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I got that first book from my dad, who bought it new more than 40 years ago! :D Happy New Year, Jared.

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

It's a great little book! Happy New Year to you as well.

That Smithsonian handbook was the first rock and mineral book I ever read back in elementary school!! there's so many awesome minerals in it!! We don't really have any handbooks on the area that I live in so having a book that helped identify my finds was awesome!! Once I found rockhounding groups on Facebook I was hooked, all the people I've met were so kind and helped me out in so many ways as far as identification, sharing spots, and even teaching how these minerals were formed. I think it's so awesome how any information we need the is at our fingertips now, you can learn just about anything you want to!!

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah local groups can be a really good resource at times.

Happy new year, reading 📚 for your own pleasure and education is an awesome winter pastime. Rocks don't change...lol

Excellent. Thanks for the video.

I don't have any books right now, thanks for the great ideas. I am making plans for the spring. I have about three places I really would like to travel to. I'm keeping it narrowed down for now. Thanks for making the video.

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming by and watching them.

Thank you for a list of books and recommendations.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! thank you for the list of gifts i can give at christmas time!!

Great video , will be trying to find some of these books.

Great ideas for staying active in the off season. Reload for 2021!

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have some plans for some outside videos this winter but its just a hard time in NE Washington for fun outside adventures.

@DanFarrar

3 жыл бұрын

@@CurrentlyRockhounding no worries, your inside adventures are informative and you do a great job!

I bought two books today.(Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals and Collecting Agates and Jaspers of North America) Thank you so much!

Love me some books! Happy new year!

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

It's a good time of year for them.

Oooooh I need to get that roadside geology book! Thank you!!

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Its a good book for sure.

Great books CR...I have about 3 of those so I know im on the right track..Great video..Great Subject..

I like your winter-months video ideas! It's in the 60s today and should be a high of 70 in a couple of days. The thing keeping me from going out right now is the localized flooding we had yesterday, but it'll drain soon enough.

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and that weather sounds lovely right now, except for the flooding.

Definitely adding a roadside geology book to my birthday list!

@kristaboyle4152

3 жыл бұрын

Also, Peterson Guides can be a bit challenging to navigate. I have one for herpetology (my area of study in college) and we actually had to learn how to use them in one of my classes. I do love mine for herps, but mainly because I'm so used to it. :)

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

You will be very happy with the roadside geology book and the Petersons Guides can be a little complex but I think if someone spends some time with it the navigation of it gets easier.

Love the Roadside Geology books. They've been updated with current theories in geology. Nick Zentner just finished a 10 week free KZread class about the "Exotic Terranes" (yes, spelled that way) of the North Cascades and the Roadside Geology of Washington State was the text. You are tough to do your recording when it's cold!! Happy New Year!!

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah some of the older one have some dated theories in them for sure but they still have a value. I have tried to keep up with what Nick is doing but I'm kind of behind on his content at the moment.

Happy New Years!

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year!

You need a heater in your workshop, I can see every word you say. The winters of Eastern Washington I do not miss. Happy New Year

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a little cold out here, I think I do need a good shop heater, maybe I get one for next year but in the mean time I'm going to keep telling myself that the cold just makes me stronger.

@OldGuyAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

When you get to my age you will start telling yourself the truth

Missed this video somehow. Great recommendations as usual. I would just like to add that used book stores and ebay are great sources as well for old and oddball geology and rockhounding books.

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Oh heck yeah they are.

Great video, though I am in Australia and a beginner so a couple of the books I can use so thanks, also a subscriber.

Nice

Happy January 2021!!!

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Happy New Years!

I just got my son the new version ,The Illustrated Encyclopaedia Of Rocks Minerals & Gemstones, for Christmas it is a really great book I ended up getting my self one and it is easy on the wallet only for $15.50¢ in Australia I really do recommend it...

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation, ill check it out.

I got the "Collecting Agates and Jasper of North America" book for xmas. Its awesome. Check out the Nova Scotia chapter 😉 although I was disappointed at the specimens they used.

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah some of the examples they have are not the very best but in a way that can be good in a way cause I think it gives a more accurate example of what’s out there.

@RockhoundingLife

3 жыл бұрын

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I see your point. But those examples of Nova Scotia agates are bottom tier, especially the cycads. They could have done a bit better. But the book is awesome for it's content as a whole.

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

@@RockhoundingLife Hmmm that does make me wonder about the other listings. At least for Oregon, Washington, and Idaho the listings are pretty spot on.

I have the Nat. Geo handbook. It was my first. Also Rocks and Minerals ( by state ) I just have New Mexico and Wyoming at this time and I found them to be helpful with pretty good directions to sites to hound. Hope you don't mind but I would like to ask your commentors to help support the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Very informative BLOG. hAVAGUDUN Jared.

Hello again do you know any good books on dangerous rocks? I've been looking for one that helps you identify rocks that are dangerous or harmful to your health while cutting or handling. Thanks for your help

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

I don't believe there is a book on that subject but a quick google search will often tell you if a mineral is toxic. As a general rule of thumb washing your hands, and only cutting with water after handling mystery minerals is a good practice.

@vivid23d53

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you appreciate the help..🙂

Hello friend, i have a very important question if you can hell me pleaseeee! In my city we have very unique agates, moss agates i need a device to find them under ground, they are usually 1 meter or 50 cm under ground but sometimes ( most of the times) i dig for nothing, The question is; is there any device which can detect agates underground? Like devices for metal, gold or diamond . But i need device which can detect agates??? Pleaseee 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately there is nothing that can detect agates underground.

What overalls are those?

@CurrentlyRockhounding

3 жыл бұрын

It's actually a shop apron. Its from Texas Canvas Wares and you can find them on Amazon for about $45

Thanks for for information keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco