Agates Galore on Superior's North Shore

Brett Rodenberg was nice enough to take me out to the beach and show me how to find agates. What an amazing beach! Brett found lots and I found a few too.
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[@bja010]

The worst day rock hunting is better than the best day at work!!!! Great video and nice finds!!!

[@MichiganRocks]

That's so true!

[@colorfulwater5070]

My mom and I used to collect "stripe-y rocks". I love watching you guys go through them. ❤

[@sparband]

Lots of nice agates. The Maryellen jasper would have been a good yard rock. You will have to add a hand truck to your list of things to bring.

[@MichiganRocks]

I guess so. Or at least a guide who is willing to strap it to his back for me. Heck, I'd even help roll it onto his back.

[@notlostjustwandering218]

Call Agate Dad. He would haul that boulder out 😁

[@MichiganRocks]

@@notlostjustwandering218 You're not kidding, he probably would! I was going to meet up with him, but his wife was very pregnant and he decided to stay home with the kids so she could get some rest.

[@lilalightandlove421]

What a haul on the cold, crappy day. Thanks for taking us along. There’s no way I would’ve left the banded chert behind. I think they’re as beautiful as agates!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was probably colder than it looked. It was really windy and wet. But when the rocks are that good, it's worth putting up with!

[@marymcguffin9370]

I like going out when its rainy, cause you can find unique stones on the shore you won't ordinary find, and no one else is out there, which is a bonus 😊

[@Indyanas_ocean_view]

Wow! You found so many awesome agates! 😍🥰😇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@rachel_sj]

Minnesota Rocks indeed! Can’t wait to get up to the North Shore myself sometime (again) this summer!!

[@largent45]

What a crappy cold day but great finds! That chert find is great! And man you guys found a bunch of agates! That was awesome! Thanks Rob!

[@MichiganRocks]

I didn't even show all of them in my video. Some are only shown on Brett's video. What an awesome beach.

[@kirsiselei8703]

Really nice finds in not so nice weather💕..as allways i love the stripey ones😁

[@darkwood777]

What a beach! What amazing agates! Rob's Summer of Rocks Road Trip is paying off already!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was a good trip overall. Too much rain, but that didn't keep me from much.

[@IndusRiverRock]

Nice trip beautiful finds thanks for sharing 😊

[@LoneWolf-479]

Awesome video, nice finds boys!

[@greatnorthernviews3052]

Rob I’ve gotten nice agates up there. My brother took me out in the Arrow head of Minnesota . We found quite a bit of nice agates.😊

[@forg0tten]

I was referred to your channel by a fellow member of my local rock hounding group a couple weeks ago. Thank you so much for all the last 4 plus years of lapidary lessons. I've learned so much. I would love to send you some vancouver island Dallasite if you're interested. LMK!

[@MichiganRocks]

That would cost you a fortune to send. I know because I have sent boxes to Canada before. I'm tempted to accept because that's something I've never tumbled, however, I just returned from two weeks of rockhounding and I sort of over did it. I have way too many rocks in the basement right now! Thank you very much for the offer though.

[@forg0tten]

​@@MichiganRocks Cost is nothing to me if it means you'd get to work something beautiful and new that I have and can't work myself. It can't cost that much to send a half dozen slabs and tumblers.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@forg0tten Still, my basement is almost full!

[@kims4529]

Fun finds, Rob! Agates are beautiful, but so is a good stripey rock!

[@kellyhollingsworth6100]

A new rock hounding contact, you two found a lot of agates that is cool.

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: My body ached just watching how cold and wet it was that day. Nice agate finds! Would have liked to see that multi-colored speckled "conglomerate " rock slabbed. If it was able to take a polish, I would design something out of that.

[@MichiganRocks]

That rock was very, very rough. I can't imagine it polishing.

