One of my favorite things about your videos is when you interrupt the video to do what you said. Many times in videos you hear what they are going to do but, nothing is ever said or shown...Keep up the great work! thanks for sharing!
@@CacklingChickright?! He’s the absolute best. So informative and helpful. So kind and calm…. Easy to understand. Good humor, entertaining. Love his videos.
@michiganrocks - In addition to what the others have said about inserting the result, I can't believe is how fast you are able to do the trip and then do that work and insert the video. Much appreciated for sure! Oh and by the way, what you think is a mediocre Petoskey stone I think is awesome. I know, I know, after a while we all get pickier on things we find..... 😉
True story here! I live in NW Arkansas but was a travel nurse and did an assignment in Alma MI. I would travel around the state on my days off and one day I went to Petosky. On the way, I stopped at a farm stand and they had a tub with water in it and were selling rocks for $1. When I got back to work I told my coworkers "You wouldn't believe they were trying to sell rocks for $1." Well, my friends laughed and then explained about the Petosky stones. I was so disgusted that I missed the opportunity to get a load of those beautiful stones. My Dad was an amateur rock hound and would have had a ball with them. Live and learn. I did buy some pretty jewelry pieces that had the Petoskey stones in them. Leave it to a tourist!! Haha!!!
They don't look like much dry so I understand why they had them in water. Even in water they're not nearly as cool as after being polished. If they were good specimens, $1 a rock would be a great price. Next time!
Chris was happy to have it, so I'm happy too. If you look on the side of the rock, there were lots of layers with fractures between them. I would have taken a rock like that to slab up and make stuff out of, but the yellow appeared to be thin and the rock would have probably fallen apart if I cut it. Chris soaks them in some sort of think (might be a type of epoxy) to stabilize them. After that, he can tumble it or maybe even slab it. I just haven't gotten into the stabilizing thing, so it was better that he take it.
I lived in Charelevoix half my life and in Petoskey for a few years and now live in East Jordan, which is about 35 minutes from where you are at. In the beginning of the video there was a cliff in the background. Up on top of it, a bit back, is a wood veneer company. I worked there for 4 years. Anyway, I love it up here and love rock hounding. It's cool to see my backyard on UA-cam with so many views!
One of my wife's college roommates lives in East Jordan. We have been there to visit a couple times. Plus I think of East Jordan every time I see a manhole cover.
Nancy and I just biked from Petoskey to Harbor Springs a couple weeks ago. Harbor Springs is beautiful. I kind of felt like I should rip out all my flowers when I got home though. Some of those "cottages" have such nice landscaping.
Yeah, the colors do for sure. I wish that rock would have been more solid with the color going throughout it, but it didn't look like it would hold up well to slabbing.
I’ve been learning so much from your videos. We definitely need to go back up to Petoskey and search for these. Last time we only had a rough idea of what we were looking for. Now I know, thanks to you!
Don't go to Petoskey. Most of the beaches in that area have Petoskey stones and they're probably more hunted in Petoskey. The key is to walk farther from the parking lot than most people do.
You found some great rocks. That chain coral was very cool. I would love to go rock hunting in Michigan with you and your friends. I would learn so much. For me, hands on is one of the best ways to learn.
Thank you for another wonderful video! I will be heading to Petoskey, MI (from MN) to look for Petoskey stone this August. It was VERY helpful to see what they look like "in the wild". Keeping fingers crossed I can find one or two. I also love seeing the polished results. Keep up the great work.
18:45 It's a slightly larger stone This is a stone with a very interesting striped pattern. It looks like it would be good for a garden stone. There are other unusual stones too. It looks fun.😊
I thought that one was gneiss, but my geologist friend Paul made a comment earlier that it's migmatite. I would absolutely love to have that rock in my yard.
What would have been better is if I had realized that was going to happen and had left the bad part natural, but polished the good side. There's just no way to know that was going to happen. If mailing things out wasn't such a pain, I'd send it to you.
I don't sell polished rocks anywhere, but I do sell a few things at a local shop. I sell stone crosses, little turtles, guitar picks, beads that fit Pandora bracelets, heart shaped pendants, other pendants, and Christmas ornaments at that time of year. They don't have an online store, but will work with you if you call or email. olivetbookandgift.com
I wouldn't call it a failure!! I think it's amazing in itself to even find these fossils and the part that did take a beautiful polished is gorgeous, small but very pretty 🤩
Wow! Gorgeous spot! The scenery was beautiful. I know you said you weren't happy with the second stone, but I thought all of your polished rocks were spectacular!!
