i have glass jars for anything tiny- dollar tree has teeny little ones i use for chips from my tumblers and i use bigger ones for pebble-sized pieces. they're nice to display or go through once in a while, lots of pretty colors :)
I've found some nice things in the landscape stone around our yard, I have to stop myself from taking too many things inside with me 😂 this looks like a ton of fun!
Its so awesome to have another Minnesota rock hounder! I've agate picked all my life, but I'm definitely learning about other Minnesota rocks thanks to you and a couple other channels from Minnesota. If you find out what those black with the red dots and stripes are, please let me know! My rock identifier says basalt.....i dont think it is. Thanks! 😊
I love your bucket finds, so many cool rocks. Because of your bucket videos, I stop and look at every single rock I see now, landscaping, parking lots, gravel roads, my wife and kids always give me a hard time for stopping everywhere. Thanks for your hard work and passion!
Collecting rocks for the firsts tumbler I am going to buy. Just visited the beach and found so many interesting rocks. Can’t wait to tumble them using your tutorial!
Buckets of fun!! 9:00 Ive found a few agates shaped exactly like this! I always wondered if they were tiny little limb casts? the bands make it look like a little tree like it has growth rings :)
The one You said was a lizard skin-like, is actually an orange tree agate i think. I have one tumbled and it looks exactly the same! I love Your positive energy and how happy You always are!
That was fun to watch...yep👍definitely some goodies in those buckets!! I use all the small agates for filler when tumbling other agates or stones of the same hardness.. It's good to have a verity of sizes..they fill in all the voids between the bigger rocks.. plus you get tiny gems 😁👍
Love this video, takes me back to around 1964. After school was out for the summer I went to spend two weeks at my uncles in Atlanta, GA The weekend before I returned home, we went to a rock hunting in North Carolina. I'm unsure how much it cost to get in, the thing I remember you could purchase six huge buckets of mud full of rocks for $1.00. there was four of us, we spent the rest of the day at the water spillway cleaning and sifting through all those rocks, we were only able to complete five of our 6 buckets. I still have my best finds from that trip. I had the best time.
Wow, it's really awesome you get to go through so many rocks. I must say my heart was really sad when you tossed that Galaxy piece. I thought it would have been beautiful tumbled. Anyhoo, Thanks for the video. : )
Great episode, as I was in an envious position to explore a Gravel Pit free of charge as a youngster and pick out agates without scrutiny/criticism/// from operations,... Went every weekend my parents, (father) would take me Rock Hunting...
I feel called out on how many rocks I would have picked up versus you lol. I always pick up every rock that I fancy, take home to clean then sort through them. If I don't like it then I put it in a pile to take back to where I got it. I should probably be more selective in my keeps lol
IRONSTONE!! And BANDED at that. I don't know if anyone else explained this yet, but basically ironstone is a rock with a LOT of iron. The red is a ferrous (iron-rich) mineral, and is probably one of the closest forms of non-metallic compounds you can get compared to the element itself. And your favorite glittery layer in that stone is the hematite inclusions! They ripple throughout even the straightest formations purely because of how much tectonic activity there was after their formation!! Here's what I remember: Most deposits are from back in the earliest times of life, when it was primarily microorganisms. Because there wasn't enough oxygen to oxidize the iron into brown or orange compounds, it either bonded with other metals (creating hematite) or made more brilliant reds because of a more pure impurity added to the minerals.
PS: tigerstone is another complementary stone from the younger layers of the ironstone formation!! So yes, we CAN have tigerstone. If you find a chunk of all three (hematite, ironstone, and tigerstone) the nickname for this compound is 'mugglestone' (I suspect it's a harry potter reference).
should put down screen material before hand so nothing falls into cracks on deck. Seriously the smaller stones would keep a container for them because they look amazing around succulents
Always make sure to call or contact someone first before you go as you will need permission to hound on private property but if they let you, it’s great!
I think it eould be good to you to learn how to polish rocks with out it being tumbled so that you can keep the small ones and give them the shape you want.
Based on the shape of that one “weird shaped” agate I think it could maybe be some sort of limb cast like a small twig/stick limb cast (I see people find them but almost never that small)
The one you said reminds you of lizard skin looks like the fossil rocks my husband and I find. He broke one open just to see what it looked like and it looks like it's developed some agate with the fossils lol
@@AgateAriel I have ADHD, So I am very literally the definiton of no impulse control and oh shiny must keep it. So any rock that grabs my eye, unless its way too small to tumble, goes home with me lmao.
