My Girl and I traveled from Texas to MInnesota to find agates and we found a nice haul and we just posted a vid!! Awesome agates for real, we didn’t find any beauties this big... but maybe one day
5:17 Hey man thanks fir that, I felt my heart jump a little lol when I saw the bands and then when you started digging, whoa nice. Peace to you Our BC agates are mostly greens and blues. That red is amazing.
DAMN we went on an RV family troop to Colorado back in 79 n boy oh boy were there beautiful rock gems in the river. I was 10 n threw them all out after a few months of collecting them :(
@@kirbycraft9325 Thank you Kirby, I have been doing muriatic acid for the past three years and iron out, because commercial grade vinegar 45% and up was not working. I have seen the use of Citric for removing carbonates before, but felt the muriatic was stronger; and for me it brings forth clarity and even brings out the designs too. One day I may try the Citric, let me know if you have used what I have and what you feel about it. Thanks, Chris
@@ChristopherSchiffermiller the citric acid does exactly the same thing and it's much safer. Trust me. I've had that black staining; I think it's black Maganese or something like that. Anyway, it cleans it off of ANY rock or mineral. You can see details on agates you never knew were there before. It's cheap too. I can use and reuse and rereuse the solution for many cleanings. Really, try it. You'll be impressed.
@@kirbycraft9325 Thanks Kirby and glad to know it brings out the details like the acid does. I will look into grabbing a bag of it for my next round of cleaning.
Among all precious stones, definitely AGATE is my very favourite. Hope I could find agates here in the Philippines. I am planning to visit my Aunt in my mothers place near the lake, and hopefully, I could start prospecting some agates near the river..
Cheryl Eklund Hi, i put mineral oil on them. first i soak them in muriatic acid for 20 minutes and rinse them in water with a little baking soda to nuteraliz the acid. then i soak them overnight in the oil. then whip clean. hope that helps and good luck picking!
Gib- there are agates all over the Chippewa Valley, it used to be good picking right along the river at the crusher plant until they kicked everyone out in the 80's. This is the plant near Shawtown. There is better picking the further North you go, walk those lakeshores, people cannnot kick you off even if they want to, its not their property as long as you stay in the water. You can also dive/snorkel for agates in some of the clearer lakes.
I don't live in Eau Claire, but in Chippewa and Stanley I've found massive agates and when I say massive I mean over 5 pounds. At Irvine park I found a 13 pound agate in the creek over by the cave. In Stanley near Chapman within five minutes of looking I found a red, yellow, and green agate, 8 pounds. At the same spot I found a 10 pound piece of Jaspagate. Exact spot in Stanley I will not give away because no one else goes there.
That is the enough volume for a vessel the Romans made during the 4th-5th centuries, which was reused in about C13th to make a Byzantine style chalice. Interesting how long the mineral has been used for religious rites
When you go hunting, you should always have a 5 gallon bucket with at least 2 quarts of water in it. That way you can immerse it right away to see what you have. I've noticed a TON of Jasper around you. Banded Agate is beautiful, so is Jasper. If you're not sure what Jasper looks like, look up charts on Google of RAW minerals. It will show, and teach, you a ton about the inclusions that are in Agate etc....Happy hunting. Those babies sure are gorgeous!
