Fourth Annual December Rock Hunt

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Michigan Rocks

Michigan Rocks

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@vickilynn1204
@vickilynn1204 10 ай бұрын
Rocks were lovely. But that water was so relaxing to look at and listen to. Thank you for taking us on your adventures.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Glad to have you along, Vicki.
@darkwood777
@darkwood777 10 ай бұрын
Productive day for 3 rock hounds. I always like when you do a wheel polisher segment.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I think it adds a lot to the video too, it's just not practical with harder rocks, so I'm much more likely to do it when there are Petoskey Stones on the beach.
@CharlieOkeson
@CharlieOkeson 10 ай бұрын
Anyone else see a big smiley face, 13:04😁 .. then a surprised 😮 fish mouth? 😂 Very cool Petoskey that you polished, Rob 👌. Thanks for the beautiful day out. Yeah, I saw last year's video... brrr 🥶
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
It was considerably nicer this year, but last year will probably be more memorable.
@firechicken455adventures
@firechicken455adventures 10 ай бұрын
Fantastic weather + amazing finds = awesome adventure! Thanks for sharing.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yes, good adding!
@justjulee9135
@justjulee9135 10 ай бұрын
I really like this annual Christmas rock hunt! You all found some gorgeous rocks and i enjoyed watching! Happy New Year 🎉
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I've come to look forward to it too. This year did not disappoint.
@staceymcmahan5016
@staceymcmahan5016 10 ай бұрын
Those are all beautiful and like the geology lesson too. Also enjoy that view . I pretend I'm just strolling along behind . So relaxing !
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
You're good at being quiet. I didn't even notice you lurking around back there.
@wyomingadventures
@wyomingadventures 10 ай бұрын
Cool rocks. Sam's chain coral is nice! Looks like a great rock hunt to me. Nice rock you polished up Rob. So far it's been warmer than usual here. Nice little pudding stones and petoskeys.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Sam's chain coral was my favorite rock of the day, but I really liked that Petoskey/horn coral combo that David found too.
@greatnorthernviews3052
@greatnorthernviews3052 10 ай бұрын
The weather definitely is great lately. It’s great to rockhound this time of year. Great hunt you guys 😊
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
It's a warm one. My cross country skis aren't getting much use though.
@greatnorthernviews3052
@greatnorthernviews3052 10 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks That’s ok winter will come.
@patriciamckean4186
@patriciamckean4186 10 ай бұрын
No snow for this years walks. Beautiful rocks, that chain coral was unbelievable 😍.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I'm ok with alternating between blizzards, which was really fun last year, and nice days, which produced great rocks this year.
@jonathonlafave3698
@jonathonlafave3698 9 ай бұрын
11:46 I LOVE the "weird" ones lol. There my favorite. You just never know what it is. Could be 3 different Minerals in one. I miss Rock Rounding..dang winter..
@1sec2midnight
@1sec2midnight 10 ай бұрын
What a nice day! My favorite find of the day was David's banded chert, a real beauty. Thanks for taking us along.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
That was an unusual banded chert. It was much lighter colored than usual. The setting sun made the color look strange in the video, but I think it will look good tumbled.
@AAPHomestead
@AAPHomestead 10 ай бұрын
Very cool!! I started digging a hole in the woods here on my property in midland Michigan were there are boulders and we've found the prehistoric Michigan sea layer and are finding really cool old ocean fossils and very interesting rocks
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Limestone bedrock is some interesting stuff, isn't it?
@lilalightandlove421
@lilalightandlove421 10 ай бұрын
What a glorious day to be rockhounding! You have an amazing touch for polishing Petoskey stones.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Petoskey stones are pretty easy to polish, especially on my cab machine.
@kastah
@kastah 10 ай бұрын
happy new year and hope you will find a LOT of beutiful rocks this year. Thank`s for the tour around Lake Huron. I LOVE rocks and some of those Puddingstones is beutiful, looks like a good find.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I think that first really nice little puddingstone I found might have been the best of the summer. Small, but packed with jasper. The redder, the better.
