Fossicking for beautiful Agates

[@SEAN-tk8xf]

My Dad and I would go rock hounding when I was kid. brought back good memory's. :))

[@terry8728]

I’m a rock hound so I totally adored this video! I think I’d be like a kid in a lolly shop if I was walking that field Krissy, though I couldn’t pass up so many rocks as you did! I went for a Sunday stroll along my local river and came away with a pocket full of river tumbled agates. When my car rattles I know it’s another rock that’s fallen out of my pocket! 😆

[@impunitythebagpuss]

Love your enthusiastic rock collecting! I've always been a collector ,myself.....used to drive my hubby nuts saying "pull over, pull over" when we were traveling! lol! Even brought a car full of rocks when I moved home the The Rock...aka..Newfoundland

[@66hobgoblin81]

Krissy next time you are near a $2shop or a Red Dot store they sell "tile grout joint" cleaning brushes. They are shaped like a 10 × sized toothbrush with much firmer bristles. They are excellent for cleaning dirt of specimens & semi precious gemstones. They are only a few $ each. Nice to see you relaxed & smiling & even your hair is looking softer than in the old camp set up. That new camper has done you wonders & given you a rediscovered energy & enthusiasm. Having a secure income helps as well. But don't forget that all the heavy rains & flooding opens up new ground & I bet that monster find is just around the corner.

[@myhandyman1]

That a girl; I started out as a rockhound and kept finding nuggets along the way. My homestead is landscaped in cool crystals and specimens I have collected over a lifetime. Makes for a heavy pack on the way out.

[@robbie8142]

"kept finding nuggets along the way" 🤩. Gee, that would have been a nuisance being so heavy and all. 🤣 I know that's not what you meant, it just sounded like it was a bit awkward or something. It sounds like an awesome place in the world. 🇭🇲🤗

[@offyarocka]

WOW you have an awesome collection there!!! carnelian 😍🤩😍 one of my favourite gems to collect here on the mary basin🥰🥰🥰 i know water is very valuable were you are, but a spray bottle of water helps high grade your hunting. ive been finding that jasper is a great indicator for agates, cherts, petrified wood and sometimes common/moss opal. Ive just joined the local gem and mineral club, that might be a fun way to get into rockhounding =)

[@penelopepitstop1966]

Hey Krissy, I got told from one of the elders up there , that you should leave the rocks where they are, as they will bring you bad luck if you take them, apparently the elder spirits will follow you around until you put the rocks back, I picked up some rocks and then didn’t find any gold for 3 days, I chucked the rocks out, and then started finding it again. 😊

[@Bobbydazzlla]

Good Morning Krissy - Love my Sunday morning coffee with Krissy

[@sionetohale7727]

Nice video Krissy sorry you couldn't get out gold prospecting because of the weather but very interesting to see all the different colour stones you collected, I love to pick up different pebbles myself when I am at the beach ⛱ 😀 safe travels

[@user-br2bf1hl6n]

I can count on you Krissy to show me something new and exciting. Mother earth is amazing. Thanks again for sharing with us. Your passion is contagious. Best wishes, Deb

[@OutbackGoldFever]

I'm glad you enjoy the videos, Deb 👍🏻

[@AlanaShuster]

You couldnt have said it any better. I would love to see rock cutting and polishing as well.

[@billmain7430]

As usual Krissy another great adventure collection of rocks beautiful used to collect loads of them got some Polished.💕💕👍👍🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@richardfoster4319]

Hi Krissy, it’s nice to watch you videoing another of your passions. Thank you for sharing.

[@margaretfiggs2606]

Sorry to here your seperated. You keep smiling and love the new items for your equipment. Purple and black,so cool. Stay positive.

[@normangage6953]

What a fun day. Great finds. I agree, got to use the saw and uncover the real beauty.

[@gold-denprospecting8066]

Great finds mate you will need to get a saw to cut some of them. Love Agate also and some petrified woods look good too. Stay safe mate 2DFERS Dennis and Donna.

[@lars2you]

Very enjoyable! I can’t help picking them up either! Thank you…

[@terry8728]

Krissy, you show a fascinating piece of a black, bubbly rock in your collection box that matches a piece identified as "Hematite, lustrous botyroidal aggregates" from the Albert Chapman Mineral Collection displayed in the Australian Museum. Some of the collection is shown online if you are keen to take a look!

[@brucevanderzanden9638]

Good finds Krissy! Always wondered what some rocks looked like you walk over daily. Great video!

