Carmody Lake is my favorite place to collect Sweetwater Agates. It's nice for camping too and you can even get some cell reception from the towers in Lander. The Granite Mountains are definitely worth checking out too for the pegmatite hosted gems like aquamarine, garnets, tourmaline, and more. There's all kinds of shell casings out there from planes practicing for WW2. There's all kinds of 50 cal and 40 mm casings plus clips. You can find nephrite over there as well plus rubies in fuchsite.
Thank you! When I can't get out to look for rocks, the videos you make are like really being there. I love the commentaries and my favorite part is the end look-see segment at the ranch.
incredible video! any tips for a dad and his kids in the jackson hole area? We will be out this july and my son is already killing me. not finding much with my research. Thanks for the education!
The first time I visited Agate Flats, someone had dug a three-foot pit right next to the road. I wonder if someone else found a spot like you did, with your seven seven agates right on the surface, and then dug to find more beneath. The best arrowhead I ever found was during that search, eroding out of a wash. It was on BLM land, so I left it right where it was, of course. :) That was the same trip when I found my first jade too. Beginners luck!
Fantastic! I really appreciate the details you give about the agate composition. I’d be very interested in you putting together a video about Wyoming Nephrite Jade. Is most of what you find the mustard color?
Oh my gosh amazing I have never seen agates like this before. They’re rounded and come in different colors. Do you have an Etsy store? I would love one of those🤎
@@wyomingstoneranger2920 thanks. I guess they took them to the area around Idar-Oberstein in Germany. That was the center of jewellery of that time. I plan to go there next summer. Unfortunately there is nothing in my area, that produces gems like the ones you find. I guess you are well aware of the fact, how lucky you are. Rock on, I love to take part in your adventures.
If all of those are just sitting on the surface, imagine all of the Agates just laying 2 feet down waiting to be polished into gems.... wow. I wish I had the ability to teleport. I wouldn't even use it for robbing people, I would use it for things like this. And also saving people's and animal's lives.
@@wyomingstoneranger2920 also, amake sure you cherish these things man, it might seem like there is plenty, but it takes at least a couple million years for most gemstones to form, especially quartz type stones. In about 200 years the price of those stones you have will be like $80 per golf ball sized Mosd Agate, and those are some very high quality Moss Agates. You can get just one,, or multiples of those dendrites right in the middle of a cabochon and place it into a sterling silver ring and it would be worth $100 dollars right now.
@@wyomingstoneranger2920 yeah I guess you have to understand geology and the physics of the natural geological history of the given area to figure my question out. I do it the same way as you though, I just experiment and dig down to see where I find the most of them at, whenever I find a good spot for gemstones. It works
Carmody Lake is my favorite place to collect Sweetwater Agates. It's nice for camping too and you can even get some cell reception from the towers in Lander. The Granite Mountains are definitely worth checking out too for the pegmatite hosted gems like aquamarine, garnets, tourmaline, and more. There's all kinds of shell casings out there from planes practicing for WW2. There's all kinds of 50 cal and 40 mm casings plus clips. You can find nephrite over there as well plus rubies in fuchsite.
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: What a great hunt! So much variety.
Moss agates are beautiful & interesting. Oh so glowing! 😁
Thank you! When I can't get out to look for rocks, the videos you make are like really being there. I love the commentaries and my favorite part is the end look-see segment at the ranch.
I have tons of sweet water and Wyoming iris agates. I love to cut and polish them!
What is the Iris Agate?
I love that area. I’m really jealous of your hat though.
The Stone Ranger delivers again! Another fascinating episode dropped in the bucket! Looking forward to the next ride!!!
Thanks so much for your support of the Wyoming Stone Ranger. If you ever make it to Wyoming I would love to take you and your family out rock hunting.
Amazing video my friend!! Congratulations!!
That was on my list of spots to stop this summer, however it was too hot the day I was down in that area. Maybe next spring! Thanks for the videos.
incredible video! any tips for a dad and his kids in the jackson hole area? We will be out this july and my son is already killing me. not finding much with my research. Thanks for the education!
Love your channel , Ranger... keep em coming. Love it. Thanks!
Beautiful finds!
The first time I visited Agate Flats, someone had dug a three-foot pit right next to the road. I wonder if someone else found a spot like you did, with your seven seven agates right on the surface, and then dug to find more beneath.
The best arrowhead I ever found was during that search, eroding out of a wash. It was on BLM land, so I left it right where it was, of course. :)
That was the same trip when I found my first jade too. Beginners luck!
Those are amazing! I would LOVE a few of those! Moss agates are one of my favs!!! Great videos btw! Thank you!!
I've never seen these agates before and they are beautiful! I'm so happy I found your channel! Hello from Windsor, Ontario Canada.
That big hat makes me wonder how many cattle you have on your ranch? ;)
Fantastic! I really appreciate the details you give about the agate composition. I’d be very interested in you putting together a video about Wyoming Nephrite Jade. Is most of what you find the mustard color?
I’ve been doing some research and hope to get out in search of the elusive Nephrite Jade.
Oh my gosh amazing I have never seen agates like this before. They’re rounded and come in different colors. Do you have an Etsy store? I would love one of those🤎
They are beautiful agate gems. Sorry I do not have an Etsy store
Wow, beautiful rocks! Can you tell me anything about the geology of that spot?
130 years ago they hauled agates out of this area by wagon full and shipped them by rail to the east many of which ended up in Germany.
The area is High Plains desert surrounded by split rock granite mountains
@@wyomingstoneranger2920 thanks. I guess they took them to the area around Idar-Oberstein in Germany. That was the center of jewellery of that time. I plan to go there next summer.
Unfortunately there is nothing in my area, that produces gems like the ones you find. I guess you are well aware of the fact, how lucky you are.
Rock on, I love to take part in your adventures.
Put them under long wave and watch em glow!
If all of those are just sitting on the surface, imagine all of the Agates just laying 2 feet down waiting to be polished into gems.... wow. I wish I had the ability to teleport. I wouldn't even use it for robbing people, I would use it for things like this. And also saving people's and animal's lives.
I have to do some digging and screening to different degrees of success
@@wyomingstoneranger2920 how far down have you found them?
@@wyomingstoneranger2920 also, amake sure you cherish these things man, it might seem like there is plenty, but it takes at least a couple million years for most gemstones to form, especially quartz type stones. In about 200 years the price of those stones you have will be like $80 per golf ball sized Mosd Agate, and those are some very high quality Moss Agates. You can get just one,, or multiples of those dendrites right in the middle of a cabochon and place it into a sterling silver ring and it would be worth $100 dollars right now.
@@tylercampbell1186 I’ve only dug down at the most 16 inches. They seem to be more toward the surface
@@wyomingstoneranger2920 yeah I guess you have to understand geology and the physics of the natural geological history of the given area to figure my question out.
I do it the same way as you though, I just experiment and dig down to see where I find the most of them at, whenever I find a good spot for gemstones. It works
Is that not an arrowhead @ 6:10?