@helgavoorneveld1530
@helgavoorneveld1530 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved the polishing of the petrosky and coral rock at the end!!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yep, people always seem to appreciate that.
@michaelhasse2568
@michaelhasse2568 10 ай бұрын
Hope Michigan rocks on Monday, go blue
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
That would be awesome.
@erniesmith4344
@erniesmith4344 10 ай бұрын
Nice finds! I really enjoy David's explanations! Bring him along more often.😊
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
David lives four hours away, so we can't get out as often as we'd like to. I'll get him out when I can, though.
@JulieGentzel
@JulieGentzel 10 ай бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed hearing your son's explanations and descriptions of the rocks you all found !
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
David is a geologist, although he works with soil borings rather than rocks. But it's great that my daughter was thoughtful enough to marry someone who can educate me about my hobby.
@keithcunningham7925
@keithcunningham7925 10 ай бұрын
All those pudding stones amazing 😍🤩
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
But that one was even more amazing!
@gwynnfarrell1856
@gwynnfarrell1856 10 ай бұрын
Wow, this year's video really is different from last year's video! It certainly allowed you to find more nice rocks. The pudding stones and the coral fossil you polished were the stars of the show. Thanks for letting us tag along.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Better rocks this year, but I wouldn't change last year. That was a really fun day too, even if we didn't come home with much. David did manage to find a pretty good Petoskey in that storm last year though.
@laurieowen8696
@laurieowen8696 10 ай бұрын
No one would ever call you a fair weathered hounder,but it sure makes it more pleasant😁Happy New Year, guys.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I'm sort of a fair weather hounder. If I have the choice I go on a nice day. This was the only day we could really go, though, so the weather was just a really nice gift from God.
@JR-vi4rl
@JR-vi4rl 10 ай бұрын
Gorgeous day, gorgeous scenery, lots of rocks to pick through, looked like a great day. 🙂
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
It was!
@149devin
@149devin 10 ай бұрын
what a beautiful beach...I could be there all day
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
We were there for about five hours that day. It got dark so we had to come home.
@lisamills-wv6nc
@lisamills-wv6nc 10 ай бұрын
It's nice to be able to rock hunt in December! Its been so warm this winter, thanks to El Nino! Nice finds! 😊
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
It was nice. I did miss having snow for Christmas, though.
@margaretlynch1494
@margaretlynch1494 10 ай бұрын
🙋‍♀️❤ What a lovely day! Great company and great finds! That metamorphic rock looked like a piece of art! A Picasso-ian Frog!🐸
@m8s4lif
@m8s4lif 10 ай бұрын
Congrats on Michigan whooping Washington. I may be an Oregon Duck fan, but I must admit that "Michigan Rocks". At least they did against the Washington Dogs. I hope you and your loved ones have a great year.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Thanks. I'm not the sportball fan in the house, but I was glad then won. Nancy was very happy and stayed up late watching all the commentary about the game.
@m8s4lif
@m8s4lif 10 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks I'm glad for Nancy, and if you wanted to become a football fan, well this would be the right time to start. LOL Please tell Nancy that an Oregon Duck fan says that the best team won. OK, now back to hunting and polishing those beautiful rocks. God Bless you and your beautiful wife.
@raystevens687
@raystevens687 10 ай бұрын
That's really cool you have apart of clamps shell 🐚 in bead in the Paloski stones.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yes, that Petoskey with the horn coral was one of my favorite rocks of the day.
@markattardo
@markattardo 10 ай бұрын
Picture perfect! Both the day and the keepers.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yep!
@LuckenbachTexas7499
@LuckenbachTexas7499 10 ай бұрын
Very nice rockhounding experience indeed. Here in Texas today, it was sunny and up around 70. I picked up a whole bunch of fantastic moss, plume and pom-pom agates along with some pretty blue agates and nice brightly colored jaspers.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Sounds like a good day!
@captpaul8827
@captpaul8827 10 ай бұрын
2:30 Anytime a geologist goes "Ooh", it has to be good! 😄 David's analysis is a good initial one. From the video, it looks like a quartzite, but I would have scratched it to make sure it wasn't marble or some other odd rock. The red spots/white halos could be a number of things related to metamorphism, garnet being just one of them.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I have never seen such a distinct red spot in the middle like that. If that hadn't been so big, I would have liked to take it home to remove the red centers for a better look.
