CUTTING GEODES & Thundereggs from around the US & World w/Geode Cracker & Collector!

[@geosobservations9496]

VERY COOL 😎

[@geosobservations9496]

Lol...got just a couple 🤣... could build a house of geodes 😃🥰

[@GeodeCrackerCollector]

Haha you got me!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@GeodeCrackerCollector]

Fantastic video Kate! I’m so glad this worked out so well! Thanks for the chance to send ya some of my geodes!

[@KatyDidRocks]

I really appreciate your generosity, Tyler. :)

[@Shannon_Michael_W.]

Such a cool collaboration was well put together. I'm gonna be honored to have a piece of petrified wood that katydid collected. I was the big winner of Tyler's big celebration, I wanted to stop by and say thank you Kate for helping GCC out with a donation. I honestly can't put a price value on his giveaway it's a priceless collection. I really wanted to stop by and say katydid was the like the 5th channel I discovered almost a year ago when I decided to give rock hounding a try, it's like you always say there's so many beautiful rocks, but you were one of the big inspiration channels on me to give it a go thank you Kate 🙂

[@susanbrookman2133]

I love the rock candy geode. So beautiful.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks - it was so cool!

[@sandmaker]

Cut, cut, cut. I loved both the thundreggs and the geods. You just never know what your going to get. They wete all beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thank you! :)

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

7:54 Did that one come from Polka Dot? How are you liking running a segmented blade on the slab saw?

[@KatyDidRocks]

Yep, that's from last summer when we visited PDA. I don't actually care for the segmented blade - it catches far more easily on bigger stones. It might be that the kerf is narrower, though, I'm not sure. All I know is that I can't cut stones that would have been easy with the previous blade.

[@bakerja62]

Enjoyed the video. Shout out to Geode Cracker & Collector!

[@GeodeCrackerCollector]

❤️

[@KatyDidRocks]

Glad you liked it!

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

My favorite was the candy geode, such a mixture!

[@KatyDidRocks]

It really was an amazing surprise.

[@lisag.8458]

Geodes always remind me of rock 🍭 candy! I love how unassuming they are on the outside and then Wow!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Just like me! :D

[@motoburgo]

Sent here by geode tracker! Love the video! The snowman inside looked amazing. My favorite in the video!

[@GeodeCrackerCollector]

❤️

[@KatyDidRocks]

It really was cool!

[@carolscherich1842]

I just love you. The interest you have sparked is a blessing in me and my husband's up coming retirement! Thank you so much!!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Hurray! Rock hunting is a GREAT thing to do together - good for you!

[@jimlancaster6120]

Those are so much fun and you got some nice ones.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thank you! :)

[@lourdesmorales987]

Cuanta belleza!!!!. Gracias por compartir estas gemas de nuestra madre tierra. Un abrazo desde Costa Rica.

[@KatyDidRocks]

I do!

[@gingermackeen5741]

Beautiful, Kate! Gotta love the occasional cat hairs too!😊

[@KatyDidRocks]

:D There was a dog hair in there too!

[@juliemckenna514]

Always fun! ❤️thanks Kate 😊

[@KatyDidRocks]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@karenboysun3948]

Love this video! So cool seeing Geode cracker and your family interacting with you. So fun learning about Geodes with you.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Glad you enjoyed it! It was a fun project. :)

[@kylaabegglen1275]

I love my book, well, your book. I'm so glad I pre-ordered it. I have many rock/rockhounding books, but yours is my favorite.🥰 Beautifully done Kate! Thank you!✌🤠

[@KatyDidRocks]

That makes me SO HAPPY! Thanks for letting me know! I am going to start selling on Amazon soon - I'd love for you to do a review there for me.

[@gracemccoy1970]

Hi Kate, I was just wondering if you're going to personally autograph your books.