[@glendadalejones3753]

Oh wow they came up really well. 👌🙌👏🏻 The pinks are my favourite. Awesome Hunni xx

[@rpmblues7018]

Wow , I'm jelly. You are hooked. Good hunting.

[@HeatherNaturaly]

Here in the USA, agate forms in flattened egg shapes inside the host rock. When I was an Aussie, my Dad was an avid agate collector, so I was surprised when I saw the U.S agates.

[@cynthiakoepke2649]

Love the gold hunt🙂 The rock hound in me Drools at the rocks…. You are right, cutting your finds yourself is darn near a religious experience 🤞🤞🤞‼️

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Can’t wait 😊

[@jacquelineelliott4291]

What a beautiful sparkling location 💞

[@uncobazz3848]

I like the Owl rock the most, thanks for sharing

[@mattbrown7483]

Australia is full of wonders. So many interesting rocks and agates. I like the ones with the triangular banding, and that translucent orangish one is very cool Krissy. But by far you would get my vote for the prettiest gem in the lot. Have a great week Krissy, looking forward to the next video.

[@roberthogan5154]

Nice laidback day of rock hunting. Great to see you having fun at what you love & being able to fossick on the land you work on. You certainly have some interesting finds there & they would look brilliant when polished. Great video as usual and look forward to more. Stay safe Krisy & all the best. xx

[@elkhunter76]

Have never seen cattle browsing on trees here in Wyoming. I have seen them eat cactus in Arizona. Nice video!

[@aldopine]

Which is why our cattle in Wyoming taste way better. 👍

[@jojacobs305]

Nice change of pace thanks for sharing 🥰

[@Denis-zb5pf]

A typical Virgo trait, seeing the natural beauty in rocks. Know I too, would be in my element on those flats gathering a tonne of beautiful specimens, then discarding most. One of the joys of many years working in assay laboratories, was seeing every sampe coming in the door. Exploration geo's often bought in stunningly beautiful rocks resulting in powder. So appreciate your sharing.

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Virgo is spot on 😂

[@Denis-zb5pf]

Yes so attuned to nature's beauty

[@robbie8142]

Hey Krissy! If you like collecting different types of rocks then you really are in your CHOSEN place. What more could you possibly want? ...... GUESS! Thanks again and watch out for those big Moss Agate Ankle Breakers! Cya! 🇭🇲🤗

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Mother earth has so many treasures to offer. Going for a bush walk I'm like a fat kid on a smartie 😂 That's all I need 👍🏻

[@robbie8142]

@@OutbackGoldFever You got me laughing. Never heard that one. Still chuckling ........ big smile. Thankyou!

[@geneturk4242]

Great video and great finds

[@LynnBoergermann]

Love the pink one so much

[@alasdairblackmore2592]

Yep, it's good to have another interest / hobby ... !

[@jackweston7530]

Great job thanks for your time today and keep it up

[@johnurso5184]

Nice job, looks like fun !!

[@michaelhalstead7532]

You have an amazing personality. Your a joy to watch...

[@rayclark44]

What a lovely video Krissy. You sounded like a child in a candy store. It would be great to see some cut or polished one day in the future. Take care & stay safe 👍🇬🇧🍀

[@billunderwood8975]

Wow, Krissy! So cool ... You do well to take a break from the gold fields. That agate with two colors split down the middle ... If it were heart shaped with the seam going north and south ... Someone would fall in love with it, I'm sure! Here at home, we have old growth oak forests where I hunt wild, edible mushrooms almost year-round. (There's dozens of species, and even more sub-specie) When the season is in, I hunt wild Ginseng, Yellowroot, and Star Grub Root ... Native artifacts, Geodes, and meteorites... There's a strip of land where the geodes, and meteorites are plentiful, and as luck would have it, that strip runs right through the family farm. Great fun right outside the door! Thanks again for sharing your adventures! Much love from across the pond!

[@OutbackGoldFever]

That’s so interesting! Nature’s treasures in your backyard 👍🏻 Enjoy!

[@danielpearce5113]

Amazing the different stones you can just pick up . Most of my finds are fossils I have a lot of anemone's an ammonite and some fossil crocodile skin in my collection I also have something I found embedded in a chalk cliff it is heavy like lead but really hard like iron but non magnetic it is round and the surface is patterned like coral. I have sent pictures to the natural history museum in London but so far had no response I was hoping it was a meteorite but being non magnetic casts doubt on that theory. It is great that you have time to just look for interesting stuff. Down in Cornwall where I was brought up there are places where you can find amethyst geodes but I was to young to have an interest in geology. I look forward to your next gold hunt who knows you may even unearth some Opal one day .