[@markattardo]

Great hunt. Fun watching you both together

[@carmenevans7651]

I'm glad the Minnesota beaches were generous to you. It's really interesting to see the contrast with the Michigan beaches as far as the types of rocks. I wish you would have kept and slabbed that first banded chert.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not sure it was chert and I was trying to limit the rocks I put in the Jeep since it was really full with camping gear. The agates there are great, but the variety on a lot of Michigan beaches is much better. It's hard to say which is better but they sure are different.

[@carmenevans7651]

@@MichiganRocks exactly, there is much more variety on the Michigan beaches. I think here it's ryolite, basalt and granite. And the occasional agate.

[@mitchgillilan]

Looks like a typical day in winter where i live in western oregon... Cold, raw, and drizzling all day! Cool agates! You guys did really well. Its worth the bad weather to find those! 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

We do have nice weather here in Michigan during a very short season.

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Ha ha I saw the thumbnail and skipped past it for days because I already watched Brett's video and didn't realize yours was different. Cool finds and good times guys. Wish you both success this season!

[@MichiganRocks]

I was a little afraid of that, but I forgot to take a thumbnail picture. That's probably because I just wanted to get inside my Jeep and warm up.

[@berjo77]

Treasure for the taking! We are considering a family trip up to Superior, but on the Michigan side for now. Beautiful hunt. Good job!

[@SherryAustinMcginley]

That was very productive!! 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

I'll say!

[@selfretired3025]

That stripey rock might make a couple nice pendants. Beautiful stripey chert! Wow.

[@MichiganRocks]

Do you think that one was chert? I'm not sure. There was quite a bit of that stuff on the beach, but I'm not sure the shape was quite right. I thought chert formed in nodules, but that was more blocky.

[@selfretired3025]

@@MichiganRocks chert is blocky... but it can be rounded by Superior. Remember, chert & flint (among others) were napped. It works nicely.

[@samuelfiore7949]

No better time to hound than on a misty day, a warm one though :) Nice job you guys.

[@MichiganRocks]

That was not warm at all. Very windy.

[@samuelfiore7949]

@@MichiganRocksI know! I was cold just watching .

[@teeteepalooza]

so many agates! just kept coming

[@MichiganRocks]

I know, it was so fun.

[@donaldgilliland4145]

Rocks rock’s everywhere 😃

[@MichiganRocks]

Agates, agates everywhere.

[@chintasrvvegankitchen7761]

Wow! Still that cold up there huh...great videos!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was that day. This was on May 6, though.

[@Algorhythmz]

As far as obligatory stripey rocks go, that was a pretty good one! That second piece of chert looks like it may turn out really nicely, should be interesting to see the results with that one. Some great finds this trip, thanks for taking us along :)

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not 100% sure that's chert. In fact, I'm starting to doubt it. There was a lot of that on that beach and it was all sort of blocky which I haven't seen in chert before.

[@donnalantz7981]

I am so jealous of you right now. Getting to meet other rockhounders and go on hunts with them. There are several I would love to meet. And those were some nice little agates you both found.

[@forg0tten]

No matter where you live there should be a local rockhound group or mineral and geology society of some kind. I live on a tiny island in canada and there are 2 groups here that do field trips all over the place to rockhound. You should google and see if you can find a group to join.

[@donnalantz7981]

@Objectivity1958 thank you. There is a group I found about 45 minutes away I have been thinking about joining. There are several KZbin rockhound channels I watch and those are the people I would love to meet most. I have met Rob aka Michigan Rocks. He is an awesome man. I live here in Michigan in a very very small town.

[@forg0tten]

@@donnalantz7981 It is extremely unhealthy to want to meet and hang out and be friends with the people you watch on youtube. Make normal friends and discover things that way.

[@donnalantz7981]

@Objectivity1958 some of them are amazing people. I just would like the chance to meet a few of them is all. Like Rob, aka Michigan Rocks, he is an amazing man, his wife is a super sweet lady too. Nothing wrong with meeting new people you have learned a lot from. I don't plan on hanging out with any of them like I do my friends. It's hard to explain I guess.

