I Found AGATE inside Porphyry!
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- Have you ever wondered, "What's inside porphyry?"... Watch and see the incredible details found while cutting porphyry with my lapidary saw. Not only do we find amazing feldspar crystals, but one lucky chunk of porphyry has something very very special.. watch and find out :)
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Today’s video was great. I started watching you last week or the week before and I am watching oldest to newest and I am planning a trip to Duluth tomorrow, Sunday or Monday. It’s my birthday weekend and I want to go find agates and cool stuff. I have a bucket full from when I went to Mille Lacs on 8/21/21. I am going to go to 1/2 Price books to see if they have the 2 books you referenced and if not, I’ll try Barnes and Noble. I live in MN too, East St. Paul though. I have always been an agate hunter ever since I could walk. I still have most of my favorites as well as some of my great grandfather’s collection that was just going to be tossed if I didn’t take them.
Happy birthday weekend 🥳 I appreciate you watching from oldest to newest, you deserve a metal hahah glad you were able to save your grandfathers collection ❤️
Well done. I was surprised that there was agate material inside. I've never thought about cutting open porphyry although I pick up some rocks to save as is, and others to cut open. Sort of like some rock bands have guitars they pick specifically to smash in their concert. You have inspired me to cut open some porphyry. Thanks.
Hai 👍💪💪💪
All in the eyes of the beholder. I seem to like the ones you dont
Just got back home (southern WI) from spend time in northern WI. I wanted to share this with you.... We went one day up to the Lake Superior Shore, Little Girls Point, to spend some time looking for rocks, enjoying the beach and people. I was standing in the (warm) lake, when an older gentleman came up to me and said, "Do you know what you are doing?" I said "Yes!". He then said, "SCOOPY!" Right a way, I thought of our buying our own "Scoopies" after seeing yours! I smiled, and then asked him if he watches AGATE DAD!? He does! So, we briefly talked about your wonderful channel, plus others that we both watch. He and his wife were from Michigan, on a 10 day vacation to rock hunt! You just never know, Taylor, where people will meet, and start discussing rocks, and our enjoyment in learning more, from your channel!!
First off, I am sorry I missed your comment, this made me and my wife smile so BIG! It’s been extremely humbling hearing stories like that, lol Thank you for sharing it ❤️❤️❤️
I am from Marquette and I just went up to the Keewenaw to rockhound and I recommend your channel all the time to other rockhounders. It's a great channel, you are very friendly and relatable. I learn a lot. It's easy to recommend.
I’m glad you showed how the blade doesn’t cut. I just bought a tile cutter with a Diamond blade and I’ve only cut a few rocks and I was scared the entire time.. 😬
careful you can still crash your fingers. only rulenis dont put a lot of pressure on blade if you have to put more pressure than usually buy new one
@@uooello13 or you can clean it up and bring the diamond back up by cutting some bricks. Thats what we did when l worked in a lapidary shop.
@@tinaredington1292 yes i forgot bout that.
Awesome material!! So it would be called a amigdaloidal porphyritic basalt eh, that's a mouthful. 😂
Need a separate book just for the name hahah
Btw, I like Porphyry book ends..
Great idea!
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: I find porphyry beautiful and interesting! It's nice knowing you appreciate it too. It's like nature's calligraphy!
So glad you have a TH-cam channel, as I don't have Instagram, Facebook, etc. Loved this video! Some of that stuff is so pretty that it could only be found in nature. I actually liked the piece that you cut right After that "white" one. You said it wasn't a pretty as the white one, but I liked that one more. To each his own, right? Anyway, thank you so much for all of your videos. I really enjoy your channel.
Happy to share them, you’re so nice 😊
I thought I was the only one left that didn't have all those social media accounts.
Same here. I think porphyry is my favorite. I would like a slice to just to at, feel, imagine and get lost in the picture. Love these videos. 👍👍
good morning! you just made my day, i always wondered what the inside of PORPHYRY looked like,, this is you guys' greatest video! thanks again for making my day
Thank you so much and glad to be a positive part of your day 😌
Morning
Nice to meet you 🙏
I love your appreciation for rocks! I also really love rocks… I’ve had an agate collection since the early ‘70’s. I used to hunt up and down our gravel road in Eagan, Minnesota with an empty Kemp’s gallon ice cream bucket (OPTIMISM!!!😂😂😂) and come home with grit in my teeth…
Thanks! Love reading that and laughed at the optimism, I only carry a small bag, I know how it usually goes lol
My favorite is the one you liked least, love the red in it. Reminds me of granite.
I can totally see that, I believe porphyry can also be in granite, I need to re read what made me think of that.
Cool cuts. How good are you at cutting slabs straight? One of my trim saws has a little fence that helps get the two cuts parallel. I don't do as well just eyeballing them.
