I really love it when you guys do the show and tell to help us rookies how to learn the different rocks

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

I’m so glad you like it! I want to start incorporating more of that!

I have some friends I've been trying to get into rockhounding, I need to share this video with them. In WA state where I'm based we also get a lot of agate / chalcedony and jasper so this is a great reference video. Thank you for making it, and fantastic finds!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Oh I love it! Yes it is such a fun hobby!

Hello! I think in 8:16 is hematite, 8:37 is diorite, in 6:56 it´s a water agate, 12:00 wonderful!!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Great guesses!

Here is what to look for: Anything that looks good to you! If you like a rock, add it to your collection!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

You got that right! 😊

@BillyLeeGoodman

7 күн бұрын

@@AgateAriel this is why I have so many hahaha

@LoganGamingEditsandMore

6 күн бұрын

what edting software do you use

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

@@LoganGamingEditsandMorefilmora!

I can't get enough of this channel! I do quartz hounding in Connecticut and want to travel to Lake Superior so bad!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Oh it’s such a beautiful place-I highly recommend it!!

Love your videos! I have been collecting rock for at least 50 years😊 My grandpa use to take me when I was really young. 50 years later and I am still walking with my head looking down for cool rocks!!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

I love that! Rocks are so awesome!

Thank you for your wealth of knowledge, your channel takes away my stress. Your amazing hobbies makes us the luckiest subscribers! Thanks

@rachelmullenbach4518

7 күн бұрын

RIGHT!!!! 💯

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Wow thank you so much! That is so kind of you!

Ariel so fun watching and hearing your excitement and your enthusiasm for the hunt so many great finds so glad you have someone with you to make you safe and to enjoy the hunt with thank you as always for inviting us along

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Of course! It’s such a great hobby-and I love making others excited for it!

Love looking for rocks and I enjoy lots of character in my rocks. It's whatever floats my boat.

We have printed those books at work. Both are good reads!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

They really are! I have learned so much from them!

Randomly watched one of your videos about freaking rocks. After a few more I find myself looking at the rocks in my driveway a totally way. I must say your personality is off the charts. Don't stop what you're doing and reach for the stars (or the rocks!)

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Haha love it! Another rockhound in the making! 🙌

6:25 “Yes, I just woke up! I'm I am the Great Stone Dragon. Good morning! I will go forth and fetch Mulan! Did I mention that I was the Great Stone Dragon?!”

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Hahaha it really looked like that didn’t it?! 😆

I like mostly greens but vibrant colors always catch my interest.

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

I have been getting really into greens lately! There so many varieties of them in Minnesota!

@RockingOuttaMaine

7 күн бұрын

@@AgateAriel in Maine we have a lot of green jasper. Some green Jasper is bright vibrant green.

I live in Cincinnati (almost exclusively limestone and shale) and I’m sooooo jealous of the variety you have (though I imagine you lucky Great Lakes people are jealous of our treasure troves of trilobites)

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Yes!! I have always wanted to find a trilobite! So funny, the grass is always greener 😂

Love your excitement!! I'm the same way when I find cool rocks. 😂

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

Haha it’s the best!

You should totally upload an asmr of rock hounding videos!! Rock sounds at the beach 🙌🏻

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Oh great idea!!!

What a cool rock adventure and love the rock identification class. Thanks to you and rachel for the fun.

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

I’m so glad you liked it!

I love your new song. Cool.

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Haha thanks! I have may or may not have been jamming out to it all week 😅

Yay! Another video. Have to watch it later but certainly the anticipation is going to kill me. ❤

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Yay! Can’t wait to see what you think! 😊

@iw1166

5 күн бұрын

@@AgateArielawesome sauce on that one❣️ You might be breaking the law having that much fun!

Love your catchy tune 🎉

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

Is the theme song new!? It's awesome! What a helpful video to get me ready for some upcoming rockhounding opportunities of my own. Thanks Ariel!

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Yes it is! Thank you so much!

Love the song! You must play it every time! :)

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Haha done! 🙌

I forgot to mention how much I love the new theme song 😁.

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Yay! I’m so glad you like it!

Great theme song!

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Great video!!! I've enjoyed what I've obtained just skimming through it. I'll actually sit down and pay attention to it later today, once the morning rush is done. Very few vids like this, at least that I've seen, and for newby rock folks like myself it's very helpful information.

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Yay! I’m so glad you like it! I hope it helps!

Jaspers are my favorite type of rocks. I even named my bearded dragon jasper lol.

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

That is amazing lol

Thanks Ariel! Loved it! Myvdaughter and i went to a new spot in my area yesterday and found gorgious red jaspers, calcedony and various shades quartz crystals

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

Oh I love it! All kinds of goodies!

