It's awesome when you bounce from the water to the shop and back. That's a ton of time between shots, so to keep everything organized before editing is likely quite the burden. For that, we appreciate ya! It really improves the continuity.
That was pretty cool. I liked my chert and Sam's Petoskey the best. Sam polished that Petoskey the other day and it turned out great. I made a Short of it for Tuesday.
@@MichiganRocks That banded chert was amazing. I have a really nice piece that I'm slicing and hope to cab. but I think that one you found is primo. Hope it finishes great for you.
Hi Rob and Sam, nice to meet you, Lauren. I'm glad you weren't reaching through ice for those rocks. That porphyry is gorgeous! Thanks for showing the slices. 🎄Merry Christmas to all of you!🎄
We found a couple good ones right at the end. That part of the beach is better for Petoskeys, but I'm always surprised when I find a good banded chert.
The dark matrix "is it puddingstone?" was interesting. I'm guessing spoiled puddingstone😂 Nice finds, enjoyed the virtual hunt with shop B roll! You have a great format to your videos!!👍👍
Really enjoy all of your videos Rob, thank you so much, you have made me really love rocks! Merry Christmas to you and your family and to Sam’s. Looking forward to viewing your next hunt!
Good to see you and your guest stars!!!!! Your love for rocks is incredible. I am still tumbling rocks. This is my first batch of quarry rocks instead of lake rocks. I take notes when I watch your videos. You have mentioned at least 30 rock names. It would be neat if you made a video of common rock samples and names. It is up to you; just a thought????????? Thanks for the nice video!!!!!
How about two videos? 39 Lake Huron Rocks Identified: ua-cam.com/video/F_t4LC13utM/v-deo.html 47 Lake Superior Rocks Identified: ua-cam.com/video/lWTgUbdccJE/v-deo.html
I rode my bike to Niles today the snow on the trees made it very nice. Rode little over 30 miles. Need to ride to Lake Michigan before the shelf ice sets in
Enjoy learning about Michigan Rocks. I have actually learned I had a lightning stone thanks to you. One day, I hope to get a guide book and meandor around Michigan waters in the summertime.
Nothing yet, Jim. I'm hoping Sam will get time to make a cab from it while he's home for Christmas break. He has been over a couple times, but has been working on other projects.
That would be great, since he has never made an actual cab. I think I'd have the advantage for the first couple. I could get even for all the beatings he's given me in agate hunting.
So nice to see you still hunting even in your winter! We are experiencing a very hot summer in South Africa, our winters average around 12° celcius in the afternoons. Love you thick jackets and gloves! I dont think we have it in SA, not necessary this side of the planet. ❤❤❤❤ lovely rocks!
This was actually filmed on November 27, but it was kind of cold. I plan to go back out with my son in law this coming Sunday. It's supposed to be 40° F and raining. Should be fun.
@MichiganRocks wow bravig the cold and rain! I love the rain and really brings out the colours of the rocks when its wet, as long as youve got a rain coat you'll be fine! Enjoy, i will be looking out for the video ♥️♥️♥️
Looks like a great, maybe chilly hunt. Great selection of rocks too. A few notes: What a beautiful porphyry at 4:55! I'd love to see some thin sections of that. 6:45: Nat thinks it's a metasedimentary rock, which is why it doesn't polish real well. 11:52: Beautiful banded chert.
I'm pretty sure I could talk Sam out of a slab of that porphyry for you. Could you use an end cut or would you need a good slab? Sam was here a couple days ago and wants to make a pendant out of a slab. That rock at 6:45 is frustrating. I don't find it often, but I recognize it when I do now. Both Sam and I kind of gasped when we saw it, but we both knew it wasn't much good for anything except looking at on the beach. Thank Nat for letting me know what it might be.
Those petosky’s are so nice, I think that’s the only Great Lakes fossil we’ve been completely skunked trying to find! Someday, definitely a bucket lister, we may have to head over to the Michigan side to make it happen sometime!
@@Operocks I think you'd have to get into the lower peninsula if you want to find Petoskey stones. I always wondered if they could be found in Wisconsin. I didn't think so, but you've kind of verified that. Contact me in the spring and maybe we can meet up. I don't usually go as far west as you probably do, usually just once a summer. It's a long drive.
@ sounds good, we’ll get ahold of you in spring…we’d love to check out Lake Huron and we usually book an AirBnB for a home base when we visit the UP so if it’s a little drive we won’t mind, you don’t seem to have any troubles finding them so we’ll meet you wherever lol!
I'm not sure how I got unsubscribed but here I am and I'm back. Thank you for the great video. Merry Christmas from me and my viking, Lorinda in Evart, Michigan.
Was super happy about the one you sliced. That’s the kind of thing I find in my area and not having a slab saw I’ve been very curious how they’d look. I hope you post something showing the cabs (if you make them). Have a great Christmas!🎄
I love these Look ake Huron rock hunts. I actually would have taken the quartz with the pink on it, would make pretty slabs. Probably white inside though.
