Just thinking of the situation where your family is doing construction work and they have that moment where they go "we should probably call Ariel because she would never forgive us if we put these rocks in the ground without letting her look through them.", makes me laugh.
Agate Ariel: "I'm not entirely sure what this is, but I really like that pinkish look in there..." Me, who knows absolutely nothing about rocks: "OOH A BACON STONE!" 😅
I absolutely love your videos. When you just go through just gravel piles, something I used to never think of until watching you. Thank you, always fun.
New subscriber here! I live in a town that used to have an old record factory, back when records were made of Shellac. Part of the process produced Slag Glass, which usually comes in this *super deep* green. Do you think it'd tumble well? I'd be down sending you some, as well as some horn coral fossils from the area as well, something unusual for the channel.
Hi, I'm from PA. Just started doing this in the spring. I was wondering if I could send you some pictures of the rocks around here and you could help me to know what they are? If you like any then I'm sure I could get some to you 💕
literally cringed as you tossed that beautiful black corundum back on the pile. Corundum is extremely common, comes in every color possible and presents as both crystalline and massive structures often including or included in some unlikely minerals and is an absolute master at mimicry and imposterism. I encourage ALL rockhounds to go back to basics and carry hardened steel and a hardness tested/vetted piece of quartz or better yet, topaz. I guarantee your gast will be flabbered to realize how often one mistakes, for example, red jasper when you actually have a hunk of cabachon grade ruby. Dont be fooled by banding. Corundum often shows "growth patterns", usually in triangular or hexagonal concentricity.
Then theres the morphs. Omg the freaking morphs. I just cant. How to tell corundum after kyanite from kyanite after corundum when either can have damned near anything else included? I recently butted my head against this wall. Research including mindat forum threads indicates the jury is still out re: kyanite vs corundum pseudos, etc. Kyanites trimorphism and goofy assed compound hardness do not help matters. Somewhat indigestable food for thought...
Wow thank you for sharing all that!! I’m definitely a self learned amateur so I appreciate learning more about my finds! I will look into getting some better tools as well!
I am new to this only 3mths in, but I completely agree with you. I have been looking for corundum here in Arkansas I think I have found some as well as very low-grade garnets I am still doing the basics you are speaking of its the only way to be sure of what you have
Just thinking of the situation where your family is doing construction work and they have that moment where they go "we should probably call Ariel because she would never forgive us if we put these rocks in the ground without letting her look through them.", makes me laugh.
Haha 100% 😆
Agate Ariel: "I'm not entirely sure what this is, but I really like that pinkish look in there..."
Me, who knows absolutely nothing about rocks: "OOH A BACON STONE!"
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Hahaha it totally does look like a bacon stone 🤣🤣
That was cool. You are the queen of tumbling and now you have added the princess of urban rockhounding. Keep looking and having fun. 😊 😷⚒
Wow thank you so much!!
Fossils are awesome. There are a lot of fossils where I live, mainly small shells and marine life.
That’s awesome! I think fossils are so cool!
I’ve been waiting for someone else to do this for years!
I was so excited to look through these! Can’t pass up a good opportunity! 😅
I do the same thing! My husband's friend has a rock pile I dig through.....it's fun! 😂😊
Haha right! Anytime I’m at a new person’s house I always ask to look through their rocks 🤣
That was a fun video- thank you for taking us along on a rock hunt!
Of course! Glad you liked it!
Yay!!!
I absolutely love your videos. When you just go through just gravel piles, something I used to never think of until watching you. Thank you, always fun.
That’s awesome! I’m glad you like it!
That was so fun!! Thanks for sharing and taking us on this amazing rock hunt!!
Of course! Glad you enjoyed it!
At 4:00 that looks to me like shale rock . It's completely sedimentary, very common, will break up pretty readily and isn't a candidate for tumbling.
How do you make the EVER so hard decision of what to keep and what not to keep I want to KEEP almost EVERYTHING I see when I go hounding
I used Google lens for that layered brown rock and either clam shells or brownies showed up. 😂 Well, and a few random rocks. Fun hunt!
Haha now that would be an interesting find in a pile of rocks 🤣
I love rock piles😊
Me too! Haha
It’s amazing you found an agate in that pile of landscaping rock. I would love going through all that.
Right! I wasn’t sure I would but definitely glad I did!
New subscriber here! I live in a town that used to have an old record factory, back when records were made of Shellac. Part of the process produced Slag Glass, which usually comes in this *super deep* green. Do you think it'd tumble well? I'd be down sending you some, as well as some horn coral fossils from the area as well, something unusual for the channel.
That’s so cool! Yes it might!! If you want, you can reach out to me by email and we can set something up!
@@AgateAriel Sure thing, I'll send a message along!
5:48 very beautiful
Agreed! Such a stunner to find!!
it’s been soooo hot in MN, but the rock hunting is always worth it 😭
Hi, I'm from PA. Just started doing this in the spring. I was wondering if I could send you some pictures of the rocks around here and you could help me to know what they are? If you like any then I'm sure I could get some to you 💕
Two words; railroad ballast.
Wow,Agate Ariel! Your editing skills have really improved! I guess so 😅.
Are you being serious or making fun of me? 😅
Awesome! 😂
Thank you! It was a lot of fun!
@@AgateAriel I see! The thrill of finding unexpected beauties 😍
@AgateAriel there is a fast food restaurant here nearby, and it has a garden full of rocks, I might do just the same one of these days lol
My niece is only 5 but she loves finding cool and interesting rocks like this too, though she doesn't know what they are called.
That’s awesome! Future rockhound for sure!
❤️❤️👍❤️🤗
That black you thought be garnet could have been melanite garnet.
Slate😂
literally cringed as you tossed that beautiful black corundum back on the pile. Corundum is extremely common, comes in every color possible and presents as both crystalline and massive structures often including or included in some unlikely minerals and is an absolute master at mimicry and imposterism. I encourage ALL rockhounds to go back to basics and carry hardened steel and a hardness tested/vetted piece of quartz or better yet, topaz. I guarantee your gast will be flabbered to realize how often one mistakes, for example, red jasper when you actually have a hunk of cabachon grade ruby. Dont be fooled by banding. Corundum often shows "growth patterns", usually in triangular or hexagonal concentricity.
Then theres the morphs. Omg the freaking morphs. I just cant. How to tell corundum after kyanite from kyanite after corundum when either can have damned near anything else included? I recently butted my head against this wall. Research including mindat forum threads indicates the jury is still out re: kyanite vs corundum pseudos, etc. Kyanites trimorphism and goofy assed compound hardness do not help matters. Somewhat indigestable food for thought...
Wow thank you for sharing all that!! I’m definitely a self learned amateur so I appreciate learning more about my finds! I will look into getting some better tools as well!
I am new to this only 3mths in, but I completely agree with you. I have been looking for corundum here in Arkansas I think I have found some as well as very low-grade garnets I am still doing the basics you are speaking of its the only way to be sure of what you have
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