Glad to have caught you both - ironically just after midnight here in UK - but have developed a major love and truth about rocks over the past year and amazing to watch peoples delight and amazement in these wonderful beings - rocks !
Loved how you showed the polished finds! How long does the start to show finish does it take to polish on the sanding wheels? Beautiful wave sounds and video once again 😊
That depends a lot on the rock. Petoskey Stones are really soft so they go fast. It took me a little over two hours to do those five rocks and film them. Without filming it would have been quicker. Deep holes or low spots that I can't get into with the wheels make them take longer. Obviously size matters here too. If was doing agates instead of Petoskey Stones, it would take much longer.
Absolutely LOVE WATCHING you , not only FINDING the rocks I grew up with, but trying to learn to polish. I have blown through 2 little tumblers and can't seem to find the multi band sander like you use. I bought a single with couple of different gritts of belts. May I ask WHERE, AND BEST BRAND BIG tumbler and belt sander like you use. WHERE might one but one of each. I have many beautiful Petoskeys, Puddings, Omar, Unikite, Superior Aggots and just plane gorgeous rocks from my Michigan when I went back home to help care for our Mother before she passed. I so badly want to do right by preserving them and bringing out the beauty that got my attention to collect it. Thank you for all your adventures you share. They help me when I'm extremely HOMESICK.
I'm sorry about you losing your mom and being homesick. I have always liked Lortone Tumblers, but they recently went out of business. If you want a big tumbler, I'd recommend the Thumler's Model B. I haven't used it, but I have always heard good things about it. I don't like their smaller tumblers, but that one has a different design. The six wheel grinder I use is a Kingsley North Cabber 6. Here is my review of it a couple links to it: Cabber 6 Review: ua-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/v-deo.html Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video): kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link) Standard Cabber 6: kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link) Another good place to shop for tumblers and lapidary equipment is the Rock Shed. rockshed.com
At about 18:28 while you were discussing that Epidote rock my eyes locked onto that big boulder with the very swirly pattern and I’m thinking man I can believe Rob didn’t say anything about that one and seconds later you did. I really liked the one that you hid. Nice video !
Man, I sure would have loved to have been along with you gentlemen on this hunt! I haven’t been able to go out looking for any beauties for a couple of years, now. I did find some pretty nice, larger softball-sized gneiss, jasper, and one dk green/blue rock with a quarter-sized chunk of white & red quartz in it that had a nice 90 degree angle in it- all pieces sitting in a ring around an oak tree i’d made in my daughter’s front yard in the Traverse City area. 💓😂
They don't have to be rocks that you know the names of to be great finds, do they? I love Petoskey Stones, but I also love finding a larger variety of rocks like we did on that second beach.
Have you found many crystalized corals? I found a large deposit of crystalized corals in upper Michigan outside of the lake. The fossil field also has fluorite replacement fossils which are super rare! I have some of the pieces at the AE Seamans museum now and they are in the process of putting them on display.
We found one with little tiny crystal pockets, but I didn't film it. Sometimes Petoskey Stones will sparkle all over when they're dry. There are also really white ones that have been replaced by silica and are very hard. I have never seen or even heard of fluorite replacement fossils. I'd love to see those. Do you have pictures posted anywhere? They must be rare if you have them at the AE Seaman museum. They don't put anything but awesome examples in that place.
@@MichiganRocks I'm not sure if the post got messed up because I replied on my phone, or if it got removed for using my business's name, but I hadn't followed you on instagram yet, so I just did. It's the account with "Lake Superior" in the name. Theres some posts on there showing some of them.
@@chickensticks749 I'd go look, but that would be Frey difficult to find with only that much information. Could you try a link again? I don't have anything set up to delete links, but it might happen automatically. I do get links from people sometimes.
@@MichiganRocks Yeah, it auto removed when I posted a link, then also auto removed when I just said the Instagram account name. I'll just send a message on there lol.
@@MichiganRocks Never mind, I guess I can't do that either lol. It's called the word: literally, the word: lake, and the word: superior. Those three words but no spaces.
I have done a couple already and Chris has posted pictures on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums. Here's one from the video: ua-cam.com/users/shortsWHb3X5teho0 This one I found after leaving that beach and going to another in Petoskey: ua-cam.com/users/shortsOw4RmAoZf-4 This one is a rock Chris gave me that he found last year: ua-cam.com/video/MSZ-dyzxKUA/v-deo.html And here's the discussion on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/105124/hunting-petoskey-stones-updated-2024
On our annual spring, week long rock hunt in northern Michigan and was really looking forward to taking a picture with your hidden rock. Sad to say that we stopped at Magnus Park yesterday and it is already gone.