Wishing yourself, Nancy and family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2025 Also wishing Sam the same and his poor brother who's getting a big ole chunk of coal for Christmas hehehe. 🌟🎄🎁☃️✨❄️🎉
Probably not, because I wear cheap stuff that I probably wouldn't recommend. My waders cost about $50 and usually leak after the first year, then I patch them for a few more years. I don't wear any other special clothing, except for my gloves. Those are neoprene decoy gloves and they're listed in my Amazon storefront (in the description). I built my rock scoop like this: ua-cam.com/video/94qD2d34Ge4/v-deo.html
For those of us I mean the ones who copy what others do I would I mean I think others may love a look inside your tumbling cabinet. My counter is running out of room. I mean I imagine others needs to see how you saved space. 😅😅😅
It's so cool how you find the rocks like that; they all look the same to me. Also, I watched a couple of your videos about the Nat Geo rock tumbler, and I got the Platinum version. Apparently, it just has a different thing it goes in and a bigger barrel. It's my first tumbler, and I was wondering if there's any difference to the original I should look out for.
I only have one Nat Geo tumbler. I have only used it three times since I have my big, homemade tumbler. Here are the videos I did about it: Review: ua-cam.com/video/G71XbZTlQwM/v-deo.html How to use a Nat Geo Tumbler: ua-cam.com/video/CsTc1kXUuPo/v-deo.html Tumbling Beach Rocks: ua-cam.com/video/_Vmm24Fc7j4/v-deo.html Is the Nat Geo tumbler Too Fast? ua-cam.com/video/MjBtZ4-JheA/v-deo.html
@@MichiganRocks Yeah, thanks heaps, Rob your videos helped me out so much, I've just ordered some different grit and ceramic media and can't wait to tumble my rocks
I got that Platinum version of the Nat Geo Rock tumbler. Only use the show speed on that, and even then, it goes very fast. If you hear a knocking while it runs, it's likely the belt skipping. You can tighten the belt a bit. Also, if you need new belts, the company will provide you some for free, if you ask.
Congrats on all the fantastic finds!! Your banded Chert wins best of show, but there were plenty of winners all around. When it comes to the dark colored pudding stone, I think it counts, so long as it's quartzite. I tell people that if they can shine a light into it and it's got Jasper, it's a pudding stone, if not it's urbanite. A few people on-line have posted a pudding stone chart, with some good pictures, that show them in various shades and colors. I've also seen people who claim that only White quartz matrix stones are pudding stone, so I guess there are purists out there too. I'm not one of the purists. (boo purists, everyone knows all the handsome, smart and successful people say that if it's quartzite it counts.) I've seen then in various colors and like finding the colored ones more, especially if they are unusual, like the large fist sized Green one that I found this summer. It's darker green on one half and lighter green on the other. The side that is lighter also has smaller pieces of jasper, than the darker side does. I don't get too excited about pudding stones anymore but that one made me feel like dancing the jig. I suppose any color that quartzite can be, a pudding stone could be too. That or only white ones count, because the original was probably white. Or get old school and say the ones in England are the real ones and we are all Johnny come lately.
The most common colors I find are white, pink, and yellowish, but I don't remember finding one as gray as the one in this video. I think I like white the best and pink second best. If you have a link to that chart, I'd love to see it. I'm not a purist either, by the way.
Lots of beautiful rocks, if you don’t mind my asking @Michigan Rocks where about are you hunting? We are heading to the Upper Peninsula to our property in the spring and would love to go rocking
This was in Lake Huron, but I have to cross private property (with permission) to get to the beach. I don't share the location of this beach because I don't want to encourage trespassing.
What great finds! My husband and I are looking to head up there this year! Are you able to share what beach you were at?? I’ve never seen a beach with so many rocks!
I usually share locations except for a few beaches. We got to this beach by crossing private property. I don't want to encourage trespassing by sharing the location. Here are a couple places that are similar that you can get to easier: Huron Shores Roadside Park about 10 miles south of Cheboygan 40 Mile Point Lighthouse Rockport State Recreation Area - great place for fossils. There's a beach, old quarry and sinkholes to explore Negwegon State Park - walk to the north almost a mile to get to the rocks Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
Rob, I have a red agate which I've been tumbling for over a month. I don't mind waiting long for better results, but I'm wondering if you could advise me whether I should keep tumbling it. I have pictures and videos of the progress I've made, I would like to share them with you so you could enlighten me.
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: That first pudding stone was beautiful. I always enjoy your videos. Since I can't get out to experience Michigan's wilds... these videos help me get to experience nature! I have a question... My son is looking to get some 3 ft pieces of Michigan drift wood. Being the caretaker for 2 disabled people... he doesn't do activities that take him away from home for very long. Do you have any suggestions for sources he may be able to procure some?
Just curious what part of Huron is this on? Last summer when I was up near Rogers City, it was all boring white stuff? Was wondering if it was better in the southern end.
Sounds like you were looking at a beach full of limestone. The world's largest limestone quarry is in Rogers City. If you go north to 40 Mile Point Lighthouse, the rocks are more interesting. There are also some more interesting beaches south of Rogers City. The beaches down around Port Huron actually have a really nice mix of rocks. Even in one walk down the beach, the rocks will change. On the beach we were on, there are places where there are a lot more Petoskey stones. In some places the rocks get bigger, in other places, they're smaller. This beach doesn't have much sand usually, but some beaches go from rocky to sandy and back again. One more thing. Most Petoskey stones are found south of Rogers City. I do find them to the north, but they're much less common. If you look at a geological map of Michigan, you'll see that it's a bowl like thing where different layers of bedrock are exposed in different areas. The Petoskey stones are to the south of Rogers City.