[@KatyDidRocks]

@@gracemccoy1970 Yep, I sure do! Every one. :)

[@kylaabegglen1275]

@@KatyDidRocks definitely will do that!👍

[@gracemccoy1970]

@@KatyDidRocks I told my best bud that that's what I wanted for Christmas from her. Your beautiful book

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

The one at 5:45 is so beautiful Katy 👍 Then the rock Candy Geode is even better yet 👍 So pretty thanks for sharing 😊

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks so much 😊 Geodes hunting is on my bucket list.

[@wayne1959]

to steal a phrase often said by one of my favourite youtubers. so many pretty rocks!! Thanks so much Kate.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Glad you could join me!

[@aliencat11]

The 3 chambered geode looked like an alien's heart. So cool to see whats inside!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Oooooh, an alien heart - perfect!

[@markattardo]

Always fascinated by geodes. My experience opening them up includes the box store '(buy) take and break' with a hammer...fun stuff!

[@KatyDidRocks]

It really is. :)

[@katiewood6036]

I love geodes. There is so much variety in color and crystal structure in a single creek. Indiana is my choice for geodes. Too bad you didn't get any jasper botroidal geodes.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Oh, my, those exist?! O.O

[@katiedid713926]

Beautiful. Wish he'd send me one. 🙂

[@KatyDidRocks]

:D

[@michaelvandyke6715]

Great video! Love cutting geodes and of course thundereggs.... My favorite geodes come out of Missouri and Morocco..... Of course my favorite thundereggs come from Oregon.... Haha Great cuts Katy and enjoyed the watch ..

[@KatyDidRocks]

That one Richardson thunderegg surprised me with the stalagmite in it. Love those crystals!

[@cherryotz8830]

Saying hi from Japan. I love all your videos! I live in Yamanashi Prefecture where you can find violet amethyst.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Ooooh, amethyst, how wonderful! Thanks. :)

[@ruksrocksandadventures.5800]

Awesome. 🤘💚✌️

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks ✌️

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video, thank you for sharing it with us!!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@patriciamckean4186]

Looks like a miniature ice cave inside those geodes(Vugs)! Some of those will be great display pieces.

[@ianbrown2205]

Got some nice little treasure chests

[@KatyDidRocks]

Yes, they are lovely! Thanks for watching.

[@wethepeople4255]

Im really digging that oregon thunderegg!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Isn't it beautiful!

[@judymarkel8029]

They are always an adventure. What's going to be inside? Thanks for bringing us along

[@KatyDidRocks]

Thanks for coming! :)

[@natalieclark5819]

Thank you for sharing, Kate! Where did you acquire the "rock candy", if you don't mind to say? ... As a Kentuckian, I can appreciate geodes! We don't have a lot other cool rocks, but we definitely have geodes. 🙂 I believe all of these type of specimens are commonly referred to as "geodes" (by me and most other locals). However, it's my understanding that they're technically all "thunderegg", with the hollow ones being a subtype, "geode". And as you've just seen, not all are hollow at all. My family and I just collected a couple buckets worth a few weeks ago, but I only have a 7" tile saw for the smaller ones. Looking forward to a warmish weekend day to see what's inside some - especially the "rattlers"!

[@KatyDidRocks]

That sounds wonderful! I picked up the rock candy at the Richardson Rock Ranch in Oregon, but it's from Mexico. I actually have some in stock in my Etsy store: www.etsy.com/listing/1059869024/3-geodes-from-mexico-rock-candy-colors?ref=shop_home_active_13&frs=1

[@natalieclark5819]

@@KatyDidRocks , thank you!! I'll check that out!

[@CarsonRBrown]

I was going to go dig at the Richardson Rock Ranch but their website said they don’t allow digging for thundereggs anymore :(

[@KatyDidRocks]

Yes, it's a real shame - but they still have a fantastic rock store and pretty decent prices.

[@janvafa9959]

If a geode is solid in the middle it’s a thunder egg!

[@michaelvandyke6715]

Some thundereggs are hollow also, but there is an old saying out there " A thunderegg can be a geode, but a geode can never be a thunderegg"..

[@stephenrutland8838]

What kind of oil is running in your saw?

