Rockhounding the Mississippi River, agates & jaspers

Here is another trip to a sandbar along the Mississippi River. For some reason I couldn't speak well today, kept stumbling with words. Enjoy the search. A good amount of Superior agates, carnelians and jaspers.

[@maxheller6011]

Good stuff!

[@BlindSquirrelRocks150]

First...long time, no see! Good to have you back out rockhounding for your UA-cam channel! Your move to western Illinois, close to the Mississippi River, should be beneficial for the collection of agates, jaspers, and banded cherts. I'm not surprised at all that LSA's made their way down the river through millions of years of migration, and found resting places along the ancient banks and flood plains. When I worked in Milwaukee for many years through 2010-2022, we would find Superior agates in landscaping rock all over the area. We found out that much of that decorative landscaping rock was quarried in western Wisconsin, next to the Mississippi, and hauled to rock wholesalers and retailers in the eastern part of Wisconsin. I have also seen a couple of the more productive Crowley agate specialists farther south on the Mississippi dig out occasional Superior agates. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your finds! Congrats on the move, and on jumping back into the rockhound video scene!