@ I looked around the Cheboygan light, near Rogers City, and Presque Isle. Pretty much all limestone. Found a few interesting ones near Mackinac City but that’s getting close to Lake Michigan. I’m trying to collect rocks from all five Great Lakes to use in the floor of a new shower I’m planning here in Atlanta. Thought that would be cool. I have some from all but not enough from Superior and Huron. Excuse to go back!
A lot of the more colorful rocks we like to find like pudding stones, jasper, and epidote are glacial till meaning they were carried down mostly from up in Canada by glaciers. The Petoskey stones, fossils, and limestone are all local though
@@tommyhunter1817 Atlanta, Michigan, or Atlanta, Georgia? The rocks around Presque Isle are really bad, in my opinion. Try the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse. You could also consult this map to find other spots: www.michiganrockhounds.com/map
@@MichiganRocks Right on! Is it covered in snow there now? Its going to get warm next weekend and I am looking for one more hunt before winter sets in. Were you up near oscoda or harrisville state park in this? Or farther north?
@@DFontaine7 I'm not sure how much snow is on the beach. It would be fine right by the sure unless ice has started to form. It was -2 on the way to church this morning, so I wouldn't be surprised if there was some ice. I don't share the location of this beach since I have to cross private property (with permission) to get to it. I don't want to encourage trespassing.
Question for Sam: So sand being mainly quartz will become quartzite. Will the feldspar re crystallize upon metamorphosis, or will it dissolve or break up into different minerals?
I’m not a geologist by any means but I did a little research on top of what I already know and I would imagine either way it’s not going to recrystallize (into bigger crystals). Crystals generally form either in volcanic activity where there’s a lot of heat or over time with deposition of minerals. Feldspar has a crystalline structure and generally forms during volcanic activity like the tiny crystals in granite however it can also form as “metamorphic mineral in veins of other rock” - Google. Metamorphosis could change the feldspar by somehow rearranging the feldspar structurally or it could change it if there were a chemical reaction with something else however it could also just stay as little crystals like in meta arkose.
@@samcook1413 Thanks Sam. Yes that's my understanding as well. I think it would take a total melt for it to be able to re crystallize. Unlikely to happen on contact metamorphosis.
@@samcook1413 Nice job, Sam! Feldspar, especially potassium feldspar, is a rather stable mineral under many conditions, so it doesn't recrystallise easily. That being said, metamorphism includes a wide range of conditions and under high-grade metamorphism, feldspar can recrystallise.
Rob, have you ever tumbled or tried to polish a Gowganda Tillite? I know you’re not a big fan of them. I think they are really nice looking. If you have never polished one, would you consider it so we can see how it looks? Ok maybe so I can. You know we rockhound thru you Rob. 🤣
30:44 in this video: ua-cam.com/video/z5S4nwYSOBE/v-deo.htmlsi=P3ieHZae0Hfv00W_ I think it would probably do much better if I cabbed it. I'll try to remember to grab one next time I'm out. I'll slab it and cab it for you.
Do you mean how do I decide which ones to take home? I just look for the ones that have a lot of red jasper. Or maybe you mean how do I decide what to do with them when I do take them home. If it's a really nice specimen, sometimes I polish the whole rock. If it's small, it always goes in the tumbler. If it's larger and not awesome, I usually slab it to make other things with it. My saw isn't that big, so I can only slab a rock that's 3.5 inches or less. I have a couple really, really nice ones that I have just kept as I found them.
@@Unk13Dave The bigger rocks tend to get slabbed and the smaller rocks tend to get tumbled. Small rocks are hard to clamp into the saw vice. I pick rocks to slab based on color and pattern. I use a lot of slabs to make Christmas ornaments, crosses, and other things like that. I cut shapes, then tumble them to polish them. I also slab some bigger Petoskeys for shells for little turtles I make. If a rock is really cool, sometimes I'll make pendants out of them, but they have to have a really great pattern that will stand out. I make some puddingstones into pendants.
They're neoprene decoy gloves. They're a little stiff when new, but loosen up some over time. I don't remember the brand, but they're listed in my Amazon storefront. You can find that in the description of this video.
Could we impose on your expertise to plan a trip to Michigan to hunt petosky and yooperlight stones? We are thinking about flying in, renting a jeep, hunting stones, and flying out. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated …. 😊
If you want to find both Petoskey stones and Yooperlites on the same beach, Lake Michigan would be the place to go. I have only hunted Yooperlites on one Lake Michigan beach and it was in the very southern part of the lake. The better Petoskey stone hunting is farther north. This would be a good map to start your planning with. www.michiganrockhounds.com/map
It'll be our little secret. That might be the first time his brother has been mentioned on a video. You probably wouldn't have guessed that he's a twin.
Thanks for braving the cold so we could enjoy a nice rock hunt while staying warm and dry.😊 All 3 of you found some nice rocks!
