Rockhounding BC, Finding Agates, Jasper, and Opal!!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- This is the second day of my camping trip, I found a few nice agates some interesting jaspers and overall had a nice day out on the creek. I will be doing some more traveling in the north soon, still waiting on the wildfires down south before i can travel that way. Thanks for all your support and I appreciate you taking your time to watch my content!! we've almost reached 850 subs!! The channel has been picking up some traction lately and I will do my best to keep uploading better videos as I go🙂
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Music by Chris Zabriskie
8:50 I'm quite confident that's petrified wood. Nice finds!
Those common opals are such a good finds. Me and my mom have been agate hunting for about a year and a half and we now have a jar full, some of them are so big and clear and we found some pretty good vivid red jaspers! My dream is to find an opal, just one little opal and oh boy I’ll be jumping for joy 😆 BC is such a lovely place to go rock hounding
Some nice finds!
Great job!. Sad that people call it common opal. The common part makes people think that its just a boring rock or mineral, but mother nature worked her ass off to make those so beautiful. . I love your finds. Good job!
For sure!! It comes in so many colors and polishes up beautifully!! The bright blue piece should make some awesome jewelry, I've been saving it for when I have the perfect project idea!!😁
I didn’t know that’s what opals look like . Very cool
music is in harmony with how you show me a rock plenty of time to enjoy and learn= timing critical to high quality Thanks
I might get killed someday with my approach....but I'm walking onto properties and asking the owners if I might wade into their streams to look for rocks. I've not been turned down yet and I've made a friend or two.
Plus I get a lot of questions and I get to teach what I know about the local geology...and their rocks. You might surprised to know how curious some people are about their rocks.
We have tons of streams around Spokane...but most of it is private. Those streams aren't picked. I found a grand hunk of red and brown brecciated jasper in this Russian guy's stream. We had an hour and a half of conversation. He was living there 20 years staring at this one boulder and seeing all the chalcopyrite. I told him it was just copper/iron sulfides and he almost seemed relieved.
As long as you ask you should be fine, Most people are pretty kind as long as you hound responsibly. Not to many people are into rocks around here so when I do meet somebody who is it makes for a good day no matter the finds, I think it's great that you are bringing it to the people and teaching them the way of the rockhounds😃
Love the Opals best!
I really need to explore some of the forest service roads around there!! There are some precious opal claims not too far from this spot so hopefully if I can find the source of the common opal I can find some precious opal too!!
I'm happy finding common opal too though!! That blue one is amazing!!
Love the blue opal!
Love that large common opal you found. It would make some nice cabs for sure. I'm in Toronto, wish I was in BC.
With agate, opal, garnet alone I could be a real happy man.
There's always something to find, minerals can form in the strangest places!! I've seen agate in metamorphic rock and garnets in sedimentary rock so you just never know. Honestly I don't know too much about the geology of Toronto, definitely something I'll have to look into🙂
big amethyst mine in Ontario you should check out
You found some neat looking material. Nice video. 👍
Thanks!! There's some pretty interesting stuff in there for sure!!
Awesome adventure common or not very beautiful specially the blue one fantastic finds all together awesome thank you
Thanks, I had fun out there!! Hopefully I'll be able to get out traveling again soon to find some more. There's lots of land to cover so who knows what else could be out there!!😃
Your so right you never know what is out there or inside
Great context shots of berries, frogs….makes the video so immediate and real….
Thanks!! Theres so much biodiversity on that creek it is quite amazing!! A foragers paradise🙂
The common opal you found are all beautiful! I loved the agates too. Great job on showing the scenery and wildlife!
Thanks!!, I thought those mallards were pretty cool!! the berries were doing amazing on the creek, they must be getting all the water and sun they need🙂
Wow! What an amazing variety of beauty on this trip. Great to see the animals❤ Love the blue and green common opal! So cool! We only have white here, usually on and in some agates. I saw brown common opal on Rookie Rockhounding's channel too, but that blue and green are gorgeous! Love the agates, nice banding and colors, and of course the jaspers too. Jasper is one of my favorites. Thanks for taking us along!✌🤠
Thanks!! I have yet to cut that blue opal but it would make an amazing stone, I'm thinking of keeping it as it is just because it is such a rare color!! I can't wait for things to warm up so I can get back out there!!
@@NWRockExplorer yes, it's nice to keep the more rare stones in their original form. It sure is a beauty! Me too! We are getting more snow and negative temps at night for the next 5 to 6 days. I can't wait to get outside again.
Hi In this video we’re is this place I just got a rock tumbler and want to find cool rocks I live in BC
Sweet blues and green im in Washington state buy the cascades.. Fantastic stuff Havent found any blue opal yet where i am .
Thanks!! The blue is a first for me, I always find green white and brown but blue is quite rare!! Washington holds some amazing minerals and you never know what you're going to find!!