[@MichiganRocks]

Where is the group you're talking about, Donna?

[@edtruitt5803]

I enjoy your videos Rob, especially when you do joint efforts with other rock hunters that I follow. Carry on fellas.

[@MichiganRocks]

You're going to be seeing a couple more of those coming up.

[@mandyschlafer3926]

Great finds❤️. My in-laws live on the North Shore….can’t wait to visit!!

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks

[@mikek4443]

Good to see you in the state and that young man is the blood hound of agate hunters it seems

[@MichiganRocks]

It seems like everyone is better at spotting those things than I am. That's why I like to tag along with the young guys with good eyes.

[@vtx2023]

nice goodies :) thanks for uploading!

[@lisamills-wv6nc]

Nice job on finding agates, Rob! It definitely takes a while to get your eyes adjusted to different rocks you're not used to finding. Im going through that now with new types of rocks im searching for! 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

That's one problem and my aging eyes are the other part of the problem.

[@lisamills-wv6nc]

@Michigan Rocks Same here. My eyes went down hill fast after getting diabetes and over 50 years old. We are just going to have to start using binoculars to look at the ground! 😆 😊

[@mnamber]

So happy you visited my state! Not much here that I can find but glad you found some. I’m moving to NC in a couple months. Plan to take the long way around up thru the UP for rock hunting. May be the last (?) trip I get. Then a stop in Akron to visit family. Maybe a couple beach recommendations with an inexpensive motel somewhere on the shore? 🥳 Thanks for taking us along ❤😊 I’ll be watching forever.

[@MichiganRocks]

This comment is blank. That's been happening lately. I don't know why.

[@mnamber]

So happy you visited my state! Not much here that I can find but glad you found some. I’m moving to NC in a couple months. Plan to take the long way around up thru the UP for rock hunting. May be the last (?) trip I get. Then a stop in Akron to visit family. Maybe a couple beach recommendations with an inexpensive motel somewhere on the shore? 🥳 Thanks for taking us along ❤😊 I’ll be watching forever.

[@mnamber]

Copy/paste 👍🤣

[@MichiganRocks]

@@mnamber Send me an email and I'll give you a list of recommendations. [e-mail]

[@salliemorrill2671]

Sam will be jumping up and down over this rock hunt. Muddy, muddy water. Brett is such a nice guy & has trained eyes for hunting agates no doubt. Hope he can look you up back in Michigan. Enjoy your rock trip, & return home safely.

[@MichiganRocks]

He was just over here to borrow my U.V. light. He went right to that bag of rocks and looked them all over. There was no jumping, but he was impressed.

[@kimfrommn7162]

Rob, I think it is really Cool how these younger guys like going rock hunting with you!!! That right there tells us you are a really neat guy!!! Truly enjoyed watching you look for agates. It’s just hard, I want to go now!!! 🤣 Have a Great Weekend!!! 🤗♥️🙏

[@MichiganRocks]

This old guy is happy that they are willing to hunt with me. They find a lot more, but I'm just happy to be along for the ride.

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

What an awesome video. You sure did find some pretty Agates, the colours were amazing. I loved the large beautiful stone, that you thought was Mary ellen Jasper. Lots of nice stones there. If you love Agate hunting, then you would love Birdlings flat in New Zealand

[@MichiganRocks]

Hey Nicola, your comment came through blank. That's been happening lately for some reason. I contacted KZbin, but they were not able to help me.

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

@@MichiganRocks oh what a shame, I'll repost comment

[@smithdog4770]

Poor Sam missed out!! Brett's a nice guy to show you around. Congrats on the great stones.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes, Brett was great. I appreciate him taking me to his spots. He also sent me home with everything we found. Sam and Nicole drove up to Lake Superior for a day trip today. Hopefully they find a bunch too.