I think we all left the beach very happy. Maybe it was just because we were in a heated Jeep.
@@MichiganRocks That would make me happy. Lol
It's awesome when you bounce from the water to the shop and back. That's a ton of time between shots, so to keep everything organized before editing is likely quite the burden. For that, we appreciate ya! It really improves the continuity.
That's really easy to keep track of. It's the months long tumbling videos that make me nervous.
You mean Rob isn't teleporting back and forth to keep things in order? I thought he was a time traveler. (Disappointing) 😉
I think it would be great to walk behind you, and take the rocks that you intend to throw back. Thanks for wonderful video.
I get creeped out when people follow me down remote beaches.
@@MichiganRocks 😄
I need him to go back and get the Petoskey Stones that they left. 😱
I was just thinking the same thing.
Man it looks like a beautiful winter day in Michigan!!!
You all were making me cold as I was watching from my couch. Lots of fantastic finds on the day.
Throw another blanket on.
@ 🤣
What a great day! I love the slabbed rock, and it's always great to see Puddingstones! Thank you!
I hope Sam makes a cab out of that slabbed on over Christmas break.
Sam’s fireworks rock was my favorite.
That was pretty cool. I liked my chert and Sam's Petoskey the best. Sam polished that Petoskey the other day and it turned out great. I made a Short of it for Tuesday.
@@MichiganRocks That banded chert was amazing. I have a really nice piece that I'm slicing and hope to cab. but I think that one you found is primo. Hope it finishes great for you.
@@ClassicRock76 I'm debating about slabbing it. I can't decide.
Thanks for a new video, helps get us through winter
My hands feel sympathy pain for all that cold water. Yikes! Love these rock hunt videos!
The worst part was taking off my gloves to use my camera.
Merry Xmas to you Rob and your entire family, as well as Sam and his family. God bless you all. 😊
Merry Christmas, Suzette!
Hi Rob and Sam, nice to meet you, Lauren. I'm glad you weren't reaching through ice for those rocks. That porphyry is gorgeous! Thanks for showing the slices.
🎄Merry Christmas to all of you!🎄
Nope, this was actually the day before Thanksgiving, so it wasn't quite that cold then. It was cold though.
That was a really nice end of the hunt. I really liked the banded chert at 8:50. Beautiful !!!
We found a couple good ones right at the end. That part of the beach is better for Petoskeys, but I'm always surprised when I find a good banded chert.
Braving the temp for the hunt! You’re truly dedicated. Nice Petoskey & pudding stones. 👏🏻😊
What a great day❤really loved the one Sam found and u slabbed😍gorgeous
And so many awesome rocks u all found
Thank you for the sound of waves too❤
I can't really take credit for the wave sounds or even the rocks. God, @kirsiselei8703 says thanks!
Jealous of the first pudding stone for sure! Thank you for another great video!
My daughter and I always enjoy your videos! Thank you
You're welcome, Gary and daughter.
Some really nice rocks on that beach. Thank you for sharing 😊
Brave souls out there in the cold!! Some nice finds. Wishing you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas!🎄
Merry Christmas!
Thanks for the walk this morning. I wasn't as cold here in my living room. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Keep warm.
That's good, because I'd worry about your pipes freezing.
Merry Christmas Rob, enjoy your time with your family.
Thanks, Ken. Merry Christmas to you too.
Burrrr I know it’s cold outside 🥶…
Happy hunting…
Merry Christmas 🎄
Beach rocks are truly a gift from God. The beautiful variety of them never ceases to amaze me🥰
Thanks for sharing, happy hunting. Nice Petoskey stones
The rocks on that beach are SO beautiful!!! I'd have trouble not lugging them ALL back home 🤣🤍💙💜
The dark matrix "is it puddingstone?" was interesting. I'm guessing spoiled puddingstone😂
Nice finds, enjoyed the virtual hunt with shop B roll! You have a great format to your videos!!👍👍
I'm glad I left it on the beach, I wouldn't want it stinking up the Jeep.
Really enjoy all of your videos Rob, thank you so much, you have made me really love rocks! Merry Christmas to you and your family and to Sam’s. Looking forward to viewing your next hunt!
Merry Christmas to you too, Jeanne.
Boy, that was a great beach!! No agates but plenty of other cool rocks.
This is Lake Huron, so it's very unlikely that I'd find an agate here.
Love the Puddingstones, my favorite 🤎
Good to see you and your guest stars!!!!! Your love for rocks is incredible. I am still tumbling rocks. This is my first batch of quarry rocks instead of lake rocks. I take notes when I watch your videos. You have mentioned at least 30 rock names. It would be neat if you made a video of common rock samples and names. It is up to you; just a thought????????? Thanks for the nice video!!!!!
How about two videos?
39 Lake Huron Rocks Identified: ua-cam.com/video/F_t4LC13utM/v-deo.html
47 Lake Superior Rocks Identified: ua-cam.com/video/lWTgUbdccJE/v-deo.html
I rode my bike to Niles today the snow on the trees made it very nice. Rode little over 30 miles. Need to ride to Lake Michigan before the shelf ice sets in
Too chilly for a bike ride for me.