No, that's definitely not a BIF. There was no metallic look to it, and no red. I'm not sure what it was, but I'm pretty confident it wasn't banded iron formation.
Someone told me that just a few days after I left them there. Unfortunately, whoever found them didn't send me a picture. Thanks for taking the time to let me know they're gone.
It's called a cab machine. Cab is short for "cabochon" which is a domed rock that's used for something like a pendant. Here is my review of it a couple links to it: Cabber 6 Review: ua-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/v-deo.html Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video): kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link) Standard Cabber 6: kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
There was an old limestone quarry and a cement plant just west of town where Bay Harbor is now. Petoskey Stones are made of limestone, so some of these would have come from the old quarry.
Can you tell me a good place that an old lady like myself can go to find some petosky stones and pudding stones that I can wonder around without getting myself into trouble for trespassing or stealing? I live in MN. and have looked everywhere that I know of, I went to Leland to try and find Leland blue, no luck at all, not even a small piece of it. LOL! I tried a couple of roadside stops in MI, but no luck. So I thought that I would try asking who I call my rock hero for some ideas or suggestions? Please and thank you?
The trick is to walk a long way away from wherever you got onto the beach. In Leland I walked north from North Beach and found quite a few Petoskey Stones. You can pick up rocks from any Great Lakes beach in Michigan except for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore or Sleeping Bear Dunes. You can even walk in front of people's houses as long as you stay on the beach.
Dude, nice videos but you consistently overlook the blue and most of the pink rocks in your videos. It's time to include these in what you stop to look at and pick up! Please!
Pink rocks really grab my attention, so I almost always pick them up in my videos. There aren't many rocks on the beach that are very blue. There are some really dark blue/gray rocks, but they're very plain. Sometimes my camera or your monitor may not show the colors very accurately.
I'd stop at Pilgrim Haven Natural Area or somewhere in that area for lightning stones. Then hit just about any beach up near Petoskey or Traverse City for Petoskey Stones. Leland is a fun place because they have Leland Blue slag glass too.
I brought one of those rocks at 10:35 home about ten years ago and cut it. I don't think I have any of it left, but I'll look. I'll do an acid test if I find it. I thought I knew what gneiss was. I thought the rocks at 18:45 was gneiss, but after looking at a few pictures of migmatite, it looks just like it. How can I tell the difference? Is it the waviness?
That's someone else stealing my stuff. I have filled out a form yesterday requesting that TikTok take them down. Thanks for letting me know they're there. There are actually two channels that I found that are entirely using my videos.
It's just a fun hobby. I love seeing how much they change in the process. I like that they look wet after being polished. I like how much more vivid the colors are (maybe not in these fossils, but in other rocks.). You can also see the details in a Petoskey stone much more clearly when it is polished. It's just something that I and a lot of other people enjoy doing. If it's not for you, that's okay too. We are all different and that makes the world a very interesting place.
Clarification is needed with that sorta comment - is it a clue to the fact my own comment isnt making sense? Forgive me but still re-finding my ability to communicate to people who are not ...me - apologies
As we both happen to be watching at the same time and you are perhaps later or already finished watching (as i like to comment as i watch) who knows mate - gotta love this communication thing even on this gr8 format!
وإليكم مراجعتي لها مع رابطين لها: مراجعة كاببر 6: ua-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/v-deo.html Cabber 6 مع عجلات مطورة (العجلات الموجودة في هذا الفيديو): kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (رابط تابع) كابر قياسي 6: kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (رابط تابع)
Kingsley North. It's a great machine. Here is my review of it a couple links to it: Cabber 6 Review: ua-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/v-deo.html Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video): kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link) Standard Cabber 6: kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
@@MichiganRocks very cool review. How long does it take to polish the rocks? We have a small/Med size tumbler but it takes a day or two before it’s finished. So is that machine takes place of the tumbler? Just wondering thank you for your comments very much appreciated
@@coffee19837 The amount of time to polish a rock with a cab machine varies a lot. It can take 15 minutes for an already smoothish Petoskey Stone, or hours for a larger agate. I tumble most of my rocks.
@@MichiganRocks that’s very cool machine yo use on the rocks and agates you find out there. Thank you for your advice. Your videos are amazing the rocks you find. Keep up the great work
One of my favorite things about your videos is when you interrupt the video to do what you said. Many times in videos you hear what they are going to do but, nothing is ever said or shown...Keep up the great work! thanks for sharing!
