Beautiful Jasper Agate & Plume Agate | Cutting Rocks #1

[@Chasenhaws]

I really like that you take time to show the outside of the rock, instead of just the face where you cut. Most rock cutting videos don't do that, so thanks!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Glad you liked it!

[@pretzel2272]

Stunning, especially the petrified wood/metamorphized rock and the last three beauties! 🤩🤩🤩

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@dawnbrown9898]

That plume agate is to die for!!❤

[@yelenalastovkina5681]

Amazing cuts!Just amazing..How can you make such a great guess about inside of the rock.Jasper is magnificent..They should make the best jewerly if it..lol..May be you will find a way..Even in a nice bowl in a living room..To play with and enjoy looking at..I believe those rock interfere with our magnetic fields in a way it make us not feeling lost in a universe..Love your videos!Keep going😊

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks for the kind words and for your support!!! There’s no science behind choosing which way to cut. Sometimes is based on what’s the easiest way to cut it with the saw!!

[@candywarmuth2455]

Wood feels waxy to me. Lustrous. Beautiful cuts. Bravo. That last one could be considered a geode.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you very much! I agree on the last one! Had the geode look.

[@lennyboy1252]

love that piece at 11 minutes, it look like a white fox laying down..beautiful..ive been fishing local rivers all my life and loved rock but never paid attention to what they are except as of late..brand new rock hound thanks for sharing....

[@RockhoundingLife]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@MsSandraCGL]

Beautiful

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@CityRockhounding]

I love cutting rocks there's just something about it. Great work, beautiful pieces.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you very much! Cutting the rocks can be just as fun as finding them!

[@Ken_G.]

I almost think that the piece you weren't sure of might be a stromatolite fragment. That wouldn't be inconsistent with the area. Pretty stuff.

[@RockhoundingLife]

I think it was Coral. The till in that area overlies a carbonate reef structure.

[@danieldodson1998]

Beautiful fingerprint agate…

[@koksinglau2494]

Nice. Good explanation. There's just so much to learn about rocks.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Glad you liked it!

[@Cherismoore]

Wow! Beautiful!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! 😊

[@harleyv1969]

Nice jasper agates!!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

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[@illmsg77]

Daaaaamn! That is gorgeous!!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

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[@tracykeats7394]

Beautiful cuts

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kallaanica7221]

Thank you for showing the cuts. The yellow jasper agate.... I absolutely love love love!!! Gorgeous stones!!!!!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks!! Those were great rocks!!

[@grandparocky]

3:51 is not wood and yes is metamorphic! beautiful sample

[@RockhoundingLife]

Yes I came to this realization after I cut it. Its most likely flow banded rhyolite.

[@ruksrocksandadventures.5800]

They are some beautiful pieces of rock. 👌

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you!

[@lisapavlescak1708]

The colors are absolutely phenomenal.

[@RockhoundingLife]

The colors on this beach are awesome. Its one of our fav beaches to go to.

[@DavidBriggsAdventures]

I'd lean toward metamorphic on that stone over pet wood. I find a bunch of that deceptive directionality in jasper specimens. The jasper is a bit brighter here, but that milk glass white just like what we find down here on the Rogue. It's really cool to see such similar stones separated by thousands of miles.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Yeah its definitely not pet wood. I completely changed my tune on it. I'm pretty sure its flow banded rhyolite. The thing i love about Nova Scotia jasper is that it comes in such a variety of colors and textures depending where you are. Dark red, bright red, yellow, green. Thanks for watching!!

[@marsharamsay2793]

Great video, jasper is my all-time favorite. I love the colors.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Jasper is my favorite rock as well!

[@katherinedoughty839]

Nice finds! Good to see what's hiding inside. There's hope for my fugly jaspagates? yet!🙃👍

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks!! Oh yes...you never know what treasure is waiting inside! I was pleasantly surprised with the last red jasper agate. This is why this hobby is soooo addictive!!

[@katherinedoughty839]

I totally agree!😀😁 Watching is nearly as good when you can't get out to rockhound! Cheers from Down Under 🙃

[@rockinwitht9948]

Rock cutting day is always the best day!! It’s so exciting!!! Those are some beautiful stones!

[@RockhoundingLife]

It’s one of the best parts of the hobby. Like opening presents at Xmas as a kid!

[@rockinwitht9948]

Rockhounding Life yes!!!!!

[@rockhoundingwithjasperblue]

Yes, very nice. The 2nd to last is definitely my favorite. I do hope you you can make something VERY nice out of those pieces. And I’m thinking the one you thought was wood might be Rhyolite. A lot of the California desert Rhyolite looks just like that. Thank you for sharing!💎

[@RockhoundingLife]

Hi there and thanks! Yes you might be right on that piece. It looks like flow banded Rhyolite.

[@familyfunwallace787]

Hi I am also in Halifax and have found some amazing rocks around some the beaches is there any way to send you some pics and maybe you could give me some info on them thanks and Cheers

[@RockhoundingLife]

Sure thing! You can send pics to: [e-mail]

[@whycivilequalsinsane]

The "wood" one is rhyolite

[@RockhoundingLife]

Yes. Flow banded rhyolite

[@OliverCBabcock]

im like 95% sure the pet wood lookalike is a Banded Iron Formation or BIF

[@RockhoundingLife]

Hi there. This rock has been a mystery for sure. It isn’t magnetic so I don’t think it’s BIF. I don’t think it’s pet wood either as I initially thought. I’ve now settled on flow banded Rhyolite but still not 100%.

[@judyherman5470]

Beautiful finds!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks Judy! Did you get my email regarding your prize? I sent you 2 emails. Maybe check your junk mail?