Great fun. I like the hunts best….it did look cold, though! Thanks and Happy New Year
I like the hunts the best too. Filming them is so much easier than filming shop stuff.
@@MichiganRocks except when you have to take your warm gloves off :).
Great finds - made me cold watching!! 🥶
Merry Christmas Rob and Nancy, love the banded Chert and petoskey stones. Thanks for sharing your adventures throughout the year
Merry Christmas, Jeff!
Another great video. Hat’s off for walking in the cold and wind on a very rocky shore!
I did have waders on, so walking in the water wasn't a problem. The wind was chilly though.
You all found some nice rocks! Hope you and yours have a blessed Christmas! 🙂❤💚
Merry Christmas to you too!
Enjoy learning about Michigan Rocks. I have actually learned I had a lightning stone thanks to you. One day, I hope to get a guide book and meandor around Michigan waters in the summertime.
There are a few nice little rock identification books out there. I have some listed in my Amazon storefront if you want to see the ones I have.
Beautiful!!
Thanks for braving the cold and taking us along. Looking forward to see what's to become of that awesome porphyry
Nothing yet, Jim. I'm hoping Sam will get time to make a cab from it while he's home for Christmas break. He has been over a couple times, but has been working on other projects.
Short but sweet ROCK HUNT.
Thank You.❤
You and Sam could have a cab competition, with those slabs, now that you have 2 machines.
That would be great, since he has never made an actual cab. I think I'd have the advantage for the first couple. I could get even for all the beatings he's given me in agate hunting.
日本語にしてもらって、ありがとう。物凄く良かった（Thank you for making it Japanese. It was very good）
That's an automatic feature of UA-cam now. Glad you like it.
Dang I need a trip north
Hi Rob!! You all found some nice rocks!!!! I want to wish you and Nancy a Wonderful Christmas!!!! Have Fun with the GrandBabies!!!!! 🎄☃️💫🎅🏼
They won't be getting here until a few days after Christmas, but we'll enjoy them then. Merry Christmas, Kim.
Brrrrrr it looked so cold. Great finds
Thank you.
Klasse was ihr alles findet.frohe Weihnachten 🎅🏻
Frohe Weihnachten!
so many amazing thing good job sir
So nice to see you still hunting even in your winter! We are experiencing a very hot summer in South Africa, our winters average around 12° celcius in the afternoons. Love you thick jackets and gloves! I dont think we have it in SA, not necessary this side of the planet. ❤❤❤❤ lovely rocks!
This was actually filmed on November 27, but it was kind of cold. I plan to go back out with my son in law this coming Sunday. It's supposed to be 40° F and raining. Should be fun.
@MichiganRocks wow bravig the cold and rain! I love the rain and really brings out the colours of the rocks when its wet, as long as youve got a rain coat you'll be fine! Enjoy, i will be looking out for the video ♥️♥️♥️
@@HettieJansenVanVuuren I was just out yesterday in the rain and it helped quite a bit.
wish I had a family like yours, who love to wander and stone lol
I'm glad you went out to brave the elements so i don't have to. You're a die hard bunch of rock hounds. Great finds too, so it was worth it!
It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to keep taking of my gloves to use my camera.
@@MichiganRocks You need a camera person.
Thanks
Looks like a great, maybe chilly hunt. Great selection of rocks too.
A few notes:
What a beautiful porphyry at 4:55! I'd love to see some thin sections of that.
6:45: Nat thinks it's a metasedimentary rock, which is why it doesn't polish real well.
11:52: Beautiful banded chert.
I'm pretty sure I could talk Sam out of a slab of that porphyry for you. Could you use an end cut or would you need a good slab? Sam was here a couple days ago and wants to make a pendant out of a slab.
That rock at 6:45 is frustrating. I don't find it often, but I recognize it when I do now. Both Sam and I kind of gasped when we saw it, but we both knew it wasn't much good for anything except looking at on the beach. Thank Nat for letting me know what it might be.
Those petosky’s are so nice, I think that’s the only Great Lakes fossil we’ve been completely skunked trying to find! Someday, definitely a bucket lister, we may have to head over to the Michigan side to make it happen sometime!
Are you in Canada or Wisconsin? Maybe we should meet up sometime.
@ we are in Wisconsin, that would be fun! We always try to make at least one trip to the UP each spring would be cool to meet up next year!
@@Operocks I think you'd have to get into the lower peninsula if you want to find Petoskey stones. I always wondered if they could be found in Wisconsin. I didn't think so, but you've kind of verified that. Contact me in the spring and maybe we can meet up. I don't usually go as far west as you probably do, usually just once a summer. It's a long drive.
@ sounds good, we’ll get ahold of you in spring…we’d love to check out Lake Huron and we usually book an AirBnB for a home base when we visit the UP so if it’s a little drive we won’t mind, you don’t seem to have any troubles finding them so we’ll meet you wherever lol!
@@Operocks Sounds good.
Yeah for stripey stones! And green stripey stones, too! Joy S from Northern Indiana
I'm not sure how I got unsubscribed but here I am and I'm back. Thank you for the great video.