Agreed! It takes a lot of extra work to make his awesome videos at that level. I appreciate all he does for his ROCK FANS!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️
It is a lot of extra work, but with Petoskey stones it's not too bad. With the harder rocks, I can't always to that though.
@@MichiganRocks Understandable. I won't hold it against you....most of the time! LOL Have a great weekend!
@@CacklingChickright?! He’s the absolute best. So informative and helpful. So kind and calm…. Easy to understand. Good humor, entertaining. Love his videos.
@michiganrocks - In addition to what the others have said about inserting the result, I can't believe is how fast you are able to do the trip and then do that work and insert the video. Much appreciated for sure! Oh and by the way, what you think is a mediocre Petoskey stone I think is awesome. I know, I know, after a while we all get pickier on things we find..... 😉
It sure was satisfying when you polished some of your finds, thanks for that!!
You're welcome!
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: Great specimens! Thanks for the journey to the beautiful waters of Michigan!
i love how many adjectives you used lol
love it when u go from shore right to the cab machine
I try to do that when I can. I've gotten lots of good feedback.
Growing up in Petoskey I would go after it rained and find Petoskey stones in my driveway. Love these stones!
So beautiful. Thank you for sharing this delightful day on the beach.
You're welcome, Pamela!
I actually like the look of a polished face with a rough surround
True story here! I live in NW Arkansas but was a travel nurse and did an assignment in Alma MI. I would travel around the state on my days off and one day I went to Petosky. On the way, I stopped at a farm stand and they had a tub with water in it and were selling rocks for $1. When I got back to work I told my coworkers "You wouldn't believe they were trying to sell rocks for $1." Well, my friends laughed and then explained about the Petosky stones. I was so disgusted that I missed the opportunity to get a load of those beautiful stones. My Dad was an amateur rock hound and would have had a ball with them. Live and learn. I did buy some pretty jewelry pieces that had the Petoskey stones in them. Leave it to a tourist!! Haha!!!
They don't look like much dry so I understand why they had them in water. Even in water they're not nearly as cool as after being polished. If they were good specimens, $1 a rock would be a great price. Next time!
Love the fossils, nature gives us rockhounds lots to work with and enjoy.
I thank God every day for all the amazing things he created to keep us in awe.
Totally enjoy when you fade from the beach to your shop and back again!
Yes, that’s been a popular thing to do, so I try to do some of that when I can.
Such wonderful fossil finds .so many varieties ! Enjoy you showing your polished stones and fossils in the video. Thank you😊
You are driving me crazy lol that multicolored stone you gave away looked stunning.
Chris was happy to have it, so I'm happy too. If you look on the side of the rock, there were lots of layers with fractures between them. I would have taken a rock like that to slab up and make stuff out of, but the yellow appeared to be thin and the rock would have probably fallen apart if I cut it.
Chris soaks them in some sort of think (might be a type of epoxy) to stabilize them. After that, he can tumble it or maybe even slab it. I just haven't gotten into the stabilizing thing, so it was better that he take it.
I lived in Charelevoix half my life and in Petoskey for a few years and now live in East Jordan, which is about 35 minutes from where you are at. In the beginning of the video there was a cliff in the background. Up on top of it, a bit back, is a wood veneer company. I worked there for 4 years. Anyway, I love it up here and love rock hounding. It's cool to see my backyard on UA-cam with so many views!
One of my wife's college roommates lives in East Jordan. We have been there to visit a couple times. Plus I think of East Jordan every time I see a manhole cover.
Lovely video, so interesting! I wish I had a rock hunting buddy
That was a great hunt. Lots of nice finds . And wow, what a chain coral. That one is spectacular for sure.
Love that chain coral
Great video.
My family lives in Harbor Springs…been hunting for stones for over 45 years.
Great finds….
Nancy and I just biked from Petoskey to Harbor Springs a couple weeks ago. Harbor Springs is beautiful. I kind of felt like I should rip out all my flowers when I got home though. Some of those "cottages" have such nice landscaping.
My fiance was laughing at me cause by the end of the video I was chanting, "polish it! Polish it!"
Yeah, that's sort of weird. Hopefully I responded appropriately by polishing some of the ones you wanted.
Great rocks and I really love the giant ones, so pretty 😊
I wish I could have taken the one at 18:45 home with me.
Beautiful rocks!!! That one with the red and yellow looks like Mookaite Jasper ❤💛
Yeah, the colors do for sure. I wish that rock would have been more solid with the color going throughout it, but it didn't look like it would hold up well to slabbing.