@davidhile5363
@davidhile5363 10 ай бұрын
I remember the rock hunt from last year that was brutal ! You had a beautiful day this time. I think you found the rock with that panic button at 4:00. All of the finds were really interesting.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
We remained calm and didn't need to use the panic button. This year we had a beautiful day for a rock hunt, but last year will be one that we remember for years.
@Dustin_the_wind
@Dustin_the_wind 2 ай бұрын
Stones never cease to amaze me; I think it is the story it took to make it, and also how specific a stone is by nature, but so similar to nature as a whole. That stone sam found at 4:46 was probably my favorite. Would that polish nicely, or is the difference of hardness make it not worth the effort?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 2 ай бұрын
That might not tumble too well, but would probably do great on a cab machine. I was out with Tony Swinehart the other day (he's a biology professor that was in some other videos of mine) and he polished up one that was similar. You'll get to see that in a couple weeks on an upcoming video.
@garyfritzges6710
@garyfritzges6710 10 ай бұрын
Your videos make my daughter and my day, thanks
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I'm glad to make your day!
@wildwildwestie1
@wildwildwestie1 10 ай бұрын
Oh my.....I wish you would have taken home the garnet rock and slabbed it.... it might have made a nice pendant.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Way too big for my little saw, but it would have been interesting to try to get that possible garnet out of the bigger rock.
@velmamunoz3263
@velmamunoz3263 10 ай бұрын
Beautiful pudding stones you found. Love Sam's chain coral. It's so detailed. I have found some as big as my head up in Door County.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Really? We don't find them that often and they're usually pretty small.
@suzettecalleja3122
@suzettecalleja3122 10 ай бұрын
Beautiful rocks. Much better weather than last year. I can't believe your in Michigan in the winter. It almost looks balmy.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Balmy is a stretch, but it sure was nicer than last year.
@jonfranklin9361
@jonfranklin9361 10 ай бұрын
I just started my journey into rock tumbling. Your channel is a great resource of knowledge. I’m in north central Indiana.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I have heard you can find puddingstones in northern Indiana.
@jonfranklin9361
@jonfranklin9361 10 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks I will have to keep my eye out for them.
@kirsiselei8703
@kirsiselei8703 10 ай бұрын
If not looking ur clothes one might think its summer 😁. Really cool and beautiful finds u all got💕 Here has Been really cold week. Coldest Day was - 37 celsius and"warmest -28c🥶
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
It was weird to be wading in the lake (in waders) this time of the year. The sun felt good too.
@TheJanapple
@TheJanapple 10 ай бұрын
I would love to buy some of those. Soooo beautiful.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I don't sell them, so you'll have to find someone else who sells them.
@garykelsey5961
@garykelsey5961 10 ай бұрын
Rob you never fail to make my day a little cheerier!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Glad to help, Gary!
@garykelsey5961
@garykelsey5961 10 ай бұрын
Go Blue!@@MichiganRocks
@Hazelbell62966
@Hazelbell62966 10 ай бұрын
Beautiful rocks!
@jonathanyoung7785
@jonathanyoung7785 10 ай бұрын
I can't believe you left the one at 12:40! That looks like a big chunk of the chalcedony (sometimes called oolitic agate) that I find around my house, but the piece you found was huge. It usually has some agate-like qualities such as tubes and banding (not really agate banding) somewhere in the rock. And it polishes like agate. If you run across one like that again, consider taking it home and cutting it in half. It might contain a nice surprise.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I did wonder what it would look like slabbed, but as a whole the rock was sort of a big conglomerate. I don't think it was all the same material. I have never seen anything like it. As a whole rock, it was sort of ugly to me, but the red parts looked good. If it had been all made out of that same red material, it would have come home with me. Maybe if you visit next summer it will still be rolling around on the beach.
