Agate Capital River Rock Hounding

On this adventure we went to the "Agate Capital of the World", Moose Lake Minnesota. We targeted a river in the area and found some beauties.
I apologize for the poor audio while we were on the river. The new microphones gave us some trouble and didn't realize it until the trip was over. Hopefully we can provide a better experience with our next video.
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[@TreasureHuntingNana]

Issabelle is a very smart girl :) Loved listening to her :)

[@10Agates]

Thanks so much. She definitely is. She gets really chatty when she’s finding good ones. Thanks for watching.

[@jakemoeller7850]

I grew up in rural southwest Minnesota. As kids, our eyes were always scouting for rocks...pockets were never empty when we returned home. It's great to see kids out in nature.

[@10Agates]

Thanks for checking us out. The kids constantly bringing rocks home and asking what they are is what started all this.

[@rotisumbuErikGemstone]

Istimewa🎉

[@silverback5033]

Some nice finds

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Nice hunt. Great kids!

[@flatlandersfilms]

I live in the area there, I have been picking those rivers for almost 40 years. Great video and finds.

[@10Agates]

Thanks. We’ve been back twice since and have done equally as well and better each time. Should have one more video out by thru weekend. We’re eyeing up some places farther north and east now.

[@flatlandersfilms]

@@10Agates nice, I just got out last weekend and filled a gallon ice cream bucket of keepers. Nothing huge but lots of good ones. Be on the lookout for fossilized coral, and Mary Allen jasper as well.

[@QuestForDetails]

nice to meet you guys ! great video , happy hunting !!

[@10Agates]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@kimdedominicis6893]

I just discovered you! Nice channel! Best of luck to you!

[@10Agates]

Awesome. Thanks for watching.

[@dinahjeffries7813]

We really enjoy your videos-enjoy the kids! You’re so lucky to have this great resource near you.

[@10Agates]

Than you! I’m so glad people are enjoying these. It’s funny. I live in an area completely consisting of nothing but powdery sand. We need to travel at least 45 minutes to find any sort of glacial till like we find in these rivers. Still, 45 minutes is relatively close.

[@agatebeauties]

Another great video! Congrats on all your amazing finds!

[@10Agates]

Thanks for watching. Isabelle says this is her new favorite spot even though she found her biggest on another river. I’m sure we’ll be returning soon with the water levels so low.

[@v7i5k2t5o7r]

🤝🤝🤝 Well done, family!!! Dad +! Subscribed! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@10Agates]

Thank you so much 👍

[@silnod]

3:10 I liked the clearish yellowy agate just to the bottom left of the giant dimpled monster. Here in western Washington we pick those up all the time. Occasionally you cut them open and they have banding.

[@10Agates]

Thanks for watching. That yellow one is almost certainly milky quarts stained yellow. There is so much of that around it can be difficult to find agates sometimes. We also see a lot of clear quarts with red inclusions that really fool the agate hunter.

[@arongstone]

Nice found ❤❤ !!

[@10Agates]

Thank you 😁

[@kevinjakovec3783]

I just subscribed! Great video. God bless you all ! Your new friend and fan, Kevin from Chicago.

[@10Agates]

Thanks and welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed our video! We have more in the works.

[@ilmorocks9590]

Awesome finds! Yall are so lucky to have such good agates around, but atleast your sharing your trips with us so I don't feel so bad haha! Thank you for posting again!

[@10Agates]

Thanks for watching again! We're so happy that people are enjoying these videos.

[@troylarsen2454]

Any wear in Central Minnesota is prime agate picking. I live near Little Falls, the gravel roads, farm fields, etc, are a pickers paradise.

[@10Agates]

Agreed. So many people are laser focused on the north shore and there are so many incredible agates to be found over 100 miles away.

[@troylarsen2454]

@10Agates for sure. The North shore gets so picked over fast. I was up in Grand Marais with some friends about a week ago. We were up there for a vacation, but also just to do some rock hounding, it wasn't all about agates. We found a few good agates, but it was the experience of it for us. A lot of new rock and agate hounds think they have to go up there to find agates. That's definitely not the case.

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

OMG so many beautiful agate finds. Thanks for sharing them all. Awesome finds 😊

[@10Agates]

Thanks so much for watching again! We had a blast and plan to return. Plus we have a plan to record another video this weekend!