I’ve been learning so much from your videos. We definitely need to go back up to Petoskey and search for these. Last time we only had a rough idea of what we were looking for. Now I know, thanks to you!
Don't go to Petoskey. Most of the beaches in that area have Petoskey stones and they're probably more hunted in Petoskey. The key is to walk farther from the parking lot than most people do.
@@MichiganRocksThank you for that info! That’s good to know.
You found some great rocks. That chain coral was very cool. I would love to go rock hunting in Michigan with you and your friends. I would learn so much. For me, hands on is one of the best ways to learn.
Hands on is a good way to learn, I agree.
Agee with last comment, enjoy seeing the finished products.😊
I try to do that when I have time to make something before getting the video out.
Awesome job Rob, love those Petoskey stones
You know I love them too!
Great day. Keep those hands warm!
They weren't bad as long as I kept them out of the water.
Thank you for another wonderful video! I will be heading to Petoskey, MI (from MN) to look for Petoskey stone this August. It was VERY helpful to see what they look like "in the wild". Keeping fingers crossed I can find one or two. I also love seeing the polished results. Keep up the great work.
There are a lot of other beaches along Lake Michigan that have them too. Don't limit yourself to just Petoskey.
18:45 It's a slightly larger stone This is a stone with a very interesting striped pattern. It looks like it would be good for a garden stone.
There are other unusual stones too. It looks fun.😊
I thought that one was gneiss, but my geologist friend Paul made a comment earlier that it's migmatite. I would absolutely love to have that rock in my yard.
Really just amazing. I need to get out there soon
I love the one with the polished front and rough around the rest!!! I would love to own that! It’s so cool. Definitely NOT a failure.
What would have been better is if I had realized that was going to happen and had left the bad part natural, but polished the good side. There's just no way to know that was going to happen. If mailing things out wasn't such a pain, I'd send it to you.
@@MichiganRocks ❤️ I appreciate the thought!!
Beautiful, beautiful beautiful!
Like the stones they are cool 😊
Love it!
That first fossil rock looked amazing polished
Oh I love that oblong polished Petosky stone... do you sell these? Wow!
I was wondering the same thing!
I don't sell polished rocks anywhere, but I do sell a few things at a local shop. I sell stone crosses, little turtles, guitar picks, beads that fit Pandora bracelets, heart shaped pendants, other pendants, and Christmas ornaments at that time of year. They don't have an online store, but will work with you if you call or email. olivetbookandgift.com
@@MichiganRocks Thank you so kindly.
I wouldn't call it a failure!! I think it's amazing in itself to even find these fossils and the part that did take a beautiful polished is gorgeous, small but very pretty 🤩
There are just much better examples of this rock polished. One side was really nice though.
Wow! Gorgeous spot! The scenery was beautiful. I know you said you weren't happy with the second stone, but I thought all of your polished rocks were spectacular!!
You have to admit that one wasn't as good as the others though (except for one side).
Cool to see the difference in petoskey stones from one area to another. Nice rock hunting done by both of you.
Most of them are similar, but there's a species that can be found in Lake Michigan that I haven't found in Lake Huron.
Some pretty rocks, might go to Petoskey tomorrow 👍
No need to go there, we picked it clean. I'm sure we didn't miss a single one!
@@MichiganRocks going for Indian food 🙂
Great fun. And not as cold
It was 32 when we got there, but warmed up pretty quickly. It's nice to be able to go without gloves.
Yes we are finally getting outside where I live. Some videos you make, it looks so cold I get cold watching. giggle
Great way to put together a video. Love the polishing segments .
Glad you liked it!
I love how you go out with fellow rock hounds. I hope to run into you someday on the beach.
If you see me, say hi!
Thanks for another great vid. Love those huge favorites.
I my home town…. Best rockin !!!❤️🤗
Glad to have caught you both - ironically just after midnight here in UK - but have developed a major love and truth about rocks over the past year and amazing to watch peoples delight and amazement in these wonderful beings - rocks !
Good bless and thanks for the inspirations and lessons
Well-said! Their knowledge is so helpful! ROCK ON!! 😁👍🏻🪨⛏️
Super fun video!
Glad you liked it!
Another great video! I love the flash forward format 👍
Thanks!
Multi-color maroon & yellow is moookaite jasper - well worth schlepping home!
No it isn’t. Mookaite comes from Australia, not Michigan.
