I scoured this New Zealand river for some agates and other cool rocks

This was a great day of rock hunting despite the freezing water! I'm stoked with how well some of them cut. This was in Canterbury, New Zealand.
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  • @bfk1970
    @bfk19709 ай бұрын

    the antler handled tool is an awl, for poking holes in leather.

  • @brucetaylor2887

    @brucetaylor2887

    9 ай бұрын

    How old do you think. I understand it is very hard to say.

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks! I appreciate the info, someone else said awl as well

  • @brianmarshall1762

    @brianmarshall1762

    9 ай бұрын

    I was just thinking that when I checked comments. I think I have seen one or something similar used in making leather boots.

  • @TeamFishweights
    @TeamFishweights9 ай бұрын

    Great session! Looks cold 🥶

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Sooo cold!

  • @k.jespersen6145
    @k.jespersen61459 ай бұрын

    Antler-handled tool, definitely. It looks a bit like an icepick, but more of the cocktail party type than the climbing-a-glacier type. I wonder how it got into the snowmelt. Gorgeous agates and toffee stones! Wow!! Thank you for sharing this hunt!

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the info! Someone else said it could be an awl

  • @k.jespersen6145

    @k.jespersen6145

    9 ай бұрын

    @@mamlamborocks An awl?! Really??? Wow. OK, I guess maybe for large applications, like tents. Thank you for the info back. ^_^

  • @robertmandigo7942
    @robertmandigo79423 ай бұрын

    I thought that I had a voice in a quiet spot and shortly after 12:08 there is the voice of a young girl saying (Dad look what I found) A little strange. Lots of beautiful rocks in that river and beautiful snow on the mountains. Keep up the great videos and God bless you and your family.

  • @lisawilson2912
    @lisawilson29129 ай бұрын

    Some great variation there.

  • @TheRogueRockhound
    @TheRogueRockhound4 ай бұрын

    I had no idea NZ had such variety. Here in Oregon we have a ridiculous amount of chalcedony varieties. Great vid man, subscribed and look forward to your next adventure

  • @Ontario_Rockhound
    @Ontario_Rockhound4 ай бұрын

    Nice finds, don't know how I missed this video.

  • @Paleos1000
    @Paleos10007 ай бұрын

    A small pick with a bone handle. Unusual.

  • @mariemoss2475
    @mariemoss24759 ай бұрын

    Looks like you found an Awl, with a deer antler handle... Dating will be hard as you can buy them like that today... Unless you can afford a Carbon 14 test 😂

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    I'm tempted, but $700 is quite a bit of money!

  • @Xiao_PP
    @Xiao_PP5 ай бұрын

    Need some more episodes. Gemstone beach Southland?

  • @TheFullStar
    @TheFullStar9 ай бұрын

    Just missed the live. Man I love hunting videos.

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Hope you enjoy this one as well!

  • @brucetaylor2887
    @brucetaylor28879 ай бұрын

    Very cool I look forward to one day hunting agates in the South Island. Interesting to see the Moa at the very end all stretched out (cant remember it being so long looking vertically). So cool that 3d print. Very inspiring channel totally helps me stay motivated to find amazing things.

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks Bruce! I need to print the Giant South Island Moa next, I'm almost done with the velociraptor

  • @watertanker
    @watertanker9 ай бұрын

    I love how you upload a few vids on this channel and dissapear for like 9 months and return and do it again

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    I need to be more consistent 🤣

  • @robingw2615
    @robingw26159 ай бұрын

    Some pretty finds 🙂!

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks Robin!

  • @Lilith-Rose
    @Lilith-Rose9 ай бұрын

    Awesome video, we do get some interesting and unexpected things in my area due to the glacial till bringing stuff down from the north of england and the boulder clay but agates are both uncommon and very hard to find due to the vast amount of flint that they blend in with, only found one or two locally over the years. Cheers for sharing your finds and your expeditions with us

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Well done on finding those two though!!

  • @TheRogueRockhound
    @TheRogueRockhound4 ай бұрын

    Tool could be a leather punch

  • @pirththee
    @pirththee9 ай бұрын

    Looks like an Icepick.

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    From what others have said, it looks like an awl

  • @mamlamborocks
    @mamlamborocks9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Here is the turtle skull I mentioned in the video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mquY1s6Ng9rdnNo.html

  • @Lilith-Rose
    @Lilith-Rose9 ай бұрын

    Looks like the remains of an antler handled knife sharpener

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Oooh I'll look into that!

  • @elusive4072
    @elusive40724 ай бұрын

    What are the laws about collection rocks from the beach etc in New Zealand?

  • @NexusNocturnal-cn9db
    @NexusNocturnal-cn9db9 ай бұрын

    ❤ awesome find 😊 do you cut your own stones?

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Yip, I have a cool lapidary saw that has auto feed

  • @NexusNocturnal-cn9db

    @NexusNocturnal-cn9db

    9 ай бұрын

    @@mamlamborocks do you cut others people's as well? I'm looking for someone to shy this big one I've got but have no idea where or who does it.

  • @patchnl2699
    @patchnl26995 ай бұрын

    Any spots in Northland to have a look?

  • @adenecompton4508
    @adenecompton45085 ай бұрын

    Any spots in Northland for rock hounding ?

  • @finleygibson2588
    @finleygibson25889 ай бұрын

    Where do you go out in Canterbury 😉😊

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    Pretty much any river south of Christchurch will have agates - like the Rangitata and Ashburton

  • @finleygibson2588

    @finleygibson2588

    9 ай бұрын

    @@mamlamborocks thanks so much! Am in Methven so pretty close to these 😊

  • @annehathway7737
    @annehathway77379 ай бұрын

    Are you enjoying following the rugby world cup? Wondering how you split your loyalties ...😉😉

  • @mamlamborocks

    @mamlamborocks

    9 ай бұрын

    I still like the Springbok team 😁