Found your channel through a recommendation from City Rockhounding and i subbed. What a beautiful area and a great gravel bar! All your rocks were wonderful and your identification is just fine for someone starting out. Its hard to tell with most of your rocks because the lighting isnt great, but it doesnt matter, as long as you like them, thats all that matters. But here are a few tips you can always use, the only difference between chalcedony, agate, jasper and chert is the transparency. They are all crypto-crystalline or micro-crystalline quartz. Agate and chalcedony are just transparent and chert and jasper are not. And technically an agate is chalcedony that has banding. That's all. And chert and jasper are pretty much the same mineral. Its just usually the color that separates them. And there are also quartz agates in some states, that dont have a lot of chalcedony. Since the difference between quartz and chalcedony is the size of the crystals. Quarts it you break it open will look sparkly inside because the crystals are larger than in chalcedony. But it is all a form of quartz. So all your pretty rocks, are all really pretty rocks and are probably all either agate, chalcedony, chert or jasper. unless its petrified wood! and you looked like you had a pretty good handle on pet woods! Great rocks. Good channel. And you are off to a good start!
omg, tysm for this information. You put identifying these rocks in beginners language and I appreciate it! Also thank you for the kind words, I am super happy to know that at least a few people like to see my adventures :)
@@ilmorocks9590 Of course! I love rock and the rockhounding community on youtube is a wonderful and friendly place. So of course we want to see your adventures!
Excellent day and rock finds, well done. Beautiful area, love how many rocks there are to search through here, what a wonder gravel bar. Great video, thanks for sharing these wonderful pieces!
Such beautiful finds ! I also love rock hunting and tumbling rocks. Enjoyed seeing what you found 😊
Found your channel through a recommendation from City Rockhounding and i subbed. What a beautiful area and a great gravel bar! All your rocks were wonderful and your identification is just fine for someone starting out. Its hard to tell with most of your rocks because the lighting isnt great, but it doesnt matter, as long as you like them, thats all that matters. But here are a few tips you can always use, the only difference between chalcedony, agate, jasper and chert is the transparency. They are all crypto-crystalline or micro-crystalline quartz. Agate and chalcedony are just transparent and chert and jasper are not. And technically an agate is chalcedony that has banding. That's all. And chert and jasper are pretty much the same mineral. Its just usually the color that separates them. And there are also quartz agates in some states, that dont have a lot of chalcedony. Since the difference between quartz and chalcedony is the size of the crystals. Quarts it you break it open will look sparkly inside because the crystals are larger than in chalcedony. But it is all a form of quartz. So all your pretty rocks, are all really pretty rocks and are probably all either agate, chalcedony, chert or jasper. unless its petrified wood! and you looked like you had a pretty good handle on pet woods! Great rocks. Good channel. And you are off to a good start!
omg, tysm for this information. You put identifying these rocks in beginners language and I appreciate it! Also thank you for the kind words, I am super happy to know that at least a few people like to see my adventures :)
@@ilmorocks9590 Of course! I love rock and the rockhounding community on youtube is a wonderful and friendly place. So of course we want to see your adventures!
Excellent day and rock finds, well done. Beautiful area, love how many rocks there are to search through here, what a wonder gravel bar. Great video, thanks for sharing these wonderful pieces!
Shared your video in this really cool discord group I'm in, a bunch of cool rockhounding people from all over! They are all really good people!
@@CityRockhounding Yes he did and there were at least two more subs because of it! Thanks Nic!
@@largent45 Thank you Lisa!
Found your channel through City Rockhounding recommendation, subbed ! 👍
Where are you
Chain of rocks is awesome 👍🏼
Anywhere near Rock Island?
Where is this spot which town or google map
Granite City IL chain of rocks Rd and rte 3off I 170
270 not 170
Where is this bar located?
I hunt south of Thebes
What part of IL?
Its people who dont share locations that are greedy!