@kbreternitz7042
@kbreternitz7042 10 ай бұрын
I was on Lake Michigan on Dec. 28th it was marvelous! I didn't find much, except my sanity 😊 I bought the decoy gloves like you use. They worked very well to keep my hands warm and dry.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I like those gloves. It would be really cold without them.
@markreetz1001
@markreetz1001 10 ай бұрын
Quite a day at the beach! Great finds. Much nicer day than last year!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yep, it was an awesome day on the beach.
@vongtaynhanaikptt6066
@vongtaynhanaikptt6066 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this beautiful video, my friend.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@janehelbert7551
@janehelbert7551 10 ай бұрын
Sam's petosky turned out beautifully!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
That was David's, but I agree. It was a great quality Petoskey with a really good horn coral. It's awesome to find that pair, but even better when they're both so nice.
@nancyjahn4224
@nancyjahn4224 10 ай бұрын
Wow looks so nice there we had nothing but fog and rain and darkness for days around here after Christmas. We did get in a rock hunt on Huron earlier in December. Thanks 😊.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
It's been like that here too. This was a really nice day on the 29th.
@toori_t
@toori_t 10 ай бұрын
Oo I'm early! Your rockhounding videos are my fav to watch, hope you had a nice Christmas and happy new year. Looking forward to your 2024 finds, also that lake is beautiful I love how clear the water is there
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
We do have nice, clear lakes around here.
@cgbach
@cgbach 10 ай бұрын
I went crazy on Van’s beach and scored a ton of Leland Blues last week. The week prior I went to Lake Huron an hour north of Detroit and found my first Puddings. Both long drives from Kalamazoo. Can’t beat this weather!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Sounds like two great trips. I'm glad you found something after all that driving.
@esthermae8710
@esthermae8710 10 ай бұрын
I love it when you 3 geeks get together :)
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
We do too!
@joshuaeasterby7408
@joshuaeasterby7408 10 ай бұрын
welcome back what a great video film, it must have been cold and the other part not so much
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
It was in the upper thirties and sunny for the second part of the day, so it wasn't really cold at all.
@virginiarocks
@virginiarocks 10 ай бұрын
Wow. What a contrast to last year! Nice finds, and happy new year 🎉
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I'll say! Last year was a whole lot of fun, but not a great day to actually find rocks. This year it was an awesome day to actually pick up rocks.
@nationalparksprincess3216
@nationalparksprincess3216 10 ай бұрын
Beautiful finds!
@smithdog4770
@smithdog4770 10 ай бұрын
Wow, you guys did great! Happy New Year!
@joniangelsrreal6262
@joniangelsrreal6262 10 ай бұрын
Sending love and light to all Be the light in 2024 …
@SherryAustinMcginley
@SherryAustinMcginley 10 ай бұрын
The horn coral/petosky stone was a jackpot!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, that one was really cool. David was happy to take it home all shined up.
@debivort
@debivort 10 ай бұрын
love the combo horn coral petoskey
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Me too. I find Petoskeys paired with other corals from time to time, but not usually a horn coral that nice.
@ronyrockhound939
@ronyrockhound939 10 ай бұрын
12:36 "Kind of Chalcedony" Rock, I was hoping you would have taken it home and sliced it open. Find a ton of these in Central Wisconsin, with that nice fleshy pink and reds with ghost white + coloring. They are interesting, and sometimes hide a hollow center with a quartz and/or Chalcedony surprise. Closest guess on ID I have come up with is a larger, malformed specimen of Paddock Jasper. Amazing works, thank you for sharing!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yes, I probably should have cut that one. I have gotten lots of comments like yours.
@songbirdscreations-MargaretS
@songbirdscreations-MargaretS 10 ай бұрын
It looks like the rockhounding gods were smiling on your hunt!😊😊😊
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
We sure did a lot of smiling that day.
@jamesferry6717
@jamesferry6717 10 ай бұрын
Great finds! It is always interesting seeing what you find and comparing it to what I've got in my neck of the woods in SE Texas.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Probably a little different. I'll bet we have a few rocks in common too though.
@AmandaHuggenkiss
@AmandaHuggenkiss 10 ай бұрын
Looks like everyone in the crew may have gotten a new Stormy Kromer for Christmas.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Nope, all old Kromers. We didn't plan that, either. I was happy to see that we all chose to wear cool hats.