I really like your energy! Almost as excited about rocks as I'm xD

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Rocks rock! 😊

You know you have made it on KZread when you have your own theme music. I might head north and go do some fossicking of my own

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

Haha thank you!! Yes you should!

Thank you for a fun educational video, Ariel!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Of course!

Nice hunt...so many great finds.

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

Agreed! It was a great trip!

I'll be camping on the Potomac River at my family's property over the Fourth so this video came just in time! We have a huge area at this bend in the river we call the Rock Beach that I am hoping to find something cool at. It's not the same area as you but I've definitely seen quartz and granite there. There is also a little shop in town that displays fossils the owner has found. Thanks again for the video!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Oh that’s amazing! I hope you have so much fun! 😊

This is very good to watch your video .I really like it!

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thanks for sharing. Great info

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊

Love ur channel!!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Eeekkkkk!!!!!! So pretty!!!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Agreed! 😊

I really enjoyed this video! Thank you

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

I'm so glad!

Yay!!!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

😃😃

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Id love to see a video of how banded agate is formed and a lot of the other types you find

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

I’ll add it to my list!! Thank you!

Thank you another wonderful video, love the mix of informative and entertaining content! :)

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😊

Interessant wie viele unterschiedliche Steine ihr habt.

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

Yes we are pretty spoiled here in Minnesota!

Would like to see what you do with them once cleaned up.

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

I do need to make another “what do I do with all my rocks” video!

Considering you are my neighbor to the north I'd say if you want fossils you should come see me... Nearby is a fossil park where you can come and collect tons of cool fossils.

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

Oh that is awesome! I have a bucket list of places I want to explore!

Have you ever met Agate Dad? He's in Minnesota too.

@AgateAriel

4 күн бұрын

I haven’t! But I hope to do a hunt with him some time!

I live in southeastern NC, about 30 minutes from the coast. Not much rock hunting joy around here (seashells, yes...rocks not so much). However I do occasionally see interesting rocks at the beach. Any tips on what to look for? I'm new to this and I'm fascinated.

I follow 2 rockhunters (you and agate dad) from minesoda so I can identify some rocks from there, I am no where near the place tho, I live in the Netherlands.

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

That’s awesome! He has an awesome channel too!

Started watching your videos a few weeks ago - fascinating! I have a grandson who is 12 years old he loves rocks. We have an above ground swimming pool with gravel around the deck area when Declan comes over you will find him under the deck looking at rocks. My shop area has become a staging area for his finds; he tells me I must keep all of them. I cut images in coins as a hobby and use a 3# tumbler with stainless steel media and #910 burnishing compound to remove the burrs and soften the edges. I purchased another tumbler (3#) just for his use with a few various grits to encourage him in his love for rocks, but, I would like to purchase some books to help him in collecting. We live in Northern Illinois about 90 miles due north of Chicago what do you suggest? I want to help develop his passion (keeps him from video games) and reduce the stone pit in my shop. Thanks in advance for your help.

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

I would see if you can find anything from Dan and Bob Lynch! They have great books on all kinds of rocks and minerals

I think you meant fragmented membrane agate instead of fractured, also dendrites are not fossils they are a mineral formation

I wish the sparkle would actually show up bettet on phone cameras

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Oh my gosh tell me about it!!

How do you avoid disturbing spirits though?

4:49 isn't that the fossilized impression of some organism (like some type of coral or sea cucumber or something)? That "roundish" group of lines that don't run quite parallel to each other... It might be a natural occuring rock formation in nature... But it looks too "organic" to be a natural formation on the rock... It looks like the partial imprint of some type of organism.

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Oh wow! You might be right!!

beginner rock tumbler here do i need to do a wash cylcle if im just changing grit? like if they aren't ready for stage 2 do i need to wash before adding more stage 1 grit?

could you post videos more often

@AgateAriel

6 күн бұрын

I’m working on trying to get one video a week out! The filming only takes a day, but the editing is soooo long-but I am slowly getting better at it!

@LoganGamingEditsandMore

6 күн бұрын

@@AgateAriel ok thanks

Does anyone know good Book about rocks in bavaria? I googled for them but i didnt fund anything useful :,)

@agate Ariel Do you know anyone in Kansas that can help me get started? I’ve been looking but haven’t found anyone

@AgateAriel

3 күн бұрын

I don’t-sorry I couldn’t be more help!

9:08 that would be funny if that was dinosaur skin... And you just found one of the rarest fossils in the world and you just threw it on the ground... If that isn't a natural occuring rock formation in nature... Then there is not too many things it could be. That looked like scale impressions. Dinosaur skin fossils are like one of the rarest fossils that you can find... Other than finding like fossilized feather impressions from a dinosaur. Skin and feathers obviously don't fossilize well and they are incredibly rare to find.

@AgateAriel

7 күн бұрын

Ohhh glad I took that one home! lol

is this gal single??