Dan, you have fulfilled a lifelong dream of panning for gold, you have taught me more than I can explain. In 1963 I had a dream of going to Alaska after graduating High school in 1964. I had two friends who were with me on this and we even bought a 1951 Ford panel van for the trip. After graduation my two friends enlisted due to the Vietnam war, I tried to enlist but was deemed 1Y , obviously that stopped our trip. You have given me the knowledge of what we would have gone through and I so thank you for it.
Like it dan! My son and i went to the local flea Market yesterday and we struck out on mining supplies... but!, we did find us a miner loop! Anyway, he is 6 and im teaching him about gold prospecting, rock hounding, fossil digging, etc. And your videos are very helpful for ideas on educational things to do since im his school teacher for 1st grade! Ive been laid off since march and im a surveyor in wnc... and all your videos are awesome. I enjoy you, Pauley, jerry, two toes, alan Robertson, and jason at flower gold. All ya deserve a pat on the back, without yall im pretty sure id went off the deep end with losing job and stress of covid. Thank you dan.
Hey Dan! Ive been watching your videos for YEARS, always love them! I was thinking that all of us have heard you talk about gold often enough, how it forms, where, etc but when you do these gemstone videos, a lot of us know very little to nothing about that gemstone. It would be really cool if you could even just like 1 minute of the video dive into a really brief "this is what its made of, this is why its here" etc. As always, love the video
Hi there ! We are all made of energy , and some rocks have more and other properties spiritual , that is why folks buy and sell gems and rocks , cheers Dan love your Chanel !
Discovered your channel a couple weeks back. I've officially binged all your content. Your passion is uplifting. I always seem to learn something in every video. Keep up the amazing work. I'm gonna hop over and buy a paydirt bag right away. Thank you sir I look forward to the next videos.
I have very little interest in prospecting. We go out and collect garnets where I live... but I have watched HOURS and HOURS of your videos. You are like the Bob Ross of prospecting. Wholesome, amazing and just a joy to watch!
I really like your videos. My intro to prospecting came when I lived in Honduras in the early 90's. I met an older man from California that brought a 4" dredge and hired me to drive him in my truck to the Guyape River in Olancho Honduras. Big nuggets there and we found opals and jade. Great experience that man taught me how to read a river.
Dan you are very lucky to have access to all these great areas where you live. thanks for sharing the experience of collecting such great samples straight from the source.
WOW! What a pretty blue color those agates are! I have never seen agate in that color until today. Here in Arizona, I have hunted and found fire agates, which are really beautiful as well. Happy days Dan! Hope you are well! Peace.
YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TO MANY AGATES!!!! I love in Minnesota and we have beautiful red one I have hundred of them I collect them for my fish tanks, I love them sooo much
Awesome to see you do rock hounding videos! Rock hounding is what got me started mining. Now I do like finding gold, but I still have a deep passion for the rocks and crystals. Thanks Dan!
I enjoy your other endeavours like agate hunting. I'm not much for gold mining or prospecting but fossils and agates are exactly the things I enjoy. You have a great spot there Dan!
Love your channel Dan. Some day I want to put to practice in my country your prospecting techniques, even thou , I can`t think of anyone who can made these activities more entertaining than you; you are a great communicator . I hope your heath keeps improving.
Hey dan...I'm addicted to your vids. I live in pen and I went to trepanier for the first time yesterday, found my first gold ever. Thank you so much i hope to meet you one day on the hunt.
@@Danhurd Dan, I am almost about to pack it up and not go rock hounding anymore. Went 9hrs in a area know to have jasper and agate and came home with what.. nothing. Frustrating. Still nice to get out there though.
I said the same thing to my biking buddy a few years ago.Right after that we heard a growl behind us from the other side of the forest road from where the little bear came from.It took a couple miles to catch up to my buddy,lol.
@@Danhurd ITS THAT BEARD, IF YOU POPPED UP IN THE WOODS LIKE YOU DO ON CAMARA I WOULD DROP BRICKS HARD SAME WHEN YOU GET OUT THE WATER oops soz for shouting
brown bears are fun to watch and vice versa. one was watching me when i was gold panning in norther california. it kept looking into my gold pan over my shoulder, then looking at me with a "Well, did ya get anything?" look on it's face.. too fun.
