😂😂😂 we went out last night on a gravel road with a spray bottle and flashlights, only one person stopped asking if we were ok. The road had to be where the old insane asylum used to be in Minnesota. Google it and hells tunnel in Minnesota. Im sure the people that passed by just wanted back on the main road 😂😂. Found some agates and a couple lake Superior agates. So worth it! Happy hounding 🎉
Haha that's awesome and sounds totally relatable! I always try to be out super early in the morning, before the sun comes up preferably, and I'm sure people that see me think I'm crazy too. 😛 I did look it up, and that looks a little creepy for sure! Especially at night lol. Lake Superior agates are so pretty, and quite different. It's definitely on the bucket list - someday! Happy hounding 🤠
Hello. I’m new to your channel. You popped up on my recommended channels, probably because I follow the crystal collector. I started hunting for “pretty” rocks when I was very young and have ever since, that is until recently because of arthritis and other health issues. I love the Pacific Northwest for hunting rocks. I know the Columbia river spans other states, but I’m in Oregon south of Portland. Cute story, when my grandson was 6 we were outside in their driveway, which is all gravel. One day when I got out of my car, I noticed a piece of agate and the fever hit me so I kept looking. He comes over and asked me what I was looking for, I told him I was looking for treasure. He got very excited and said he wanted to look for treasure too. Well I showed him what to look for and now he’s 8 and still looking for treasures to give to grandma. Glad to have found your channel. Happy hunting. P.S. could the first green rock be unakite and the second one be malachite? Just a thought.
Welcome! I'm sorry to hear about your health issues, but I'm glad you enjoy the channel and hopefully it at least satisfies the rockhounding itch. Your grandson sounds like a budding rockhound also, haha! It's a nice reminder you don't always have to go far to find nice rocks, even agates. I often hear about people finding them even in the gravel on parking lots. I was thinking the green might possibly be epidote (one of the minerals in unakite), but I'm honestly not sure. Thank you for your comment!
I do some prospecting south of Eugene and I found a little creek called little gold creek and it's loaded with jasper thats nice and water polished. Don't bother looking for gold, there ain't none, but the jasper and agate is worth the drive.
I lived in Burbank Wa. when I was a kid in the late 70's and at that time the powers that be built a small spoil island right at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers that was (and probably still is ) a rockhounders dream ! I found there a very large Agate the size of 2 adult fists there ! and unless you have a boat or a yac to get out there and most if not all the stones are already tumbled round in various sizes ! I would go back if I could ! PS -it's on the Burbank side of the river !
Thank you for sharing! Personally I haven't made it that far up the river yet, but from what I was reading is that around that area is where at least some of the agates erode out of the ground (I guess some volcanic activity happened there). I'd like to explore it more in future, and when I do I'll make a video about it (provided I find something lol)!
@@DutchmansAgates LOL ! All of Washington is volcanic ! I live way down on the Texas coast now and good stones are hard to come by but I do like to learn more about the geology of the state of my birth and regularly watch th-cam.com/users/GeologyNick
Lmao at the Semgel ending that was great. I am glad you found alot of good agates. Can't wait until we can rock hound with the tink tink and you can make a video.
Hi there, a quick search tells me it can be found in the lava flows that covered Oregon, Washington and parts of Idaho. Other things you can find on the Columbia river are agates and its different forms like chalcedony and carnelian. Petrified wood is also possible. Look for gravely beaches. Good luck and have fun!
Not specifically that area, but this is pretty close to it. Finding gravel bars in the area can be challenging at times (and being able to get to them) in my experience.
@@DutchmansAgates Yeah I literally grew up playing on the other side of the river there and wasn't until I got into rockhounding that I realized you could find these beaitful rocks there.
An agate is made up of chalcedony but chalcedony isn't necessarily an agate. What makes it an agate is it having banding or eyes. Thank you for watching!
Why do you call it a water line. It's banding in agate, with some of it being non-precious opal. Read about geology and agates so you can learn the real terms of what you see. BTW, getting the host rock out of the agate like you want will make it less valuable, but you do you.
Water line agate is a term used within the hobby. Look it up. This is a hobby, I'm always learning. However, I'm not a geologist, nor am I pretending to be one. These agates don't have any value worth talking about, I'm also not in it to sell them either. So if removing host rock so it reveals more of the chalcedony/agate, why not.
River/Beach rockhounding in the rain is the best! Everything good just pops out! Subbed!
Yes indeed! Thank you for the sub!
😂😂😂 we went out last night on a gravel road with a spray bottle and flashlights, only one person stopped asking if we were ok. The road had to be where the old insane asylum used to be in Minnesota. Google it and hells tunnel in Minnesota. Im sure the people that passed by just wanted back on the main road 😂😂. Found some agates and a couple lake Superior agates. So worth it! Happy hounding 🎉
Haha that's awesome and sounds totally relatable! I always try to be out super early in the morning, before the sun comes up preferably, and I'm sure people that see me think I'm crazy too. 😛 I did look it up, and that looks a little creepy for sure! Especially at night lol. Lake Superior agates are so pretty, and quite different. It's definitely on the bucket list - someday! Happy hounding 🤠
@@DutchmansAgates miigwech (thanks) and you as well. I'm actually heading out now to a new spot.
Cool Finds. Hilarious beach Smeagol bit! We all look like that at times, lol!
Haha, thank you! I'm glad you liked it. We really do! 😂
Rock hounding is fun and better with dogs alongside.