@@AgateAriel they are 1½ inch washed rock so they usually aren't jagged more round in shape. Mostly really pretty river tumbled rocks. But nice agates! Wish I could share a picture on here of what I found in about 10 minutes this morning ☺️
The tag #TheFinders is a rockhounding tag for all the rock hounds... to get ur video out with the other typa videos like this.. maybe get more subscribers
i have glass jars for anything tiny- dollar tree has teeny little ones i use for chips from my tumblers and i use bigger ones for pebble-sized pieces. they're nice to display or go through once in a while, lots of pretty colors :)
Your energy is so infectious! I just started tumbling this year and I love it already!
Oh thank you, you are too kind! I hope your tumbling journey goes awesome! 😊
I've found some nice things in the landscape stone around our yard, I have to stop myself from taking too many things inside with me 😂 this looks like a ton of fun!
Same. It’s like shopping for freeeeee
I don’t do TikTok so am very happy you shared this on TH-cam!! Very informative!! Do you ever use these rocks as tumbling media?
Great question. I’m curious as well!
Thank you so much! 😊 I do very often actually! I keep a lot of the smaller ones for exactly that reason!
Its so awesome to have another Minnesota rock hounder! I've agate picked all my life, but I'm definitely learning about other Minnesota rocks thanks to you and a couple other channels from Minnesota. If you find out what those black with the red dots and stripes are, please let me know! My rock identifier says basalt.....i dont think it is. Thanks! 😊
Will do! Rockhounding is such a fun hobby!!
I love your bucket finds, so many cool rocks. Because of your bucket videos, I stop and look at every single rock I see now, landscaping, parking lots, gravel roads, my wife and kids always give me a hard time for stopping everywhere. Thanks for your hard work and passion!
Haha it’s so hard not to! I’m constantly scouting out rocks too when I’m out and about! 😅
Collecting rocks for the firsts tumbler I am going to buy. Just visited the beach and found so many interesting rocks. Can’t wait to tumble them using your tutorial!
Good luck, keep us updated on how it goes! It's a lot of fun. I'm about to start my third batch!
So glad I could help! I hope they turn out great! 😊
Buckets of fun!! 9:00 Ive found a few agates shaped exactly like this! I always wondered if they were tiny little limb casts? the bands make it look like a little tree like it has growth rings :)
Oh it totally does! It was such a surprising shape I’ve never seen an agate like that before!
The one You said was a lizard skin-like, is actually an orange tree agate i think. I have one tumbled and it looks exactly the same! I love Your positive energy and how happy You always are!
Looks like a great way to fill the gaps between epic rock hunts!
It definitely is!! It’s always so cool to see what I find!
That was fun to watch...yep👍definitely some goodies in those buckets!!
I use all the small agates for filler when tumbling other agates or stones of the same hardness.. It's good to have a verity of sizes..they fill in all the voids between the bigger rocks.. plus you get tiny gems 😁👍
Absolutely! Definitely why I keep them too! Plus tiny polished stones are so cute! Haha
I'm from MN as well and there is a great Rockhound community of you look around a bit. Some good finds there!
I will have to look into that! I have heard about the community around here and would love to be more active in it!
Love this video, takes me back to around 1964. After school was out for the summer I went to spend two weeks at my uncles in Atlanta, GA The weekend before I returned home, we went to a rock hunting in North Carolina. I'm unsure how much it cost to get in, the thing I remember you could purchase six huge buckets of mud full of rocks for $1.00. there was four of us, we spent the rest of the day at the water spillway cleaning and sifting through all those rocks, we were only able to complete five of our 6 buckets. I still have my best finds from that trip. I had the best time.
That's amazing that your husband does that for you! You really have a great life. I pray you and your family have a wonderful life!
08:40 Agatitized Fossil???... Looks like Fossil-Opal in Australia... Sea Life;
09:40 Moss Agate -/- Jasper (Algae)
Could be!
Very cool video!!
Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you!
Wow, it's really awesome you get to go through so many rocks. I must say my heart was really sad when you tossed that Galaxy piece. I thought it would have been beautiful tumbled. Anyhoo, Thanks for the video. : )
Me too!! I love me some galaxy stone!! 💕
Me toooooooo I love galaxy stone
Well that was different. Keep bringing the fun and now go play on the rock piles😜. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒
Thank you-you as well! 😊
Great episode, as I was in an envious position to explore a Gravel Pit free of charge as a youngster and pick out agates without scrutiny/criticism/// from operations,...
Went every weekend my parents, (father) would take me Rock Hunting...