[@KatyDidRocks]

Hello! I use food grade mineral oil. I usually order it from Amazon, but they seem to be out at the moment.

[@janettetippetts7942]

Katie! I just moved from Rigby, ID to Oregon. In Rigby both a hardware store and the city/county building/police station (in their landscaping) had beautiful dark pink/rose/black colored rocks that were just dazzling on sunny days because of crystals in them. I asked a few ladies working in the office what kind of rocks they were and nobody knew. So I asked at the hardware store what kind of rocks they were. One of the employees told me they were Montana Sparkle rocks. They didn't sell them, and they couldn't get any more as the company ran out of them/couldn't mine any more? Have you heard of them? Do you know of anybody that sells them (I did check your etsy store) as I would just like one. Thank you for any info you can give me. i enjoy your videos. My dad was a rock hound/ silver smith.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Unfortunately, I don't have any of those and am not sure what they are. I found one at Huntley Bridge - they are so beautiful! My best guess is either mica or black tourmaline, but I don't have any real way of telling which, if either, is right. I'll keep my eye out!

[@yoopermann7942]

KATYDID, better be careful cutting GEODEs as it can be addictive!! because they are like CHRISTMAS presents on CHRISTMAS morning!! you just never know what you will get!! HAPPY HUNTING/CUTTING

[@GeodeCrackerCollector]

You can say that again!

[@KatyDidRocks]

Montana agates are kinda the same - some are duds, some are incredible!

[@naomitracy5684]

shut up ! i was just gonna write that geodes are like Christmas!! 😂

[@haperawehiwehi8661]

from my very basic understanding of geodes; geodes (and vugs) form as the hot, mineral rich fluids that would normally form agates are given a lot more time to cool and cool slower, enabling the formation and growth of larger crystals. Hence why all agates are geodes, but not all geodes are agates,

[@KatyDidRocks]

I learned doing this video that geodes form in sedimentary as well as volcanic rock. So much to learn!

[@haperawehiwehi8661]

@@KatyDidRocks yep. "cold water" agates and geodes are a thing. The most common variant worldwide though is volcanic geodes since it's harder for minerals to form at cooler temperatures.

[@naomitracy5684]

open geodes with a hammer and a pick 👍👍

[@KatyDidRocks]

You are a braver woman than I! :D

[@naomitracy5684]

@@KatyDidRocks it saves so much crystals and shows the actual formation patterns when you bust it open instead of cutting , try it once and see 👍👍❤️

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

GEODE vacation worth living for🤗🤣🙃😍😘LOVE sparkly surprises...... Of course smaller brings SUPER BIG SURPRISE SLABBING them too, WOW!😄😍😘 Thank you FUN DISCOVERY🕵️time📹📽️🎬📺📱from my cellphone 💟👍😍 KATYDID notifications.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Your comments are always so colorful! :D Thanks, Lindalee.

[@davidwilson4954]

Problem about cutting Geo's is that the oil damaged or destroyed very rare minerals that are inside. Such as millerite.

[@KatyDidRocks]

Good info! I don’t usually cut geodes, but it’s good to know that there are issues.

[@Ken_G.]

Are you really sure those geodes that say "IN" on them are from Indiana? Maybe you're holding them upside down and they came from the Knights Who Say "NI". I really hope someone gets that joke or I'm gonna look like a fool. Oh yeah, nice rocks. The nickname for a solid geode is cannon ball. Just like an avocado that's not ripe yet.

[@GeodeCrackerCollector]

🤣😂 this comment is gold! I like that nickname for solid geodes! I guess it’s fitting my last name is cannon! 🙃

[@KatyDidRocks]

Ni!

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

* All Geodes are Thunder Eggs ~ but Not all Thunder Eggs are Geodes... Geodes have Space inside which is the difference.. So, the KY Geode was filled in was NOT a Geode..

[@KatyDidRocks]

Exactly! But thunder eggs are volcanic in origin, so it wasn’t a thunder egg either! Perhaps a nodule?