SW Michigan Hunt for Lightning Stones, Yooperlites, and More!

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SW Michigan Hunt for Lightning Stones, Yooperlites, and More!

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Ай бұрын

I rarely get to this part of the state so this was an extra fun day for me. I met up with locals Chris and Chuck as well as my friend Jonathan.
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@darkwood777 Ай бұрын

Nice scoop! It can also be used to scoop big pots of pasta.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

You could scoop a mountain of linguini!

@user-ks8jz6ok9f Ай бұрын

Powerful group of Michigan rockhounders. Michigan proud! Knowledge evident🥰

@Gene.Guazzo Ай бұрын

I’ll second that! Would be great to tag along with that group and soak up their experience. They’ve done a lot of tumbling with those examples we saw. Just eyeballing it and feeling the weight of it they could tell if it would shine up or not.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

It's still just a guess in some cases. I'm going through all my tumbles from last summer right now and I did have several duds.

@Gene.Guazzo Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks It’s been so hot in the desert I haven’t been able to get out so I spent one of my weekends doing the same. I culled my rough down by about a third. Can’t believe some of the stuff I brought home. Cold water agates is a new term for me. I see a consistency in what they are picking up. What did they say they tumble out like?

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

@@Gene.Guazzo I don't think we discussed how they tumble. Nancy and I were on a Lake Superior beach today and were cold even with sweatshirts on.

@user-yn7on7ou8n Ай бұрын

That lightning stone, looks like a turtle shell.🙂

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Not as much as Petoskey stones do. kzfaq.info2MVTZq0DQew

@lindagrimmett6564 Ай бұрын

Cool finds! Nice to see different stones! And yooperlites!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I agree! It was fun to find different stuff for a change.

@TenSeventeen Ай бұрын

It seems you and I have switched places, normally I walk the SW Michigan beaches, but this week I am way up north. Nice finds, thanks for bringing us along. I’m looking forward to walking the beaches when I get back home.

@sarahanley311 Ай бұрын

I live in SW Michigan and just got back from the Keweenaw! We’re all playing musical chairs with our locations in Michigan! 🤣

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

You have to mix it up once in awhile, don't you? It's fun to see different kinds of rocks in new places.

@sarahanley311 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks it really is! That was my first time in the Keweenaw. I can’t wait to go back. We also made a trip to an abandoned quarry and mined for greenstone! It’s amazing the different rocks and minerals you can find sprinkled throughout Michigan.

@brightpurpleviking Ай бұрын

@@TenSeventeen what’s your favorite SW beach for rock hunting? We were just up from indiana and rock hunting in Glenn because we couldn’t find a rock beach near South Haven. We hope to go again in the fall or spring.

@TenSeventeen Ай бұрын

@@brightpurpleviking I’ve spent most of my time walking along warren dunes state park, farther south than south haven. The geology isn’t anything special, but there is a glacial moraine that intersects Lake Michigan just north of the park property, leads to some interesting finds.

@hyd0jnik Ай бұрын

greetings from Russia from geology lovers!

@annepickering8966 Ай бұрын

Greetings from Western Australia

@Dr.BG_23 Ай бұрын

Greetings from Missouri to Russia with ❤

@brightpurpleviking Ай бұрын

I was just there this past weekend! We found some amazing finds. We found some excellent lightning stones, one lightning stone that had a two inch ammonite fossilized in it, one very tiny pudding stone, and some antique blue and white China chunks. Found some beautiful petosky stones. There was one rock that I’ve never seen before. It is dark black and had nice chunks of a pale sulfur green-yellow. So strange! No clue what it is. Also…we learned a thing or two about appropriate foot ware. Ouch! We wore crocs thinking we could clean them out easily. Wished we had boots instead.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

The black and green one might be porphyritic basalt. It sounds like something I find quite often.

@soul_adventurist Ай бұрын

Love that scoop, lightweight and expandable! The transformation on the polished petoskey stone incredible! I like how it was from a different angle than the stones you usually show but both are beautiful in their own way❤

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Yes, the side view, as I call it, is not what is usually emphasized.

