AGATE LIMBCAST! Rockhounding the Hills Above the Yellowstone River

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  • Опубликовано: 17 июн 2023
  • The water is still high, but the rocks are abundant on the hills above the Yellowstone River. Join me as I go rockhounding in a new spot, explore some of the natural beauty of eastern Montana, and find some incredible gemstones, including a perfect limb cast of Montana agate. It's always a great day to hunt rocks!
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Комментарии • 85

  • @kirsiselei8703
    @kirsiselei8703 Год назад +2

    Beautiful finds👍.the pink one and that limbcast are awesome(like all of them).i would like a video of hagstones💕

  • @nancygaxiola5412
    @nancygaxiola5412 Год назад

    I so much appreciate the knowledge you share as you walk along your way...the rocks and the flora!

  • @SandyFielding-cl4dc
    @SandyFielding-cl4dc Год назад +1

    Thank U 4 taking Us all along with U. I'm n the very bottom south of Ga. and don't get 2 visit places far off, so I truly enjoy people as Urself , that love 2 rockhound as much as I. Stay safe out there and thanks 4 sharing and God bless

  • @blindsquirrelrocks
    @blindsquirrelrocks Год назад

    That limb cast is awesome!! Thank you for the description and explanation of how they get formed. Just can't believe that someone would discard that split, partially banded, gorgeous rock!! Thanks for the trip!!

  • @melb458
    @melb458 Год назад

    Beautiful finds as always! Love the limb cast and the colors/banding of the split agate. Thanks for sharing!

  • @michaelbearss371
    @michaelbearss371 Год назад

    Thanks for sharing! It's always a good day when you can get out in nature. Love the finds!

  • @patriciamckean4186
    @patriciamckean4186 Год назад

    Love those wild daisies. Nature is super...awesome!

  • @jeffwomack5821
    @jeffwomack5821 Год назад

    The world is better off having people like you. Willing to go out of your way to find these lost rocks and take them home to adopt and care for them. You adopted enough good ones to make me jealous. Guess I need to put Montana on the bucket list.

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад

      Thank you, Jeff! Montana is a bucket list place, for sure.

  • @CacklingChick
    @CacklingChick Год назад +1

    That limb cast is KEWL! ROCK ON!! 😃👍🏻🪨⛏️

  • @joedoe6444
    @joedoe6444 Год назад +3

    i have a friend that digs up anthills and finds old native American beads in them if it was close to an old campsite they would use yearly.

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад +2

      That’s cool! I bet the ants don’t approve, though. 😂

  • @natalieclark5819
    @natalieclark5819 Год назад

    I would LOVE to find a limb cast one day. Thanks for the fun adventure, Kate!

  • @TheLindagdetroit
    @TheLindagdetroit Год назад +1

    I pulled a limb cast off a dirt road in lower Michigan. Spotted the shape and grabbed it with a quickness, lol!
    Def wasn't expecting a perfect limb cast where I was, much less on a dirt road.

  • @Mr-Mag00
    @Mr-Mag00 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the video KatyDid! I needed some time away from life 🙂, what nice finds that red banded one looks like the Agate that I collect in Michigan upper Peninsula.

  • @aprilgoodman4504
    @aprilgoodman4504 Год назад

    All are of course the best love your finds hope that you have a great day.

  • @benwinkel
    @benwinkel Год назад +1

    I subscribed today. I had stumbled on your channel some years back due to my interest in rocks minerals and geology in general. Your latest collabs with Rob from Michigan Rocks brought you back to my attention. And since you also show nice plants lke the Sumac and the daisies, i thought, why not subscribe. So hi!

  • @tuesdayfarmer1619
    @tuesdayfarmer1619 Год назад

    Oh my favorite I love limb cast !!! One I bought form you is probably the favorite one I got !!! W2G !!! You rock as always !!!

  • @greatnorthernviews3052
    @greatnorthernviews3052 Год назад +1

    Limb cast are cool I learned something new today. Thank you for that. Weird that agate out there gets a white sunburn. Very interesting 😊

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад +1

      I have heard it called opalization - something to do with chemistry, I imagine. 😊

    • @greatnorthernviews3052
      @greatnorthernviews3052 Год назад

      @@KatyDidRocks Thank you Katy😊

  • @arongstone
    @arongstone Год назад +1

    Very nice finding ❤❤!!

  • @janehelbert7551
    @janehelbert7551 Год назад

    The pink agate was my favorite!

  • @leannaerickson9745
    @leannaerickson9745 Год назад

    Hello Katydid and friends. I just learned of a train derailment and bridge collapse into the Yellowstone River near Billings. I hope you and the Montana Rockhounds are not adversely affected. Please keep your RUclips followers updated. I hope you are all safe.

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад

      Hello! The derailment was about an hour west of Billings, and it looks like the cars were full of slow-moving material (no oil). It should be fine. Thanks for your concern!