Loved how you showed the polished finds! How long does the start to show finish does it take to polish on the sanding wheels? Beautiful wave sounds and video once again 😊
That depends a lot on the rock. Petoskey Stones are really soft so they go fast. It took me a little over two hours to do those five rocks and film them. Without filming it would have been quicker. Deep holes or low spots that I can't get into with the wheels make them take longer. Obviously size matters here too. If was doing agates instead of Petoskey Stones, it would take much longer.
Absolutely LOVE WATCHING you , not only FINDING the rocks I grew up with, but trying to learn to polish. I have blown through 2 little tumblers and can't seem to find the multi band sander like you use. I bought a single with couple of different gritts of belts. May I ask WHERE, AND BEST BRAND BIG tumbler and belt sander like you use. WHERE might one but one of each. I have many beautiful Petoskeys, Puddings, Omar, Unikite, Superior Aggots and just plane gorgeous rocks from my Michigan when I went back home to help care for our Mother before she passed. I so badly want to do right by preserving them and bringing out the beauty that got my attention to collect it. Thank you for all your adventures you share. They help me when I'm extremely HOMESICK.
I'm sorry about you losing your mom and being homesick. I have always liked Lortone Tumblers, but they recently went out of business. If you want a big tumbler, I'd recommend the Thumler's Model B. I haven't used it, but I have always heard good things about it. I don't like their smaller tumblers, but that one has a different design.
The six wheel grinder I use is a Kingsley North Cabber 6. Here is my review of it a couple links to it:
Cabber 6 Review: ua-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/v-deo.html
Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video):
kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
Standard Cabber 6:
kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
Another good place to shop for tumblers and lapidary equipment is the Rock Shed. rockshed.com
At about 18:28 while you were discussing that Epidote rock my eyes locked onto that big boulder with the very swirly pattern and I’m thinking man I can believe Rob didn’t say anything about that one and seconds later you did. I really liked the one that you hid.
Nice video !
According to Capt. Paul, that's migmatite. I always thought those were gneiss. They're definitely nice, but apparently not gneiss.
I think Chris is your lucky charm.
He was good company too. Nice to have someone familiar with the local rocks.
I wish we had found some larger ones. Maybe there will be higher water and ice next year and the rocks will get moved around.
The chain coral is my favorite!
Im a rockhound and one of these days i hope to take a vacation to the great lakes region and go rock hunting! Im learning what to look for.
My first time watching and this is so interesting and relaxing.
Glad you liked it!
I liked the one at 20:16!
Man, I sure would have loved to have been along with you gentlemen on this hunt! I haven’t been able to go out looking for any beauties for a couple of years, now. I did find some pretty nice, larger softball-sized gneiss, jasper, and one dk green/blue rock with a quarter-sized chunk of white & red quartz in it that had a nice 90 degree angle in it- all pieces sitting in a ring around an oak tree i’d made in my daughter’s front yard in the Traverse City area. 💓😂
They don't have to be rocks that you know the names of to be great finds, do they? I love Petoskey Stones, but I also love finding a larger variety of rocks like we did on that second beach.
I find lots of chain coral at this spot. I wouldn't keep those first 2 smaller ones, you can find some really nice ones there.
I found one good one there.
Gave the itch to get out there again! This next week for sure!
Good luck!
Have you found many crystalized corals? I found a large deposit of crystalized corals in upper Michigan outside of the lake. The fossil field also has fluorite replacement fossils which are super rare! I have some of the pieces at the AE Seamans museum now and they are in the process of putting them on display.
We found one with little tiny crystal pockets, but I didn't film it. Sometimes Petoskey Stones will sparkle all over when they're dry. There are also really white ones that have been replaced by silica and are very hard.
I have never seen or even heard of fluorite replacement fossils. I'd love to see those. Do you have pictures posted anywhere? They must be rare if you have them at the AE Seaman museum. They don't put anything but awesome examples in that place.
@@MichiganRocks I'm not sure if the post got messed up because I replied on my phone, or if it got removed for using my business's name, but I hadn't followed you on instagram yet, so I just did. It's the account with "Lake Superior" in the name. Theres some posts on there showing some of them.
@@chickensticks749 I'd go look, but that would be Frey difficult to find with only that much information. Could you try a link again? I don't have anything set up to delete links, but it might happen automatically. I do get links from people sometimes.
@@MichiganRocks Yeah, it auto removed when I posted a link, then also auto removed when I just said the Instagram account name. I'll just send a message on there lol.