I dont know why im watching your videos 😅 i dont know anything about rocks, gems, panning, etc but i find it fun and intereresting and cant stop watch 😅
1:09 Calochortus macrocarpus/Mariposa Lily. That's so cool learning about amygdules/ amygdaloidal hosts and agate and how it is formed. Thanks for sharing that.
Was talking to an online friend I game with. Told him I've been watching a prospector a lot on TH-cam. He's like "Wait, is it Dan Hurd? I love him!" LOL, you've got fans Dan!
Thanks for this informative video Dan...Now it's time to do fieldspar and how to tell the difference from quartz...beyond being over a 7, 7.5 hardness...and more goodies for your paydirt bags...have a great day 👍.
Thats very exciting Dan thanks for sharing. I always get inspiration from your videos. I am heading to a claim on lightening creek next weekend for some adventure. Wish me luck ha ha.
I love new words. And until 10 minutes ago I didn't know this one. I went to see how it was spelled and had some trouble finding it, then I found out why. With respect, amygdaloidal. Thanks for teaching me a new word!
I found a ton of that type of material, in a gravel road, the government lovingly crushed them all up from a quarry, into 1"-3" sizes. Great job! I also picked two pounds of agates last Thursday from the Oregon coast. Love you from down here!!
I love agates. We have lake superior agates here which are beautiful! I like to pick up every piece and put smaller ones in jars for display. I've never seen your type of agates! Great video Dan!
glad to see more of the interesting things near gold. when i pan i often encounter slick material. a gemologist helped me to separate what i had found. nice stuff just from riverbed sand and gold too.
I found those type of specimins in the tranquille creek/watching creek area, some of the eggs were so pastelly green with milky white and translucent like and they would come out of the basalt so smooth and silky sometimes....
Agates too??? Thud!!! My goodness...vesicular basalt....amygoidal agates.....softball size.....baby bear...just wow.. Thank you again for sharing your enthusiasm, and knowledge....
Nice camera work and great haul of agates. Vesicular = Ves-sick You-lar Amygdaloidal = A-mig-da Lloyd-al. Two syllables. Cheers and best of luck out there !!
Hi 👋 Dan and Family salutations from Camden, NJ I just enjoy watching you and your beautiful family prospecting my husband and I are planning on doing the once we relocate to Florida and we are going to be making trips to where my husband was St.Croix U.S Virgin Islands just wanna to tell I’m enjoying ur channel thank you 🙏 for the lessons and keep on prospecting with your beautiful and wonderful family.👍👍👏👏👏👏👋👋👋🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💎💎💎💎💎💎😇😇😇😇😇 god bless you all
Super cool video!!! I love rock hounding or in this case....Agate hounding. Is it true that Agate generally forms by the deposition of silica from groundwater in the cavities of igneous rocks. ... Some of the cavities are lined with crystals and those are known as geodes.
I obviously like watching you find metals/minerals, but I wouldn't mind more of those little snippets of info of how certain materials are formed as I find that also very interesting 👍🏼
Wow! This is amazing. While watching the video I was thinking that agates were supposed to be clear stones. But once you put the light under them I had to exclaim out loud, "Oh my goodness!" This is amazing. You've found another beautiful site. I also enjoy the trip along the backroads - not knowing what's up there around the next corner. Lotsa fun. Thanks Dan. Looking forward to part 2.
I wish I could find claims near me but they don’t really sell claims in the southeastern US. So glad you are able to share your experiences with everyone. You’ve got some amazing claims
Wow! I never see agate in the actual host rock. Some of the vesicular basalt takes a really nice polish itself, sometimes called galaxy stone. Great video and beautiful claim. edited to add, you have a million subs now!!! congrats!!!
That was a fun video, Dan. Loved the agates, the bear cub, scenery and that beautiful flower. Do you know what kind of flower that is? Thank you for sharing.
Hey Dan, Dan here. I am trying to get into prospecting but am having a hard time finding out how to use the new placer map properly and how to find out information about claims I find on the mineral maps. Can you point me in the direction of this information or would you make a video on how to navigate the system for dummies? Many thanks. Great videos!
Here in Central Washington state we has what's called Ellensburg blues. They are Also formed in basalt gas holes in the Basalt. They eroded out of the lava in a alluvial fan down the hill. They are beautiful stones
Hi Dan, you mean amygdaloid when talking about almond shaped objects. It's the same in mycology when referering to amygdaloid spores. Also easier to remember the spelling when thinking of the amygdala in the brain. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of small scale prospecting and geology.
