Glowing Agates & A Gorgeous Agatized Coral

As far as places I rockhound, greater than 90% of the time I utilize PUBLIC fishing access spots on the Yellowstone river. KatyDidRocks has a great book out on all the places us Montana rockhounds like to go on the Lower Yellowstone River:
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While you are there, check out her store! She has some fantastic Montana rocks for purchase.
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Also, if you follow Theo Kellison on KZbin, another fantastic Montana Rockhound, he has an Etsy Store with rocks for sale as well:
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Thanks for following and Rock On!

[@CasperKooyman-d9n]

Idk but u find the best rocks I am a huge fan thanks from Bakersfield ca

[@bokunokintama5523]

Some people don't like the quartz pockets but I think they look like a badass shark mouth or something. Also the contrast is just beautiful.

[@MontanaRockMom]

I love having a variety....all the different kinds 😁🤪🙃😉

[@NiniG8444]

Fabulous agates, jaspers and corals. Just wow! What a day.

[@rockersfromaz3001]

Thank you SO MUCH Kim for coming out and showing me the ropes of Montana rockhounding! I had a blast! My face hurt from smiling so much lol dream come true! And you found some absolutely stunning rocks!!! I can’t even chose a favorite lol I can’t wait to get home and unpack all my awesome finds! :) Thank you again! Really meant a lot to me! 🤗❤️

[@MontanaRockMom]

I can't wait to see some photos of your finds when you get them all cleaned up! I look forward to another rock hunt with you next year!

[@rockersfromaz3001]

@@MontanaRockMom I will definitely be posting! And I can’t wait! Next year can’t come soon enough lol :) YEEEEE!!!! Lol

[@AZRockhoundExpeditions]

Hey! That’s my friend Robbi-Jo! 🤣🙌🏼 She said she had a blast with you! What an amazing day and amazing finds!🙌🏼💖

[@MontanaRockMom]

I met up with a friend of mine from Arizona and we did some great rockhounding together! Lots of great finds including one of my favorite Montana agate finds ever! It has an incredible yellow-orange glow to it with a detailed banding pattern across the top that is simply stunning. I keep getting coral and petrified palm wood mixed up. So, 6:30 is actually agatized palm wood. 12:15 is a type of coral known as the tabulate coral Halysites. 17:13 is an agatized horn coral. 20:07 is a fossilized gastropod.

[@rockersfromaz3001]

Honestly one of my most favorite rockhounding trips ever! 👍❤️

[@MontanaRockMom]

@@rockersfromaz3001 It was so fun! Seriously! I want you to get on a plane and come back! Stay with me next time though 😉 So many more places for us to explore

[@sandmaker]

You amazed me once again with the best rock picking spots on the planet. They were all beautiful. Good job Robbie. I think I have it figured out. When you start to go out, you schedule a train load of agates to come by and dump them along the river for you. 🤪😊👍 Keep the goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy. Woof to chopper!

[@MontanaRockMom]

What a good year it's been for me for sure, I am just loving it. I cut one of the agates yesterday and it had some gorgeous yellow-orange-red...I can't wait to put together the next Drogon meal. 🐲🐲🐲

[@rockersfromaz3001]

Thank you! I was super nervous if you couldn’t tell but Kim has a way of making you feel so comfortable! My most favorite rockhounding trip to date! Can’t wait to go again! :)

[@sandmaker]

@@rockersfromaz3001 😊👍

[@valeriereneeharper]

I know this was 2 years ago, but that was the BEST chain coral fossil I’ve ever seen!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I love chain coral fossils, and that one is just outstanding!!

[@terrydoucette6037]

Another awesome day Mom!⚒️

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

I love seeing the close ups, so you can actually fully see the rock in all its beauty. You have such a variety to chose from.

[@atuuschaaw]

You know you're a rockhound when the USGS identifies your collection as a major contributing factor to isostacy in your state. 😉 Beautiful as always! Thank you so much for taking us along. ♥

[@MontanaRockMom]

Haha! Now that's hilarious. I had to google isostacy.

[@littleSallyJo]

My dear Kim, you find THE MOST ASTOUNDINGLY BEAUTIFUL specimens EVER!! This hunt was, I believe, THE BEST YET!!! Clearly your part of The Great River is where ALL THE BEST ones are to be found!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing with us!

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thanks Sally!

