Agate Hunting with a Treasure Scoop
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- Опубліковано 25 гру 2019
- Join in on the agate hunting adventure as we hunt for lake superior agates and other rock goodies with the newly made treasure scoop! I head to a bunch of North Shore beaches in Minnesota. Winters cold temps are making it more challenging but we do have some success.
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Thanks for watching everyone! Please consider subscribing if you want to see more adventures like this! Super happy to take you all with on this cold adventure, please let me know what you think about that possible white agate!
Hi mijo....I think you should cut that big one....
For that big piece soaking in a vinegar and water solution should help clean it. Depending I've used 10% to 50% vinegar for 24 hours or as long as bubbles. The crystals should clean up.
So cool to see someone else rockhounding in freezing weather! One more, one more ! 😆
Always one more lol
I haven’t found nearly as many agates as you have, so I’m no expert, but I think that big one is an agate. I’d post it on the Lake Superior Agate Collectors group on Facebook. There are some people on there who know their stuff.
It has been in the upper thirties or low forties here this past week, but I haven’t gotten out due to Christmas activities and company. Our snow has all melted, so it’s killing me not to be out taking advantage of the weather.
I actually posted it on a few pages and I got back super helpful responses like, that looks like a McDonalds cheeseburger lol yeah it looks like the weather is super nice, itching to get out but we will see, super busy this last week.
Agate Dad I don’t mind getting a couple joke responses, but if that’s all you get it’s just annoying.
@@MichiganRocks I agree, which I didnt any any help after that lol but thats alright
Now that the weather is freezing, I hope you will be posting some cutting and polishing videos!
Soon! Wont be cutting but will be getting started in the new realm of polishing, should be a blast!
Dad, I sliced a LS nodule and the translucency made a beautiful polished slice..
@@paulcarder8032 I really look forward for getting into cutting agates and seeing their innards!
My wife and I enjoy your adventures.
Thanks for the video.
Found you through Rookie RockHounding.
Merry Christmas.
Thanks so much! Glad to share it with you two, Merry Christmas to you both!
So glad the scoop is working. White frozen rock.....to go with the frozen rockhound. Lol
10:38, landscape rock lol something like that. They're funky I have one you would LOVE lol.
Haha, “It’s 15 degrees, so it’s pretty warm...” - spoken like a true Minnesotan! 😊 love your scoop - looks like it works great! Happy New Year, Taylor. -k
Thanks so much! Its east to say "warm" when you come out of a week in the negatives 🤣 it does work pretty good so I'm happy, will have to get a stronger shaft eventually!
Shoot when we deal with a high below zero for so long when it finally gets up to 15-20 it feels like spring xD
Thats when the shorts come out ⛱
@@AgateDad no joke for some around here xD
Yeah for sure
It was nice to see how your scoop worked. It works great. I got to get busy and make one again. Without the scoop you would of missed out on so many great rocks. The other rocks were very interesting. Fun to see and learn about other rocks in other areas. Have fun polishing this winter :)
Thanks for watching! I'm glad it did work, I'm excited to hopefully yet out again soon but also so excited to start polishing!
Thank you for sharing your adventures!
Of course and thank you so much for watching!
Looks chilly but such clear water. Thanks for sharing!
It really is clean! I've heard with a water filter, it's the best fresh water out there!
Brrr co cold! Some pretty finds though! Thank you for sharing and taking us along. Have a Happy New Year!
It was a bit chilly! 🥶 always happy to find some good stuff though! Happy new year to you as well! Thanks for watching and coming along!
Gorgeous finds! So lucky to have such a great collection site near you
Very lucky! Thanks for watching OKR!!
Awesome video as usual! Your way more determined than me! BRRRRR!
Well you shouldn't have any excuse to not get out!! It could always be worse haha
Well done, enjoyed!
Thanks! Appreciate you watching!
tip to keep your hands warm, get fitted gloves then... find rubber gloves a size too big put on in layers rubber ones on top. that should keep your hands dry
Good tip 👌 😊
9:53 the first one looks more like jasper. It's got that yellow in it.
10:24 looks more like chert
11:05 I was gonna say that looked like plagioclase (PLAH-gee-oh-claze) when you were in the field. Those reflective faces are common. The color is interesting though. Almost moonstone.
14:15 looks more like a piece of a vein that cut through the basalt, instead of vesicle that filled up.
