretty.
The exceptions to this would be the types of layered yet seemingly non-concentric bands commonly seen in some lace agates ie. Blue lace agate.
Similarly in plume agates; where bands may seem unidirectional.
Typically plume agates are found to have orbicular inclusions when cross sectioned in the right direction "perpendicular to the flow of the mineralisation", however, they may have widely varying appearances dependent on the nature of their formation and the condition they're found in.
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Thank you! Long story short, I have collected a litteral half ton of cool crazy AZ rock and minerals over the last year but haven't had time to learn what all these amazing stones are. I thought all my crazy agates were different kinds of rocks, and didn't know what my Jasper or calcedny was. You seriously just explained what probably half my rocks are to me in a very understandable way. Thank you again, you're awesome👏👏👏😁👍
Ok so I just started watching this lovely lady. Random thing I gotta point out. Befor she ever said she was from mn I knew she was either mn or wis she just looks like one of us and each video I watch she sounds more and more like one of us. Love these rock videos love agates I hope she keeps it up
Such a great video for identifying agates , especially for those starting off.
Thank you so much!
I’m new at this. The info was great to help me start out. I’m about to become a rock hounding fool. Can’t wait to see what I can find.
😂😂😂😂 me too
Love this one! Identifying rocks was hard but now I have much better idea of what I am looking at. Will use some of these when I find them to use in my tumbler and make some really nice shiny beautiful pieces. Thank You! Please make more like this. Peace.
This is one of my favorite rock videos ever.
Thank you, great job with informative content. Fully enjoy hearing different people's experience, and I just enjoy looking at other LSA'S that I haven't seen before. The one Tube/Fortification agate is also called a Wrap-around agate; and that is an excellent example of one. I call them wafers when they are thin, or not very uniform with banding. I call them a sandwich when thick, or uniform "less common" in banding, but that's just me.
Oh I like that! Very cool the different terms for them!
It defenetly helped. I was in Croatia recently and i found ALOT of what i thought was agate, because it had some AMAZING banding, but you couldnt see light thru it, only a little tiny bit. So it helps a whole lot! :D Btw the one of the agates i found is on my profile picture :DDDDDD
WOW, this exactly what I've been searching for!! Best identification video I've come across! Thanks!😊
Glad it was helpful! 😊
I’m just starting my rock collecting journey. Your videos are so helpful. I’ve found a few quartz, agates, jasper and my fave so far was a lovely striped piece of Picasso jasper.. so very cool finding out which rocks you have found.
Oh that is so cool! I’m glad my videos have been helpful! ☺️
Thanks so much! I have already collected several different types of these and can't wait to have a friend cut a few of the larger ones.
Your video has the best explanation I have ever seen on what is an agate. I have shared your video with two of my friends who needed to know what they look like.
Very good explanation of identifying the different kinds of agates. A very beautiful collection.Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Of course! Glad you liked it! 😊
Great information on rocks. Will help me in my rock journey. Also, great camera work with very clear audio!!
Hi, when I saw your book rocks and minerals, reminded me of a small book that I have with the same name. I just found I still had it. Thanks for reminding me. So this little book is what led me to the love and collection of rocks, stones, gems and crystals 35 years later. I'm only into your video 1 minutes, but will definately watch the whole thing.
I really enjoyed how you made this easy for those of us who are kind of slow learning especially with all the different thousands of types of agates LOL thank you so much for your hard work and your dedication. I just found your channel today and I absolutely love it!
I’m so glad it was helpful! Thanks for the kind compliment! 😊
This video is the best for me because I found answers to my questions.
I’m so glad it was helpful! 🙌
Well done Ariel, you definitely show your enthusiasm for agates and jaspers.
I am now retired but spent my life creating custom jewelry and dealing in bullion so I have had the pleasure to work with some very cool gemstones.
I just found you so I haven't looked through your videos but if you do not already do it you should consider getting into cutting cabochons. Even A simple flat lap setup could allow you to do a flat surface for viewing and with some soft backed laps you could do cabs on it or you could go all out and pick up a cabbing machine.
Have fun
GD
Thank you GD! Yes I have been looking into cutting and polishing tools other than my basic tumbler! It is definitely something I want to dip my toes in!
Wonderful video!!! Thank you so much. I am in northern Virginia where we have a lot of different quartz. I hope I can find you doing a video on identifying quartz from other similar rocks. I’m a newbie wanting to learn more.😊
Fyi.