Merry Christmas from me and my viking, Lorinda in Evart, Michigan.
Merry Christmas and welcome back! You've got some catching up to do.
absolutely the best time to search for good rocks...when nobody else is there, because it's too damn cold!!
I think early spring is even better, after the ice has bulldozed the beach.
Nice Banded Chert Rob!
Nice search, no ice or snow yetMerry christmas🎅🤶🧑🎄🎄🎁
That was actually the day before Thanksgiving. We have two or three inches of snow on the ground now.
I'm watching you throw away rocks I would love to find!😅 I think I'm taking a trip to the Great Lakes in the near future.
I wouldn't do it in the too near future. Wait until spring.
6:02 I think those would make really cool drink coasters
They'd be a little small. I'd need a bigger saw. The most I can cut is 3.5 inches.
I think that was in fact a puddingstone. Great video
Sure was a weird one.
I really like that porphory!!
I do too. Sam wants to make a cab from it.
Was super happy about the one you sliced. That’s the kind of thing I find in my area and not having a slab saw I’ve been very curious how they’d look. I hope you post something showing the cabs (if you make them). Have a great Christmas!🎄
They look pretty much the same throughout, just flatter.
You mad man! LOL. Nice vid
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Love the rocks love the lake but i will wait till summer for my hunts and let rob and company handle the winter hunts I will be watching though
There aren't too many winter hunts, but I have one planned for later this week.
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas, Sally.
I love these Look ake Huron rock hunts.
I actually would have taken the quartz with the pink on it, would make pretty slabs. Probably white inside though.
Puddingstone!!!
Nice pudding stone and Petoski stones and chert.
Wishing yourself, Nancy and family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2025
Also wishing Sam the same and his poor brother who's getting a big ole chunk of coal for Christmas hehehe. 🌟🎄🎁☃️✨❄️🎉
Sam would probably appreciate a piece of coal for Christmas, but his brother is not into rocks, so I don't think coal will be well received.
@@MichiganRocks hehehe that's funny but, Sam's brother obviously doesn't know what he's missing 😅
Could you do a video of cold weather rockhounding gear and tools? Brands and where to find them and all the things!
Probably not, because I wear cheap stuff that I probably wouldn't recommend. My waders cost about $50 and usually leak after the first year, then I patch them for a few more years. I don't wear any other special clothing, except for my gloves. Those are neoprene decoy gloves and they're listed in my Amazon storefront (in the description). I built my rock scoop like this: ua-cam.com/video/94qD2d34Ge4/v-deo.html
For those of us I mean the ones who copy what others do I would I mean I think others may love a look inside your tumbling cabinet. My counter is running out of room. I mean I imagine others needs to see how you saved space. 😅😅😅
Here you go:
Homemade Tumbler: ua-cam.com/video/6qIcK2ZohGM/v-deo.html
Tumbler Update: ua-cam.com/video/PAMOCc2BNJM/v-deo.html
Nice slabs!
and where did you get that tool with a spoon on the end to get the rocks out of the water?
I made that. Lucky for you, I made a video of how I did it! ua-cam.com/video/94qD2d34Ge4/v-deo.html
@@MichiganRocks you rock!
It's so cool how you find the rocks like that; they all look the same to me. Also, I watched a couple of your videos about the Nat Geo rock tumbler, and I got the Platinum version. Apparently, it just has a different thing it goes in and a bigger barrel. It's my first tumbler, and I was wondering if there's any difference to the original I should look out for.
I only have one Nat Geo tumbler. I have only used it three times since I have my big, homemade tumbler. Here are the videos I did about it:
Review: ua-cam.com/video/G71XbZTlQwM/v-deo.html
How to use a Nat Geo Tumbler: ua-cam.com/video/CsTc1kXUuPo/v-deo.html
Tumbling Beach Rocks: ua-cam.com/video/_Vmm24Fc7j4/v-deo.html
Is the Nat Geo tumbler Too Fast? ua-cam.com/video/MjBtZ4-JheA/v-deo.html
@@MichiganRocks Yeah, thanks heaps, Rob your videos helped me out so much, I've just ordered some different grit and ceramic media and can't wait to tumble my rocks
I got that Platinum version of the Nat Geo Rock tumbler. Only use the show speed on that, and even then, it goes very fast. If you hear a knocking while it runs, it's likely the belt skipping. You can tighten the belt a bit. Also, if you need new belts, the company will provide you some for free, if you ask.
@@michaelc6817 Thanks heaps man, that's actually so helpful
Congrats on all the fantastic finds!! Your banded Chert wins best of show, but there were plenty of winners all around.
When it comes to the dark colored pudding stone, I think it counts, so long as it's quartzite. I tell people that if they can shine a light into it and it's got Jasper, it's a pudding stone, if not it's urbanite.
A few people on-line have posted a pudding stone chart, with some good pictures, that show them in various shades and colors.
I've also seen people who claim that only White quartz matrix stones are pudding stone, so I guess there are purists out there too. I'm not one of the purists. (boo purists, everyone knows all the handsome, smart and successful people say that if it's quartzite it counts.)