Sagenite is a mineral on it's own. I think it's a titanium oxide... To say "sagenite agate" means there is sagenite (usually dendrites or plumes) in the agate.
Can't believe you're still out there pickin! Stay warm and safe!
Yeah it's very cold! Definitely need warmer gear to make it easier!
Plumes and dendrites and plumes are made of sagenite? I didn't know that.
@@EricKonkol Not all of them, but sagenite can take those forms.
Haha dangit, moonstone isn't plagioclase. Microcline or possibly orthoclase. Good chance you're right on anorthosite. What's the dark stuff in it?
@@thirstfast1025 Hi Thirst! Sorry to butt in...😁 But I think sagenite can be many minerals or crystals per say...but to be a sagenite agate means any agate having acicular or needle-like mineral or crystal growths, intersecting in a gridlike or grill-like manner. Hair like fragments usually appear in sprays. But plume and dendrites are very similar in that they are "made" like sagenite formations are "made". Am I totally off here?😬
Pretty scenery...but too cold. Well at least you got some Christmas treats🎄🎅😀 Nice 👍
It was super cold! Always a good time being outside and exploring! Thanks for checking it out!
It certainly looks cold out there!
@@oakknobrocks1772 got down to 10F by the last beach!
@@AgateDad That's cool enough for me! hovering in the mid 20's F around these parts! And FAR drier
@@oakknobrocks1772 wish I could get 20s and above!!
Hey Taylor :) ConGratz on your finds !*!*! Even though it looked really cold the scenery was awesome.
Hey Larry! It was pretty cold! Super fun though! Thanks for watching 😁👍👍
Great video i really liked it. I've been trying to learn more and more about the different types of rocks and your video's help out allot.
Thanks! Glad I can help, I'm learning as we go as well so super thankful for everyone else's amazing comments!
LOL maybe 15 Decrees F is not cold to you, but to this old Okie cowboy it is too cold to be that close to rolling water and wind. Good finds though. Keep them coming. Havagudun Bud!
Haha yeah that spray just pulls the heat outta ya!
Haha slight sarcasm, my mustache ended up freezing later on in the video! Cold enough but very fun getting out!
Buena cacería de rocas amigo y, pese al frío, el lugar se ve espectacular. Un gran abrazo desde Chile.
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Sweet scoop!
Thanks!! Its fun!
Just subscribed per Q4D recommendation. Beautiful scenery reminds me of home (Colorado). Thx for taking us on a beautiful trek.
Thanks so much! So happy to help you think of home and glad to bring you along!
Man gettin out there and gettin it done 👌 it’s beautiful scenery and the rocks were so cool. Not only were they pretty but they made you think and have to research. That’s what I love about finding ones i don’t have a clue about dude. And mannnnn!!!!! 11:46 lit up like a Christmas tree brother!!!! That was so unexpected! Gotta love that! I’m thinking the 16:12 one has agate stuff going on in it for sure. I can’t help with id’ing it but I reckon a cut inside would open up past the outside where it’s been rough tumbled. Just rad Taylor! Loved it dude! Hope you guys had a merry Christmas man. Thank you for sharing the rock love bro!!!!
Yeah it did, love when those ones glow like that! So cool, I do thing the big one has some agatey goodness to it so it will be one to be cut down the road! We did have a very good Christmas with family, glad traveling was safe as well. Hope it was amazing for you and your lovely family my friend!
cool scoop set up, looks like it works fine !
Yes sir! Needs a new shaft, that's more durable. But definitely works.
15 degrees is warm?! I'm spoiled from the Florida weather 😂
there was a very light hint of sarcasm in that haha I am jealous of that weather right now!
Logan said if you don’t find an agate on a beach, do we call you just Dad? HAHA!
Hahaha thats priceless!! We are laughing out loud here!
Haha! She comes up with some good observations and one liners! I thought that one was pretty funny. lol
It sure was!
Nice finds bud🍺
Thanks man!
You should cut the white one open to see if it is an agate! I'm with you, with all of the characteristics that the white rock has, I would say that it is an agate as well. I hope you'll let us know in a future video, cuz I'm curious now too!
I'm sure I will someday!!
I would love to cut it at some point in 2020
Thanks for the great video my friend
Thanks for watching bud! really appreciate it!!