This video is pretty much me in NC when I see a Limonite cube aka devils dice or Indian money out in my field right after you find the first one you start looking around and you will find a couple more around it and a half hour latter you have a pocket stuffed with a couple of dozen and a sore back and then remember what you came out to do in the first place.
Man that looks fun, I have been picking up agates, jasper and petrified wood my whole life but always in placer areas. I would love to find a spot like that where I could rescue some agates from the host rock!
To be classified as an agate, it must be at least 50% or more chalcedony with self organized structure such as banding, eyes, tubes, dendritic inclusions and so on. Amygdaloidal (A-mig-Da-loid-al) is another basalt that agate forms just like vesicular basalt, those agate nodules would be what you explained as amygdaloidal agates, the amygdules of the basalt can varry with other minerals as well.
Dan, you have fulfilled a lifelong dream of panning for gold, you have taught me more than I can explain. In 1963 I had a dream of going to Alaska after graduating High school in 1964. I had two friends who were with me on this and we even bought a 1951 Ford panel van for the trip. After graduation my two friends enlisted due to the Vietnam war, I tried to enlist but was deemed 1Y , obviously that stopped our trip. You have given me the knowledge of what we would have gone through and I so thank you for it.
I just subscribed and I am overjoyed. Watching your videos is like attending a master class in genecology with the best teacher you could ever find.
Love your passion for the outdoors and the beauty it holds. Thank you for showing us all it's beauty. Thank you
My pleasure!
Like it dan! My son and i went to the local flea Market yesterday and we struck out on mining supplies... but!, we did find us a miner loop! Anyway, he is 6 and im teaching him about gold prospecting, rock hounding, fossil digging, etc. And your videos are very helpful for ideas on educational things to do since im his school teacher for 1st grade! Ive been laid off since march and im a surveyor in wnc... and all your videos are awesome. I enjoy you, Pauley, jerry, two toes, alan Robertson, and jason at flower gold. All ya deserve a pat on the back, without yall im pretty sure id went off the deep end with losing job and stress of covid. Thank you dan.
Ive been using a rain gutter for my sluice and would love to win one of those giveaways for a sluice box!!
4:49 DAN!!! The excited noises I made when you found that was hilarious! What a monster!
I wish I could hound with you mate. Maybe one day.
Loved the information on how agates are formed!
Glad you enjoyed!
Boy I’d love to go rock hounding/gold prospecting with you one day
He was one of my high School teachers 10 years ago, sans beard. Awesome teacher, wish I was able to do his prospecting classes.
What a dream it would be!
Me too!
He could sell tours for tourists that want to try it for a day!
It’s hard to find someone to go rock hounding with. Everyone is to busy to have fun.
Hey Dan! Ive been watching your videos for YEARS, always love them! I was thinking that all of us have heard you talk about gold often enough, how it forms, where, etc but when you do these gemstone videos, a lot of us know very little to nothing about that gemstone. It would be really cool if you could even just like 1 minute of the video dive into a really brief "this is what its made of, this is why its here" etc.
As always, love the video
I try and put as much education into each video as possible without it sounding like a lecture.
Hi there ! We are all made of energy , and some rocks have more and other properties spiritual , that is why folks buy and sell gems and rocks , cheers Dan love your Chanel !
Malandra Queen he covered all that. Watch the video
I love seeing you break into the rock like that with the angle. Just sooo satisfying for some reason
Discovered your channel a couple weeks back. I've officially binged all your content. Your passion is uplifting. I always seem to learn something in every video. Keep up the amazing work. I'm gonna hop over and buy a paydirt bag right away. Thank you sir I look forward to the next videos.
Awesome! Thank you!
I have very little interest in prospecting. We go out and collect garnets where I live... but I have watched HOURS and HOURS of your videos. You are like the Bob Ross of prospecting. Wholesome, amazing and just a joy to watch!
This guy lives the life we all wish we could!
I'm pretty lucky
Best wishes, Dan. I'm so happy that you are doing well with your claims. Beautiful specimens..cant wait to see the cuts on em...Take care!
Hi Dan Hurd, thanks for your great Prospecting adventures.
Thanks for watching!