[@fenix02008]

Love the Coral and that cleaned rock with the blue gray banding @23.04❣️Thx for links to guides and all your Great posts❣️Keep on Rockin❣️

[@DownriverRocks]

Awe. Friends!! Other than Theo!! 😂🤣😂. Love this one .❤️

[@MontanaRockMom]

💙🤗

[@gwynnfarrell1856]

I didn't realize that rabbits swam. I can't believe it just stood there looking at you! The jackrabbits around here take off if I just look at them out a window. The variety of gorgeous rocks you find is amazing. How fun that you could share the day with a rockhounding friend. Thank you for showing us all the great rocks in a very high quality video!

[@williamscoggin1509]

To me The moment I Saw the thumbnail of this video, the bigger agate looks just like Pete. The pet dog on The Little rascals TV show. Bulldog with a circle around his right eye. It looks just like him... 🤣🤣🤣

[@IndusRiverRock]

Wow wonderful place for rockhounding beautiful find thanks for sharing 😊

[@veronicamoore3777]

Just one more rock!!!

[@coolesteyes]

Any one of those would be a "find of the day" for us. Thanks for sharing your adventure

[@WagonWheelAgatesAssociated]

It’s fun watching others have fun enjoying the same things I do ! Thanks for that

[@Cliffwalkerrockhounding]

Man those have a beautiful glow. You picked a good time to hunt, the sun looks to be at a perfect angle. Your eye is really sharp, well played

[@cynergy4]

Nice hunt! I have a feeling that the bunny took a swim to escape a predator. Smart bunny!

[@MontanaRockMom]

You're probably right! I didn't even think of that! I wonder who the predator was...

[@silverback5033]

Hi MRM, I can not believe you find so much great & varied material in one spot on one day. That location is so productive it is staggering. I can’t pick one as a favourite as there are too many staggering pieces. Keep Safe

[@veronicamoore3777]

I love them all! But I especially like the petrified wood!

[@jamesblondeau1029]

Wow stunning finds the coral was soo cool. And some of the colours you had on some of the stones wow. That one piece of jasperized wood with the bold stripes was so pretty and the plume jasper. And that dark agate with the orange and the white quarts Mind blown. Thanks for taking the time to show us your finds and im glad you had a buddy along with you. Its way more fun when you have a fellow rock hound along to discuss your finds and just for company at times. Thanks Kim 😀

[@celestesanterre796]

Wow! Wow! Wow!

[@JhonDiamond2021]

Very interesting find my friend.

[@grantfahlman1815]

Kim, I am almost lost for words at the treasures you found. It's like you must have decided to go hounding where a volcano had been spewing out agates and other assorted beauties!

[@MontanaRockMom]

I found the end of the rainbow! What a great year its been.

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Amazing as always. I wish you many sunny days before the snows.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Totally! 🍁🍂🍂🍁 I am really looking forward to fall

[@iampeople.1709]

Nice job 👍🤩 Thailand

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you Thailand

[@mrfxm55]

First one kept, smiling cracking gas bubble rock you always like those 😁

[@MontanaRockMom]

I hope you are well! So good to hear from you 🥰💙

[@jeanettestefanik5854]

Your "collector find" was awesome!

[@MontanaRockMom]

I wish the camera did that one more justice...it's unbelievable up close and personal. I have it in my bedroom right now! Sometimes I put my most recent, fantastic find of a hunt on my nightstand so I can keep looking at the beauty of it ....Am I totally insane? I wonder if anyone else does that.

[@natalieclark5819]

Those are some downright amazing finds!!

[@tianeil408]

I love how you just toss the little guys too the side 😂😂

[@TonyWeesner-ok2pp]

Those are just beautiful natural art.

[@dmc1501]

Thank you for sharing the gorgeous agates! I want to go rockhounding there some time.

[@elainebates6967]

I really enjoy watching your videos with the wonderful close-ups. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful hobby.

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: breath taking finds this day!

[@marievalle7470]

I want to go to Montana so bad after viewing your videos

[@mojo.adventures]

Nice finds! Looks like a fun hunt 👍 Would be so cool to find an agatized limb cast or pet wood chunk there, the material and banding is beautiful

[@Ken_G.]

Great finds, but that poor bunny! Looked like he had just come out of the water right before you got there. Can't imagine what would have happened if Chopper had been there. Absolutely in love with that pink and blue and every other color in the rainbow prairie agate thingy at 19:00, that's cool.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Probably my favorite prairie agate ever... most colorful for sure. I was reading up on Jack rabbits..supposedly they love to swim! Isn't that crazy? 🐇

[@Ken_G.]

@@MontanaRockMom I can see the Sea World attraction now. Synchronized Rabbits. They'll have little balls they balance on their noses and tiny little hoops to leap through while circus music plays. One will get dressed up as a shark. At some point, somebody is going to try to get penguins involved. That probably won't go as well as they'd hoped.