[@laurieowen8696]

Awe! Welcome to Minnesota! We like you too! What a spot. Care to share????

[@MichiganRocks]

These were spots that Brett took me to, so I don't think I should publicize where they were. He might not mind, but I don't know for sure.

[@mnamber]

So happy you visited my state! Not much here that I can find but glad you found some. I’m moving to NC in a couple months. Plan to take the long way around up thru the UP for rock hunting. May be the last (?) trip I get. Then a stop in Akron to visit family. Maybe a couple beach recommendations with an inexpensive motel somewhere on the shore? 🥳 Thanks for taking us along ❤😊 I’ll be watching forever.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm sorry I missed this message. I don't know how it slipped by. Good luck on your trip!

[@patriciamckean4186]

Thanks to Brett for sharing his hunt with you. So you could share with us. Wow, lots of little cuties! 😍

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, thanks Brett!

[@davidhile5363]

You guys cleaned up on the agates. Looks like you’ve been on an awesome trip. Can’t wait to see some more of it.

[@MichiganRocks]

It was a great trip. I'm home now and editing more videos for your future enjoyment.

[@justjulee9135]

Great agate video! Minnesota is good for agate hunting! Loved the video!

[@MichiganRocks]

Lots more there than where I hunt in Michigan.

[@benwinkel]

It's no secret, i like a good rhyme. Thanks for the good one in the title this time!

[@MichiganRocks]

Did you see the follow up where I used my own technique and got a good shine? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaS3lGShjbqohtE

[@benwinkel]

@@MichiganRocks 👍😆

[@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery]

Great work guys!!! I'm in Minnesota as well!! Great job 👏!!!!! Wow, what a haul!!

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks!

[@RockMonger]

2:59 "Its a glower, not a shower!" Lol

[@debs_wheels]

Wow. We are on the North Shore now and are not having any kind of luck. But this kind of video keeps hope alive!

[@MichiganRocks]

There's absolutely no hope for you. Brett and I picked up every last rock. Sorry about that.

[@debs_wheels]

@@MichiganRocks You missed a few. We scored some agates this afternoon. I guess I reverse jinxed myself

[@MichiganRocks]

@@debs_wheels Shoot! You mean we missed some?

[@jeffholmes1362]

Nice, I even skipped over to the otHer video to see what he found there, awesome area. What a great trip, pity’s the water was so dirty, but wow, great finds.

[@MichiganRocks]

Waves tend to stir things up, nothing much you can do about weather. I still had a great time there.

[@soul_adventurist]

Wow, Rob and Brett! You two really cleaned up on agates. I would love to visit that beach. I usually make 3 or 4 trips up the North Shore every year, but haven’t gotten up there yet in 2023. Rob, my eyes are bad, too. I usually end up buying mine at the rock shop in Beaver Bay. I find fun and interesting things when I’m there on the beaches, but never an agate. I finally got up enough nerve to tumble the ones I bought and they turned out well. Can’t thank you enough for all the tutorials! I’m glad you liked Minnesota because this Minnesotan likes you! And I look forward to seeing more of your adventures 🤩

[@MichiganRocks]

I stopped at that rock shop in Beaver Bay later in the day. That guy's collection is just incredible.

[@soul_adventurist]

@@MichiganRocks yes, he has a fantastic display area. Always enjoy stopping by there. Still hoping to find my own someday!

[@OntarioRob]

What a great day for agates

[@MichiganRocks]

Sure was!

[@Dpjones75]

Nice haul! One day I’m going to make the trip up there.

[@easterazali9237]

I’m so happy you found more agates than ever over there in Minnesota Rob 🥰👍

[@MichiganRocks]

I went out on my own after Brett went home and found the biggest one of the day. You'll have to wait until Tuesday to see that one.

[@easterazali9237]

@@MichiganRocks ok😊

[@meganwatkins6631]

Welcome to Minnesota. The North Shore is always windy and often cold. Wish I could hunt with you.

