My great uncle fell in love with NZ when I was a child and he would tell me all kinds of stories about it. Now I can see and hear it along with my favorite thing to do which is rock hunting! I’ve never seen the blue greenish agates you’re finding. So lovely!

I enjoy your river ramblings. I like your hands off saw.

Cool finds! It's so gratifying to see them cut, thanks!

@mamlamborocks

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I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Gosh I love agate hunting! I used to live at the Ashburton river mouth and the beach has tons of agates! You should go there at some point. I've found some really nice pieces there, plenty completely devoid of their host rock :)

I love agate. Every piece is so unique. Are there rocks there that fluoresce? Have you ever done any nighttime UV hunts? I’m noticing now the dimpled exteriors you explained to me that many pieces have. So the agate nodules form inside cooled/cooling magma pockets and then over time, erosion separates them?

Hi, some really nice finds, love the green one 🌟🍻

@mamlamborocks

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Thanks bro, that tiny green one is so cool!

Oh nice a second channel! Subbed here too. Come on! Where are you hiding your other channels?!! You probably have dozens! :) Peace - I love your adventures best!

What do you do with the rocks you cut? If a rock is too small do you tumble polish them? Love your videos! Stay safe

Subscribed. Sure I must have walked blind along prosperous hunting grounds. Even now I still don't even know what "Agate" is. Time to learn and google. Watch your videos and visit some promising geological formations. Again with opened up eyes.

Did not know you had this channel.

@mamlamborocks

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Hahahah yes, I have been getting into agates a bit more 😃

Love mossy green agates. So pretty.

@mamlamborocks

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They really are!

@duowu754

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@@mamlamborocks the moss agates on birdling flat probably came from rangitata river.

Wow so many beautiful rocks! And the cuts reveal just how truly beautiful they are. Well most of them anyways! lol. But the majority of them really turned out to be really beautiful! What a wonderful hunt!

@mamlamborocks

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Thanks so much 😊 I do enjoy cutting them, it just takes ages!!

@largent45

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@@mamlamborocks I bet! lol

Here's the link to my fossil channel: kzread.info

I enjoyed that day out on the Hinds with you and look forward to returning next year. Awesome video especially the slow motion of the daw cutting the rocks😊

The second to last was so pretty. It reminded me of clouds and ocean waves. But I get that it's not even close to normal agate standards xD Great video, thanks for the calming and interesting content

Any hints for river spots to check near Peel Forest and surrounds. It looks like the smaller rivers also hold a lot of agate.

Awesome finds! My favorite has to be the one at 17:12. I was wondering if you have more information on it, like what is causing the green, and is that type of agate found only in that area you hunted? I have never seen one like that so I find it very fascinating!!

@mamlamborocks

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Thanks bro!! I'm not sure what that green color is caused by, something about chromium rings a bell though.

@Ontario_Rockhound

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@@mamlamborocks interesting, thank you for the info!

Awesome finds tonight!!

@mamlamborocks

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Thanks so much!!

@pretzeltime3900

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@@mamlamborocks do you know what the teal material is in those agates? It looks so much like turquoise to me. Absolutely beautiful.

@duowu754

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@@pretzeltime3900 “silicon” it was the same material that made glass but much More harder.

Where in Canterbury do you go? We are coming up around Christmas time and would love to have a look.

@mamlamborocks

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Any of the usual rivers (rangi, hinds) and Birdlings Flat

Bro I found so many type of rocks just in my garden . But I don't know their names . Also I love your channel

Just missed the live feed🙄😅 Awesome looking finds

@mamlamborocks

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Thanks Mitchell!!

I really appreciate these rock videos too. Do you ever polish up these agates after cutting them? If yes, maybe you could make a follow-up video every year or so showing off some of year better rocks that polished up well. Thanks for sharing.

@mamlamborocks

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I've ordered some parts to make a vibra lap, I'll do a video on it if I do!

Please wet the agates you find every time when u show them. (carrying a spray bottle is useful if not close to the water) It makes a huge difference as a viewer. Thx

@mamlamborocks

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I'll try and remember!

The green one looks amazing, have you tried shining a flashlight through it?

@mamlamborocks

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Not yet! I'll have to try it!

Hi was wondering what oil you run in your saw? I've just purchased an 18inch saw. That green agate is different. You never know what you may find inside.

@mamlamborocks

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I am just using mineral oil, its what I had on hand. I'm not sure I'd that is the best one to use. That 18" saw will be great!

Where did you find the relevant legal information in regards to taking objects from rivers?

Where do find all this agates from ,I just love to find rocks in Canterbury and agates in birdling flat’s.

@mamlamborocks

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The Birdlings Flat rocks come from the rivers as far as I know, so the ones south of the Rakaia (including the Rakaia).

Can you recommend someone who cuts agate in half in Christchurch city

@mamlamborocks

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If you ask on the facebook.com/groups/433087407069065 group, someone will know. Or go to the Christchurch mineral and lapidary club - it's $5 or something to use the workshop for a couple of hours. You just need to do a safety briefing.

Is Lee a detectorist by chance?

@mamlamborocks

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I think so!

I've still got lots to cut, thats just as exciting as ginding them! Have you considered slicing a crab into lots of bits that can be viewed in sections? That might be cool 😀

@mamlamborocks

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That's a good idea! I'd need a really thin blade for that 😀

Could you make marbles out of your agates?