ROCKHOUNDING | Glacial Till Finds | Nova Scotia Rocks

[@jaygallo5434]

Thank you so much for all this information. I just hit glacial till. On a mountain. It's like pulling teeth to get information on what I'm finding. This is like a dream come true. You don't know what you're going to pull out day to day. I just pulled out blue potassium feldspar balls. Smoky quartz and garnets inside. Along with the blue feldspar. Beautiful. I had two cabochon made out of one slice. Very nice. And you are right digging in the glacial till is so exciting.!!!!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Hey glad you are having success in the till. It is definitely under appreciated. Some of our best finds have come from till. Keep rocking!!

[@jaygallo5434]

You have helped me out more than anybody. In this short session. Thanks again this is what I've been looking for. I'm not in water!! Your uncovering it. Crazy. Stay safe

[@RockhoundingLife]

That's awesome!! We are glad our video is of help!

[@CityRockhounding]

Great location for rocks. I totally agree doesn't need to be a lake or river, some of my best spots are gravel roads. Really cool pieces, love the variety and colors. Love the unakite pieces.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Glacial till could be the best place to practice each and mineral identification.

[@CityRockhounding]

@@RockhoundingLife I will have to find one near me!

[@MsSandraCGL]

Nice rocks

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks!!

[@pretzel2272]

They are absolutely amazing! Did you ever find out whether the fossily looking one was a coral?

[@terrydoucette6037]

At the 445 mark it looked like old coral to me Jason,cool find

[@RockhoundingLife]

Could be. The bedrock underneath the till is a carbonate reef in the Carrol's Corner formation.

[@ayeyouarizona8507]

Some excellent finds Thanks for sharing your adventures

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! We love sharing our adventures with everyone!

[@NWRockExplorer]

That rock at 15:00 looks like a nice piece of Orbicular Rhyolite, I find lots of it in the creeks around here and it comes in all different colors too!! Really love that piece of flow banded rhyolite too, awesome finds!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

A couple others have suggested that as well but the majority have said crinoid stem fossil. Still not 100% on it though.

[@kastah]

LOVE green rocks especially Jasper. Hope you can bring a spraybottle!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Didn;t have a spray bottle with me. It was a spur of the moment lunch break hunt!

[@gingermackeen5741]

Loved the "before and after"! Great job!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you! 😃

[@10kLakesRockhounding]

I love that you’re in the till. That’s where we spend most of our time. :)

[@RockhoundingLife]

To be honest I find rockhounding in the till just as fun as the beaches and rivers. Thanks for watching!!

[@GermanGemcutter]

Wonderful finds, the flow banded Rhyolite is amazing👍

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thanks!

[@TheCaptainShow]

cool finds, love the rock at 10:02

[@RockhoundingLife]

That's a cool one for sure.

[@cathyblock6197]

Thank you, I really appreciate that you share your knowledge with us. I’m learning so much from watching your videos!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you!

[@yoopermann7942]

you guys just found one of the best places to hunt for rocks, or just hide away!!

[@RockhoundingLife]

It's my secret spot

[@adammaher2685]

hey shoutout from petty harbour newfoundland, i always rock hound glacial till recently found a spot with a lot of iron stained agates, jasper, rhyolite and gold bearing rock, keep an eye out of orange staining

[@RockhoundingLife]

Oh nice! We go to Petty Harbour every time we go back to NFLD. My wife is a huge Allan Doyle fan!! I'd be interested in hearing more about this spot you found, any pictures of the stones you found? You can send to [e-mail]

[@adammaher2685]

@@RockhoundingLife oh really? that's awesome! Allan is a close relative threw my nan! and sure thing ill shoot you a email with site info and some pictures! thanks for replying and thanks for the awesome videos recently found your channel and i watch it while cleaning my finds up!

Wow my dear great vídeos..From Brasil

[@RockhoundingLife]

Thank you!

[@rawkinj6609]

Awesome man thanks for this video! I have been rock hounding since childhood but reallly got going a year before covid hit. I live in Montreal but im from Northern New Brunswick,. Can't wait to go back to the rocky coast and the wonderful maritime beaches! btw. Found a Tomahawk in a river 2 summers ago in NB. Cheers!

[@RockhoundingLife]

Wow that would have been a cool find! Did you keep it or take it to a local museum?

[@rawkinj6609]

@@RockhoundingLife I still have it, it's a stone hand axe / tomahawk head?! A friend who has been doing this along time said it was. Have not brought it in for authentication yet!! I guess I I should! ;)

[@alczek]

Glacial till, great idea. How can one locate that type of area in Michigan?

[@RockhoundingLife]

I'd look for road cuts, abandoned gravel pits/quarries.

[@tlk13ns]

You know yr rocks awesome vid I live in N.S how do u find a glacial till

[@RockhoundingLife]

Hi Tracy! Road cuts and abandoned mines are the best places to look through till.

[@GeoRockNerd]

4:15 6:22 These both look like orbicular rhyolite to me. Yes 4:15 could be some kind of coral too, but the varying sizes of spheres and color make me think rhyolite. Not crinoids. 4:51 is a picture sandstone. The bands are called Liesegang bands or rings and are caused by cementing fluids, likely with some iron in this case 7:30 looks like a welded rhyolite tuff. The tiny crystals might be sanidine feldspar. The stretching/“banding” of the minerals is often caused by plastic flow of the tuff as the welding/cooling occurs. Sometimes it can take a polish! 14:38 Looks cherty to me too

[@RockhoundingLife]

Hey man thanks for the feedback. I can get on board with everything you suggested, especially the sandstone at 4:51 I had that in mind but couldn't remember the name of the banding so I didn't mention it. I'm going to test the coral piece with some acid in the next cutting rocks video and i'll also cut it to get a better look.