I’m not perfect at it but it’s not bad, I should get the slab guide for that saw
@@AgateDad If you're making a cab, it doesn't matter too much because you can even it out later. It matters if you're making something like crosses though.
My thoughts exactly
Woooowww ... amazing, very beautiful patterned stone contents. shiny
Super cool! Love seeing what’s inside these rocks. So satisfying! 💯🙌🏼
I am guilty of also cutting the less well known stones.Currently I am cutting stones that have hidden their identities.These are amazing!!!You were so right about the surprise!This is one of the reasons rock slicing is so darn fun.It is like Christmas every time you slice one!
Agate in porphyry that’s new to me. Very cool good video.😎
🤘🤘 thanks!
I found a huge chunk of porphyry but I think I tossed it back because I thought it was a regular rock.
Go back and get it lol
7:40 I think it is beautiful!
Me, too! The fine white ‘star’ lines on the bigger side made me think of the lines in Michigan greenstone, formed by volcanic gas bubbles, a L-O-N-G time ago!
The porphyry cuts were insane! You really took that saw blade to task as well with the paint coming off the blade. I'm thinking I'll have to cut some of the amygdaloidal basalt I have around from Michigan's northern shore. Great video. The multiple camera angles were great and the phone screen overlaps were pretty cool as well. Nice editing. I'm glad you keep the great content coming 😎
Thank you! It was a very fun video to put together!
What an amazing discovery... Those rocks are so beautiful when cut 💕👍
I love being surprised when you cut a stone in half. Such beauty.
I love it 😀🙏🙏
Isn't it also known as Chinese Writing Stone or Letter Stone? Beautiful inside!
Some call it that but I’ve never heard of it being called that when they’re found here in the Lake Superior region
I’ve found a few pieces of white with red crystals on the southern shore of Lake Superior. I’m sure that’s what inspired the ‘Chinese Writing/Letter Stone’ name! First thing it made me think of when I saw it.😁 Unfortunately, the pieces I’ve found aren’t big enough to cut, plus I’ve moved 2 times since I found them, so I can’t lay my hands on them.😢😩 Really cool stuff!👍❤️
Cool video. I went up the shore north of Duluth a couple week ago . Picked up a few of these rocks . Gonna b cool to cut them . I have a question: have you ever polished any of it ? Will it polish ? Maybe a future winter video ??
Keep rockin!!👍😎
I’ve heard it polished well and mix review of if it tumbles well
Cool video, thank you
Great slabs bro and do you use water in your saw while cutting or mineral oil or a mix?
Just water
Everyone of the patterns you found are absolutely beautiful. Awesome indeed.
Really cool Taylor! I’ll have to get better at not having saw marks in my cuts😂
lol it takes practice, I still get them sometimes
I think my grandma has an absolute massive pice of this stuff, that's dense and weathered like that one.
Awesome,
Natures' wonders!
How rare is the one with the banding?
Cheers,
Rik Spector
It was the only one I found so I’d say pretty rare
I have some as well, I thought that they were some kind of fossilized water creatures packed together. I noticed them mostly around riversides
These are so cool, the insides are awesome! Thanks for sharing with us. Seen you video with Michigan Rocks!
Can you tumble porphyry? I have some and have been thinking of tumbling them.
I’ve heard mixed things on if it tumbled well
New subscriber, I normally watch TH-cam on my iPhone but your videos are so clear and well made I watch them through my PS4 on my 55” wide screen so I can’t comment (but always hit the 👍 button). Great job!
That’s awesome!! Glad to know it’s viewable on those big screens 🤘
Didn’t expect that, that rock would be so beautiful! And agate surprise-gorgeous!
Right?!
Very nice pieces I have some smaller rocks that look similar they were found on the Ayrshire coast in Scotland and I can’t wait to get them in my tumbler
Loved the video thanks for sharing
Nice find ! ,
Awhile back on the shoreline of lake huron here in ontario i found a banded iron boulder .
( that wasnt at all magnetic ) ... was full of potential pgms aswell .
Really strange but unique to the area .
Found 4 hardrock deposits never before seen recently .
Been crushing and panning for hobby .
This place has been crossed off during the 30's , due to uranium boom , left behind a massive gold ,copper and pgm deposit ⛏😁
Sounds awesome and fun!
One of my flowerbeds has many pieces of porphyry in it. I have always wondered, thank you! Fascinating stuff :)
Good Morning Taylor!!! Wow that is amazing!!! I have the same books and love them! I love how I learn something every week watching your videos. Those would make some amazing slabs and cabs. Thank you for another great video! Have a great weekend with the family!
Such good books! Same to you and yours!
Awesome interesting, always learning about rocks 😊💙, thank you for sharing 😊💙
The porphyry is beautiful! All the patterns that you see are incredible!