@@MichiganRocks Never mind, I guess I can't do that either lol. It's called the word: literally, the word: lake, and the word: superior. Those three words but no spaces.
Can you do a follow up to see how his rocks turned out? Some beautiful pieces for you both :)
I have done a couple already and Chris has posted pictures on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums.
Here's one from the video: ua-cam.com/users/shortsWHb3X5teho0
This one I found after leaving that beach and going to another in Petoskey: ua-cam.com/users/shortsOw4RmAoZf-4
This one is a rock Chris gave me that he found last year: ua-cam.com/video/MSZ-dyzxKUA/v-deo.html
And here's the discussion on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/105124/hunting-petoskey-stones-updated-2024
Great video….KUDOS! ❤️
Fun times!!👍👍
That heavy red and white stone looks like a petrified heart from some kind of animal.
It might look like that, but it's not. The Petoskey Stones and Charlevoix stones are fossilized corals though.
You should look for Michigan float copper, very interested in it
Yes, I should. That's about a seven hour drive from my house, so I don't get up that way often.
Hey I know that guy! Hi uncle Chris!
Uncle Chris hasn't commented yet, as far as I know. But maybe he has a different name than on the Rock Tumbling Hobby forums.
Hello Matt. I guess I should have sent out a message to the extended family.
Those steps remind me of Orchard Beach in Manestee
I haven't been there. There are lots of washed out steps along the Great Lakes since the water was up so high a few years ago.
That's what I was going to say- stone stach!!
Go get it!
Lol! It's a long way from Garland Tx
On our annual spring, week long rock hunt in northern Michigan and was really looking forward to taking a picture with your hidden rock. Sad to say that we stopped at Magnus Park yesterday and it is already gone.
Yes, someone else already told me. No one sent me a message with a picture, which is disappointing.
Wow is right
Good video.
Bob, I'm thinking the rock you are showing us at 14:32 might be a banded iron formation. Certainly distorted, but the colors are right.
No, that's definitely not a BIF. There was no metallic look to it, and no red. I'm not sure what it was, but I'm pretty confident it wasn't banded iron formation.
Well thanks for correcting me--AND giving me the heart!@@MichiganRocks You are the best!
I am at magnus park on 5/25/2024 and the rock you left by the tree is no longer there. I’m not lucky today. Lol
Someone told me that just a few days after I left them there. Unfortunately, whoever found them didn't send me a picture. Thanks for taking the time to let me know they're gone.
👁👁 Happy to drop by … 26:01
What is the machine called at 4:28…and where can I find one? Great video by the way! My son & I love creek & river walking for rocks!
It's called a cab machine. Cab is short for "cabochon" which is a domed rock that's used for something like a pendant. Here is my review of it a couple links to it:
Cabber 6 Review: ua-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/v-deo.html
Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video):
kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
Standard Cabber 6:
kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
I thought you should do a "stone stash" right when Chris said you could do a stone stash! Great minds an all ya know!
I'm glad he said something, because I completely forgot about it.
Maybe could find some Turkia colors .. yellow etc and make. Jewelry pendents
My stone stash would have zero rocks😅
I think you are leaving some nice jasper behind
I kind of doubt that, but if I am, that’s ok. If I have no use for them, then I’d rather leave them for someone else.
When you say “out of the quarry” does that mean the rocks were dumped there?
There was an old limestone quarry and a cement plant just west of town where Bay Harbor is now. Petoskey Stones are made of limestone, so some of these would have come from the old quarry.
We just checked your rock stash...the Mystery Rock is gone!
Bummer, no one notified me. Thanks for the info though.
It seems as if the motor on my tumbler is getting faster for some reason. Could that be the motor going out?
I don't know. I don't think that has happened to me.
Can you tell me a good place that an old lady like myself can go to find some petosky stones and pudding stones that I can wonder around without getting myself into trouble for trespassing or stealing? I live in MN. and have looked everywhere that I know of, I went to Leland to try and find Leland blue, no luck at all, not even a small piece of it. LOL! I tried a couple of roadside stops in MI, but no luck. So I thought that I would try asking who I call my rock hero for some ideas or suggestions? Please and thank you?
The trick is to walk a long way away from wherever you got onto the beach. In Leland I walked north from North Beach and found quite a few Petoskey Stones. You can pick up rocks from any Great Lakes beach in Michigan except for Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore or Sleeping Bear Dunes. You can even walk in front of people's houses as long as you stay on the beach.
I’d take all of them lol
You would until you tried to pick up your bucket.
Weird green stripey ones - Seraphanite?
No, that is only found in Siberia.
