How Agate forms. What is Agate? Rockhounding, agate hunting, gemology

How agate forms. Agates are usually associated with volcanic areas, The western coast of North America is a great example. Check out some of the other videos on my Channel to see where you can find Agates.

[@thirstfast1025]

I'm glad you used the word "fibrous", because that is a key difference between chalcedony and jasper. Jasper is granular, chalcedony is fibrous. Cheers!

[@mircea-andreigherasim9608]

Aren't Jaspers ROCKS, while agates are just cryptocrystalline(ultra microscopic crystals) polymorphs of Quartz? Also aren't Jaspers bioacumulated sediments, being composed of SiO2 rich skeletal remains of radiolarians, then compacted through diagenesis and forming either Radiolarites or Jaspers, then brought back through tectonic movement? I'd say key difference is one is a rock, one is a mineraloid.

[@thirstfast1025]

@@mircea-andreigherasim9608 Jasper is neither necessarily bioacumulated nor necessarily clastic sedimentary. It can form in fractures as a type of chemical sedimentation too. Yes, you could say "jasper is a rock", but since agates tend to be sloid mixtures of various fibrous silica varieties, as well as other inclusive elements or minerals, one could accurately call them "rocks" as well. I was going for the 'fibrous' vs. 'granular' distinction, which is always the case. Also, you wouldn't say polymorphs of quartz, you would say polymorphs of silica, as all the stages of polymorph from opal, moganite, cristobalite, and chalcedony are all SiO₂ but exhibit different crystal lattice orientations, hence making them different minerals. Quartz occurs as only 2 distinct polymorphs, 'high' and 'low'.

[@mircea-andreigherasim9608]

@@thirstfast1025 I see your point noww, sorry for the missunderstanding, great explenation

[@KatyDidRocks]

This was a great visual representation of agate formation... beautiful job.

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Very talented putting together this educational video. The music background along with the pictures was well placed. Bravo, I think you have found your calling. This video also along with many more to come educational vids should be in every school.

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[@AgateDad]

Thanks for this great info! 👍

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[@orinovian7716]

Good job. Make more please

[@ericcifani]

Excellent demonstration!

[@BonesFPV]

Nice video. Appreciate the little bit of agate FPV. 😊

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Great vid. Give us some more!

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Just subscribed. Very helpful and enjoyed learning the process of agate formations. Will help with my channel and understanding 🙏🏽. Have a lovely day

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This was a nice video

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This is really well done!

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Wonderful!

[@clivebey6666]

I do find agates in Jamaica

[@sekipkoc4856]

that blue ones like in your clickbait pic. they are dyed and not normal colour

[@RockHunterMark]

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Simplicity does it.

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I have many stones.I work for stone hand made dacorated item. in India(cambay). Khambhat (cambay, India) very famous for stone item's.

[@Vindsvelle]

_Mispronounces "chalcedony" in the very first sentence while showing a photo of dyed specimens_
I stopped it at six seconds to let you know those two mistakes back-to-back are a great way to get people to immediately stop watching.

[@nadimshaikh2692]

This stone name is carnelian

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[@geoffgeoff143]

No one knows how agates form! Its all guesses. Read terry Moxoms research.