[@MichiganRocks]

It was both windy and cold that day, not to mention wet. Still a really fun day though.

[@IvanLopez-zh3xz]

Awsome !!!!!!!!!

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

What an awesome video. You sure did find some pretty Agates, the colours were amazing. I loved the large beautiful stone, that you thought was Mary ellen Jasper. Lots of nice stones there. If you love Agate hunting, then you would love Birdlings flat in New Zealand. Hope this comment comes through OK.

[@MichiganRocks]

Seems like I already replied to this once, but just in case I didn't... This comment came through completely blank. I know you wrote something, but I can't see it. This has been happening some lately.

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

@@MichiganRocks I hope you tube fixes the problem.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Me too! Now that you replied, I can see the original comment. I'd really, really love to visit New Zealand someday. It's among my top places that I'd love to see.

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

@@MichiganRocks well if you ever get here, be sure to look me up.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976 Will do!

[@lorettamartinez2144]

What a fun trip! I’m learning a few things :). I’ve bought some rocks that are supposed to be agate. But they are banded iron lol. They are beautiful but it’s good to know what it is lol.

[@MichiganRocks]

Well that's a bummer. Banded iron is a lot easier to come by than agate.

[@nancyjahn4224]

So much fun watching you guys this morning wishing I was rock hunting. Thank you ❤ Lake Huron was full of flies yesterday not good for rock hunting this week!

[@MichiganRocks]

I didn't run into bugs on my whole trip. I'll take cold over bugs.

[@roman11469]

Nice hunt! Makes my day when I am lucky enough to find one agate.

[@MichiganRocks]

I agree. Now I'm spoiled.

[@angelahighwolf]

You should see the rocks in Alaska......fabulous.

[@MichiganRocks]

I'll bet. I watch Gold Rush on TV and I have often wanted to go through the rocks that come off the end of the trommel.

[@jananabanana3180]

I like the stripey ones too...😊😊

[@captpaul8827]

Great finds! I haven't been to the North Shore in a number of years.

[@MichiganRocks]

Do you think that big one was chert? It had conchoidal fractures, but was blockier than chert normally is. There was a lot of it with the same colored layers on that beach.

[@captpaul8827]

​@@MichiganRocksCertainly has the look of chert.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@captpaul8827 That makes me feel better that I'm not way off on my identification.

[@aliencat11]

What fun, pretumbled agates! I was waving to the north, but I know you were probably back in Michigan when this was posted. Glad you had a good visit to Minnesota!

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, I'm back now after two weeks of rock hunting.

[@aliencat11]

@@MichiganRocks belated welcome to Minnesota! 🤣

[@MichiganRocks]

@@aliencat11 Thanks, but I'm back in Michigan now.

[@wyomingadventures]

You guys did great on this trip. I kinda of have some ideas now where you were hunting. I see my mom and I were to far up the northern shore. Did you go past the Taconite plant that's not open right now. It's by Silver Bay. Big place. We stopped in a visit information center in town there. A lady gave us samples. Plus they had agates and other rocks in there. The north shore is so beautiful.

[@MichiganRocks]

No, I missed the Taconite plant. Maybe next time.

[@Nikkisavage100]

Nice lake, maybe will be better in summer !!

[@MichiganRocks]

It was sure cold that day.

[@icatz]

They're so tiny! But very cute. You're forgiven. Just keep hunting. ❤️🏏🎸

[@MichiganRocks]

They weren't all tiny. I was happy with the size of them.

[@icatz]

@@MichiganRocks It wasn't a criticism

[@GuyMontag-o7k]

Hey guys, just booked a week's vacation on Lake Michigan, near Grand Haven, any recommendations for beaches to hunt for agates/rocks? Thanks for the inspiration Rob!

[@neutralobservation9418]

There are tons of great beaches on that side of the state.