[@hectorkeezy1633]

I would have a ton of overweight, going back. I’m glad you took the pink rock. Good on ya’ Shiela.🇩🇰❤️‍🔥🙋🏻‍♂️

[@brentevje5939]

Well done Krissy you have a good eye for finding beet things.

[@dennisjamieson3328]

So many beautiful agates. Thks for sharing your hobby. 🥰❤️

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Thanks so much 😊

[@michi24580]

Sehr schöne Steine Krissy, solltest du in eine Opal Gegend kommen kannst du mit einer starken UV Lampe auch Blacklight genannt, nachts sehr einfach Opale aufspüren, da die richtig hell leuchten.

[@ginaallen3797]

Love your passion for bits of Mother Earth. It is really cool. Peace.

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

You could always leave some of those rocks at different spots you stop at, for others to enjoy. That way you keep the ones you really like, so you don't end up with too many.

[@thisisbeyondajoke6748]

Beautiful rocks

[@kevinjakovec3783]

Thanks Krissy! I like the carnelian, a orange-red variety of chalcedony. It has healing properties. There are two arrow head shaped stones 25:20 and 25:38 that i believe have been worked or knapped to make tools by early mankind. Good video! Your friend and fan, Kevin

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

So Krissy you been out Rocking W.A again lol you got some nice pieces there kind of gives me flashbacks of my childhood living out in the bush . Take care and hope to see some more of your adventures.

[@philippeasnell5869]

Wow such beautiful finds you have there love it

[@johnno.1985]

Your id’s were spot on

[@hardyakka6200]

you had fun Chrissy. I has seen people cutting rocks with a tile cutting set up.

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

The rock with the tight banded formation showing rainbows sounds like an iris agate.

[@LynnBoergermann]

Love that banded chert

[@christopherbodycote4274]

Hey Krissy hope u guy's r well , looks like you've done well with rock specimens and I love your new transportation well deserved. I might have to think about doing some detecting as it hard to find work at my age and all way had a fascination for gemstones and gold mines . 60 years old now so I think I should look at it now . Take care Krissy stay safe . Cheers 🍻

[@kerrypitt9789]

Krissy, those agates, left rough cut on all but one side, would make an Amazing Scape in an Aquarium with Australian Rainbow Fish. Im not sure how much you know about these beautiful little freshwater fish. There are many species of them swimming in your remote streams. Many of them are extinct in the wild because the small streams dried up or flooded out. A group called Project Piaba is one of several that work with Aquarists to prevent over harvesting and to repopulate when It can if water conditions improve. You sure live in an amazing Country! I was wondering, have you ever found a patch of sand that has been struck by Lightning? I think that would be cool! A great video indeed! Stay safe, be well, lots of love from Canada!!

[@billunderwood8975]

Krissy! I really like that you take the time to do your nails ... It speaks volumes in a good way. ....(sigh) .......

[@anngough6867]

It must be so hard having to leave lots behind, you can't carry tons in your car .Mother Nature has created such beautiful rocks and gems .Happy hunting stay safe...

[@georgegarton8736]

Wonderful colors Krissy. Very enjoyable change up from work, you were in your element relaxing. Question, do the flies bite you?

[@jurgen4967]

Cool Stones 🙂

[@randym8963]

thats some nice looking jasper. Often the agate and chalcedony will be mixed together, even the jasper and agate will mix and they call those jaspagates. You will need a tile saw, flatlap and Lot O vibrating Tumbler.

[@waynemorgan8340]

I have really enjoyed this video because you have shown me what to look for next time I'm out there. You need to get your self a rock tumbler because I really believe you could sell some of those rock once polished up on line. How ever after watching this video I think the most beautiful thing I keep seeing is your gold and sparkle nail polish haha!

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Thanks Wayne

[@haroldjohnson1451]

Nice, gold finger nails too

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good one, nice agate, very pretty, keep safe..

[@outbackyank6122]

I enjoyed this as I always wondered what kind of gems Im walking over in that area! Just made plane reservations for end of next month!! Im so excited to get back into it...

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Good to hear they're letting you back into the country! By the way I believe we've met briefly about six years ago up in far north qld 😁

[@outbackyank6122]

@@OutbackGoldFever I was thinking about that and meeting women in the field was uncommon...So i remember my mate and I coming down to a water crossing near the Palmer crossing and saw a WILD prospecting woman camped there with a dog on the small creek lol...Maybe that was you!😂

[@OutbackGoldFever]

@@outbackyank6122 Yep, certainly was 😊

[@outbackyank6122]

@@OutbackGoldFever Wow how cool is that...