Beautiful stones my friend
Very happy I found this one! ☺️
My mother's great grandfather was a rock hounder in Texas and i just received some of the rocks he collected. I received a rock tumbler for christmas 2020 and have been putting it to use. Got a rock saw just getting started.
Beutyful Rock Stone,Peace From Asia/Indonesia
Tailor, could you tell me what the name of your saw you are using on this video? I like the blade to work with, and/or could you put the hard blade on the machine if you wanted ? Where did you buy it? Also, if I want one cutting machine for rocks, would this be the one?!? Just your opinion!!! Your video was excellent! Reading your comments from viewers, you were a hit! You are in my book! I'm noticing you are getting more relaxed in your videos and I feel it's because you feel your viewers/subscribers are your friends! That is a compliment! It's not that you weren't relaxed when you first started, (I'm putting my foot in my mouth!), you are talking to us with sincere on wanting us all to understand/learn your subject on the video in a relaxed atmosphere! That is neat! 🤗
They’re more than friends, they’re family! They are everything with this channel ❤️ my saw is the 10 inch from hi tech Diamond and it should be linked in this videos description box.
And I was nervous when I started 😂 no denying that!
They're so beautiful. Out here we have basalt with round calcite inclusions but I've never cut one. I like yours better. TFS 💖🦅🦅
Another great video
Thanks 🙏
Amazing discovery 🏆
Interesting. I only knew of porphyrins in pet rats and seeing the word porphyry got my attention. LOL
I'm not sure what I like better, the inside or outside of some of them. I'm continually amazed at the variations of rocks and minerals, even 50+ years later. Wowza.
Thanks for sharing! Love it.
Haha that had me laughing
Cant say I'm a huge fan of the porphory, but still a good video agate dad 🤗💓
Thanks 🙏
Far out! Beautiful stuff to work with. Thanks!
new blades need to be broken in, in order to fully expose the diamond grit. we usually cut a couple pieces of junk rock before we cut anything we're actually interested for that reason. sort of like breaking in a new pair of boots
Glad I cut my small and lesser pieces first! Lol
Dude rocks that look like meat 🥩 sell for big money in China 😂👍🏼
Haha really?!
Interesting slabs, i use a tile saw myself and slice various types of stone. Lol i like florite and labradorite myself but ive done others as well. I make cabichons to wrap in copper...those should be awesome pieces.
Sounds fun!
Dude that’s awesome!!! I’m currently unable to upload but I cut some rocks yesterday for the 1st time… DUDE!!! 🤩🤯 Hopefully I’ll be back to uploading soon… I knew it was going to be good but… Wow man!!! I have some of THE best Missouri lace agate… sorry I’m proud and can’t currently upload anything 😂 awesome stuff Taylor!!! Know that you helped inspire me! 👍🏼
Why can’t you upload? That stinks!
@@AgateDad I downloaded the software update on my phone... because it was being jacked up and now I can't upload like I used too... Phone is still all messed up... I'll hopefully be back soon with the camera and laptop. It's all good i'll be back :)
That stinks though
Just found you today and I'm hooked. Thanks for posting and sharing your passion and talent. I'm subscribed and a repeat viewer for sure. Carry on.
Thanks so much for the support!!
Thats incredible to find agate in that. Do you remember where you found it?
I’m having a hard time but I think I know
Cool. Very nice of you to share your knowledge and the saw with 99 Rockhounding
❤️🙏
Just stumbled upon your channel and I must say I’m very intrigued and interested in this subject. I’ve always loved rocks. My father got me started on it. I remember my first rock he got me. He was away for yearly Air Force training and he always brought me something back when he came home. He brought me a beautiful Amethyst stone a tigers eye stone and one more it’s black and has white spots on it almost like snowflakes. But anyways love the content I’ve watched so far and I’ll continue to do so. It takes me back to being a kid and looking for stones with my dad
I appreciate his service, I was also I’m the Air Force at one point in my life, loved it tremendously. Thank you for that story, made me smile!
Could be snowflake obsidian :)
Hai
Nice to meet you
IM from Indonesian 👍💪💪
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I just got one, i. Bought some.gear as well. Hardly wait ti polish it. Great video
Definitely a great find! Hopefully you find more with some agate in there. Love that banding! 11:45 I would love that as a display! I have found plenty of porphyry before but I never take any home. Now wish I had taken some home to cut. Just moved across the country and don’t have access to the area anymore. 🤷♂️ great stuff!!
I hope you can find some more someday, I hope to make the big one at the end a display piece, it’s too big for my flat lap though so I’m not sure how to polish the faces
@@AgateDad that will be awesome! Just got settled into New York, Finding some cool stuff on the beaches out east here the couple times I have been. But I still need to learn what I can find and where.
Really cool! I’ve always wondered what is inside porphyry! That last one you cut is amazing! You are almost at 20,000 subscribers!!! Your channel “rocks”!
