Your channel has seriously inspired me! I'm gonna go out this weekend to try and find some neat rocks. Using your tips I found my first agate the other day and the feeling when I realized it was agate was so exciting! Hope you find some great rocks this season, Thomas!
Nice finds,, the fibrous crystal formations of the bigamite are exactly like fiberous malachite , in the way it plays with light , Another excellent video, thank you Thomas
I think it’s tied with Mary Ellen jasper for my favorite rock to find around here. Apparently miners used to smuggle really nice pieces of it back in their lunchboxes.
Those are just gorgeous. I never knew they existed. The colours are incredible. I was thinking how gorgeous they would be if they were wet, or it was raining.
It’s actually a fibrous form of chalcedony(agate material). I’ve seen pictures of it where some of it actually has little agate bands in it! My goal now is to find a piece like that!
What a cool place !! Thanks for sharing! Binghamite is such a interesting rock. I am glad the guy with you didn’t make to much noise and ruin your video. Lol!😉 Keep rockin!!👍😎
* Perfect sizes to Tumble. Will make wonderful Jewelry.. Thanks for Sharing.. The tiny one at the 3:15 mark seems too small to tumble. Could you just facet it ? ? The chatoyancy of the red in the rock at the 4:51 mark is Fabulous..
Those rocks are so gorgeous! I feel like their unbelievable flash and color cannot be captured on camera. Which makes me a little sad, but maybe people will be intrigued enough to find some in person to get the full effect. It would be super awesome if you did a giveaway for some, but I can understand not having the time or money to spend on that. I've only seen it in a rock shop on the Northshore.
I might do a giveaway sometime in the future(no promises though). I think the video where I show off the tumbled stuff does a pretty good job at showing the flash, but still not quite as good as in person.
Hey there, if you get this, any chance for directions to some of the tailings piles? I'd thought I might find them using google maps but with stuff grown over now it's hard to see where to go. I'm hoping to check it out in mid April. Thanks so much! I really enjoy your videos.
Great day out there, beautiful finds! Love those colors in there between the reds and yellows. Great video Thomas, really appreciate your work! Cool frog. Thanks!
Awesome Binghamite, Thomas. I'm looking forward to seeing them all shined up.
Me too!
The video of these tumbled was amazing.
The colours are incredible
I still can’t believe them sometimes!
Your channel has seriously inspired me! I'm gonna go out this weekend to try and find some neat rocks. Using your tips I found my first agate the other day and the feeling when I realized it was agate was so exciting! Hope you find some great rocks this season, Thomas!
I would have never known about this amazing “other Lake Superior Agate” if it wasn’t for you. Thanks for the always great content Thomas 👍
I am glad I don’t live too far from there!
Nice finds,, the fibrous crystal formations of the bigamite are exactly like fiberous malachite , in the way it plays with light ,
Another excellent video, thank you Thomas
It’s some really fascinating stuff!
Awesome video, this agate material is so cool!
I really enjoy hunting for it!
Oh Yeah! I had to research Binghamite and I have to say, it is very cool. Nice video of the finished batch. Thanks for sharing.
I think it’s tied with Mary Ellen jasper for my favorite rock to find around here. Apparently miners used to smuggle really nice pieces of it back in their lunchboxes.
Those are just gorgeous.
I never knew they existed.
The colours are incredible.
I was thinking how gorgeous they would be if they were wet, or it was raining.
I haven’t tried it there when it’s been raining or has just rained. I might have to some time.
@@99Rockhounding rock hounding in the rain is the best
These are beautiful rocks! Yes, you had a very nice day!!
It was fun to get back out there and replenish my tumbling supply.
Love all that shine, all that chatoyancy. Word of the day. Lol
It's one of my new favorite words!
I love the Binghamite. I wish I could find one.
I've never heard of binghamite except thru you. Feldspar? TFS 💖💔🦅🦅
It’s actually a fibrous form of chalcedony(agate material). I’ve seen pictures of it where some of it actually has little agate bands in it! My goal now is to find a piece like that!
Thanks Thomas these are wonderful. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
What a cool place !! Thanks for sharing! Binghamite is such a interesting rock. I am glad the guy with you didn’t make to much noise and ruin your video. Lol!😉
Keep rockin!!👍😎
He was a lot of fun to hunt with!
Very nice specimens.
Amazing minerals
They really are!
Awesome find!
Thank you!
Beautiful find
Thanks!
Beautiful 😍
Thank you!
I look forward to seeing these after you tumble them.
I’ll be sure to show them!
Amazing stuff man!! So interesting how it has grain like wood..that flame on is very cool🤘
I’m hoping it keeps that shape while tumbling🤞
So cool
Agreed!
* Perfect sizes to Tumble. Will make wonderful Jewelry.. Thanks for Sharing.. The tiny one at the 3:15 mark seems too small to tumble. Could you just facet it ? ? The chatoyancy of the red in the rock at the 4:51 mark is Fabulous..
I don’t have a way to facet anything at the moment, but I usually have pretty good luck tumbling the small ones like that.
Those rocks are so gorgeous! I feel like their unbelievable flash and color cannot be captured on camera. Which makes me a little sad, but maybe people will be intrigued enough to find some in person to get the full effect. It would be super awesome if you did a giveaway for some, but I can understand not having the time or money to spend on that. I've only seen it in a rock shop on the Northshore.
I might do a giveaway sometime in the future(no promises though). I think the video where I show off the tumbled stuff does a pretty good job at showing the flash, but still not quite as good as in person.
Hey there, if you get this, any chance for directions to some of the tailings piles? I'd thought I might find them using google maps but with stuff grown over now it's hard to see where to go. I'm hoping to check it out in mid April. Thanks so much! I really enjoy your videos.
Any chance of getting directions to this place? I cant figure it out via the web.
Where is this place? I live in Mn and would like to check it out someday
It’s in the Cuyuna Iron range kind of near the town of Crosby.
@@99Rockhounding Do I need a permit to go there?
When looking for Binghamite does it help to use a spray bottle to make it easier to spot? Or does it jump out at a person?
It pretty much jumps out to you. My hands would be even more orange if I used a spray bottle out there lol
Are the other rocks iron or iron ore?
It’s a mix of everything. You can find pieces of pure iron minerals. The binghamite is a mix of iron and chalcedony(the stuff agates is made of).
Where is this at? Do you have to have permission?
This is a public area in the Cuyuna Iron Range near the town of Crosby.
Great day out there, beautiful finds! Love those colors in there between the reds and yellows. Great video Thomas, really appreciate your work! Cool frog. Thanks!
Thank you! That was literally one of the biggest frogs I’ve ever seen! The camera really didn’t do justice for how big it actually was.
@@99Rockhounding it was cool to see, I can never get that close.
Hope your new place and everything is going good man?
@@CityRockhounding It’s going really well! I’m really loving it here!
@@99Rockhounding nice, I'm glad to hear it. Good for you dude!