  • @CurrentlyRockhounding
    @CurrentlyRockhounding Год назад +2

    That limb cast is interesting. The limb casts that we have found in Oregon are not tumbled at all so you can see the impression of the wood on the outside still but how do you determine if something is a limb cast without that feature and not just a rounded agate?

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад +1

      Many Montana agates are limbcasts. The shape and the structure are the key - they are formed as a tube, and then the silica inside is also tubular, formed from the outside in. I suppose it’s possible that there might be a tubular bubble in the lava - but Occam’s razor suggests a branch or tree. 😊

  • @lalak5426
    @lalak5426 Год назад

    You have best rocks videos with for sure very special rocks. And you crazy about rocks same like me 🙂 love your videos

  • @justjulee9135
    @justjulee9135 Год назад +2

    I loved everything you found, but my favorite was the one that looked like it had been cut open. Pretty whites, pinks, grays. So beautiful ❤️

  • @largent45
    @largent45 Год назад

    Wow Kate! You actually found some awesome stuff out there! And that agate with the quartz pocket and the botryoidals was so cool! What a neat find! And that jasper/agate with the banding is so pretty! And it was just split in half perfectly! Now tou have to dind the other half! Lol! Those were certainly not your biggest finds, but every bit as special and gorgeous as the ones you find on the river! Maybe less ticks on the river, but the finds are as plentiful! And these ones dont break your back carrying them! Lol! And i would live ro see you do a video on the hag stones! I think that would be awesome! That was a great hunt! And you had the whole place to yourself! Thanks Kate!

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад +1

      Thanks, Lisa - the little ones are every bit as pretty. I’ll put hag stones on my To Do list.

  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker Год назад

    Loys of fin walking the hills. All the finds were great but that one that was split and was multicolored i liked the best
    Be careful on those steep loose hills and woof to the pup.

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад

      😊 Woof to you too! I try to be sensible on the steep hills - my knees are bad enough already!

  • @joniangelsrreal6262
    @joniangelsrreal6262 Год назад

    First timer here
    Happy to drop by😊

  • @aborch7
    @aborch7 Год назад

    This was awesome!! Great video 💜

  • @deniseview4253
    @deniseview4253 Год назад

    Beautiful hunt.

  • @SherryAustinMcginley
    @SherryAustinMcginley Год назад

    Beautiful!!!

  • @rotisumbuErikGemstone
    @rotisumbuErikGemstone Год назад

    Dengan keindahan❤

  • @JnVrockhounding
    @JnVrockhounding Год назад +1

    Nice finds Kate! That limbcast is awesome.

  • @darrinwilliams5715
    @darrinwilliams5715 Год назад

    Cool hunt Kate.😎

  • @DownriverRocks
    @DownriverRocks Год назад

    I’ll be part of the rewatch group. ❤️❤️the one rock looked like a cool chocolate chip cookie. Lol

  • @Algoldprospecting
    @Algoldprospecting Год назад

    Nice finds

  • @salliemorrill2671
    @salliemorrill2671 Год назад

    Tha rock w/the hole through it was very interesting. Did you call it a hag rock? Would be nice to see a vid on it. That split agate, at the end, had some gorgeous banding! Btw, so glad you combined hunting skills w/Rob from Michigan Rocks. You 2 are my favs! Hello to Jim; pet Kava for me. Looking forward to next vid. God bless.

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад +1

      Thank you! I was happy Rob made it out here - we had a great time. Kava sends her love.

  • @heathersmith-gearns6336
    @heathersmith-gearns6336 Год назад

    Ooooh I love the hagstone! Please let me know if you are going to put it in the etsy!? You found some really cool stuff today , daisy's n all !!!!

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад +1

      Thanks, Heather. Message me at KatyDidrocks@gmail.com with an offer on the hagstone - I’d love for you to have it, but have no idea what to list it for.

    • @heathersmith-gearns6336
      @heathersmith-gearns6336 Год назад

      @KatyDidRocks I will email you , you are always so wonderful!

  • @annes4213
    @annes4213 Год назад +1

    Have you ever found a meteorite?

  • @JRamsay801
    @JRamsay801 Год назад

    How are the river levels as of 6/19?

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад +1

      Still pretty high, but dropping fast. I can’t wait.

    • @JRamsay801
      @JRamsay801 Год назад

      I’m driving through Montana this weekend. Crossing my fingers there will be an exposed gravel bar or two to search.

  • @amywanden2094
    @amywanden2094 Год назад

    KATY...IF I SEND U A COUPLE PICTURES OF ROCKS COULD YOU PLEASE IDENTIFY THEM FOR ME😊

    • @KatyDidRocks
      @KatyDidRocks  Год назад

      Hi! Maybe - it depends where you found the rocks! :D You can send photos to my gmail address, katydidrocks@gmail.com.

    • @amywanden2094
      @amywanden2094 Год назад

      @@KatyDidRocks got them from Lake Michigan