Arizona Rockhounding | Finding CRYSTALS & AGATES in the desert!

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  • Опубликовано: 9 мар 2023
  • Let's go rockhounding in the Arizona desert for agates and crystals! This is hands down our biggest haul ever and we had a blast finding so many banded agates, agate nodules, geode agates, agates with crystals, crystals (quartz and calcite) and other jasp agates, jaspers, and other random finds! It was such a fun time, we will have part 2 of this adventure up in a week! Subscribe so you don't miss it!
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  • @AgateDad
    @AgateDad  Год назад +31

    If you enjoyed this video, hit that like button to support it ❤️ thanks for watching!

    • @abbyh8678
      @abbyh8678 Год назад

      PLEASE READ MY RESPONSE BEFORE THIS MIGHTY MIDGET GETS BURIED IN SNOW AGAIN......IN NH😳🙄😂❄️👹🤣

  • @diamondhunterTv5
    @diamondhunterTv5 Год назад +5

    Wow amazing rock hounding very beautiful

  • @Jesselovespinball
    @Jesselovespinball Год назад +3

    I absolutely love the desert, Arizona, Nevada , New Mexico, yes please! I’m from Massachusetts so whenever I go out there I never want to go back ! It’s such a stark contrast to home and it’s beautiful!

  • @ravend5405
    @ravend5405 7 месяцев назад +1

    I absolutely love seeing the contrast between your Arizona trip 3 years ago and this one. You can see how much more comfortable you are in front of the camera. ❤ great video!

  • @jmcgovern6454
    @jmcgovern6454 Год назад +2

    “Where right here”! Ah you’re killing me 😂 love what AZ has to offer.

  • @largent45
    @largent45 Год назад +2

    How much fun was that? Rock hounding in the desert! A bit different then home. No snow! lol. But wow! What a bunch of beauties you guys found! Those are going to be so much fun to cut! I cant wait for part two to see what else you guys found! Thanks Taylor!

  • @angef9687
    @angef9687 Год назад +3

    Now that's definitely how to beat the winter blues!!! Awesome finds, Taylor! I can't wait for part 2 and for when you cut into some of those beauties to fuether expose the colours and bands!! Have a great weekend

  • @donnalantz7981
    @donnalantz7981 Год назад +4

    That is so awesome. Lots of beautiful finds. Can't wait to see the second half. Looks like you had a great time.

  • @judithfairchild8620
    @judithfairchild8620 Год назад +2

    That was fun to put it mildly. My dad in law was a rock hound. He brought home some of the coolest rocks I've ever seen.

  • @AnnaWoods-rk8zb
    @AnnaWoods-rk8zb 3 месяца назад

    Hi English lassy here just wanted to say love your videos could watch them all day love your humour and enthusiasm, going through it just now and agates are my favourite things to find so with all that combined your a real tonic and your videos are therapy for me thank you so much 🌅❤

  • @susietincknellsmith653
    @susietincknellsmith653 Год назад +3

    We have spent the last 5 winters boondocking in Arizona and New Mexico. I have never found anything close to what you did! Can’t wait to see them sliced and polished!

  • @leuserstoneschannel
    @leuserstoneschannel Год назад +1

    Glad to be back to see these beautiful Arizona rock shows, interesting trips and hunting, all of them will be treated with regards 👍👍🇲🇨👌

  • @v7i5k2t5o7r
    @v7i5k2t5o7r Год назад +3

    👍👍👍👍👍Cool! Great finds! The expedition for agate was a success

  • @marienygard1173
    @marienygard1173 Год назад +1

    Watching you do your rock hounding brought back such wonderful memories of my dad, who was also a rock hound and lapidary. I remember that he’d take us camping and we would find some of the coolest rocks! Some of my personal favorite places were in Texas (variety of different places), Washington state (mostly close to the Canadian border), and Minnesota (near Lake Superior). So much fun!

  • @jennifertalley49
    @jennifertalley49 Год назад +2

    I really enjoyed this video! Can’t wait for part 2. You found some nice agates and crystals ❤.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад +2

      Part two will be just as fun, if not better, much more picky in that one!