I really liked the green opal. Those wild raspberries were huge! Almost as big as the grocery stores! Loved the video as usual. Keep them coming.
Yea the raspberries were doing pretty well there next to the creek and getting all the water they needed!! Also the opals in that creek are quite interesting, I'm really curious where they are coming from!!
Amazing video and very beautiful rocks!!
Excellent and calm place!!
Keep it up like that my friend and always be careful!!
Have a nice sequel and I look forward to the next video!!
It's one of my favorite spots and I go there year after year!! So much wildlife and wild edibles out there too, the whole creek is lined with wild mint and nettles, the berries do amazing there too!!
I'm in BC, I'll definitely take my son for rock hunting in the wild! He's already a beach rock collector at age 2.
Awesome finds! I love the opals, especially the blue one it's colour reminds me of the really rich blue amazonite from Colorado.
That one is definitely one of my favorites from this trip!! I really want to make some cabs with it but at the same time it's a very cool specimen😄
You did a great job. Some things are good because of true interest. You like what you are doing, and it shows. You have a good working knowledge of rocks and gems, and it will continue to grow.
Thank you!! Rockhounding has been the one hobby I always come back to. there's so much to learn and I've met some awesome people out in the field too. Hopefully next season will be my best one yet!!😁
Omg those cougar claw marks were super fresh
Like your videos and learning a lot as well. Watching you from Russia
That's awesome!! I'd be glad to help you out if you ever have any questions and hopefully I'll keep on putting fresh information out there!!😃
@@NWRockExplorer one of the question i have, how to distinguish chert and jasper especially red chert? and is there a way to polish the chert or this rock is too soft?
@@denisshavaliev1849 Well, I don't think there is a clear answer to this question. I would start with the surrounding rock.
chert is a marine sedimentary rock so it generally forms in limestone or in layers between marine sediments.
Jasper is made of volcanic sediments such as ash that has been saturated by chalcedony with hydrothermal fluids.
Chert is easiest to identify in hard rock. If you find chert or jasper together in a creek or gravel bar it can be very hard to tell the difference. The best thing you can do when looking for chert in alluvial deposits is to familiarize yourself with any patterns, colors, or sometimes the hardness when you see it in the hardrock. Use those characteristics to find similarities and identify the chert in the local creeks or rivers🙂
Incredible opal finds, awesome stuff! 😎
It's quite interesting how much opal is in that creek, Such variety in color too!!
Very fun adventure, sincere soothing narration ... berries & bear scrapes too! Excellent job Sir!
Cool finds
Awesome! Thank you!
Be nice to see all your polished rock collection
Awesome videos mate..the opal finds steals the show ❤
Cool stuff! Have you ever found a flower rocks? I live in Snohomish Washington and have found them in our pasture and in the pilchuck river near our house. I know they are brought by glaciers from BC. Fascinating!
I haven't found any yet myself, most of it is found in the Fraser River or on Vancouver island in the southern parts of the province. It could form somewhere up near me too though, it is just a form or porphyry and there's porphyry everywhere up here.🙂
Nice work!
Yoo, that blue opal is sweeet! Bro. Go to the spot where there is blue agates.
Hopefully on the next trip that way i'll get around to it, should be back over there in a few weeks. Might also head north to see what I can find and camp for a bit!!
would you care to let me know where this video was taken? Great finds, I subscribed. Thanks again
Where in BC is this? I’m from VI and doing a road trip east this summer to go hunting from castlegar to kamloops
hey i know im a little late here but im into rock collecting and i was wondering where do you know where to go to find this kind of stuff? any old creek?
No problem!! All of the stones in this video are formed in areas with volcanic rock. Not all volcanic rock contains these stones though so its really up to exploration and researching known deposits and exploring areas that are in the same geological formation. If you have geological maps of your area, they can be super helpful to find those areas that have potential. Just starting out it would be good to meet up with a rock club if there are any in your area. They can be a great way to get information on what can be found where you live and possibly find mentors to learn from. If there aren't any rock clubs in your area there are some great groups for rockhounds on Facebook where you can share pics if you need help identifying stones or just want to share your finds. That's how I started!!🙂
Do you know of any areas in the okanagan that would be good to search? Ive had no luck so far
Nice scenery. Ditch the music accompaniment.
Got it!! Yea, I'll probably try making some videos with less music in the future. Just kind of helps fill in the gaps and makes the video feel a little more fast paced. Thanks for the tip!!🙂
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Where is this in bc Vancouver island?
North Central BC🙂
4:00 you hatched an eggate.
great finds, but the music was very annoying and monoton!
Thanks!! I understand about the music too, I'll have to do some digging to find some better music for the next one🙂
Next video after yours she goes to fast = not interesting