@firechicken455adventures Ай бұрын

The stones you polished look amazing. I still need to find myself a lightning stone.

@idiot11ss 9 күн бұрын

They're all over the beach in fennville.

@janehelbert7551 Ай бұрын

The lightning stone polished beautifully!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Yes, they shine up really well.

@donnalantz7981 Ай бұрын

Lots of cool finds. I have had to turn my attention to starting up and running my cat rescue. But I will get back out there one of these days and go rockhounding again. I do miss it so.

@juneyshu6197 Ай бұрын

Bless you so needed! My daughter saved 6 littles in the rain, no one wants to adopt, we have to put them out! All male. Docs wont fix for lower price.

@maryzefo3801 Ай бұрын

@@juneyshu6197maybe your local animal shelter....I sure hope they can help you.... I have heard of some shelters actually doing it for free so anyway I hope you have a place like that unless you for at least getting them out of that really bad storm❤

@dorothycooley1085 Ай бұрын

Thumbs up for Chuck Parks. The scoops are also good golf ball retrievers in ponds.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Other people’s golf balls, of course.

@kimfrommn7162 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks 😂😂😂😂😂😂 That was a Good One Rob!!!! 👋🏼👋🏼

@kimfrommn7162 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks 😂😂😂😂😂😂 That was a Good One Rob!!!! 👋🏼👋🏼

@ChadLee1973 Ай бұрын

Hello Rob, It's great to see you made it to my area in Michigan! I know the areas well that you were looking for your rocks!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I enjoyed your area of the state. I don't make it down that way very often.

@kimfrommn7162 Ай бұрын

Another Awesome Video!! Thanks Rob!!! It was Great meeting all your Buddies! Excellent Learning some more about Rocks!! 🤗❤️👍🙋🏻‍♀️

@bootleggergarage7737 Ай бұрын

I and my wife were just in south haven on monday! We found a couple lightning stones but nothing like the amount you showed! I had no idea yupper lights were this far south either!!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Now you know!

@judymarkel8029 Ай бұрын

This was fun. Never thought about rock hunting at night. Thanks for taking us along

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Hunting for Yooperlites has become pretty popular.

@weathertrainsrandomniss1083 15 күн бұрын

I wish I had more vacation from work. Great finds. Cheers from the 920 of Wisconsin

@naomib8282 21 күн бұрын

I live in SW MI and find amazing things right in the yards around the house: Pudding stones, lightning stones, cold-water agate (as I learned the ID while viewing this video), all kinds of fossils including several river clams and corals, jaspers, and today a solid true black stone that I have yet to ID, and oh yeah, what I think is banded chert. And a Petoskey stone. I sure wish I knew more about the stones I've collected. Running out of room for them ;-).

@MichiganRocks 21 күн бұрын

Sounds like a fun yard!

@patriciamckean4186 Ай бұрын

Fossililous, lightning stones stripey rocks, petoskey....love our beautiful lake Michigan. Too many choices!

@Theodore_von_Schwarzenhoffen 12 күн бұрын

That lightning stone you polished up is amazing!

@MichiganRocks 12 күн бұрын

I'm just uploading video of another one I just polished. It looks really good too.

@Theodore_von_Schwarzenhoffen 12 күн бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Sweet! Can't wait to see it!

@staceymcmahan5016 29 күн бұрын

Excellent! What a great day of rockhounding and night! I found my first tiny pudding stone on lake Erie in Presque isle , Pennsylvania. I was surprised and excited. Didn't know they'd be that far south and in Erie. Thank you again for a wonderful video.

@MichiganRocks 29 күн бұрын

That's great!

@butchgarner3911 Ай бұрын

What a cool day! I imagine that was a really good time. The Lightning Stone you polished at the beginning, looking at the stone with it's cake looking texture as it meets the wheel messes with the brain.... not the reaction your mind gets you ready to see and hear! lol Great video, thank you for sharing!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

That's funny, because with the rock in hand, it reacts pretty much exactly as expected.