  • @nitawynn9538
    @nitawynn9538 8 месяцев назад

    Arizona is one of my favorite places in the world. You went for the rocks; I went for the birds. From huge condors to tiny hummingbirds. Great place! ❤

  • @MANCINGNGELELENGPGK
    @MANCINGNGELELENGPGK Год назад +2

    Come witness the excitement of looking for agate materials... great results, quite a lot and uniquely unique... greetings of success always

  • @lindaglover3321
    @lindaglover3321 2 месяца назад

    Home of rattlesnake gila monsters and tanantulas! Lovely dessert though

  • @jenniferhenderson3249
    @jenniferhenderson3249 Год назад +4

    Looks awesome, can't wait to see it :)

  • @nativearizonaadventures
    @nativearizonaadventures 3 месяца назад

    Looks like a spot I know very well nice finds🤘

  • @adamh9909
    @adamh9909 Год назад +2

    Welcome to AZ! Glad you enjoyed your trip. Recently went rockhounding for some Cave Creek red jasper. They're in the tumbler right now and can't wait for the results!

  • @mitchgillilan
    @mitchgillilan Год назад +1

    I'm down in AZ right now rockhounding, the weather is so awesome right now.... 65 - 75 every day and perfect! Going to saddle mountain and Quartzsite next 3 days 😊

  • @ritadickson5356
    @ritadickson5356 Год назад +1

    What a great haul. Gorgeous finds 😍😍 eagerly awaiting part 2 😊😊

  • @rocktime3627
    @rocktime3627 Год назад +2

    Beautiful finds! Looking forward to part two.

  • @marywrigjt7614
    @marywrigjt7614 Год назад +1

    That looked fun. Can’t wait to see some reveals. 👍👍

  • @aliencat11
    @aliencat11 Год назад +2

    Wow! Cool finds Taylor!

  • @agatebeauties
    @agatebeauties Год назад +1

    Amazing finds! Can't wait to see these cut open.

  • @michaelbearss371
    @michaelbearss371 Год назад +2

    Awesome finds!

  • @robertopelayo6041
    @robertopelayo6041 4 месяца назад +1

    All those beautiful rocks, love the awesome colors. I live in California and would love to have at least a hint of where you found them

    • @robertopelayo6041
      @robertopelayo6041 4 месяца назад +1

      Please reply with a hint I would appreciate it I’m new to rockhounding

  • @doriWyo
    @doriWyo Год назад

    I love learning new things!

  • @jonathonlafave3698
    @jonathonlafave3698 Год назад

    Very cool beginning. 👑❤️🌎 I'm excited for this video. I'm mineral Oiling up some Agates and Chalcedony. Beautiful stuff. 🥰

  • @DrJ4712
    @DrJ4712 3 месяца назад

    😂😅 Awesome intro!! Fantastic finds! Can't wait for Part 2!😊❤

  • @mragatetv
    @mragatetv Год назад +1

    Good finding brother in location Arizona thanks for review good luck ❤!

  • @JeffWeymier
    @JeffWeymier Год назад +1

    Looks like a great time. My wife and I just started rock tumbling and are going to head up to the north shore of Superior soon.

  • @chonch_burger
    @chonch_burger Год назад

    Cool seeing you in my part of the country. We have alot of cool rocks out here.

  • @meg2831
    @meg2831 Год назад +1

    You found some REALLY nice ones! I haven't seen the whole video yet but it looks like you have some promising ones.

  • @Amanda-yf7vj
    @Amanda-yf7vj Год назад

    Soo fun!! Agates are awesome!!! I went agate hunting myself this morning! Most of the agates I find are dendritic and white but sometimes yellow and amber colored

  • @deniseview4253
    @deniseview4253 Год назад

    If I were to move out of Michigan Arizona is where I’d move too. I love that state. ❤ Beautiful rocks!! Awe, a cute lizard.

  • @johnpearson935
    @johnpearson935 Год назад

    Just subscribed! watching from Bemidji MN. I'll have to come out to Duluth sometime to rockhound, but in the meantime, keep up the great vids!

  • @JnVrockhounding
    @JnVrockhounding Год назад

    Can’t wait to see these cut

  • @laurieowen8696
    @laurieowen8696 Год назад

    Very beautiful.