Translucent chalcedony with dendrites are often typically called agates. Ie. Moss agates etc.
However, It's important to note that opal, jasper, or, other rocks/minerals could also could contain dendrites.
On another note;
Plume agates are rarely found to be banded, but, more typically contain orbicular or striated inclusions indicative of the flow direction during formation. 🙂
Thank you so much for the info!
Thanks for the information, but I was a little confused. You had more than one with it being completely opaque but had layers and yo called them agate. To me they are all pretty rocks. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Yes paint agates are completely opaque and are one of the only types of agates with this quality!
Fantastic video, very helpful. Thanks very much Ariel. 😊
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Great Video.Now i must look and Find them.Very well explained.Well Done.
Thank you so much! 😊
Hi how are you?
I watched this video a few days ago as back ground, I truly enjoy your enthusiasm.
Since, I have watched another video on a n unrelated topic and I have a hypothesis on how agates are born.
I do not have anyone else to reach out to but if you are interested i would like to see what you think.
The stone at 28:37 likely has banding on the inside. Everything on the outside would indicate that in my opinion. I have nodules with little to no banding that upon being cut open have banding. Also keep in mind that not all agates that are opaque are paint agates. Limonite agates or limonite staining can be opaque giving the illusion of a paint agate.
Awesome thank you! Maybe one day I’ll try to cut it open. Yes you are right I do sometimes forget about the limonite agates!
I started making jewelry a few months ago & never realized how many different stones/crystals & fossils there are and how interesting it all is. 🤷♀️ who knew 😅 heading to the UP keweenaw in MI in a month to rock hound & I'm super excited. I have NO clue how to spot the good ones though. Thank you for making that a little easier for me :) very informative! 👍
Oh that is awesome!! You will find some great rocks up there! One tip is to go after it’s rained or by somewhere near water! Rocks really stand out when they are wet!
Thank you for this video! As a beginner this was super helpful! Definitely subscribed for more. 😊
Thank you cause I can't get a straight answer from anyone about identification on Facebook. Some of those people are so cl9sed mined and they have bunch of (cronies) that got me here so thank you for sharing knowledge and not narrow minded judgements.
Thank you for the book recommendation ordered it right away.
That’s awesome! I hope you find as much use from it as I did! 😊
super presentation, and thanks for sharing your knowledge in a straightforward and engaging manner! You "rock"!
Hello from Texas. Bravo ma’am. Great video. Very informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Very informative video. As well as much appreciated. From a newbie..I might find some now. Or are least have a chance.
A really good and informative show. Lots of agates out there. Keep having fun.be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒ Nice nails, glamorishious🤗
Haha thank you!
Very enjoyable video. Thumbs up! Thanks for the information and showing of your collection, love the fortification paint agate, BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Thank you! I appreciate it! 😊
I know this is an old video now... But the tear drop gem (at around 18 minutes) is an aget geode!(I think) It has a very thin layer of aget and is a fully grown geode on the inside. I found plenty around some spots in Kamloops BC
Thank you algo for bringing me this video in my time of agate need
Very beautiful your collection of agates
Thank you!!
This video was really good and super helpful with loads of clear examples. I just found a spot with a ton of jasper and now I want to learn more about all the different types. Could you do more videos like this one and a special request- one with jasper ? Thank you !!
Thank you for all the info! Very helpful! 😊
Hello to my fellow Minnesotan!! ❤ This definitely helps, and I will be getting that book!!! Great to know what to look for here!
Very nice presentation,very helpfull!
I'm a new sub. Very helpful, as I've been picking up some cool rocks right nearby. Wetting the stones really does show a lot. I'm getting better at spotting what I should pick up.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.I learned a lot.
A new subscriber... You explained things perfectly, I learned so much thank you 👍💕
Thank you! 😊
Thanks for the info. Live in West Central WI an my 8 year old an I just started rock hunting.
Of course! I hope it helps!
I just started with my grandson after we visited my nephew out in Nevada. He got us all interested so we got back home to Florida and I’ve been learning so much from this channel and she make’s everything so easy to understand!!!!!!!
Brilliant video! I've been picking up cool rocks for a while on beaches in South-East Spain, Almería, Murcia, Alicante etc and this video has been a life saver for identifying some of them! Great content
On the piece of chalcedony that you showed right before the carnelian agate when you told us to guess if it was an agate. You said it had no banding but I saw verryyyy light banding where you shined the light through. Idk if it’s my eyes playing with me but take another look at it! I think it has some banding!