Loved see your finds. But the scenery though. Its 65° here, I'm digging the winter wonderland! Thanks for sharing
Jealous of 65! Wheres that at this time of year??
@@AgateDad Georgia. It was 68 Christmas Day. We would love some snow. But folks here loss there minds. Like the weather forecast will call for 1" 2 hrs later the store shelves are wiped out. No bread or milk to be had.😂😂😂
@@ginalanning5303 that's pretty crazy! Wow lol its just a bit of snow! I suppose if you're not use to it, it can be scary..but yeah 65 sounds wonderful!
🎄🤝👍👍👍Happy New year, my friend! I wish you health, happiness, success in your personal life and at work!
Back to you sir!!
@@AgateDad 🤝🎄Ok
The one at 2:34, i find some of these here too. I love the poppie batrodials in them. I have not cut any yet but will once things warm up here, let you know. They are about a 6-7 on the hard (mohs)side here and heavy like an agate. Some found here even have chunks of metal going through them. Keepers for me
The brownish tan one at 10:26 seems to be a carnelian or a mix of sorts with that make up, you can find them with tan/red mixes here too. Once you get threw the skin(will be plume ), they are transparent or very close to it
Very interesting! What kind of metal?
Very cool! Going to add those to the to be cut pile for summer!
@@thirstfast1025 well it is bluish/silvery in color so I assume hematite or ? Really all I know is it strikes clear so far, maybe I have not gone deep enough but no red as of yet
@@TheMogjo could you send me pictures? I'll give you my e-mail if you can take or already have pictures of it.
I’d cut the big white one. What do you have to lose? It definitely has spots that say “agate!”. 😁
I completely agree! Hopefully this summer/fall I can cut it!
Nice hunt. I just got back from a Yooperlite hunt and found some good ones. The shore above surf zone is pretty treacherous here, but there's still loose stones if you're willing to get cold/wet.
That's awesome!! Thanks for watching. Bring a wetsuit and have fun!! Lol
@@AgateDad I actually prefer my climbing gear this time of year 👍 I brought my ice axes and crampons. My climbing boots do a pretty good job of keeping my feet warm, even when wet. And getting up and down ice covered embankments is a breeze.
@@DonFassbender that's an awesome idea, I've ate it a few times already
Have you ever hunted the area between Superior and Port Wing? I was up there for some business a year ago and hit a ton of dead ends and dirt roads that led to a bunch of unmarked beaches and I also found a bunch of smaller pieces on the dirt roads throughout that area I prob found more on the dirt roads than the beaches lol Cool video as always!
I wish I could get out to Wisconsin more, I've found some good stuff on their gravel roads though and beaches. Just haven't had the time I wish I could in WI. If you have GPS coordinates to those dead ends, I'll check it out on a map too, something to look into during spring and summer!
@@AgateDad Yea back then all I had was a road atlas of your area up there most wouldn't show on GPS (phone didn't have a signal) and a bunch I found by accident
Also, I would walk small creeks to the lake as long as your feet stay wet you have right of passage in WI and you can hunt spots most won't get to
@@SlayermikeFishingandMORE that's the best when it's by accident! I do a lot of searching for areas with gps but really can't tell what it's going to be like until I get my boots on the ground. Then I can drive around to other random spots nearby.
I would park alongside the road at any bridge I have daydreamed of kayaking into some of the swampy spots surrounded by private land just to get to some of those beach spots
Bigger one maybe a Skip an Atom?
Yeah I thought about that, someone on an ID page said it's mainly chalcedony but it has the sagenite like banding so I'm not sure. If it had bands it can't be chalcedony right? Oh the agate enigma lol
Looks like partially Opaque sagenite agate to me. Though I realise my comment is way out of time with the date of your amazing video. Anyway I hope you worked out what the identification of the rock was as I'd love to know. Cheers.
Big one was a sagenite
@AgateDad Awsome, thanks for the response
that red one is jasper
Thanks!
According to a rock book I have "Agate is a loosely used term for chalcedony, banded, mossy, dendritic............."
Did the book use that many dots? Lol just teasing ☺️
Cut it open! let's see what's inside it! I say it is an agate!
Might have to!
Minn-a-sa-hoo-ta brain freeze you bet-cha
Ooh yaaa
What happened to scoopy?
This is an old video, Scoopy had not blessed us with his presence yet
Brain freeze? lol