  • @Stambo21
    @Stambo21 Год назад

    AZ is great for finding different specimens and especially if your from the Midwest. Nothing like that back home

  • @tott3457
    @tott3457 Год назад

    How FUN was that?
    Looks like you found some seam agates ? Yes? Do you know the History of how all the agate arrived down on the flats? There was one shot of the Beautiful Mountains. Looking forward to part 2/3 !!!

  • @Linda-nl6co
    @Linda-nl6co Год назад +1

    I was in Arizona coming back home and I picked up a few rocks in Flagstaff 🥰

  • @savagesquirrel9828
    @savagesquirrel9828 Год назад +1

    Nice!

  • @silvertortoise3776
    @silvertortoise3776 Год назад

    One of your next stops needs to be keokuk iowa. You will love it. I’m there now, so many amazing geodes and fossils and I found a lot of agate action too!

  • @yvonnespradlin7705
    @yvonnespradlin7705 Год назад

    Next time come to my neck of the desert for some Beautiful chalcedony and jasper, geodes etc around the Oatman area..so glad you had so much fun with so awesome finds. I moved here from Wisconsin 6 years ago, absolutely love it and have found some great material

    • @jamesrich8463
      @jamesrich8463 Месяц назад

      Hi, I live up in MN. Seems like Arizona is a hotspot for great rock hunting. I'm going have plan a trip there to find some stuff. Where is the best place to look, closer to the mountains or near them or are they also out in the open desert area.

  • @savvycraftings
    @savvycraftings Год назад

    This reminds me of when I go rock hunting! But I have a wagon 😁.

  • @gregderksen1996
    @gregderksen1996 Год назад

    well Taylor, I hope you brought an extra suitcase for all that lol! if only LSA’s were so plentiful hey?😂

  • @SpiritualNerdGems
    @SpiritualNerdGems Год назад

    Awesome stuff! Off Aguas calliente? Looks like the Buckeye Hills

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 Год назад +1

    I never thought you could find agates in the desert!

    • @mitchgillilan
      @mitchgillilan Год назад +1

      There's millions in Arizona. Not exaggerating one bit. Millions of agates just near saddle mountain and burro canyon.

  • @JeffBrazeel-fe4wc
    @JeffBrazeel-fe4wc 3 месяца назад

    In Phoenix you're only 3 hours from my Local Geode Beds.
    Nothing like the area around Quartzite.

  • @MorningStarmama13
    @MorningStarmama13 Год назад

    Hey it's beautiful up here north of Phoenix. 😁 about 20 min to an awesome place called geode hill. Maybe on your next visit to Arizona.

  • @abbyh8678
    @abbyh8678 Год назад +1

    Hey....I am in NH....and we are about to get ANOTHER FOOT of snow......any chance you could teach this east coast prospector WHO'S ONLY 4'9" AND ABOUT TO BURIED....AGAIN....THAT TRICK OF SNOW.....NO SNOW?! PPPLEASE?!🤣🤣❄️
    #MOTHERNATURESTINKS 🤣❄️

  • @JasonAllord-dj5sd
    @JasonAllord-dj5sd Год назад +1

    Very jealous

  • @riecarocks
    @riecarocks Год назад +1

    Well, thanks. Now I have to go to Arizona as well :D

  • @hexiandsereniti
    @hexiandsereniti Год назад

    Living in Wisconsin I know the snow struggle! We are in blizzard conditions right now (3/11/23 4:30pm cst)

  • @Rablikesblue
    @Rablikesblue Год назад

    Nice

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 Год назад +1

    You would have to hunt there in the winter!

  • @donnatunell9756
    @donnatunell9756 Год назад

    Did you get a chance to check out the Black Hills Rockhounding area in Safford, AZ? Tons of beautiful chalcedony and geods

  • @jimlancaster6120
    @jimlancaster6120 Год назад +1

    Hope you took some home to cut and polish. Looks like you found some neat stuff. 👌👍

  • @-hw-
    @-hw- Год назад +1

    very pretty

  • @corpseshandle2652
    @corpseshandle2652 Год назад

    On trips like this you should bring a garden wagon, that way you can toss your buckets in and not wear yourself out

  • @jif6969
    @jif6969 Год назад

  • @kellyhollingsworth6100
    @kellyhollingsworth6100 Год назад

    Looks like you are finding Rhyolite. I always laugh when people say they can't find anything in the Arizona desert. I think it is because they go in the Summer when it is 106 degrees and they are only looking for 5 minutes. 🤣👀. Happy hounding, have a safe trip.