Oh that is so awesome! I love when gravel pit places let you do that! 🙌
I feel called out on how many rocks I would have picked up versus you lol. I always pick up every rock that I fancy, take home to clean then sort through them. If I don't like it then I put it in a pile to take back to where I got it. I should probably be more selective in my keeps lol
Haha it is so hard! I always want to keep so many but I just know my house would be plump full if I did! 🤣
I love digging through gravel/rock piles like this, almost any pile will have a keeper in it :P
Absolutely!! You never know what you might find!
Your my new fav! How much fun!
Aww thank you!!
At 16:00 don’t tumble, sand it down by hand until you have those grit-polish grinders
Oh that’s a really good idea-I might just have to try it!
IRONSTONE!! And BANDED at that. I don't know if anyone else explained this yet, but basically ironstone is a rock with a LOT of iron. The red is a ferrous (iron-rich) mineral, and is probably one of the closest forms of non-metallic compounds you can get compared to the element itself. And your favorite glittery layer in that stone is the hematite inclusions! They ripple throughout even the straightest formations purely because of how much tectonic activity there was after their formation!!
Here's what I remember: Most deposits are from back in the earliest times of life, when it was primarily microorganisms. Because there wasn't enough oxygen to oxidize the iron into brown or orange compounds, it either bonded with other metals (creating hematite) or made more brilliant reds because of a more pure impurity added to the minerals.
PS: tigerstone is another complementary stone from the younger layers of the ironstone formation!! So yes, we CAN have tigerstone. If you find a chunk of all three (hematite, ironstone, and tigerstone) the nickname for this compound is 'mugglestone' (I suspect it's a harry potter reference).
should put down screen material before hand so nothing falls into cracks on deck. Seriously the smaller stones would keep a container for them because they look amazing around succulents
Oh good idea! I have lost so many good little ones that way!
@@AgateAriel they sell it home depot etc. It was like $3 a roll
Awesome! What gravel pit do you get these at? I would love to do this! I am from Minnesota as well 😊
Can only imagine if you got a few mystery buckets where you mine your own crystals and gemstones
Oh that would be the dream!!
How do I start rockhounding and gravel pits. There's a few where I'm at
Always make sure to call or contact someone first before you go as you will need permission to hound on private property but if they let you, it’s great!
Wouldn't it help if you filed the really flat ones by hand a little, so you kinda pre-shape them, but on your own terms, maybe risk less breakage...?
I think it eould be good to you to learn how to polish rocks with out it being tumbled so that you can keep the small ones and give them the shape you want.
im thinking tigers eye or banded iron since banded iron looks very simular
yea the stuff that looks like tigers eye is in fact banded iron 99% match when I searched it up
I would have had the finishing pile halfway through the first bucket, how do you not keep them all?
Haha it’s hard not to honestly 🤣
Based on the shape of that one “weird shaped” agate I think it could maybe be some sort of limb cast like a small twig/stick limb cast (I see people find them but almost never that small)
Oh wow you are probably right! It was such a cool little find!
keep the small and use around potted plants and succulents
Oh good thinking! I will have to start doing that!
You should drill 3/16th holes in the bottom of your yellow tray to let the water drain
Yes I really need to! It would be much less of a hassle 😅
The one you said reminds you of lizard skin looks like the fossil rocks my husband and I find. He broke one open just to see what it looked like and it looks like it's developed some agate with the fossils lol
Could the white with black spots be Dalmatian jasper?
Maybe! It was more of a blue color though so I’m not sure!
You have so much more will power than I do, I would be keeping like 70% of those rocks lol
Haha it can be so hard sometimes not to!!
@@AgateAriel I have ADHD, So I am very literally the definiton of no impulse control and oh shiny must keep it. So any rock that grabs my eye, unless its way too small to tumble, goes home with me lmao.
Gotta have him go get you the rock for flat top roofs by the bucket! That's where you'll find the best rocks!
Ohh I will have to look into that! Good idea!!
@@AgateAriel they are 1½ inch washed rock so they usually aren't jagged more round in shape. Mostly really pretty river tumbled rocks. But nice agates! Wish I could share a picture on here of what I found in about 10 minutes this morning ☺️
Oh that is nice they are a decent size too! I will have to see if I can get my hands on some!
The tag #TheFinders is a rockhounding tag for all the rock hounds... to get ur video out with the other typa videos like this.. maybe get more subscribers
Oh I always used to use that! I will have to start doing that again! Thank you! 😊
She defenitly incourages me!!
10.09 plume jasper??
Was that a tigers eye?
I’m not sure!
Could it have been banded chert?
9.07 limbcast??
Do you ever find diamonds or gold nuggets
Looks like howlite
I don't think it's Tigers eye
Why don’t u just keep all of the rocks incase u miss a cool rock