As a child in my yard I found an agate like this. What does it mean when things like this cross your path? I also found a huge round one of these, which I believe is called a Geode, some years later. When I found these... they would be right on the surface of our land (out of no where) I wouldn’t be looking for it, just outside playing in the yard. I find that so weird now that I’m an adult. Someone stole the Geode though ☹️. I remember my mom was showing someone it (the yard man) and then it went missing. I think our lawn service man stole it back then. Sad but true. We still have the other one (kept it safe). Today I just found out; all this time it was an agate like this one being presented/found in the video. It also has what appears to be a fossil attached to it, some kind of bone stuck to the side (the one I have). Oh! and I also found bismuth. It took me years to find out what that even was. I would type in google, “fragile/labyrinth/rainbow looking rock thing.” 😄 (I accidentally broke a piece off) Are these easy to come by in Florida; just right on the surface? Now that I’m into crystals and gems, I look back and wonder how as a child did I find these things? Just sitting right there. I use to just come upon what felt like gifts. I once found a pocket watch at a park that I ended up giving to my mom. I couldn’t have been any older then 7 when I found that playing outside. So the agate I found, I was in my middle school years. The geode was in High school. Wow! So, all throughout the years, then bismuth. Plus! How do you catch a Carnal Bird before the age of six? (On a big balcony. ) Then I just brought it in and asked my mom and dad if I could have it as a pet. Of course they said no. Lol 😆 I did that with a squirrel too. I’m surprised it did. It bite me! I could never pull that off now! I’m getting way of topic. I’ve always been a lucid dreamer as well. I would literally sometimes tell people in my dream as a child, that this was a dream and that they were part of my subconscious!!!! And my dreams would just evolve and evolve over time. I’m trying to figure myself out. Wow! Today I bought a green phantom crystal and I feel like my eyes are opening and I can’t understand what this all means. But I feel it means something. Sorry, I’m so off topic. Can someone explain to me what does this mean? I’m new to gems and crystals but it’s funny. They’ve been there with me all along. My dad would give me turquoise necklaces, necklaces with stones in them. He doesn’t even know the properties of it or the meaning. Ok, ok, I’m going now. Never wrote this much in a comment 😅🙈 ☀️ 🌳 💧 🌱 🌺
Gatto897 Agate is named after the Achates River AKA the Dirillo River on the island of Sicily, Italy, whose upper waters were an ancient source of this stone.
Semi-precious gemstones, in North America they are named by the glacier that was in the area, hence "Lake Superior" agate. Out in South Dakota they are called Fairburn or Fairbairn (not exactly sure on that spelling) agates. These are fortification agates but there is also Moss and Eye agates, and probably more I havent heard of. They are extremely old and the lines were created by a massive flash of volcanic gas underground and it turned all the layers into a hard, shiny rock. Many will have a dull skin, or outside coat and only shiny on the inside but others are all shine and lines. The outside coat will be dull due to all the eons of rolling around, and it may have dimples or pockets like an orange peel, sort of.
What a beauty. Usually ones that size have more Quartz and less banding. But that one is just spectacular. Congrats and thanks for showing.
That my friend is the find of a lifetime! Thankyou for showing& wow! Super awesome!!!
Gorgeous. The way your voice got all reverent when you saw that baby was adorable.
My Girl and I traveled from Texas to MInnesota to find agates and we found a nice haul and we just posted a vid!! Awesome agates for real, we didn’t find any beauties this big... but maybe one day
Some beautiful finds there - love the unearthing of that hand-sized chunk. I feel your excitement.
I get so envious watching this
Hoo boy, its a Monstah! Ive only found one or two of those in my lifetime. Good work.
5:17
Hey man thanks fir that, I felt my heart jump a little lol when I saw the bands and then when you started digging, whoa nice.
Peace to you
Our BC agates are mostly greens and blues. That red is amazing.
I have this stone plz how mach or what his name?
What an awesome day, all sizes and pretty banding. What oil do you use to soak them? Thank you for a neat video
Use Citric Acid. Cleaner and works better.
OMG!!! Been looking for agates for years ...If I found a big one like that I would of cried. wowa
Right???
Totally had the same reaction as you!! Great find!!!
Very nice rocks, can you use UV flash light, i think it will make easy to find the rock at night.
WOW, that is awesome... I find nickle to quarter size agates around the twin cities, but that would be surreal to find something like that.
wow....YEAHHH BUDDY......very nice find , thanx 4 sharing
What kind of oil did you have ii in?
DAMN we went on an RV family troop to Colorado back in 79 n boy oh boy were there beautiful rock gems in the river. I was 10 n threw them all out after a few months of collecting them :(
Wow, awesome earth treasure. Whats your cleaning method and what does the oil do and what type of oil? Thank you very much, Chris
Use Citric Acid. Unbelievable how clean they come out.
@@kirbycraft9325 Thank you Kirby, I have been doing muriatic acid for the past three years and iron out, because commercial grade vinegar 45% and up was not working. I have seen the use of Citric for removing carbonates before, but felt the muriatic was stronger; and for me it brings forth clarity and even brings out the designs too. One day I may try the Citric, let me know if you have used what I have and what you feel about it. Thanks, Chris
@@ChristopherSchiffermiller the citric acid does exactly the same thing and it's much safer. Trust me. I've had that black staining; I think it's black Maganese or something like that. Anyway, it cleans it off of ANY rock or mineral. You can see details on agates you never knew were there before. It's cheap too. I can use and reuse and rereuse the solution for many cleanings. Really, try it. You'll be impressed.