    • @tcphx6089
      @tcphx6089 Год назад +2

      What is the location of this place ?

    • @meghanndovidio8488
      @meghanndovidio8488 5 дней назад

      Id like to know as well
      ​@@tcphx6089

  • @Reet64
    @Reet64 Год назад

    What a haul! Some for cutting and polishing, others for tumbling?

  • @mescobar466
    @mescobar466 3 месяца назад +1

    How do you know when you have a good rock? I've been infatuated with picking up rocks for about a year now or so.

  • @elizabethlewis3509
    @elizabethlewis3509 Год назад +1

    Now you see why I collect in AZ

  • @nancylacivita6494
    @nancylacivita6494 Год назад

    Where is this place? Looking to go rockhounding and would love to know a good place to start. Your video is great! Can you recommend a lapidary saw and sander? Thanks!

  • @patriciamckean4186
    @patriciamckean4186 Год назад +1

    Just got back from wintering in Arizona. Brought back some good rocks 327 lbs. Lol. Green, metallic maybe copper

  • @matter-x
    @matter-x Год назад

    I've lived in Safford and been finding theser as far back as i remember. I couldn't believe it when i heard they were a popular stone people were actually paying for. There are spots were you can find 50+ in less than an hour and other spots you wont find one. The blackness of these is in a league of its own once you see one youll definitely know it. Ive got so many i would love to get rid of

    • @jamesrich8463
      @jamesrich8463 Месяц назад

      Where should I look, closer to the mountains vs the open desert? I wonder if certain parts of Arizona contain more stuff or it's everywhere.

  • @vickieeebumbleee
    @vickieeebumbleee 10 месяцев назад

    Did you ever make the after videos polished and cut and ect for your Arizona hauls ????

  • @BrownMBA
    @BrownMBA Год назад

    Where they n Phoenix did you go?

  • @rickyschultz6866
    @rickyschultz6866 Год назад

    Wow. You didn't even have to dig.

  • @dejablueguitar
    @dejablueguitar Год назад +2

    FANTASTIC VIDEO BRO!! Would LOVE to know the GPS location at some point! BRAVO!!

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад +1

      Thanks man!

    • @lisamanrique1770
      @lisamanrique1770 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@AgateDad lots of great minerals in our wonderful state, do you share any info on the location here, or even general area? My husband had a stroke 2 yrs ago and we have to only go to the flatter ground locations, which this place looks fairly flat for the most part. Would really appreciate any specifics, can send private message, but any info is great. Thanks!
      If you ever want some good quartz crystals and not near Payson with possible bears with you, let me know. You won't go home empty handed!

  • @bigj1455
    @bigj1455 5 месяцев назад

    What part of Az was this?!

  • @MilaDraws10
    @MilaDraws10 Год назад

    I know you won’t see this but be careful for snakes, scorpions, and spiders. If you come over here again come in the winter like you did here because they don’t come out until late spring/summer

  • @bellashealingartistry8934
    @bellashealingartistry8934 Год назад

    We were out there last year! Spent 2 days there in that location! There's so much there! The mountains are washing out these agates and eventually the mountain will plateau. How fun! Hope you had a blast, but I'm sure you did!
    Edit: just finished watching, I knew you'd enjoy iit

    • @roylynwhite3889
      @roylynwhite3889 Год назад

      I live in Arizona and would like to know where this is

    • @bellashealingartistry8934
      @bellashealingartistry8934 Год назад

      @roylyn white I don't want to give or the location on his video. But you can always Google or RUclips locations. Tbh, anywhere in Arizona you can find gems. I literally mean anywhere! Petrified wood is EVERYWHERE too! 😃
      THE Phoenix region is easier to find minerals in my opinion. Other locations I've had to use a few tools.
      I'm be coming out soon again in April. Where abouts are you in AZ?

  • @cory546
    @cory546 Год назад +1

    That black rock could be an asteroid?