[@MichiganRocks]

The only place I have been in that area is Pilgrim Haven Natural Area. As @neutralobservation9418 said, there are lots of beaches in that area. I had trouble deciding which one to go to.

[@T-ravJamesDeMohun-lk9fi]

I wish I could send you pictures of the ones I find here in the Agate desert where I'm from! I think there's definitely varying grades of Agate on your video like here

[@MichiganRocks]

There are always varying grades of any type of rock I find. Once you get familiar with a rock, it seems like there are always better and worse ones.

[@Sputnik2020]

Nice

[@firechicken455adventures]

Way to endure the weather to get the finds!

[@kzbay1685]

I know those beaches. :)

[@MichiganRocks]

Lucky you. I wish I lived a little closer. Then again, I have some really great beaches near me too.

[@kzbay1685]

@@MichiganRocks I almost petted a skunk when I was a kid in the Porcupine Mountains cuz I thought it was a cat. Loved your mineral identification video with the geologists. Thanks.

[@MichiganRocks]

@@kzbay1685 Pepe le Pew?

[@kzbay1685]

@@MichiganRocks Well it did some right up to me and didn't spray me. It was nighttime so all I could see was some white fur then I remembered to park people were talkin about skunks so went back and got a flashlight and we all bailed into the camper with our german shepard dog :)

[@peziki]

It should be noted that Minnesota has a law prohibiting removal of rocks from state parks and public waysides, so be sure you know the status of the beach when you visit.

[@MichiganRocks]

Thanks. I was relying on locals to guide me to legal beaches. Neither of these were state parks.

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

* LOL ~ "Stripy" rock would be called a "Wishing Stone" in Scotland because the stripe goes all the way thru.

[@MichiganRocks]

I think they're called wishing stones here too, but I prefer stripy.

[@anthonyman8008]

Sweet! I have a couple of spheres that are chipped. Would you tumble for me?

[@MichiganRocks]

I have way too much stuff of my own to tumble. I also get requests to tumble rocks for other people all the time and there's just no way that I could do it for everyone. Sorry about that.

[@lbaker4222]

I wish you would have shown your whole pile of agates together at the end😊

[@MichiganRocks]

Sorry, I didn't think of doing that. I did show some of them in the thumbnail.

[@dantemedici8179]

I live in the Uk and the fact that the water is a lake and not the sea blows my mind ! You can’t sea the other side ..

[@MichiganRocks]

No, you definitely can't see the other side. The Great Lakes are huge.

[@TruthWillSetYouFree832]

Out of curiosity, I looked it up and Lake Superior is over 82,000 sq km in surface area. I live near Lake Michigan and that's just over 58,000 sq km.

[@fredh5731]

Agate hunting on the North Shore will spoil a person compared to hunting in Michigan's U.P.! On our last trip up there, we found more agates in two days than we found all season on the "south shore"! (The water falls are pretty amazing on the North Shore, too!)

[@MichiganRocks]

Yep, I'm aware of the risks. It sure was a fun day though.

[@fredh5731]

@@MichiganRocks Rob - you might have meant to reply to a different comment.....I found no risks in hunting for agates in Minnesota, other than getting REALLY spoiled by the quantity!

[@MichiganRocks]

@@fredh5731 That was the risk I was taking about, being spoiled on such nice agates.

[@jeffbrown307]

Can’t wait to get to Superior this year and hunt for agates. Can you grind the husk off of an agate? Thanks.

[@MichiganRocks]

Yes you can grind the husk off.

[@ebbygshreve9577]

Have you ever used glass beads in tumbling rocks, could you use them instead of the ceramic pellets or plastic pellets ? Sorry for all of the questions but I am just starting tumbling rocks and don't know anything about it except I like the looks of the polished rocks.

[@MichiganRocks]

I haven't used them, but I suppose you could. The problem would be that they'd wear down really fast because glass is pretty soft compared to most rocks. Ceramic media is very hard compared to the same rocks, so they last a long time.