Ohh I definitely will take a closer look! Good eye!
Just found a deposit in California , I need to polish them up. Great info!
Oh that’s awesome!!
@@AgateAriel is there a way I can send you pics of the specimen pieces I have?
I don't know if they should be cut, or just tumbled... I am good with using a diamond blade tile saw, or rotary rosin granite type polisher but never used a tumbler.
Watched the whole thing, wish it was longer!
Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us beginners
Absolutely! 😊
Thank you! I just thought if you can see through it, it was an agate. I have learned so much in this video that I, now know, I still have so much to learn about rocks in general. I will definitely be watching your vids. Having the examples to show what you were talking about was so great. Thanks again. Happy hounding! 🪨❤
I watched the video, but it was a bit strange!!
Because I listen to your sweet voice lady, in same time, and same video «I'V seen ten turquoises riding on ten crystals of quartz!!» 😵.
In fact, I broke my glasses half an hour ago, Your Majesty🤗
Excuse us.. my English is weak.😔
Sanad-Yemen
The rough journey peeler agate is super cool.
Thank you!! It is definitely one of my favs! 🙌
Oh wow, so cool. I knew I had some agates, but didn't know what kind they were. Thanks so much, what a great video, very informative and helpful. It really helps to see examples like you do. I wish you could like the video more than once.
Well thank you! I’m so glad it was helpful! 😊
0:51 wow I might try to ask my dad if I could go to Minnesota! He grew up there and I love rocks so ya!
Thank you. Very informative video. It helped me out a lot.
I’m so glad it was helpful! 😊
Great vid!Thanks for the knowledge. Do you spray your rocks with something because it looks half wet...
Thanks for the informative video!
One of my research colleagues (mathematics) is way up north at Michigan Tech University. I think I need to make up a reason to go and visit him and take an extra day to do some rockhounding on the shores of Lake Superior.
- My offer of mailing more tumbling rough still stands - I've just got too much!
Oh absolutely! North Michigan is a great place for Rockhounding! I’d love to accept, I just don’t have a PO box yet! 😅
I have a very beach worn rock that could be agate, but because of that, it’s hard to see the bands. It has some things on it that look kind of like agate lacing, it’s translucent, and doesn’t get scratched by a knife
That definitely sounds like an agate and a great find!
Very helpful. Only thing, I find the green finger nail polish distracting.
I agree! Watching back I don’t wear polish anymore for that reason!
Love the nail color 🌈 also great video of course haha 🌈
This is a very good vid!! Lotsa good information.. people will learn from this🤓..
Congratulations on 1K subs👍
I’m glad you liked it-and thank you so much! 😊
WOW lots of great information! Only been to the MI upper peninsula once, before I knew about Lake Superior agates! Can’t wait to go back and do an agate hunt! Congratulations on 1k subs!
Yes that is one of the BEST places to go Rockhounding! I can’t wait to go again this summer! 🙌
Nice video and congratulations to the thousand subscribers!!
Thank you for sharing it with us!!
Glad you liked the video and thank you so much! 😊
This was such a great video, thank you!!! 😊
Great video to really help beginners
Thank you so much! 😊
Really great video! Thank you for the lesson :)
Of course!
Love this video! Agate hunting is one of my favorite hobbies when I go to the Oregon Coast, ever since I was a kid going with my dad (and of course hunting for other cool rocks wherever I go), and seeing another gal rockhound is awesome!!! I recently found a rock which has me a little stumped for a few reasons, which is what led me to your channel and clicking on this video in the first place... I THINK it may actually be an agate geode, which if so, is the first of its kind that I've personally found! I'd love to get your (or any other pros',) opinion on it, if you have any interest/way for me to send a couple pics. Just let me know if so! Either way, you've got a new Subscriber. :) Keep the stones rocking and rolling!
Thank you! It’s awesome to hear from another rockhound! Go ahead and send me a message on instagram and I can definitely take a look for you! Agate geodes are so awesome and would be quite an impressive find! 😊
I too am a female type rockhound living on the Oregon coast, I’m also a newbie as well.
A few days ago I found a small rock about an inch and a half wide, and, after examining it, I was able to recognize it as a geode agate. Thanks to Ariel‘s great video.