[@pattywpschoonbeck49]

Thanks for the views! I love watching cut rock and dream of doing it myself soon. My favorites are the last one and the ( sure looks like it to me! ) petrified wood. Awesome watch and I subscribed, so will view your others! Thanks again PAWS

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks a lot!!

[@nlgrowdr8441]

Hi, when you say mine till, do you mean tailings? Or waste rock dump? Or is it actual glacial till that's near the mine? just trying to understand exactly.....cheers

[@RockhoundingLife]

I think i'm referring to glacial till in this case

[@BryanJordanMusic]

Those last few pieces from Five Islands were amazing! I grew up rockhounding, but there is not much to find where I live now, so it is nice seeing these videos.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks! Where are you from?

[@BryanJordanMusic]

@@RockhoundingLife I grew up in Montana, but live in Hawaii now. I have found some small quartz crystals, and a little bit of jasper, but not much more than that. I have collected an abundance of enhydros within the quartz crystals, so that has been fun. But for the most part, the geology is just too young to have developed many interesting mineral deposits.

[@hukeaz]

Epic!

[@RockhoundingLife]

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[@NWRockExplorer]

That's some nice material you got there, Those red and yellow jasp-agates would make some awesome cabs. I think the rock at 3:50 is a chunk of flow banded Rhyolite, I've found some similar material here in BC.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks! Yeah you could be right on that rock. I’m still a bit stumped on it. Rhyolite is the extrusive equivalent to granite when talking igneous rocks so it should have the same mineral assemblages as granite (Feldspar, Quartz, biotite). It’s possible they are in there. I suggested metamorphic because the minerals look grouped together in the banding. It’s fun trying to figure this stuff out!!!

[@ellenboyington4464]

Beautiful Jasper's!! Looking forward to seeing more, good hunting😊

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you very much! Definitely lots more to come!

[@bloomingtonian7529]

Great color. Love that first yellow.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks! These Jasper agates were some of the best i've ever cut.

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Good stuff...Just getting into it myself .....Thank,s

[@RockhoundingLife]

Nice!! Its addictive!

[@jadukchannel]

make me one... 😁

[@RockhoundingLife]

Those are hard to come by😢

[@jadukchannel]

@@RockhoundingLife I can make carnelian 😁

[@arthurtamayo6522]

What do you mean "in the till"?

[@RockhoundingLife]

Basically in the dirt. Till is the sediment left from glacier retreat.

[@tlk13ns]

I've been to five islands a few times I must b going to wrong spot I find the water too dirty any suggestions I've been in area of lighthouse

[@RockhoundingLife]

The lighthouse is too far over. We go into the provincial park to the picnic beach and walk to the left. This time of year it's picked over pretty good. You can still find an agate or two though. Beginning of spring is the best time to go.

[@tlk13ns]

@@RockhoundingLife ty very much love yr vids over been learning so much this my frst official season of hounding so I've been going to lower cove most of the time theres a fair mix lots of chardonnay an I think I've found lots of quarts an some jasper a few plant fossils theres a couple I really love would love to share pics an get yr opinion I follow u on fb too

[@tlk13ns]

Apparently there isn't one called parrsboro provincial park lol

[@bloodnthuner]

You use a tile saw instead of a lapidary saw?

[@RockhoundingLife]

This is an old video. Backnthrn i used a tile saw. Ive upgraded since then

[@trptrungblogs]

❤️❤️❤️❤️🇻🇳💎

[@mycomurph8472]

Awesome cuts man! If you don't mind me asking, what kind of set up do you have for the saw? I'm looking into getting some gear for tumbling/cutting.

[@RockhoundingLife]

I have a 7” Ryobi table top wet tile saw I use for trimming seam agates and smaller rocks. I have a 7” top cut wet tile saw for my bigger rocks ( probably will upgrade to a “10 saw soon). I polish my cut rocks with a 10 stage/grit polishing wheel set that I attach to my drill. For tumbling I have a 6lb tumbler I use for my coarse runs, a double barrel (3lb each) tumbler for stage 3-4 and a single 3lb tumbler for polish. I keep all my stages running in the same barrels all the time. You don’t have to do that but I find it helps keep contamination down. As a beginner I would just get a single barrel 3lb tumbler or a double barrel 3lb tumbler.

[@RockhoundingLife]

After my vacation (mid Aug) I will do a video showing my set up.

[@mycomurph8472]

@@RockhoundingLife right on man, that's a nice set up, I was looking into a double barrel vibratory tumbler as well, not sure if the claims of it being any faster are true or not.

[@RockhoundingLife]

I will probably switch over to a larger rotary barrel for coarse runs and then get a vibratory tumbler for all the other stages as it cuts down on time and grit.

[@terrystrahl3275]

Jason, do you have an email or FaceBook page ? Jasper Agate for FTW. total newb getting into hounding. My first hunt ..pure luck I found a baseball size jasper almost the same color as your thumb nail.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Absolutely!! Email and Instagram. [e-mail] @rockhoundinglife

[@RockHoundingAdventures]

Hey bro, those are some beautiful specimens. The one at 4:00 definitely looks like some petrified wood, nice find 🔥🔥. Also love that Jasper at 7:14. All super cool though. As well thanks for the sub. I subbed you back, looking forward to seeing mor if your videos.🤙

[@RockhoundingLife]

Hey man thanks a lot! Yeah I've been watching your videos and i'm digging your finds. I'm a Jasper lover and you are finding some nice ones. Thanks for the sub and lets stay in touch.

[@RockHoundingAdventures]

Rockhounding Life yeah man definitely will. Do you have IG?

[@RockhoundingLife]

I'm going to set up an IG account for the channel. I'll send it to you once set up.

[@RockHoundingAdventures]

Rockhounding Life sounds good brotha 👍

[@jeaniel1004]

Wow! Beautiful!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@taniakapronczai7652]

Beautiful