Love your Gollum! Thanks.
Haha, I'm glad you like it! Can't be too serious all the time lol.
Hello. I’m new to your channel. You popped up on my recommended channels, probably because I follow the crystal collector. I started hunting for “pretty” rocks when I was very young and have ever since, that is until recently because of arthritis and other health issues. I love the Pacific Northwest for hunting rocks. I know the Columbia river spans other states, but I’m in Oregon south of Portland. Cute story, when my grandson was 6 we were outside in their driveway, which is all gravel. One day when I got out of my car, I noticed a piece of agate and the fever hit me so I kept looking. He comes over and asked me what I was looking for, I told him I was looking for treasure. He got very excited and said he wanted to look for treasure too. Well I showed him what to look for and now he’s 8 and still looking for treasures to give to grandma. Glad to have found your channel. Happy hunting.
P.S. could the first green rock be unakite and the second one be malachite? Just a thought.
Welcome! I'm sorry to hear about your health issues, but I'm glad you enjoy the channel and hopefully it at least satisfies the rockhounding itch. Your grandson sounds like a budding rockhound also, haha! It's a nice reminder you don't always have to go far to find nice rocks, even agates. I often hear about people finding them even in the gravel on parking lots.
I was thinking the green might possibly be epidote (one of the minerals in unakite), but I'm honestly not sure. Thank you for your comment!
I do some prospecting south of Eugene and I found a little creek called little gold creek and it's loaded with jasper thats nice and water polished. Don't bother looking for gold, there ain't none, but the jasper and agate is worth the drive.
Beaches are great. Fishing lures and line make it a landmine for pets walking along with their owners😮.
Oh yeah definitely, there sure is a lot in this area. When it's warm out there's a bunch of people here.
The lens thing is part of a flashlight
It does look like that, but it just seems too heavy and the metal is very thick. But possible, I dunno.
Thank you for your suggestion!
Oregon has Green Jasper , that is beautiful
I love finding green jasper! Jasper alone has so many colors.
nice, especially the red
Indeed, the dark red ones in particular are my favorite.
It nice to see a new channel with a new angle on the topic of rockhounding. I subbed!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. We shouldn't take ourselves too seriously, haha!
I lived in Burbank Wa. when I was a kid in the late 70's and at that time the powers that be built a small spoil island right at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers that was (and probably still is ) a rockhounders dream ! I found there a very large Agate the size of 2 adult fists there ! and unless you have a boat or a yac to get out there and most if not all the stones are already tumbled round in various sizes ! I would go back if I could ! PS -it's on the Burbank side of the river !
Thank you for sharing! Personally I haven't made it that far up the river yet, but from what I was reading is that around that area is where at least some of the agates erode out of the ground (I guess some volcanic activity happened there). I'd like to explore it more in future, and when I do I'll make a video about it (provided I find something lol)!
@@DutchmansAgates LOL ! All of Washington is volcanic ! I live way down on the Texas coast now and good stones are hard to come by but I do like to learn more about the geology of the state of my birth and regularly watch th-cam.com/users/GeologyNick
Lmao at the Semgel ending that was great. I am glad you found alot of good agates. Can't wait until we can rock hound with the tink tink and you can make a video.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm excited as well, should be good.
Hi, I live near Biggs Junction on the Columbia. Could I find Biggs jasper on the beach? What else should I look for?
Hi there, a quick search tells me it can be found in the lava flows that covered Oregon, Washington and parts of Idaho. Other things you can find on the Columbia river are agates and its different forms like chalcedony and carnelian. Petrified wood is also possible. Look for gravely beaches. Good luck and have fun!
Ever try biking into 1k acres just past troutdale to the beaches? Used to run my pup out there it's pretty massive, good possibilities.
Not specifically that area, but this is pretty close to it. Finding gravel bars in the area can be challenging at times (and being able to get to them) in my experience.
We have found a good amount of Chalcedony on the willammette river.
Nice, I haven't hounded there personally yet. Maybe one day, I've certainly been by there plenty of times.
@@DutchmansAgates Yeah I literally grew up playing on the other side of the river there and wasn't until I got into rockhounding that I realized you could find these beaitful rocks there.
What is the difference between calcedney and agate?
An agate is made up of chalcedony but chalcedony isn't necessarily an agate. What makes it an agate is it having banding or eyes. Thank you for watching!
The lens thingy might be military in origin.
That'd be pretty cool, no idea why it'd be over here though.
It's a leverite called leave it right where you found it.
2:29 you passed a worked indian spearhead
Oh dang, I wouldn't know exactly what to look for to be honest. Signs of knapping, I guess?
Why do you call it a water line. It's banding in agate, with some of it being non-precious opal. Read about geology and agates so you can learn the real terms of what you see. BTW, getting the host rock out of the agate like you want will make it less valuable, but you do you.
Water line agate is a term used within the hobby. Look it up. This is a hobby, I'm always learning. However, I'm not a geologist, nor am I pretending to be one.
These agates don't have any value worth talking about, I'm also not in it to sell them either. So if removing host rock so it reveals more of the chalcedony/agate, why not.
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I would not personally waste my time for what you are picking up. Junk so far not even worth the gas.
That's alright, everyone has a different opinion on what they find worthwhile. I like it, and I have fun looking for it.
Boo! What kind of rockhound are you? Go buy something at a store.
nephrite jade. maybe serpentine.
its all over the columbia river area.
the gemmy stuff is worth a fair bit....