Bu harika bir hobi dün gidip dere kenarından taş topladım. Şimdi sıra zımpara makinesi almakta 😅
Bu harika bir hobi. Beni dışarı çıkarmasını ve eve döndüğümde daha çok eğlenmemi seviyorum.
Dude, nice videos but you consistently overlook the blue and most of the pink rocks in your videos.
It's time to include these in what you stop to look at and pick up! Please!
Pink rocks really grab my attention, so I almost always pick them up in my videos. There aren't many rocks on the beach that are very blue. There are some really dark blue/gray rocks, but they're very plain. Sometimes my camera or your monitor may not show the colors very accurately.
I'm traveling from Michigan city to Saugatuck then to traverse city. I'm mn Rock hound any tips
I'd stop at Pilgrim Haven Natural Area or somewhere in that area for lightning stones. Then hit just about any beach up near Petoskey or Traverse City for Petoskey Stones. Leland is a fun place because they have Leland Blue slag glass too.
We found the right tree, but no rock. We figured someone would have found it by now, but we tried.
That one was never reported to me, but someone told me about a week or two after that it was gone. That was at least a couple months ago.
@@MichiganRocksit was still worth the hunt, and we found some cute little Petoskey.
Something a little different this time. 10:35 would really be nice to know if it's a carbonate or not. 18:45 looks like a classic migmatite.
I brought one of those rocks at 10:35 home about ten years ago and cut it. I don't think I have any of it left, but I'll look. I'll do an acid test if I find it.
I thought I knew what gneiss was. I thought the rocks at 18:45 was gneiss, but after looking at a few pictures of migmatite, it looks just like it. How can I tell the difference? Is it the waviness?
Nice finds! Are you actually on TikTok or is it someone else using your videos?
That's someone else stealing my stuff. I have filled out a form yesterday requesting that TikTok take them down. Thanks for letting me know they're there. There are actually two channels that I found that are entirely using my videos.
@@MichiganRocks ugh. I’m sorry they steal from you. I won’t engage and I’ll report too. Thanks for all you do! Have a great day!
@@stephaniem839 Thanks!
What part of Michigan are you in?
This video was filmed in Petoskey.
Are these fossils worth anything unpolished? $?
They're worth something, but not too much. They're very common.
I'd be walking out of therewith at least over5tons of rock
Unless you have very large arms, I doubt that.
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Why polish rocks?
It's just a fun hobby. I love seeing how much they change in the process. I like that they look wet after being polished. I like how much more vivid the colors are (maybe not in these fossils, but in other rocks.). You can also see the details in a Petoskey stone much more clearly when it is polished. It's just something that I and a lot of other people enjoy doing. If it's not for you, that's okay too. We are all different and that makes the world a very interesting place.
Public park? Roadside park?
Clarification is needed with that sorta comment - is it a clue to the fact my own comment isnt making sense? Forgive me but still re-finding my ability to communicate to people who are not ...me - apologies
As we both happen to be watching at the same time and you are perhaps later or already finished watching (as i like to comment as i watch) who knows mate - gotta love this communication thing even on this gr8 format!
Maybe I should watch it all before I ask :).
The stone stash was at Magnus Park. The hunting locations were all in or very close to the city of Petoskey.
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وإليكم مراجعتي لها مع رابطين لها:
مراجعة كاببر 6: ua-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/v-deo.html
Cabber 6 مع عجلات مطورة (العجلات الموجودة في هذا الفيديو):
kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (رابط تابع)
كابر قياسي 6:
kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (رابط تابع)
Very cool video Rob where did you get your machine from?
Kingsley North. It's a great machine. Here is my review of it a couple links to it:
Cabber 6 Review: ua-cam.com/video/n30aBTu9OkY/v-deo.html
Cabber 6 with upgraded wheels (the one in this video):
kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6-nova.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
Standard Cabber 6:
kingsleynorth.com/kingsley-north-cabber-6.html?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)
@@MichiganRocks very cool review. How long does it take to polish the rocks? We have a small/Med size tumbler but it takes a day or two before it’s finished. So is that machine takes place of the tumbler? Just wondering thank you for your comments very much appreciated
@@coffee19837 The amount of time to polish a rock with a cab machine varies a lot. It can take 15 minutes for an already smoothish Petoskey Stone, or hours for a larger agate. I tumble most of my rocks.
@@MichiganRocks that’s very cool machine yo use on the rocks and agates you find out there. Thank you for your advice. Your videos are amazing the rocks you find. Keep up the great work
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