@@kirbycraft9325 Thanks Kirby and glad to know it brings out the details like the acid does. I will look into grabbing a bag of it for my next round of cleaning.
You can get it at the grocery store or Wal-Mart; it's in the canning section at Wal-Mart. Like 5 or 6 bucks.
Very nice. thanks for sharing. they are lovely.
What did you do with the big one?
I have never been jealous of a video before. Luck dog!
Among all precious stones, definitely AGATE is my very favourite. Hope I could find agates here in the Philippines. I am planning to visit my Aunt in my mothers place near the lake, and hopefully, I could start prospecting some agates near the river..
What kind of stone I found at the beginning
Pick up some Ice Fishing Gloves. Great find, it's a pretty one. Rock Hounds are Kindred Souls, aren't we...
That's funny. With a rock like that I might deal with frostbite. Cold hands don't matter if I get to see it RIGHT NOW!
Dang it. Just gonna ask where you find them
I found mine in Shawnee County Kansas it weighs over 3 lb
Finds in the mud. What fun!
Those little guys sell and tumble great...I tumble them all the time/people love them..
nice pickings too bad Vermont doesn't have agates nice video keep em coming
What areas in particular around lake superior are best for agate hunting?
Mikaela Read check out my latest post, we went looking all over Minnesota
Gorgeous!
really nice im from Ga that might be normal to you but looks unique to where I'm from
I live in arizona.would you like to sell one of those jasper rocks !!!!!
What type of oil do you put them in...and for how long?
Cheryl Eklund Hi, i put mineral oil on them. first i soak them in muriatic acid for 20 minutes and rinse them in water with a little baking soda to nuteraliz the acid. then i soak them overnight in the oil. then whip clean. hope that helps and good luck picking!
WHAT.IS USE OF AGATE
wish we could find them on the beach like that.
Omg that's amazing!!!
Congratulations
That’s so cool! I want to go out hunting again! :D
Can you say the exact location of this spot please?
HAHAHAHA!
So, what do you do with your finds? You seem to head for the reddish ones, just curious.
I luv finding lakers
Just wondering what part of MN are you finding these agates, I live in Eau Claire, none here. Thanks Darren
GibsonAviation east central minnesota..
GibsonAviation I find all my agate from Hinckley mn all the way to mooselake and lake superior duluth
Michael Roy dem sum ugly agates!!!
Gib- there are agates all over the Chippewa Valley, it used to be good picking right along the river at the crusher plant until they kicked everyone out in the 80's. This is the plant near Shawtown. There is better picking the further North you go, walk those lakeshores, people cannnot kick you off even if they want to, its not their property as long as you stay in the water. You can also dive/snorkel for agates in some of the clearer lakes.
I don't live in Eau Claire, but in Chippewa and Stanley I've found massive agates and when I say massive I mean over 5 pounds. At Irvine park I found a 13 pound agate in the creek over by the cave. In Stanley near Chapman within five minutes of looking I found a red, yellow, and green agate, 8 pounds. At the same spot I found a 10 pound piece of Jaspagate. Exact spot in Stanley I will not give away because no one else goes there.
That is the enough volume for a vessel the Romans made during the 4th-5th centuries, which was reused in about C13th to make a Byzantine style chalice. Interesting how long the mineral has been used for religious rites
Brawo 👏👏👏🎉
Awesome find. Wish you would weigh it for us. Just curious.
my Agate weighs over 3 lb
que linda essa pedra 👍💎
why don't you look for other types of rocks,minerals,gems,crystals?
why put it in oil?
So the oil soaks in and allows you to see all the details perfectly.
Nice
👍
WoW
♥♥♥♥for share
Non of them in Mauritius.😦😦😕😕😕😕😧😧
رائع…
When you go hunting, you should always have a 5 gallon bucket with at least 2 quarts of water in it. That way you can immerse it right away to see what you have.
I've noticed a TON of Jasper around you. Banded Agate is beautiful, so is Jasper.