[@ebbygshreve9577]

@@MichiganRocks Thanks, and I love your show.

[@haidarhaidar5896]

🌹🌹🌹

[@John-jv9ml]

Very Nice! Just Make Sure you take anything from a Federal Operated Park $280 fine....And Feds will inforce if you are cought. My friend was fined for taking $280 for taking Dead bark off fallen branches of the Federal forest floor.....Wow times have changed 😮

[@MichiganRocks]

Ok, I'll be careful.

[@MariaCCurry]

9:03 Would be a really cool rock at the corner of the yard or near a tree - but of course you don’t wanna run into it or have to mow around it. L O L.

[@MichiganRocks]

That rock was awesome.

[@grokeffer6226]

👍👍👍

[@janehelbert7551]

That should be called agate beach!

[@silkyb-love]

Did I miss the final count?

[@MichiganRocks]

I didn't count. Brett was nice enough to send them all home with me, so I suppose I could count them. I didn't film all of them since he was also making a video. There must have been around 20 including all the small ones.

[@laurieowen8696]

Ps. Agate Dad is great company 😊

[@MichiganRocks]

I hoped to get together with Taylor, but his wife was very pregnant that day. She was not pregnant a couple days later.

[@laurieowen8696]

@@MichiganRocks haha! Gotcha. Next time for sure.

[@johngiorgi4000]

Hi Rob. Hope you are doing well. Please tell me the name of the quarry where you picked up some Stromatolites in Northern Michigan. Thank you.

[@MichiganRocks]

Are you talking about the Kona Dolomite? I get that at Lindberg and Sons quarry in Marquette. However, I was just at Kingsley North and they have some old stuff that was picked up before they started blasting it out, so it doesn't have all the fractures. It also has nice colors. You really have to dig to find nice, dark pinks.

[@johngiorgi4000]

@@MichiganRocks Hi Rob. Thank you for your reply. I am talking about fossil stromatolites. I thought it was a video you made where you went to this particular quarry and picked up a bucket or two of stromatolites near Mackinow City. Maybe it wasn't your video. I apologize if it wasn't. Take care, John

[@MichiganRocks]

@@johngiorgi4000 I don't think that was my video. I have not found many rocks Near Mackinaw and I would not have picked up stromatolites other than Kona Dolomite. I have picked up a few stromatoporoids, but never more than one or two.

[@johngiorgi4000]

@@MichiganRocks OK thank you Rob. Sorry my mistake. Take care, John

[@vDC2me]

Question maybe you would know I have some softball to football-sized Petoskey stones that I would like to slice at about a quarter of inch. That's how I have won't cut all the way through any type of wire saw you know of?

[@MichiganRocks]

I don't know of a wire saw for that, but have you tried rolling the rock as you move it through the blade? You should be able to get twice as much depth of cut that way.

[@vDC2me]

@@MichiganRocks thanks great idea. Looking to tile a fireplace surround need some 8 square feet

[@practicallyroyal]

Banded genesis I do believe

[@MichiganRocks]

I'm not sure which rock you're talking about, but do you mean "gneiss" or is there a rock named after the first book of the Bible?

[@joshuaeasterby7408]

have u done any japanese rock hunting or china rock hunting or any india rock hunting high up in other places

[@MichiganRocks]

No, I have only hunted rocks in the United States, mostly in Michigan.

[@jmsdvs5]

You could have slabbed up that banded chert.

[@MichiganRocks]

I was trying to pack light. This was only my second stop on a two week trip. The Jeep was pretty packed with camping supplies, so I didn't want to over do it with rocks.

[@Gurudesa94]

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[@John-jv9ml]

Dont Take from Federal Land..😮

[@andrearayne3964]

Is this another video where it's titled agates galore but you only find one microscopic chunk of carnelian?

[@MichiganRocks]

Did you watch the video?