I really like your videos. My intro to prospecting came when I lived in Honduras in the early 90's. I met an older man from California that brought a 4" dredge and hired me to drive him in my truck to the Guyape River in Olancho Honduras. Big nuggets there and we found opals and jade. Great experience that man taught me how to read a river.
Dan you are very lucky to have access to all these great areas where you live. thanks for sharing the experience of collecting such great samples straight from the source.
The white and black ones are gorgeous! This looks like so much fun, very jealous! Thanks for sharing, Dan!
those agates are stunning
WOW! What a pretty blue color those agates are! I have never seen agate in that color until today. Here in Arizona, I have hunted and found fire agates, which are really beautiful as well. Happy days Dan! Hope you are well! Peace.
YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TO MANY AGATES!!!! I love in Minnesota and we have beautiful red one I have hundred of them I collect them for my fish tanks, I love them sooo much
Awesome to see you do rock hounding videos! Rock hounding is what got me started mining. Now I do like finding gold, but I still have a deep passion for the rocks and crystals. Thanks Dan!
OOOO that flower is soo pretty. There are agates just everywhere..so jealous
Thank you for taking us along on your adventures. I really enjoy watching you find amazing pieces. You are teaching me to look below the surface.
You are so welcome!
I enjoy your other endeavours like agate hunting. I'm not much for gold mining or prospecting but fossils and agates are exactly the things I enjoy. You have a great spot there Dan!
Thanks!
Love your channel Dan.
Some day I want to put to practice in my country your prospecting techniques, even thou , I can`t think of anyone who can made these activities more entertaining than you; you are a great communicator . I hope your heath keeps improving.
Hey dan...I'm addicted to your vids. I live in pen and I went to trepanier for the first time yesterday, found my first gold ever. Thank you so much i hope to meet you one day on the hunt.
Awesome!
You can find agates along similkameen river, east of Princeton along the old Hedley road
So great, i love what nature has made and love seeing it discovered as well as discovering it myself. Awesome Dan!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@Danhurd Dan, I am almost about to pack it up and not go rock hounding anymore. Went 9hrs in a area know to have jasper and agate and came home with what.. nothing. Frustrating. Still nice to get out there though.
Dan...."Hello, little black bear!"
Little Black Bear..."Scary looking big hairy human, run away run away!!"
Pretty much
And that was a LITTLE black bear. Good to see them down here in Southern BC
I said the same thing to my biking buddy a few years ago.Right after that we heard a growl behind us from the other side of the forest road from where the little bear came from.It took a couple miles to catch up to my buddy,lol.
@@Danhurd he probably thought "oh no, a ginger bigfoot!!"
@@Danhurd ITS THAT BEARD, IF YOU POPPED UP IN THE WOODS LIKE YOU DO ON CAMARA I WOULD DROP BRICKS HARD SAME WHEN YOU GET OUT THE WATER oops soz for shouting
brown bears are fun to watch and vice versa. one was watching me when i was gold panning in norther california. it kept looking into my gold pan over my shoulder, then looking at me with a "Well, did ya get anything?" look on it's face.. too fun.
I dont know why im watching your videos 😅 i dont know anything about rocks, gems, panning, etc but i find it fun and intereresting and cant stop watch 😅
1:09 Calochortus macrocarpus/Mariposa Lily.
That's so cool learning about amygdules/ amygdaloidal hosts and agate and how it is formed. Thanks for sharing that.
You're welcome. Thanks for identifying that flower!
Was talking to an online friend I game with. Told him I've been watching a prospector a lot on TH-cam. He's like "Wait, is it Dan Hurd? I love him!" LOL, you've got fans Dan!
6:06
40 degrees Celsius is about a MILLION Fahrenheit!!!! Couldn’t stop laughing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your videos are so interesting!
Thanks!
Thanks for this informative video Dan...Now it's time to do fieldspar and how to tell the difference from quartz...beyond being over a 7, 7.5 hardness...and more goodies for your paydirt bags...have a great day 👍.
Thats very exciting Dan thanks for sharing. I always get inspiration from your videos. I am heading to a claim on lightening creek next weekend for some adventure. Wish me luck ha ha.
That is awesome!
I'm so jealous of you having all those rocks and mountains. Sand dunes and peat is all I have around here. Peat Iron is about it.