@kellyhollingsworth6100
@kellyhollingsworth6100 10 ай бұрын
No ice balls today, looks like a pleasant hunt.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
It was a very mild day. I do like seeing those ice balls though.
@MoarRushPl0x
@MoarRushPl0x 10 ай бұрын
Excellent video, good sir!
@heatherlandskron
@heatherlandskron 8 ай бұрын
Great video and great finds!! Have a good day and weekend
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 8 ай бұрын
Thanks Heather, you too!
@heatherlandskron
@heatherlandskron 8 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks your welcome
@roman11469
@roman11469 10 ай бұрын
Great day out! Can’t beat it!
@Reet64
@Reet64 10 ай бұрын
Happy New Year to you!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Happy New Year, Reet!
@salliemorrill2671
@salliemorrill2671 10 ай бұрын
Happy New Year, Rob! Good to see you 3 together. That odd looking rock early in the video that had red spots w/ w.d white surround would be an interesting one to slab. Beautiful finds. The petoskey stone w/ another fossil shined up really nice. Will u be tumbling the pudding stones & the banded chert?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Several people have commented that I should have slabbed that rock. Maybe I should have, but it's too late now. I don't know if I'll be polishing any of the rocks you mentioned. David took the puddingstones to display in his office at work and didn't mention me tumbling the banded chert. I'm sure Sam will tumble his though.
@ccccarriemchardy9216
@ccccarriemchardy9216 10 ай бұрын
Hard to believe it was the same time last year, with all that sun!.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yep, completely different weather. Last year was fun, but it was nice to be able to pick the rocks up without chiseling them out first.
@markhorn9239
@markhorn9239 10 ай бұрын
Ok...this is really hard for a State grad to say....but....gulp...Congrats and Go Blue!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Oh, I'd root for the Spartans in the same situation. I wouldn't root for OSU though.
@judymarkel8029
@judymarkel8029 10 ай бұрын
Looks fun
@corytrevorson1411
@corytrevorson1411 10 ай бұрын
Hail to the Victor's valiant Hail to the conquering heroes! How happy are you today? Love your channel and I'm wondering if you've ever sand blasted any rocks?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
My wife is the sportball fan. She's very happy. If there's any sport I'm at least a little interested in, it's Michigan football. I went to all the games when I was a student there. I have never sand blasted a rock, or anything else for that matter.
@grokeffer6226
@grokeffer6226 10 ай бұрын
Beautiful!!! 🪨🌊☀
@gevinblue
@gevinblue 10 ай бұрын
new vid yall 🗣️🔥🔥🔥
@markhorn9239
@markhorn9239 10 ай бұрын
You used to be able to collect Michigan garnet by the old Mt. Shasta Bar near Michigamme. A lot of it was an olive to black fairly large crystal, but there was red there, too.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I wanted to go there, but I was told it's private and they don't like people in the old mine anymore. I think those garnets are actually pseudomorphs of garnets, where the garnet gets replaced by another mineral (not sure which one) but the shape of the original garnet crystal remains.
@markhorn9239
@markhorn9239 10 ай бұрын
i took a class from Western in the early 90's when I collected there. I am assuming we had permission. Seems like yesterday...but a lot has changed. I will have to hunt my rock gardens in the spring to find them! I did get some pseudomorphs and some red garnet there.
@captpaul8827
@captpaul8827 10 ай бұрын
​@@MichiganRocksThe mineral is chamosite.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
@@captpaul8827 Thanks Paul. Did I have the other part mostly right?
@IvanLopez-zh3xz
@IvanLopez-zh3xz 10 ай бұрын
Great episode!!!!!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@janehelbert7551
@janehelbert7551 10 ай бұрын
Nice pudding stone!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, that was a beauty!
@oldladyoutdoors1098
@oldladyoutdoors1098 10 ай бұрын
You need to get an ice fishing hole skimmer, for your rock scoop. Much larger and the metal ones are quite sturdy
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I don't like the big, round shape of those. I know mine is not great for bigger rocks, but I like the pointed spoon for getting in between bigger rocks to scoop out smaller rocks.