[@QuestForDetails]

just found these guys and subscribed ! good stuff !

[@naminaoberhausen2131]

First comment. Good to have you guys back again. Very beautiful rocks. You chose the perfect place to rockhound in. Liked. Thanks for sharing. 🧭🧭🏔⛰🪨 from Jordan

[@10Agates]

Thanks for checking us out again. We had a blast and plan to go back.

[@deniseview4253]

Kids have a good eye for agates.

[@10Agates]

Thanks! They sure do. Last year Isabelle would be disappointed that I always found more. Now she kicks out butt every time out.

[@Shannon_Michael_W.]

Lots of cool rocks, man those buckets are awesome, they sure come in handy, just came across your channel and watched your other videos I'm a new subscriber. See ya around ✌️

[@10Agates]

Thanks so much for watching and subscribing. We have another video in the works and should be out within the next week.

[@thegatesofdawn...1386]

Nice finds. The color is like or is it Carnelian?

[@10Agates]

I’m not 100% sure what carnelian is but I do believe Lake Superior agates would qualify. Is carnelian just a red chalcedony?

[@macx3268]

Nice finds. Where did you get those long scoops from? Looks like the green buckets has a clear bottom to see through it in the water.

[@10Agates]

The scoops cam from Kingsley North and are called a “treasure scoop”. The buckets are home made and I’m having a hard time recommending anyone actually make them. The bucket and plexiglass are extremely difficult materials to bond to. The adhesive I had to use was $70. If you google “clear bottom bucket” you’ll find some for sale online. Not sure about the quality but it would be cheaper than how I did it.

[@lpsound3434]

Nice! Thank you! Which river??😮

[@10Agates]

I'd prefer not to share the river since there doesn't seem to be a lot of access points. There are a lot of rivers across central MN that I've had great luck on. A good tip would be to consider floating down some of these rivers in inner tubes. It seems to be very popular on a lot of these rivers. We were keeping the option open to check out the Moose Lake area gravel pits but we did so well that we didn't have to. Good luck!

[@lpsound3434]

@@10Agates The gravel pits that the city plows are pretty picked over.

[@debbiebowman8071]

Great finds! Looks like great fun especially with how warm it has been. That would be a great camping trip if you could camp along the river! What part of mn do you live? I'm SE of Brainerd😊 I'm heading up north to camp east of effie but unfortunately I've never seen any great rocks there.

[@10Agates]

I live a little south of Cambridge. No agates around here because we are in a big sand plain with no rocks in the soil at all. I always have to travel at least 30-45 minutes in virtual any direction to find any sort of good soil that has agates. Brainerd should have some agates, especially if you are south and east. A lot of easily accessible places are almost totally picked over so the harder to get to is always a better choice. It’s a more popular hobby than you’d think. This is why we prefer to look in the river over looking around it. A lot of the bigger rivers going through central MN have canoe routes and camp sites. If you have a canoe it is a great option. I’m considering doing this sometime. Filming our short trips is a lot of work. Adding camping on top of that would be whole new level. I’m glad you enjoyed our video.

[@debbiebowman8071]

@10Agates yep I walk the dirt road by my house and find them. They are not very big but I enjoy it. I'm not very knowledgeable about where else to go other than a neighbors small gravel pit where I found a couple of nice ones from the top of the screen piles :-) we have no shortage of rocks! Matter of fact you can't hardly put a stake in the ground without hitting one.

[@tinaanderson7283]

I want to take my nephew and do this.

[@10Agates]

I highly recommend. Especially if they like to collect rocks and ask what kind they are. Hopefully our videos help a bit and there are other KZbinrs that do a good job of explaining how to get started.

[@feleciaburrous6821]

100 % vanilla extract will keep bugs away 👍 fun looking for rocks with your kids!!🩷

[@10Agates]

Thanks for the tip!

[@xXturbo86Xx]

Are these actually valuable? I had found a lot of them over the years but never kept them.

[@10Agates]

Technically they’re considered a semi-precious mineral. Very large ones can be worth a lot of money but generally speaking the time, money and effort spent searching isn’t offset by the amount you could sell them for. It is strictly a hobby for us. I wouldn’t plan to start selling unless we start making them into jewelry or something. Even then it probably wouldn’t be very profitable.