I've seen then in various colors and like finding the colored ones more, especially if they are unusual, like the large fist sized Green one that I found this summer. It's darker green on one half and lighter green on the other. The side that is lighter also has smaller pieces of jasper, than the darker side does. I don't get too excited about pudding stones anymore but that one made me feel like dancing the jig.
I suppose any color that quartzite can be, a pudding stone could be too. That or only white ones count, because the original was probably white. Or get old school and say the ones in England are the real ones and we are all Johnny come lately.
The most common colors I find are white, pink, and yellowish, but I don't remember finding one as gray as the one in this video. I think I like white the best and pink second best. If you have a link to that chart, I'd love to see it. I'm not a purist either, by the way.
Lots of beautiful rocks, if you don’t mind my asking @Michigan Rocks where about are you hunting? We are heading to the Upper Peninsula to our property in the spring and would love to go rocking
This was in Lake Huron, but I have to cross private property (with permission) to get to the beach. I don't share the location of this beach because I don't want to encourage trespassing.
What great finds! My husband and I are looking to head up there this year! Are you able to share what beach you were at?? I’ve never seen a beach with so many rocks!
I usually share locations except for a few beaches. We got to this beach by crossing private property. I don't want to encourage trespassing by sharing the location. Here are a couple places that are similar that you can get to easier:
Huron Shores Roadside Park about 10 miles south of Cheboygan
40 Mile Point Lighthouse
Rockport State Recreation Area - great place for fossils. There's a beach, old quarry and sinkholes to explore
Negwegon State Park - walk to the north almost a mile to get to the rocks
Sturgeon Point Lighthouse
@ thank you so much! Super helpful!
Great rocks!! What was the name of the star burst stone Sam found ?? So cool!
Porphyry. Possibly basalt with feldspar crystals.
I would like to know what the purplish stone was as I have a few of them from Lake Huron.
Can you give me a time stamp for where you saw that rock?
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@@jeanfantin6492 I don't know what that one was. Interesting, but not enough to bring it home.
@ maybe one of your viewers will know…
Thank you for the video. Could you please post a link for your gloves?
Look in the description of this video for my Amazon storefront. They're listed there.
Rob, I have a red agate which I've been tumbling for over a month. I don't mind waiting long for better results, but I'm wondering if you could advise me whether I should keep tumbling it. I have pictures and videos of the progress I've made, I would like to share them with you so you could enlighten me.
I’ll take a look. Where are the pictures?
@MichiganRocks I can't seem to be able to post them here. E-mail?
@@colotzin9 I try to avoid too many emails. I spend enough time on comments here. I you post it on Facebook or something, send me a link.
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: That first pudding stone was beautiful. I always enjoy your videos. Since I can't get out to experience Michigan's wilds... these videos help me get to experience nature!
I have a question... My son is looking to get some 3 ft pieces of Michigan drift wood. Being the caretaker for 2 disabled people... he doesn't do activities that take him away from home for very long. Do you have any suggestions for sources he may be able to procure some?
I really don't know who to refer you to for that. I don't pay much attention to driftwood when I'm out either.
I love rock hunting. I dont know what the names are but i like hunting for pretty rocks
They're still pretty even if you don't know what they're called.
I know a couple videos they could watch to help with names...😅
Just curious what part of Huron is this on? Last summer when I was up near Rogers City, it was all boring white stuff? Was wondering if it was better in the southern end.
Sounds like you were looking at a beach full of limestone. The world's largest limestone quarry is in Rogers City. If you go north to 40 Mile Point Lighthouse, the rocks are more interesting. There are also some more interesting beaches south of Rogers City. The beaches down around Port Huron actually have a really nice mix of rocks. Even in one walk down the beach, the rocks will change. On the beach we were on, there are places where there are a lot more Petoskey stones. In some places the rocks get bigger, in other places, they're smaller. This beach doesn't have much sand usually, but some beaches go from rocky to sandy and back again.
One more thing. Most Petoskey stones are found south of Rogers City. I do find them to the north, but they're much less common. If you look at a geological map of Michigan, you'll see that it's a bowl like thing where different layers of bedrock are exposed in different areas. The Petoskey stones are to the south of Rogers City.
@ I looked around the Cheboygan light, near Rogers City, and Presque Isle. Pretty much all limestone. Found a few interesting ones near Mackinac City but that’s getting close to Lake Michigan. I’m trying to collect rocks from all five Great Lakes to use in the floor of a new shower I’m planning here in Atlanta. Thought that would be cool. I have some from all but not enough from Superior and Huron. Excuse to go back!
A lot of the more colorful rocks we like to find like pudding stones, jasper, and epidote are glacial till meaning they were carried down mostly from up in Canada by glaciers. The Petoskey stones, fossils, and limestone are all local though
@@tommyhunter1817 Atlanta, Michigan, or Atlanta, Georgia?
The rocks around Presque Isle are really bad, in my opinion. Try the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse. You could also consult this map to find other spots: www.michiganrockhounds.com/map
@ Georgia. Been to Atlanta, Michigan. The Elk Capital of Michigan. Saw some nice ones. Beautiful country.
The rock at 13.46, the one you said was your favorite so far, could it be a solidified mudstone, with fossil?
It's possible.
what beach are you on that doesn't have too much snow now?