If you're not sure what Jasper looks like, look up charts on Google of RAW minerals.
It will show, and teach, you a ton about the inclusions that are in Agate etc....Happy hunting.
Those babies sure are gorgeous!
Wow!!!!
WOW!
Holi!
3 don't like?🤔
Pretty decent agate
As a child in my yard I found an agate like this. What does it mean when things like this cross your path? I also found a huge round one of these, which I believe is called a Geode, some years later. When I found these... they would be right on the surface of our land (out of no where) I wouldn’t be looking for it, just outside playing in the yard. I find that so weird now that I’m an adult. Someone stole the Geode though ☹️. I remember my mom was showing someone it (the yard man) and then it went missing. I think our lawn service man stole it back then. Sad but true. We still have the other one (kept it safe). Today I just found out; all this time it was an agate like this one being presented/found in the video. It also has what appears to be a fossil attached to it, some kind of bone stuck to the side (the one I have).
Oh! and I also found bismuth. It took me years to find out what that even was. I would type in google, “fragile/labyrinth/rainbow looking rock thing.” 😄 (I accidentally broke a piece off) Are these easy to come by in Florida; just right on the surface?
Now that I’m into crystals and gems, I look back and wonder how as a child did I find these things? Just sitting right there. I use to just come upon what felt like gifts. I once found a pocket watch at a park that I ended up giving to my mom. I couldn’t have been any older then 7 when I found that playing outside.
So the agate I found, I was in my middle school years. The geode was in High school. Wow! So, all throughout the years, then bismuth.
Plus! How do you catch a Carnal Bird before the age of six? (On a big balcony. ) Then I just brought it in and asked my mom and dad if I could have it as a pet. Of course they said no. Lol 😆 I did that with a squirrel too. I’m surprised it did. It bite me! I could never pull that off now! I’m getting way of topic.
I’ve always been a lucid dreamer as well. I would literally sometimes tell people in my dream as a child, that this was a dream and that they were part of my subconscious!!!! And my dreams would just evolve and evolve over time. I’m trying to figure myself out. Wow! Today I bought a green phantom crystal and I feel like my eyes are opening and I can’t understand what this all means. But I feel it means something. Sorry, I’m so off topic.
Can someone explain to me what does this mean? I’m new to gems and crystals but it’s funny. They’ve been there with me all along. My dad would give me turquoise necklaces, necklaces with stones in them. He doesn’t even know the properties of it or the meaning. Ok, ok, I’m going now. Never wrote this much in a comment 😅🙈 ☀️ 🌳 💧 🌱 🌺
i liked this big one.
Can u found them in italy?
Gatto897 Agate is named after the Achates River AKA the Dirillo River on the island of Sicily, Italy, whose upper waters were an ancient source of this stone.
Hi
What's a agate
Semi-precious gemstones, in North America they are named by the glacier that was in the area, hence "Lake Superior" agate. Out in South Dakota they are called Fairburn or Fairbairn (not exactly sure on that spelling) agates. These are fortification agates but there is also Moss and Eye agates, and probably more I havent heard of. They are extremely old and the lines were created by a massive flash of volcanic gas underground and it turned all the layers into a hard, shiny rock. Many will have a dull skin, or outside coat and only shiny on the inside but others are all shine and lines. The outside coat will be dull due to all the eons of rolling around, and it may have dimples or pockets like an orange peel, sort of.
There are multiple types/classes of CHALCEDONY but not AGATE.
روووعة.
Caution---AGATE IS ONLY THE BANDED VARIETY OF CHALCEDONY
How does it form the band? Is it from the density difference between the substances containing aluminium oxide and other minerals it contains??
See the largest carnelian find on line, All 65 pounds of it. youtube Large Giant Carnelian Agate!!!
i find my agates in east central minnesota. my exact spot is a secret.
@@lebby1688 buried in gunnersbury
Find your own spots god damn
Scalpking47 do you have to get permission to rock hound these construction sites? Or do you go when there’s no one working ?
From oman
Pound in a half ay
You found a primitive hand axe sir.
The things are holy Trinity in Pakistan
I bet your in the met council zone.
It is God who created it for you and led you to it. Please don't use his name in vane so repeatedly. Please!
What is God's name?
jjj
Fucks sake stop oiling them!
That’s not an agate🙄