[@terrymcclintic3379]

You scored some great agates! I can't seem to go for a single walk without filling my pockets with every rock I think I just have to have. Any orange and especially red agates are a prize find for me. The problem is I can't just thin them down a little...even my table is covered with pretty rocks 😂 Thanks for another great episode, Krissy.

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Good to hear I'm not the only one with that problem 😂

[@terrymcclintic3379]

@@OutbackGoldFever my mom always told me I wasn't born like other kids...she said she found me under a rock 😂 maybe that explains my obsession with rocks...

[@Famo59]

Hi Krissy. I learned a expensive lesson when I camped out north of Laverton at Duketon.. Never camp near to water holes that there are signs that cattle 🐄 drink at or water troughs as when you go out detecting those nosey cows that are hungry will destroy anything that can be chewed on..!! Then try a get them to go..!! Well that’s on one of my old uploads in Western Australia.. Well I have uploaded another video clip and still resting my back and I am booked on 25 of next month to remove a broken cartilage in my spine and after recovering I hope I can get back to gold prospecting.. Cheers Tony 👍🍻⛏🤓

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Hi Famo, I learned that lesson in Forsayth, QLD where cattle regularly pushed through the ropes that I tied around my camp... Like bulls in a china shop 😂 Hope you get better soon, take care 👍🏻

[@Famo59]

@@OutbackGoldFever Cheers 🥂

[@acecarroll3382]

Loved the video. Need to cut them and polish them

[@steveandermatt5668]

You should see if you couldn't find a lapidary shop to sell some rocks to for polishing, it could be a little side business or sell some rough specimens on E-bay for people who want to polish up some rocks, that jasper and the agates would sell well, you just need to find a price to sell per pound that would make you a profit,.or just sell by the pound and the customer pays shipping and handling. Would love to see some of those tumbled I bet they would come out beautiful.My favorite you found was the OWL rock.

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Good idea! Too bad the next lapidary club is hundreds of kilometres from here. Would be good to have an online shop to maybe sell a few nuggets as well. Something to consider in the future 👍🏻

[@uuzd4s]

I've never heard the word "Fossicking" before, so I looked it up! It's unique to Australian's (and Kiwi's)! It does have a Palentologisty sound to it, especially when said with a German Accent ; ) So I got curious & looked to find if anyone makes a Solar Powered Rock Tumbler . . . to my surprise, no one Does ! . . . and, there ya Go! The Fossicking German Gal from Down Under just gave me my Next Million Dollar idea . . . I'll let ya know how it's going soon as I'm done with the Magnetic Fly Catcher endeavor : / Gr8 show! Stay Kewl, be Safe, Hav Fun!

[@jacquelineelliott4291]

I already made one 3 years ago. Sorry, it's patented.

[@OutbackGoldFever]

And here I thought 'fossicking' is a common term used worldwide 🤷🏼‍♀️ Love the idea of a solar powered tumbler 👍🏻

[@terry8728]

I had no idea the term “fossicking” wasn’t world-wide! What is it called elsewhere?!

[@TrapperScottyAlaskan]

@@terry8728 In Alaska were "Rockhounding" trapper scotty"

[@dennisjamieson3328]

Love this video Krissy

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Thanks Dennis, glad you're a fan of other rocks besides gold 😊

[@robmadaffari6270]

Good stuff, there is a spot around 200k's south of you. Its a valley with hundreds of 1000's of perfectly formed crystals, from 1" to about 3" long. Found heap of 1" perfectly clear rose quartz crystals. As you drive in it is glistens like a mirror. Also about 170k east is a spot of banded iron formations with interlocked red and white jasper, looks great.

[@jacquelineelliott4291]

She didn't say where she was though.

[@robmadaffari6270]

@@jacquelineelliott4291 yes she doesn’t need to I know which town she is closest to😏

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Sounds great, Rob! I should have a look at those one day 👍🏻

[@waynearmstrong4757]

Careful, you might have to hook a little trailer on the back of the camper for your rocks, and end up being your own road train! Cheers!

[@OutbackGoldFever]

That might be a little problem 😂

[@motoflyte]

"fossicking" sounds like a naughty word 😆

[@spudnikholyghostroller7314]

Those pink colored rocks look a like Rose Quartz which here in America carries high quality gold in it.

