Looking for Agates on the Beach in New Zealand

I take some friends and the dogs to the beach and Tyler finds an epic agate!
#thefinders

[@taylor-fe7rv]

It’s so nice seeing people finding rocks stones gemstones in New Zealand, I live there and I don’t have any luck :( thank you for this video it gives me hope :))

[@Doxymeister]

Oh happy day! Nothing better than a day out hunting with your friends, including the four-legged ones. Reminds me of times when I'd take my Doxies down to the duck hunting refuge in off-season, so they could run around freely. Hours of running and digging in armadillo burrows, and me trying to find fossils. Not a bad a haul really, and that pink one and the carnelian nodule are both little stunners! Thanks for taking us along!

[@chalcedonychris7310]

Haha yeah the hounds need some outdoor time for sure! With this lockdown they've been feeling really cooped up

[@jptiger773]

Funny how dogs look like their owners!

[@hukeaz]

That pink agate is breath taking

[@xXSPORNXx]

Aww love your dog

[@chalcedonychris7310]

aw thanks!

[@mcmenace4847]

Pink agate! ... awesome

[@MamlamboFossils]

Nice video! I recognised that gully down to the beach, looks like the place we went to.

[@chalcedonychris7310]

Thanks! Yup same one :-)

[@aleiahedges3173]

Where is it?

[@glenwilson5219]

Could you tell me where I’m in Ashburton never tried but would love too

[@406findings]

Good finds bro keep on hounding🍻

[@chalcedonychris7310]

thanks dude! I'll keep on as long as my legs and eyes keep working :-)

[@leonieanderson3197]

Was watching your video and noticed you have iggies! A nice surprise; I have two as well here in Auckland. Nice vid, thx ☺️

[@dracovenit9549]

Ka pai! Great job Chris! Kia kaha!

[@FusRoDarshinae]

Holy Moly Pink Sherbet

[@kerinholmstrom250]

The 1st agate you showed us is what I call a picture rock. If you cut it in slices, approximately 1 cm thick, then tumble or hand polish. I used to make them to hang in windows. Couldn't make them fast enough to keep up with sales. If you want to see some finished go to Dan Hurd Prospecting, what he posted on Mon. & his new claim.

[@TeamFishweights]

Thanks Kerin! Sorry only saw this now

[@aliciacastle8754]

This is so cool I love this I really wanna go here love all my stones etc 😍♥️

[@vortiki9292]

amazing!

[@MACorrupt]

Thank you when you held up your Blackstone I thought black jasper I have a piece just like it and then at the end when you show her the light goes through it I decided to try that with mine and guess what there are edges of it that are translucent so I wonder if I also have agetized petrified wood like you do🤎

[@mmuameal7802]

Lovely

[@chalcedonychris7310]

thanks!

[@justrocks7813]

Hi chris! I am a new subscriber...-Jr

[@NewZealandRocksDownunder]

Love your Greythounds as I call them. What brand of mic did you end up getting

[@chalcedonychris7310]

Yup they are italian greyhounds :-) I got a rode video mic me. Wasnt properly attached at the start of the video so still a lot of wind noise coming through. Really happy with it since I've used it a lot since

[@MsSandraCGL]

Sooooo beautiful

[@juliettecruz-lifecoach9193]

Would love to take my kids gemstone hunting :-) Where would you recommend for accessibility and good chances for kids to find stones their first time out?

[@chalcedonychris7310]

Hi Juliette, I think Birdlings Flat would be your best bet. Huge beach and thousands of agates :-) small but plentiful, perfect to train your eye and keep the kids interested

[@skarletx23]

How would you polish them if they are already smooth and clean when you pick them up? I got some today and am looking to give some shine (by hand) and I have no tools! Appreciate it!

[@TeamFishweights]

Hey sorry I only saw this now! I cut them with a tile saw and polish the flat face

[@padrefrancisco66]

Is it cloudy there a lot?

[@mcmenace4847]

No its old but cheers 👍I like the petrified wood.

[@jocy_lamb2795]

Me who lives in New Zealand and didn't know about this 😂

[@chalcedonychris7310]

haha there are sooo many awesome hobbies that open up new worlds :-)

[@pippastone6018]

Do or have you found any geodes, or thunder rocks or what ever, let me know as I live in Napier and am thinking of having a look around the mountains in the central north island, hopefully find something, let me know what you think, Pippa.

[@chalcedonychris7310]

some of the agates are geodes too. No thundereggs in NZ unfortunately

[@jameslahey9504]

What type of agate is the pink one? I have one and would like to know the name but cant find it no matter how hard i search

[@joserocks945]

U need to look one of my spots..... This is like the bottom of the pan

[@richardtaihitu6157]

12:15 I am curious about the black stone.

[@BikerwolFF]

"Old man noises"... Lol... just you wait, it only gets worse...

[@richardbidinger2577]

You know your old when you get up in the morning and the sounds "snap", "crackle", and "pop" have nothing to do with cereal.

[@Doxymeister]

@@richardbidinger2577 LOL, you beat me to it! Sometimes I think this is revenge for laughing when my grandmother told me she knew when the weather was going to change because her big toe hurt.

[@alicejenkins4772]

do you know of any good places to look for gem stones in the lower north island?

[@-hw-]

What beach is this

[@wmandemaker1167]

7:31 Im pretty sure thats a pudding stone

[@quantumtron9780]

What the beach name please

[@rhyleesmumX]

Where is this beach???

[@lizchatfield692]

Have you found Chert at all .

[@Manpreetkaur-vl4ig]

What’s the beach name?

[@glenwilson5219]

Could someone point me in the right place to start I’ve never found one and would like to start I’m in Ashburton Cheers

[@KiwikimNZ]

Bird lungs flat :)

[@ryhanbotes2146]

Whats the beaches name

[@fenixrose85]

What's the beach called ? I'm on the hunt for something free and fun for the kids this weekend

[@stephenbrennan4508]

Lol so South African 🤣 such a cool accent no offense intended

[@crueltyfreecolorist1025]

Would you sell any agates on trademe? I’d like to own some from my own country

[@neillewis785]

depending on where you live ,there are agates everywhere in NZ .get a good book from the library or go online ,most books on rockhounding have maps for you to go and explore

[@justrocks7813]

Do you have a Facebook account? Mine is Kara Rock (in the USA)

[@kerinholmstrom250]

You need to carry a spray bottle of H2O!