I love new words. And until 10 minutes ago I didn't know this one. I went to see how it was spelled and had some trouble finding it, then I found out why. With respect, amygdaloidal. Thanks for teaching me a new word!
Dan, just found your channel recently and have not regretted subscribing. Thanks for all the interesting videos and man keep them coming.
G’day from Australia, your vids are amazing. Absolutely loving all your finds, knowledge & tips. Such a great obsession, I’m totally hooked 😊
wow, that raw black and white agate is stunning!
I found a ton of that type of material, in a gravel road, the government lovingly crushed them all up from a quarry, into 1"-3" sizes. Great job! I also picked two pounds of agates last Thursday from the Oregon coast.
Love you from down here!!
Nice!
I love agates. We have lake superior agates here which are beautiful! I like to pick up every piece and put smaller ones in jars for display. I've never seen your type of agates! Great video Dan!
glad to see more of the interesting things near gold. when i pan i often encounter slick material. a gemologist helped me to separate what i had found. nice stuff just from riverbed sand and gold too.
Look like little hand axe pre-forms!! Beautiful stuff!!
Always needing my weekly dose to get thru the week. Wish I could of had a teacher like you when I went to school
Well, thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos - next one is on Tuesday
@@Danhurd cool can hardly wait
Very interesting video Dan. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I found those type of specimins in the tranquille creek/watching creek area, some of the eggs were so pastelly green with milky white and translucent like and they would come out of the basalt so smooth and silky sometimes....
Great videos! I hope to stumble across you one day as I will be exploring some of the same neck of woods
Agates too??? Thud!!!
My goodness...vesicular basalt....amygoidal agates.....softball size.....baby bear...just wow..
Thank you again for sharing your enthusiasm, and knowledge....
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice camera work and great haul of agates. Vesicular = Ves-sick You-lar Amygdaloidal = A-mig-da Lloyd-al. Two syllables. Cheers and best of luck out there !!
Im still plucking those little diamonds from the paydirt you sent earlier this year, Great video and thanks.
Awesome!
Wow they light up. Thats awesome
ive never seen anything so beautiful thank you for that dan!!
You're welcome!
Little Black Bear...... RUN AWAY!!! RUN AWAY!!! lol. nice lookin (possible) claim with the Agates. Watch out for that hill for sure.
Yup, that hill is not kid friendly
Fun video and many thanks for lowering the volume automatically.
You're welcome
I must say Dan! amongst all this chaos, your videos are a breath of fresh air!
Thank you
Indubidibly! I truely mean it, only thing that could make it better is daily uploads! :D
41deg c.... that's everyday here in Australia for summer...lol... loved the video Dan... thanks ❤👍🇦🇺
Hi 👋 Dan and Family salutations from Camden, NJ I just enjoy watching you and your beautiful family prospecting my husband and I are planning on doing the once we relocate to Florida and we are going to be making trips to where my husband was St.Croix U.S Virgin Islands just wanna to tell I’m enjoying ur channel thank you 🙏 for the lessons and keep on prospecting with your beautiful and wonderful family.👍👍👏👏👏👏👋👋👋🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💎💎💎💎💎💎😇😇😇😇😇 god bless you all
I look forward to my Sunday mornings enjoying your videos.
Yay! Thank you!
Super cool video!!! I love rock hounding or in this case....Agate hounding. Is it true that Agate generally forms by the deposition of silica from groundwater in the cavities of igneous rocks. ... Some of the cavities are lined with crystals and those are known as geodes.
I obviously like watching you find metals/minerals, but I wouldn't mind more of those little snippets of info of how certain materials are formed as I find that also very interesting 👍🏼
Wow! This is amazing. While watching the video I was thinking that agates were supposed to be clear stones. But once you put the light under them I had to exclaim out loud, "Oh my goodness!" This is amazing. You've found another beautiful site. I also enjoy the trip along the backroads - not knowing what's up there around the next corner. Lotsa fun. Thanks Dan. Looking forward to part 2.
Part 2 on Tuesday
Wow, learning so much.
I wish I could find claims near me but they don’t really sell claims in the southeastern US. So glad you are able to share your experiences with everyone. You’ve got some amazing claims
Thanks - I'm pretty lucky here
Wow! I never see agate in the actual host rock. Some of the vesicular basalt takes a really nice polish itself, sometimes called galaxy stone. Great video and beautiful claim. edited to add, you have a million subs now!!! congrats!!!