[@zakthewarcat3172]

I love looking at rocks ,I have a huge collection in my dresser drawer and some in a box in my closet , I would be in heaven where you are right now

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Had to force myself not to go back and fill up another bag 😂

[@zakthewarcat3172]

@@OutbackGoldFever lol I know its hard not to

[@waynequinn3576]

You might need all those rocks to put in the front of your new home to make sure you have right amount of ball weight once you load the quad bike in the back. If the trailer is tail heavy, it can cause big sway problems on the highway. Stay safe out there.

[@stevehogan723]

Great video 👍🍺

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Glad you liked it, Steve 👍🏻

[@harlanmorrisson6490]

When you did the first close up of the Agate I thought you had squashed your thumb, the gold nail polish had me fooled. ! Gold isn't a common color over here in the States and thought you had a nasty accident ! The lighting had me fooled for sure !

[@RandyLunn]

WA is filled with beautiful rocks and minerals. Keep an eye out for meteorites also.

[@glendibben2381]

Aftrrnoon Krissy. That is great aid to supplement your income . Some places do have much Gold, but have other streams of cash on the ground. Less Flys we noticed. Must ne getting cooler there. Look forward to your next Video. Shalom Elechiem in Yahsuah Ha Mashiach.

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Was hoping for the flies to thin out in cooler weather, I'm still waiting for that to happen, they're stickier than ever 😳

[@dennisjamieson3328]

That orangey clear color near the end of your picking stones was very nice agates

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Carnelian, one of my favourite type of agates 😁

[@markgardiner1613]

My wife Jill likes collecting crystals around that area. They're mostly small specimens, but it's a good side-interest when shes not finding gold :).

[@jacquelineelliott4291]

How are people knowing where she is, when she never mentioned it?

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Couldn't agree more with your wife 😁 Prospecting for gold is very enjoyable but it's good to do something different occasionally 👍🏻

[@markgardiner1613]

Jacqueline Elliott, I know all and see all lol. :)

[@jaybales3160]

You are right cutting and polishing of some would make them even more beautiful. Nice collection for a project when you have down time. Thanks for sharing and answering my question are there any nice looking rocks in the outback? 😎👍

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Too many 😁

[@richardwhitaker3220]

See those cows was a mooving experience

[@scottbishop7899]

A small electronic tile cutter might work for cutting them?

[@johnblennert7805]

In America we call those leaverites as in leave er right there :o). Gold is a lot prettier !!

[@davidraines1380]

I’m a bit of a rock hound but I have never found anything like what you picked up

[@pendopendo7166]

And how many flies sacrificed their lives in this session, I wonder. Never fails to amaze me how many flies there are in the bush, out of no where, You would think, no food, no water, short life cycle, they would just die out or not be there. Toughest creature on the planet. AND able to leap tall buildings….

[@robbie8142]

Thankyou. That got me giggling. 🇭🇲🤗

[@dennisjamieson3328]

I was surprised to see cattle roaming around.

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Do you every acid wash your stones . Some types take acid washing very well . Removes surface haze really well .

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Haven’t tried that yet

[@Goldfingersffs]

My grand mother called the fly deterrent a switch!

[@bundy1579]

Use a dremal or drill with different thickness of wet sand paper and polish them up ..there might even be some thunder eggs in the area ..some of the rocks you picked up looked like they may have been part of thunder egg's. Good to just walk around doing something different good on you see you next week

[@leoncellier4719]

I see you have rocks in your van or if you are like me, in my head, I have a thirty kilo rock that I look at every day and think should I get rid of that, I should probably put it on ebay or donate it to a museum, great to see you are branching out but gold is gold is gold is gold, the cattle looked very tasty, I still keep getting junk, oh well that's detecting, keep up the entertainment and have a good week.

[@OutbackGoldFever]

You made me curious, what kind of rock have you got?

[@donaldnicol8415]

Meminer in Canada collects alot of agates to cab and polish.

[@kristidavis9945]

When you say crystals are you meaning Drewsey quartz?

[@larrycrowe9971]

Do you ever find any stone tools while you are Out and about

[@dennishinkle5010]

Is it even possible to find opals on the ground? Agate looks great when it's like crystal. Great video. Good luck and good hunting. Be sweet. Thank you.

[@OutbackGoldFever]

This type is moss opal or moss agate which you can find on the ground 👍🏻

[@yorpersona]

I understand the drama now.

[@michaellambie8427]

So explain these rock . Are these a result of mining or just the type of terrain

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Just where they were deposited 👍🏻

[@mickeymelton66]

Tumble polish them. They’re absolutely beautiful when shined up.

[@OutbackGoldFever]

Tumbling takes a while... Any recommendations for a solar tumbler 😉