[@GeoRockNerd]

@@RockhoundingLife Great idea, it could really help narrow it down if you sliced it. What great rocks, wish we had some glacial till to rockhound nearby! Thanks for sharing!

[@betojdesigns]

Maybe mushroom rhyolite? Or birdseye rhyolite?

[@RockhoundingLife]

Would that be similar to orbicular rhyolite?

[@betojdesigns]

Looks the same. Has a tendency to be called jasper or rhyolite depending on who you are talking to. Just not sure if it's common where you are. Actually, now that I do a little more digging, I think Birds Eye is just another name for Orbicular.

[@eliezersilvadesouza7377]

Showwwwwww 👍👍👍👍

[@RockhoundingLife]

😀🤙

[@greenbayrockhuntress]

I have always admired but left the epidote chunks behind. From now on I'm taking them home to tumble! (I've finally started my little channel btw) Lots to learn lol! I do believe that living in WI made me sound almost more Canadian than you, after listening to myself talk😂 Excellent video!! -Emily L.

[@RockhoundingLife]

One of my best friends is from Wisconsin. We always joke he is more Canadian than me! I'll check.out your channel!

[@greenbayrockhuntress]

I think that is just hilarious!!

[@jagers4xford471]

The fossil looked like it might be a coral

[@RockhoundingLife]

I think you're right!!

[@kennethchristie5167]

There is a rock called bug eye Rhyolite. Maybe that's what thats is?

[@RockhoundingLife]

interesting...

[@teresacasey931]

Do you sell any of the seam agate you find? I want to do a cake slice like you did for the challenge. I have collected everything else but the rocks.

[@RockhoundingLife]

You need some pretty big chunks to make one as big as i did. We dont usually sell seam agate, especially that large.

[@teresacasey931]

@@RockhoundingLife ok thank you very much.

[@KCoda1248]

How do you clean your rocks? Water, mild dish soap and a toothbrush? Just wondering. They’re all really nice, especially the green ones! ☘️🍀

[@RockhoundingLife]

Just water normally. If they are covered in river scum, and not calcite, i'll give them a vinegar bath.

[@zer0deaths862]

Try hydrogen peroxide, bubbles all the dirt out of the fine cracks and holes.

[@yvonnedraganski1006]

when i saw this Piece, i instantly thougt of a Wavellite :D but i know, Wavellite is no Fossil :(

[@RockhoundingLife]

🤔

[@thrownasearched7779]

the rock you picked up at 4:58, is it not a wonder stone? if it so, some other rockhounds have polished it in other videos and it looked very nice.

[@RockhoundingLife]

My understanding is that wonderstone is a form of rhyolite. we have different forms of rhyolite here but I haven't heard anyone refer to it as wonderstone. I'll do more research. I still have it so i'll give it a cut and polish when I have the chance.

[@TinaHyde]

@@RockhoundingLife I’ve also heard that type of stone referred to as wonderstone. They always remind me of a desert landscape.

[@beenworkin5737]

Looked a little like fossilized thompsonite maybe

[@RockhoundingLife]

🤔

[@beenworkin5737]

🤔 that's exactly what I was thinking. I'm new to rockhounding didn't even know if such a thing was actually possible. have you figured it out?

[@RockhoundingLife]

@@beenworkin5737 it's interesting you mentioned it because minerals can "fossilize" in a way. The process isn't too far off. Sagenite agates are formed this way. Typically when a zeolite mineral gets bombarded with hot silica rich hydrothermal fluid the zeolite crystals with get replaced with chalcedony quartz and keep the shape if the original crystal.

[@beenworkin5737]

I love it !!! I'm learning something new everyday.. if you ever get the specimen tested and confirmed please let us know that would be awesome..

[@kerinholmstrom250]

You have several pieces of basalt with those round spheres. That's "galaxy stone". Agate Dad has an episode on polishing galaxy stone that he put out about one hour before this one...check it out! 😁 ♥️🇨🇦♥️

[@RockhoundingLife]

We never miss an Agate Dads video!

[@MsSandraCGL]

Looks a little like honeycomb coral

[@RockhoundingLife]

🤔

[@grantfahlman1815]

Some very interesting/nice finds in that mix. That rock at ~4:08 certainly appears to have some fossilized remains in it. I'm curious (have been wondering)... you seem to have a lot more geologic knowledge than your average rockhound. Have you studied geology or where does the "informed opinion" come from?

[@kjord11]

I agree ! You are so well versed in your geology, are you a professional or a super armature? In either event, this channel is a wealth of information. Could you expand your discussions to include more detailed information on what constitutes these different types of rocks you find. Maybe do a series of each type of rock as an educational presentation for those of us who likes rocks but can't tell a rock from a piece of broken brick (LOL). Young people could also benefit greatly from your knowledge, just as your sons have.

[@RockhoundingLife]

Hi Grant, I am a Mining Engineer with a masters degree in economic geology, so I have what some would consider above average knowledge of basic geology. I don't consider myself an expert by any stretch but i'm comfortable talking geology shop.

[@grantfahlman1815]

@@RockhoundingLife Alright, good to know. No wonder you can talk the talk! It's awesome that's what you're trained in and you get to use it in a hobby. Doesn't get much better!

[@bunk9991]

Coral?

[@cathyblock6197]

Are those fossils called crinoids?

[@RockhoundingLife]

I'm not sure. I was hoping someone would tell me what it is.

[@kerilittle4379]

We agree that we think those are crinoids.

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

* Carry a squirter bottle & really see what you have found..

[@RockhoundingLife]

💯👍

[@brianjohnson3974]

Your "fossil" appears to be Some kind of fossilized coral.

[@RockhoundingLife]

I'm thinking the same thing. Only thing close in this area that would produce a fossil is a carbonate reef structure underneath this location.