Wow you find the coolest minerals/rocks!
Great tip on using a flashlight. Thanks!
You bet!
Awesome! Love watching your videos. Out of any crystal or mineral specimen what would you love to find?
I would love to find gemstones like aquamarine - some of the beryls
Man! Love me some agates. Amazing stuff Dan!
Perfect Sunday afternoon video, thanks Dan.
Glad you enjoyed it
Cool video, learned somthing new this morning, saw a bear, went on a 4 wheeler ride, good times!
Nice!
This is one of my favorite videos Dan!
Did they all seem to have flowed in the same direction? If so, would that give and indication where to prospect?
Thanks for the great information!! I had one in my collection I just thought was a rock haha
You Rock!! I hope agate to see more of your show its a jem .
That was a fun video, Dan. Loved the agates, the bear cub, scenery and that beautiful flower. Do you know what kind of flower that is? Thank you for sharing.
A Mariposa Lily apparently.
@@Danhurd BEAUTIFUL!
Hey Dan, Dan here. I am trying to get into prospecting but am having a hard time finding out how to use the new placer map properly and how to find out information about claims I find on the mineral maps. Can you point me in the direction of this information or would you make a video on how to navigate the system for dummies? Many thanks. Great videos!
Here in Central Washington state we has what's called Ellensburg blues. They are Also formed in basalt gas holes in the Basalt. They eroded out of the lava in a alluvial fan down the hill. They are beautiful stones
Some day when the borders open I should go looking for some.
@@Danhurd just let me and I can show you around
My favorite quote, "It's 41° Celsius, so about a million Farenheit." 🌡🥵🌡🔥
just got a tile saw to play with some agates i found in a parking lot divider, would love to take a crack at some of those gorgeous green agates.
first cut turned out to be a glorious mossy carnelian agate with some quartz crystal infill.
great finds, any chance of a video on how you clean up your gemstones?
Here in iron county Utah we have a LOT of agates, I've found red black blue and white
Nice!
Are these generally left whole or are thy split then polished. Does anyone actually cut them like a stone?
Usually cut and polished, or formed into abs for jewelry. But these are mostly not figured enough for jewelry.
Really cool video I always wondered about bears and other things thank's for sharing Have a good day and prospect on
Thanks!
And it's that time of the week again, w00t!!! Thanks, Dan!
You bet!
Awesome again! Thanks Dan!
My pleasure!
Hi Dan, you mean amygdaloid when talking about almond shaped objects. It's the same in mycology when referering to amygdaloid spores. Also easier to remember the spelling when thinking of the amygdala in the brain. Thanks for sharing your knowledge of small scale prospecting and geology.
Thanks Dan, I've been wondering where all the agate we have here In Chico CA came from, lots of basalt in the foothills
Glad to help
Wow you've amazed me with your videos Dan. Great job
Thanks 👍
That massive one with the botroiydal formations would make an excellent display specimen.
Bring a few large gel ice pack back straps (for lower back pain) they are great for working in hot areas!
Its 3am and Im watching this guy dig up cool rocks lol ty
You teach me a lot! Thank you so much. 🏅
Those are really nice agates.
This video is pretty much me in NC when I see a Limonite cube aka devils dice or Indian money out in my field right after you find the first one you start looking around and you will find a couple more around it and a half hour latter you have a pocket stuffed with a couple of dozen and a sore back and then remember what you came out to do in the first place.
Man that looks fun, I have been picking up agates, jasper and petrified wood my whole life but always in placer areas. I would love to find a spot like that where I could rescue some agates from the host rock!
It's a lot of fun
We have found some beautiful agates down here in Washington. Next time you come down to Cape Disappointment we would love to take you out.
Thanks Dan, I love the gold video and this was a nice change ,stay healthy
Thank you!
Dan those Jem's are fantastic
Thanks!
To be classified as an agate, it must be at least 50% or more chalcedony with self organized structure such as banding, eyes, tubes, dendritic inclusions and so on. Amygdaloidal (A-mig-Da-loid-al) is another basalt that agate forms just like vesicular basalt, those agate nodules would be what you explained as amygdaloidal agates, the amygdules of the basalt can varry with other minerals as well.
Dan just watching your video's are fun. Keep it up.👍👌
Thanks 👍