[@MontanaRockMom]

@@Ken_G. up close...these guys are so much bigger than I thought. I need to get better at noticing my surroundings that contain a heart beat.

[@grokeffer6226]

Beautiful!!!

[@michaelgoldman4423]

Wonderful as always!

[@grandparocky]

Beautiful finds again!

[@tonyalynne5918]

What amazing finds, the corrals were fabulous!

[@edwarde8524]

I just want to shout out and say thank you very much for that video because I just learned an awful lot I did that on the river bed but what you were saying actually pounded lot more information and I appreciate it

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thanks Edward.

[@ronaldhoppus9015]

OMG! You find the most amazing rocks ever..... Thanks for sharing

[@agatebeauties]

Absolutely phenomenal! Great finds after great finds!

[@antoniodasilva1447]

J'adore vos vidéos 🤩🤩🤩❤❤❤

[@patrickmcdonough1334]

That fossil coral is soooo neat!

[@nocturnalsimulacrum6385]

Oh my god i wish it were so easy to find agates here as it is in your area. Im jealous. Also happy for your finds. Cherish it! 😂😂

[@waynemorrison2643]

Hey Kim, I have seen a lot of amazing finds and videos, but you have top notch material that consistently finds you. You find THE MOST awe-striking crystals every time I see a video of yours!! Your luck is truly astounding. The gods are watching over you.

[@MontanaRockMom]

You are too kind. I think when you are truly passionate about something with every fiber of your being, you are pulled to it like a magnet. 🤠🧲🪨🤘

[@waynemorrison2643]

@@MontanaRockMom yes, I'd agree. I tend to have similar luck with my rocks and crystals coming to me. It's a reminder to me, that I'm not wasting my time or that I'm pointed in the wrong direction. Right on.

[@cliftonbarringer2961]

Rockhounders favorite word "Lookitthat"

[@lynnmaines7352]

Such amazing finds wish I was there

[@halinawojciechowska4612]

Bardzo, bardzo piękne minerały

[@MontanaRockMom]

Thank you for watching my rock hunts 🥰

[@TarnishedViking.]

Nice!🤘👍

[@deniseview4253]

I’m a wimp with spiders too. As always you picked up some beautiful rocks. That bunny wasn’t afraid of you. 😊

[@mariemoss2475]

What beautiful rocks, I wish we had places like this in the UK... you're so very lucky. Another great video 👍🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@donc5220]

Very cool beans , I can never seem to even find this quality when im buying Id love one of these wicked Dendrites

[@tianeil408]

Wow that is spectacular 😮

[@jeffbaran8036]

Great video, many thanks. Jeff Baran USA

[@leonacrowley164]

All so beautiful as us

[@sfbfriend]

Those are some truly beautiful finds. Watching this at 5 am which makes for a great start to my Monday. Thank you MRM, need to get back to the great state of Montana.

[@kennyrester1032]

I come to your site to see some of the most beautiful rocks. They are incredible. I can see how easily you can become a rock hound. I live in New Orleans you won't find rocks like that around here.

[@gccg3646]

O My Stones 🪨

[@leslieprather7466]

Happy holidays. I hope you're doing well. I really enjoy watching your show ☺. You are so passionate about your finds. I love how you splice your finds with cutting them at the same time. Looking forward to seeing you and chopper in your new adventures on the yellowstone River. I am out there also. I hope to run into you someday.

[@renesysval]

Thank you for sharing your treasure hunting with us! I feel like I am right out there with you finding these goodies. I hope I get to do it in real life this next year.

[@lorikartanowicz3602]

I love watching your videos. It’s my dream to live in Montana but it’s too cold for my husband. I may come some summer and try my luck. Beautiful agates 🙂

[@bethfry3415]

Such amazing finds! ❤️

[@DeirdreCrist-tf6cq]

She looks just like you!!!

[@geneturk2299]

Great rocks amazing stuff

[@WalterBuckley-q8b]

Cool!

[@tianeil408]

Wow very sweet

[@terrylschumacher-levy5150]

Oh Myyyy 👸🏼 The agatized coral ❣️ And great Close-ups 🙌 Did you get a new camera? Always a great adventure with you Kim 💗

[@eliezersilvadesouza150]

Show 👏👏👏👏👏👍

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

😭 WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN BY YOUR SIDE RUN PICK UP GLOWING CLRAR ORANGE ONE U THREW BACK ❤💙💜💖💗 IT. JUST GORGEOUS FINDS 😍 🏆 📹 like MUSEUM PICKS...... 📷 CLOSE UP SHOCKING MADE ME CRY....overwhelmingly REAL............... like HARD ROCK CANDY........ 👏, THANKS 4 SHARING! 💋😘

[@rockersfromaz3001]

I think I found it and kept it to be honest 😂😂😂

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

@@rockersfromaz3001 GLAD YOU GOT IT, THANK U FOR REPLY ❤💙💜💖

[@rockersfromaz3001]

@@lindaleehulsey3167 I’m sure I have more than just that one lol. She even gave me an amazing coral piece! Love it!!!