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Good morning! This is such a neat video. I’ve always wondered what’s inside of porphyry. I have some I’ve been debating on cutting, now I know I won’t be disappointed! Thanks for the video! It made for a good morning!
I’d do it! It’s beautiful and I’m trying to figure out how to polish that last one for book ends or display pieces.
@@AgateDad
I think book ends would turn out super awesome! Good luck, I’m sure they will turn out great!
I love the three-sided one.
Awesome vid man!! Love cutting them up...you never know...amazing stuff!!
Thanks so much!
🤔 The "desk piece " looks like it wants to be carved into a dinosaur's head! 🤪
Haha great idea!
Nice video. I wondered if the more weathered piece might be a type of granite. I live in Maine. We have a lot granite and I am often surprised that some of it gets really weathered. I know of a beach with orange sand that is mainly from the granite in the area.
Possibly!
I really liked this video. They are so pretty. I wish I had a saw like that to slice mine apart, but I live in an apt, my dremel is the best I can have here.
Do you have a garage with your apartment?
No I don't have a garage, only my front yard. I have 100' extension cord I plug into my apt, run it down the steps, across the yard to my treestumps where I do my work. I use a 2 gallon jug of water with spout to drip water from.
Oh okay I was going to suggest that, I think you got it figured out though. I’ve heard some people use their shower for cutting rocks lol idk about that
The agate pockets look like animals and I swear I saw a mans face and a frog for sure!
That’s awesome! I’ll have to go look to see if I can see anything!
Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder me personally I like the dino turd looken one you didn't like with the softer material I think it has petrified look to it with a side of mississippi agate
Prophory is such a cool . I first discovered it on the North Shore, but was excited to find it in my neck in the woods! Thanks for sharing 👍
It’s so cool 😎
Beauty stuff, love it!
Do you think on the first rock if you cut into more slabs it would have more crystal's?
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I find really similar stuff on the coast of Salem, MA… weird!
I got a good amount of the stuff when I went to Lake Superior
Doesn’t tumble well
I bet not lol glad you have some though!
I find a lot of those prophory rocks and I have tumbled them as well. They turned out nice. It is exciting to see what is inside. Thanks what kind of saw are you using?
Hi tech Diamond 10inch, it’s a beast!
Outstanding rocks.
Great video my friend!!
Congrats!!
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The one you said you liked the other ones better, is the one I like the most s far...
I found simular ones but mine has most agate banding in them some green some red
Nice!
The way the crystal's lineup is the way the magnetic field was at the time that the rock harden
Seriously?!?!
not necessarily it depends on what the crystals are but that can be the case for some rocks that have ferromsgnetic inclusions. They have to be able to be influenced by magnetic fields after all for that to happen
soooooooo cool, absolutely loved that dense one ya cut twice for a table display, what a beaut. enjoyed the vid 👊
The brighter porphary would be beautiful in jewelry .
So beautiful. I wonder how well it takes a polish. The agate inside is awesome, the mystery of rocks. ✌&❤
I’ve heard good things and mix things for tumbling
You need a Xrf Analyzer For Mineral will tell any elements in the rocks and is expensive like a new car .
Feel free to donate one to our channel
I like to buy one too and the rocks saw .
I've seen several axes and banners tones with quartz inclusions in the stone but never an agate
Great video! How often do you have to change out blades?
I switched to a different style blade but my old one, which I used a lot, is still probably good, I can’t really put a timeline on it since I haven’t kept track of how often between switching because of needing a new blade. Once I find that out, I’ll share it!
Thank you I have a fear of power tools band saws skill saws yes but I been concerned about cutting with a lap saw:-))) rocks and fingers.. thank you 😂
You’ll be fine 🤘🤘
There is a face between the two agates right at the end. A man with a mustache! Love your rocks. Love your channel. love your format. Thanks!!!!
Thanks!
Thx. I collect and build with rocks but I have not cut.
Hey bro it’s Ed the rock hound had to open a new account I was terminated over some bs but anyways glad to see your doing well and I find a lot of those here in an around the beaches of the Massachusetts bay . I didn’t know what they were just thought they looked cool . I’m making a video today I’m doing a lapidary vid. I have a nice piece of rose quarts and I think it will be fun and love how positive you are it’s nice to see I’m not a big fan of negativity . Good video your have that video making thing down and that’s cool I’m learning lol take care
Thanks! How’s the well go?
Thank you for explaining the blade
How do you polish the large surfaces?
Not sure yet 😆
just brown rocks, but hiding such beauty.
lovely porphyry
nice
Seems similar to Chinese Writing Stone from the 70s.
Once again, the insides never disappoint. I'm happy you had some agate inside the one, but they were all beautiful. I also liked the book references. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
They truly were!
Epic!