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад +1

      I don’t think so, it has chalcedony characteristics to it

  • @lindaglover3321
    @lindaglover3321 2 месяца назад

    It was 116 degrees tge day I landed in phoenix

  • @kylegawron5358
    @kylegawron5358 Год назад

    where i am their is crap when it comes to finding agates D:

  • @maidatoyoartiles5919
    @maidatoyoartiles5919 Год назад

    😍💖👍👍👍

  • @davidg5341
    @davidg5341 Год назад +1

    How do you get all those home?

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад

      I put some in my backpack and some in my luggage. Family will bring the other half for me later

  • @johnnygary5666
    @johnnygary5666 Год назад

    The mountain in the background looks like C mountain

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад +1

      Never heard of that one

    • @johnnygary5666
      @johnnygary5666 Год назад

      @@AgateDad when you were dumping your bucket, it was behind you, looks like a volcano. I live down the road from that mountain

    • @tcphx6089
      @tcphx6089 Год назад

      Where is this located at?

  • @veronicamoore3777
    @veronicamoore3777 Год назад

    How do you clean them?

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад

      I just used water and a scrub brush

  • @bouncerslabrealnature9143
    @bouncerslabrealnature9143 Год назад +2

    Dangit..only caught the replay. 😡🤬

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад

      We will try to do another premiere for part 2 next Friday 😊

  • @lindaglover3321
    @lindaglover3321 2 месяца назад

    Sonoran dessert?

  • @cory546
    @cory546 Год назад

    I hope tsa doesn't give you any trouble for bringing these rocks home.

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 Год назад +1

    A few of them looked opally (is that a word?)

  • @ikestoddard2458
    @ikestoddard2458 Год назад

    That plum colored stuff looks like quartzite, not agate. Color me confused.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад

      I would say check out “Arizona quartzite rock” and see if you think the same thing.

  • @theresaherrrera8224
    @theresaherrrera8224 Год назад

    Mijo check out Quest for details....Talk with him....He all over California....

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад

      I’m not in California

    • @theresaherrrera8224
      @theresaherrrera8224 Год назад

      I now mijo....I meant to say check out his videos 📹....Morning mijo....I have a niece who lives there....Can't wait to see next video 📹😀🥰💜🙏

  • @abdomoulsinta8855
    @abdomoulsinta8855 Год назад

    صديقي العزيز السلام عليكم أحيي فيك روح الحب والعشق للأحجار كما أنا أيضا أتمنا لك التوفيق ومزيدا من الحض

  • @judyjones2727
    @judyjones2727 10 часов назад

    Where were you?

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  10 часов назад

      Arizona

    • @judyjones2727
      @judyjones2727 10 часов назад

      @@AgateDad yes, I know, but where in Arizona?

  • @gabiilleslajosne363
    @gabiilleslajosne363 Год назад

    Utálom a hideget.

  • @pugsmom1
    @pugsmom1 Год назад

    I'll hit the subscribe button if you give the location.

  • @mrsjohnson1743
    @mrsjohnson1743 11 месяцев назад

    Pretty sad that you won't even give the general desert area of Arizona that you are in. That’s about as vague as talking about finding rocks by a Minnesota lake.

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  11 месяцев назад +1

      And it’s with intent to protect the location for locals and the folks who care enough to put in the work to find it themselves. The ones who want spots handed to them are the ones who ruin spots for everyone.

    • @mrsjohnson1743
      @mrsjohnson1743 11 месяцев назад

      @@AgateDad I totally get that. You're exaggerating. I’m not looking for GPS coordinates or roads or anything like that. I truly enjoy finding my own spots. The variety of rocks that you found made me wonder about the general geological area of AZ, i.e. near Tucson, outside of Flagstaff, etc. never mind

  • @kellymwalker79
    @kellymwalker79 Год назад

    If there's so many finds every couple feet, why not share the location for your fellow rocknuts to enjoy?

    • @AgateDad
      @AgateDad  Год назад

      Out of respect for locals and the gentleman who shared it with me. Not my place to share it.

  • @graemero5532
    @graemero5532 Год назад

    Wow, more picking up than hunting. Blue is the colour