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

@@rockersfromaz3001 YES, KIM 😇🥰🤩 showed lots of CORRAL FOSSILS, beautiful 😍😘 polished I think 🤔. 😉 ENJOY 👍 💋😘

[@jonsdigs1]

At 13:00 is the tabulate coral Halysites. It is a tabulate coral because from the side you can se the stacked tabulae the corals made for themselves to live on.

[@MontanaRockMom]

I am so thankful for your identification knowledge. You have made my day! Thank you so much! You rock :)

[@MontanaRockMom]

...such an old coral! It may be my favorite type of coral...

[@tianeil408]

Oh my lord I love pink one

[@MontanaRockMom]

💕💞💗

[@nativearizonaadventures]

Oh Wow I Know Robbie Joe from AZ super cool video thanks for sharing 🤘

[@WagonWheelAgatesAssociated]

I’m going to leave the Pacific Northwest just to find something like that!!

[@GwenDBritt]

I don't know where you are on the yellowstone but you get magnificent agates and jasper, better even than Theo K.

[@StereoSpace]

20:07 That may be an ammonite, which are similar to nautiloids. They went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous.

[@thrownasearched7779]

👍! I wish I could enlarge the size of the thumb three times!

[@rockandfound]

I don’t think the rabbit was afraid of you at all. It liked your energy

[@MontanaRockMom]

Oh yeah. That rabbit's my new friend, "Jack." He's super laid back. Jack totally wanted to hang out! He was like..."Wassup," and I was like, "Sup..." Then I followed him to what appeared to be his rabbit "man cave" where he preceded to show me all the cool agates he steals off the river and keeps for himself when no one is around. Hope I got on his good side.

[@rockandfound]

@@MontanaRockMom lmao omg. He even has a mini Drogon in his burrow and his own KZbin channel called JumpinJackAgate.

[@jonsdigs1]

The fossil at 17:13 is a horn coral (Devonian?)

[@MontanaRockMom]

Ok...that's what I was thinking! It's my first horn coral that I have ever found on the Yellowstone... I don't see those often...

[@nancygaxiola5412]

Im in AZ too... But i don't think there are any agates here that are bigger than a quarter! But if your friend knows, and she wants to share 😉 I'm listening!

[@tianeil408]

Oh my gosh

[@jonsdigs1]

Good fossil gastropod by the bunny.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Are you able to identify 17:13?

[@nobody7765]

Oh wow! What is the big pink rock to the left of your second find?! The possible copper lite?

[@deltabluesdavidraye]

Many of those clear yellow carnelians are actually banded when cut .

[@Alsumaydaeforagate]

انت رائعه واحجارك رائعه

[@Original_Auburn]

What do you do with alllll the rocks you collect?

[@MontanaRockMom]

Trade them with people for their awesome finds!

[@slsharris1952]

I don't know if you've ever done this, but if you haven't... I'd like to see a closeup side-by-side of a Montana agate as opposed to a prarie agate. I Goodgled it and I still can't really SEE the difference. TY!

[@bokunokintama5523]

At 3:19 in the top left of the video there is a pink and white rock.... anyone able to tell what it is? Also at 3:29 there is a pink rock with banding when you look closer that appears to have plumes.

[@janetbrown4350]

I thought that was gorgeous

[@MontanaRockMom]

They are both jaspers. Pretty sure I missed them! Yep, walked right over them.

[@jonsdigs1]

The chain coral is definitely coral.

[@MontanaRockMom]

Sometimes I get my coral and palm wood mixed up. Darn it.

[@tianeil408]

What type of camera do you use?

[@DownriverRocks]

Covid. Floods. Storms and killers. It’s been way to long since I’ve come to my calm place ❤

[@trptrungblogs]

👍❤️💎👍⭐👍

[@CasperKooyman-d9n]

Did u for get about ur friend what is she finding????

[@MontanaRockMom]

You are right, I needed to do a much better job recording. I've learned a lot, your comments are very helpful to me, thank you!

[@ROCKINWHEELERS]

MAN OH WOMAN WOW! WOW! WOW! Disabled Seniors.