@PatricesProjects
@PatricesProjects 10 ай бұрын
Some of the rocks you tossed back I would have kept. Then again, I don't have a collection like you do. The Petoskey you polished is gorgeous. What do you plan to do with it.? Nice hunt
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
That's David's rock. He has a small collection on the kitchen windowsill and some on a shelf in the bathroom. He was also talking about finding some rocks to put in his office at work, so I'm not sure where it will end up. The only problem with it is that it's not great for display. One side is mostly Petoskey and the other side is horn coral. I offered to cut it in half so he could display both sides at once, but he didn't think that was a good idea, probably because it wasn't.
@alicemiller3139
@alicemiller3139 10 ай бұрын
Happy New Year! Been meaning to ask and keep forgetting. You have previously commented that you don’t pick up granite as it doesn’t polish great. I know that’s true since I have tried to polish to. I scratch my head here. Everyone loves their shiney granite countertops and I love mine too. What do he countertop folks do different?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
They don't tumble it. I don't know much about countertops, but from what I've heard, a lot of counters that are called "granite" are not actually granite. Even if it is, I would expect granite that is polished by other methods to do better than granite that is tumbled. Puddingstones are like that too. They turn out pretty good when cabbing them, but always have little pits all over when tumbled.
@darellberglind8130
@darellberglind8130 10 ай бұрын
Love your vids!!! About how long does it take to run a petoskey stone from begining to end on the cab machine?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I didn't time it, but about 15-20 minutes. They go fast if they don't have any really bad low spots. I did have to grind down part of the horn coral side a bit or it would have been quicker.
@michaelkinney6082
@michaelkinney6082 9 ай бұрын
Are the rocks on the beaches coming from the depths of the lake or being washed out of the land and into the lake?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 9 ай бұрын
I think both. They also move down the shore with the waves. That's called "longshore drift".
@arnett4388
@arnett4388 8 ай бұрын
Ok, I need recommendations. I am going to be in Bay City in a few weeks, do you recommend any beaches there for good rock hunting?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 8 ай бұрын
I have never hunted rocks very close to Bay City. I hunted near Au Gres at the Singing Bridge public access and did okay. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHeXZ2yaetF3aac
@rockaholic4388
@rockaholic4388 8 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks Would it be better to go to Lakeport?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 7 ай бұрын
@@rockaholic4388 I have been there a couple times in the colder seasons. I did okay both times, but I think that place gets really over hunted. I saw lots of people both times and the weather was cold. I'm really not sure what the better spot is.
@jimknarr
@jimknarr 10 ай бұрын
Did you go on the day after Christmas? That was a calm late afternoon. I was out hunting for stones too!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
No, Allison and David spent Christmas at his parents' house this year. They didn't get here until the 28th and we went to the beach on the 29th.
@I_wish_I_knew_something
@I_wish_I_knew_something 10 ай бұрын
Nice finds. 🥶 🥶 🪨
@nadjatalidrissi8355
@nadjatalidrissi8355 9 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@arnett4388
@arnett4388 9 ай бұрын
How long are you actually out there for this 18 mins of footage? Awesome Petoskey!
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 9 ай бұрын
We were out for about five hours that day. It's like a fishing video. I just show the exciting parts!
@LadyYoop
@LadyYoop 10 ай бұрын
Have you ever polished a huge one, like the "find of the day' that David found??
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Do you mean the horn coral that Sam found? I have polished quite a few huge rocks. Here's the hugest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGjbqKx5lNWljJo
@LadyYoop
@LadyYoop 10 ай бұрын
WOW hey....but what about in your tumblers..what's the biggest there?@@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
@@LadyYoop Probably this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apa7XnyZj9mNnLc
@LadyYoop
@LadyYoop 10 ай бұрын
Awesome!! @@MichiganRocks
@joshuaeasterby7408
@joshuaeasterby7408 10 ай бұрын
im in salt lake city in 8 weeks utah if u know where any good rock stores are or spots maybe meet someplace where its easy
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I have never been to Utah, and I'll be in Michigan in 8 weeks. I wish I could recommend something, but I can't.
