Cutting Open Rocks, Agate, Jasper, Quartz.

I this video I cutting open rocks with my 10" Hi-Tech diamond saw to see what they look like inside. I believe all of them are types of Agates, Jasper or Quartz. After looking into these more and with help from the comments I think the 2nd one is Gray Grey Jasper and I miss spoke calling the 3rd one a banded agate, it is a waterline agate. the 1st one might be a lavender quartz. The 4th I though might be a brecciated jasper but also had a suggestion that it was bloody plume. The 5th one I had a suggestion that it is calcite however I scrach tested it and got a hardness that is ~7 which makes me think its still quartz. Still looking into them and will update if i become more certain.

[@jjbrown675]

Your rock humor is a gift. Don't take it for granite.

[@TheRockNoob]

🤣Oh no not another rock pun, that's boulderific.🤣

[@maybeebuzzy2265]

🤣🤪

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

Everything you cut looked amazing inside. Like the green in 3:20 ! and 7:00 speaks for it's self, so beautiful 😊

[@TheRockNoob]

Thank you, I love seeing how a dule rock on the outside can look so beautiful inside.

[@Mad4saxBrewery]

That 2nd rock is awesome.

[@TheRockNoob]

Thanks, I've started to cab some of it up, but man is it hard.

[@rosemaryspringer4239]

All really cool rocks!

[@TheRockNoob]

Thanks😃

[@SissyMchill1]

New subscriber here. I enjoyed this video. Thank you for posting. Glad it was in my feed. 😊

[@TheRockNoob]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@WildatArt2023]

The first rock. It's not that it is so soft as it is VERY fractured.you could probably do micro-cabs for rings. I'd like a piece?!

[@TheRockNoob]

I was thinking of trying to make some small earrings for my wife with this one, looking into purchasing the need supplies.

[@eltorocal]

#1 Lavender quartz #2 Larsonite, or Gary Green out of Nevada... a petrified Bog wood. #3 Fortification agate... "water level" agate #4 Bloody Basin plume #5 Calcite

[@TheRockNoob]

Thank you. I looked #2 up and it seems like that would be what it is, appreciated you commenting. Being new to identify rocks I'm likely to get things wrong from time to time so I appreciate the help.

[@eltorocal]

@@TheRockNoob Rocks that size (#2) ought to be cut on a 12" or 14" saw, like the Lortone Panther. You won't go through blades, and the cuts are perfect... you can adjust the feed speed and the slab thickness, too. Take care, man... have fun and keep us entertained with more videos.

[@TheRockNoob]

After cutting that one I agree with you and I'm saving up to get a larger saw. Sometimes I can't help myself though and will try to cut rock I know I should wait on🤣

[@eltorocal]

@@TheRockNoob eBay... or The Gem Shop... that guy is cool, and he rehabs older Lortones and Highland Parks into New saws, but a bit pricey.

[@TheRockNoob]

thanks, I will check out The Gem Shop🤞

[@WildatArt2023]

At 7:09 is a jasper. I would love a piece of this as well!😮

[@TheRockNoob]

Sadly its has a ton of small fractures, I have tried to do a couple cabs but it keeps breaking on me.

[@california3186]

I like your waterline agate! And the green stone is truly beautiful! Was the red stone coprolite?

[@TheRockNoob]

Thank you. With my limited knowledge on coprolites I can't say if it the red stone is or not, though I would be surprised if it was. I'm going to look into if further but without knowing were the stone came from I'm not sure if i will ever be able say for sure.

[@WildatArt2023]

At 9:09, a quartz potato 🥔 😊. I ha e a ton of these just from being at the river.

[@TheRockNoob]

😂haven't heard it called a quartz potato before😂

[@theresaburgess5637]

I have the green stone and it’s called Chrysoprase. It’s very hard to cut. I nought it from a local rock shop in my town.

[@TheRockNoob]

I think you might be right, The stone was harder to cut through than what I would expect from fuchsite, but it was still fun to say fuchsite.😄

[@WildatArt2023]

I subscribed😊

[@TheRockNoob]

thanks😀

[@amykrumbholz6446]

The purple might be amethyst.

[@TheRockNoob]

At first I thought that but I think it's to soft to be amethyst.

[@BirdWhisperer46]

Why don't you have a fence mounted on the saw table?

[@TheRockNoob]

At the time I made this video I hadn't purchase a saw fence. I have since then and have used it is some of my other videos.

[@maybeebuzzy2265]

The jasper is really pretty but my fave is picture rock🤩💖🏞

[@TheRockNoob]

The picture rock was a close second for me, It's probably the nicer rock. I only picked the red one as my fave mainly because it just surprised me how nice it looked inside compared to how it looks on the outside. Thanks for watching.

[@MysteryGrey]

That first kind of rock, you can't get wet. I forgot what it's called. Purple is a rare color for that kind.

[@TheRockNoob]

If it is oops🤦‍♂️😄.

[@WildatArt2023]

At 5:56 in the video, water li e agate.

[@TheRockNoob]

After uploading the video I realized a little time later that miss spoke calling it a banded agate, unfortunately I can't go back and correct it now.😄

[@WildatArt2023]

It is still a banded agate 😆. You really didn't miss speak.