It also had a little botryoidal action going on inside the “window” which I saw with my designated “lady rockhound type magnifying glass”. it’s awesome and so satisfying to be able to “name that rock”
Thanks Ariel
I Got A Piece Of Agate In The National Geographic Mega Gemstone And Fossil Dig Kit. It Looks A Bit Odd Though. It's Polished And Brown In Colour. But When I Flashed It With The Flashlight, Light Went Through It And The Stone Turned Orange From The Inside. Also The Banding Is Very Unclear. I Could Just See One Thin Band Running Down The Whole Rock. I Don’t Know If Scratching Will Work As It Is Polished. But I Did See Just ONE Very Unclear Band. What Do You Think It Is? I Heard That For Some Reasons, Agates Can Look Different From The Common Pattern.
It definitely sounds like an agate to me!
Great information!
Thank you!
Good information. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was useful! 😊
Rocks are just like marbles. Different kinds, shapes, colors, names….. why do I get interested in things such as these two. More difficult more passionate about finding more and answers.
Bad form to "hit on" a TH-camr,. I love you, anyways... Thanks for the education!
K that answered like all my questions how did you know all the right stuff even??! ..& Again, I'll neva meet a girl that funny, efficient or effective 😂☺️. Thanx!🎈
Glad I could help!
Would a fortification agate just be a complete one, while a regular agate possibly be just a chip and why you don’t see the bands connect to each other?
This is a fun video for someone just getting into this stuff. Love your passion. So crazy how much you look like a friend of mine (also from MN). Do you have a sister by the name of Cassandra in San Diego?
Thank you! And no I do not! Maybe a doppelgänger!
great video
Total beginner and finding your videos super helpful! Are all of these rocks tumbled and polished?
Nope! Most are natural!
How do you clean/polish them?
I also am getting the majority of my rocks in Landscaping rocks.
Yes never pass up landscaping rocks-they have awesome finds!!
Awesome job on the video!
Thank you!
I have larger stones in my backyard . Some too big to just pick up and shine a flashlight through. How do I break them down into smaller pcs? Some of them are rough and dirty on the outside too.
Maybe a sledge hammer? Lol I’m not really sure! They sound cool though! 😊
You are in Michigan? Wow, i am in San Antonio Tx and i find all of the rocks you show in this video all of the time when looking for rocks to tumble. Guess they are all over US.
Definitely! I am actually in Minnesota though!
Great vedio ....thanks 👍
And also you can put cookin oil on a napkin then wipe them ....wayy better than water ...js 👍
Oh that definitely would have worked better! Thank you!!
Very welcome ....very
A .A. 👍👍
Very helpful. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
So is an agate the broken off piece of chalcedony that has stripes? Like maybe a 5 or 50 lb formation of chalcedony broke up into 20 or 200 pieces... would the agates just be the cool bits that formed sedimentary looking bands? Or did agates and chalcedony form separately? I'm in the PNW. Maybe you know something about what I might find?
That is one of the difficult things to categorize! Because technically, agate and chalcedony are both forms of microcrystalline quartz the distinction is that agate has bands and chalcedony does not. But like you said, if a big piece of chalcedony has a bit of banding that breaks off and you only find the broken banded piece you would call it an agate and if you only find the big piece of chalcedony you wouldn’t consider it an agate even though at one point it did have banding so it would be considered an agate. It’s pretty confusing to be honest! 😅
Have any of those been tumbled? Or were they all natural with how they look right now?
I think I found Agate about last week or so, but I can't exactly tell if it's agate oe not. It has banding (I think), but looking at it I think it may be Chalcedony or Carnelian. Btw how do i tell if they're bands or not.
I think I have some of the fractured membrane agate and never knew! 🎉 are all fractures membrane agates considered moss agate?
Not necessarily! They have a slightly different look.
Thank you, it was very helpful..
I’m glad you could find it useful! 😊
Nice rock collection! You would probably love my collection of stones. I'm not sure what half of them are. I did make a video of some of them for TH-cam. One of my favorite rocks is a dark olive green and you can see light though it I don't know what it is. Great video!
Oh that is awesome! I’ll have to check it out! Could be a green chalcedony!
@@AgateAriel Cool it's th-cam.com/video/eA1g1BEXp8Y/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, very knowledgeable and insightful. And also, you sound almost like Penny Hofstader. 😂
Haha I’ve never heard that before! I’ll have to check it out! 😅
23:11 These last 2… to ME would be considered agate. Whatever is making the dendritic structure… could it change the definition if it goes throughout the entirety of the agate?