@haidarhaidar5896
@haidarhaidar5896 10 ай бұрын
😍😍😍
@ConnorSinclairCavin
@ConnorSinclairCavin 10 ай бұрын
A lot of those “neat rock”s remind me of the martian storms, wonder how they would turn out as an orb
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I've been curious about making spheres. It's something that I'd like to play around with.
@ConnorSinclairCavin
@ConnorSinclairCavin 10 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks im sure it will turn out amazingly, you could even choose rocks for each planet/moon and make a solarium if you wanted haha.
@BigSho0ter
@BigSho0ter 10 ай бұрын
National Champs
@kbreternitz7042
@kbreternitz7042 10 ай бұрын
Can you tell us where you are on lake huron?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Not this time. We had to cross private property to get to the beach. I don't want to encourage people to trespass by revealing the location.
@MichiganNative
@MichiganNative 10 ай бұрын
Have you tried to hunt for "yooperlights" at that location?
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yes, but I had no luck. A friend of mine has looked there a couple of times with no finds either. I have looked at one other location on Lake Huron too. So far, nothing.
@MichiganNative
@MichiganNative 10 ай бұрын
@MichiganRocks I'd figure there always a chance especially in that spot not many people hunt that location on Lake Huron in that section of the bay... but if theres glacial rocks, the sodalites could be there. I wish I had access to look there but its all private..
@susanolson3611
@susanolson3611 10 ай бұрын
😀
@ruthw1079
@ruthw1079 10 ай бұрын
That strange-looking rock looks like the petrified innards of a bird..
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
That's the first time I've heard a rock compared to bird innards, I think.
@sonshinelove6181
@sonshinelove6181 Ай бұрын
The stone at 12:45 looks like petrified bone, skin, internal organs and muscle. I can't believe you put it back. Unbelievable.
@fredclements6843
@fredclements6843 10 ай бұрын
The young man with y’all he needs to calm down 😂
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, Sam is a little hyper.
@Mudguaard
@Mudguaard 10 ай бұрын
I would have checked the coral at 2 mins for fluorescence.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
Most limestone I have hit with my UV light glow a pale yellow. Here's a little video I did about Petoskey Stones glowing kzbin.infoMESDmmC5Ssg
@Mudguaard
@Mudguaard 10 ай бұрын
I brought some pieces home from just south of Petosky. My son cut one in half. I turned the LW UV on it and it was blues and other colors. Probably can find it on Michigan Rocks Face Book page.only went looking for them because of you! @@MichiganRocks Thanks for all the great videos. You have made my life better! Except for the rock fever!
@karenferguson8614
@karenferguson8614 10 ай бұрын
I live in Westhamptonbeach on long Island and I find so much indian artifacts and quartzite and just do many different kinds it doesn't make sense! I was kinda raised in Missouri, Fort Leonard Wood my dad retired Sgt. MG. It was his life! "HIS" any way I would love some help with this area! I've heard rumors of apartments going on top of this area! It will all be lost!!! That would be horrible 😢 I have a brain injury I died 2 in my car accident I flipped my Honda odyssey 8 tires and rolled it 3 times on its side I was passing an off duty police officer and he brought me back 2 times I was in a coma for 2 1/2 weeks on a respirator and broke c-3-4-5&6 and cracked my head from ear to ear and had internal bleeding and they cut my bladder by accident oops
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
I'm glad you survived your accident, Karen. Sounds like some fun rock and artifact hunting there in New York.
@isaaclawson3126
@isaaclawson3126 10 ай бұрын
Sometimes it's hard to not see food with these rocks. I was a chef for years so. I do get the urge to bite some of them lol. Don't do that.
@MichiganRocks
@MichiganRocks 10 ай бұрын
If you haven't seen this already, you'll probably really enjoy it. www.etgms.org/rock_table
@isaaclawson3126
@isaaclawson3126 10 ай бұрын
@@MichiganRocks that's amazing. I have to share that with my old crew lol
@darkwood777
@darkwood777 10 ай бұрын
Wow! That's amazing! @@MichiganRocks
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