This was filmed on Thanksgiving eve. I had several other videos that were more important to get out first.
@@MichiganRocks Right on! Is it covered in snow there now? Its going to get warm next weekend and I am looking for one more hunt before winter sets in. Were you up near oscoda or harrisville state park in this? Or farther north?
@@DFontaine7 I'm not sure how much snow is on the beach. It would be fine right by the sure unless ice has started to form. It was -2 on the way to church this morning, so I wouldn't be surprised if there was some ice.
I don't share the location of this beach since I have to cross private property (with permission) to get to it. I don't want to encourage trespassing.
How long were you three out hunting?
Maybe three hours? I just asked Sam and neither of us really remember. This was the day before Thanksgiving.
Question for Sam: So sand being mainly quartz will become quartzite. Will the feldspar re crystallize upon metamorphosis, or will it dissolve or break up into different minerals?
I'm sure glad that one is for Sam.
@@MichiganRocks 😄
I’m not a geologist by any means but I did a little research on top of what I already know and I would imagine either way it’s not going to recrystallize (into bigger crystals). Crystals generally form either in volcanic activity where there’s a lot of heat or over time with deposition of minerals. Feldspar has a crystalline structure and generally forms during volcanic activity like the tiny crystals in granite however it can also form as “metamorphic mineral in veins of other rock” - Google. Metamorphosis could change the feldspar by somehow rearranging the feldspar structurally or it could change it if there were a chemical reaction with something else however it could also just stay as little crystals like in meta arkose.
@@samcook1413 Thanks Sam. Yes that's my understanding as well. I think it would take a total melt for it to be able to re crystallize. Unlikely to happen on contact metamorphosis.
@@samcook1413 Nice job, Sam! Feldspar, especially potassium feldspar, is a rather stable mineral under many conditions, so it doesn't recrystallise easily. That being said, metamorphism includes a wide range of conditions and under high-grade metamorphism, feldspar can recrystallise.
Rob, have you ever tumbled or tried to polish a Gowganda Tillite? I know you’re not a big fan of them. I think they are really nice looking. If you have never polished one, would you consider it so we can see how it looks? Ok maybe so I can. You know we rockhound thru you Rob. 🤣
30:44 in this video: ua-cam.com/video/z5S4nwYSOBE/v-deo.htmlsi=P3ieHZae0Hfv00W_
I think it would probably do much better if I cabbed it. I'll try to remember to grab one next time I'm out. I'll slab it and cab it for you.
I don’t know why, but I really like them. I remember Kyle liked them a bit too. Is there any call for them like the pudding stone?
Ok I watched the video and yeah they don’t tumble too well. That red jasper was just amazing!
@@jamesskorupa8694 I don't know if other people pick them up. You're right about Kyle loving them. Paul (the geologist) really likes them too.
How do you decide what to do with your Puddingstones?
Do you mean how do I decide which ones to take home? I just look for the ones that have a lot of red jasper.
Or maybe you mean how do I decide what to do with them when I do take them home. If it's a really nice specimen, sometimes I polish the whole rock. If it's small, it always goes in the tumbler. If it's larger and not awesome, I usually slab it to make other things with it. My saw isn't that big, so I can only slab a rock that's 3.5 inches or less. I have a couple really, really nice ones that I have just kept as I found them.
@@MichiganRocks I guess what I was asking is what makes you cab some slice some and polish others, what are you looking for?
@@Unk13Dave The bigger rocks tend to get slabbed and the smaller rocks tend to get tumbled. Small rocks are hard to clamp into the saw vice. I pick rocks to slab based on color and pattern. I use a lot of slabs to make Christmas ornaments, crosses, and other things like that. I cut shapes, then tumble them to polish them. I also slab some bigger Petoskeys for shells for little turtles I make. If a rock is really cool, sometimes I'll make pendants out of them, but they have to have a really great pattern that will stand out. I make some puddingstones into pendants.
@@MichiganRocks that's really good info I appreciate it!
Hi Rob. Wanted to ask if you can tell me the brand and style of your gloves?
They're neoprene decoy gloves. They're a little stiff when new, but loosen up some over time. I don't remember the brand, but they're listed in my Amazon storefront. You can find that in the description of this video.
@ thank you!
Could we impose on your expertise to plan a trip to Michigan to hunt petosky and yooperlight stones? We are thinking about flying in, renting a jeep, hunting stones, and flying out. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated …. 😊
If you want to find both Petoskey stones and Yooperlites on the same beach, Lake Michigan would be the place to go. I have only hunted Yooperlites on one Lake Michigan beach and it was in the very southern part of the lake. The better Petoskey stone hunting is farther north. This would be a good map to start your planning with. www.michiganrockhounds.com/map
@@MichiganRocks. Thank you soooo very much !! We will let you know how this rip turns out.
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Don't tell Sam's brother what he's getting for Christmas!!
It'll be our little secret. That might be the first time his brother has been mentioned on a video. You probably wouldn't have guessed that he's a twin.
Sam probably get a knuckle sandwich in return for that gift.@@MichiganRocks
Chocolate pudding stone
I don't think that dark one is a pudding stone.
It was a weird one for sure.