@butchgarner3911 Ай бұрын

just seeing it, my mind expected to see it just rip the brown right off! lol But, it sure made for a beautiful stone afterwards fer sure!

@ChrisRocks-ki8fr Ай бұрын

Great video! Everytime I have looked in that area I always find interesting rocks.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I was pleased to find some things different than what I normally find.

@markreetz1001 Ай бұрын

Another great day at the beach!

@turtlegrl1749 26 күн бұрын

🧐You're in my neck of the woods, and I had no idea I could find Yooperlights down here on the beach! I know what I'll be doing here pretty soon! Also, thank you for helping me to identify other rocks on the beach as well. I am a total rockhound, and am always finding cool rocks, but never know what they are.

@MichiganRocks 25 күн бұрын

Go get those Yooperlites!

@erlersherdersher1518 Ай бұрын

Happy hounding, one and all ❤🎉

@JnVrockhounding Ай бұрын

I really love uv rocks and minerals. Septarian and yoopers are among my favorites. Nice video Rob.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Operocks Ай бұрын

Wow that first lightning stone shined up beautifully 🤩

@kellyharper367 Ай бұрын

Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: That was fun! You're still the "shine" king... look at those mirror finishes!

@klousy58 Ай бұрын

Some awesome looking rocks

@I_wish_I_knew_something Ай бұрын

Very nice, I’ve heard that there was Yooperlites down that way.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Me too, but this was the first I have actually seen them for myself.

@isabellericard6549 Ай бұрын

Sublime exploration. Thank you

@bapasrcadventures3619 Ай бұрын

Hey that’s where my wife and I go. We are not to far. Never tried the yooper light hunt there. We will now. Thanks.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Good luck!

@markattardo Ай бұрын

Epic hunt day!

@smithdog4770 Ай бұрын

Great stones. I like the rock scoop, although I'd prefer it in metal because I'm constantly using mine to pry rocks with, I'd be afraid of breaking that one. Great rock hunting and fun guests too!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Mine is a metal spoon on a piece of PVC, but that's not good for prying either.

@smithdog4770 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I went through a couple spoons. Bent them back and forth too many times and snapped them. I found a heavy duty one, it's on a piece of cedar now and I can pry stuff now without it bending. Still rocks fall off of it, I like his scoop design and can see why it would be better than most. Oh and I do like that it folds, mine doesn't so every so often it ends up sitting propped up next to my garage and I forget it. I might have to get one just to leave it in the car for days when I'm scatterbrained.

@jeffreyfoltice3099 Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

@PlouffePatrice Ай бұрын

I realy love the sound of the waves on the beach, i wish i could be there! I was wondering if this scoopy tool existed, well yes! Great find! Greetings from Quebec, Canada!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Kingsley North also sells an aluminum scoop. I have seen all kinds of homemade scoops on the beach too.

@manisteerocks7092 Ай бұрын

WOW!..cool video Rob!...you had my immediate attention when the unakite came on the screen. Thats a good one! One of my most favorite spots up near and around this area I can find specimens equal to that one. Fun to polish! Sorry but I had to fast forward through the spider scene, you had my skin crawling something fierce. Thanks buddy...lol. Great yooperlite and that uranium glass are pretty neat!. Thanks for sharing all this

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

It's funny what one person is creeped out by but the next thinks it's cool. I don't like spiders crawling on me because I know they bite, but otherwise it wouldn't bother me. Same with snakes. I love how they move. I did a video in a cave this winter and I was really surprised how many people couldn't watch it because they were claustrophobic. I found the cave really, really relaxing because of how quiet it was.

@manisteerocks7092 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I like caves too!..mammoth caves and the Luray caverns were really neat. I'd love to explore some old caves out west some day.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

@@manisteerocks7092 I have been to both of those. Of course, I only saw a tiny bit of Mammoth.

@janessarae9320 24 күн бұрын

I recognize that Glenn beach! Found quite a few yooperlites there myself.

@MrTurtleMontana 24 күн бұрын

Ironically, I recently met Chuck at the Indian Mounds Rock Swap / Tailgate event last month. He was helping someone ID a piece of what you and I know as Lake Superior Magnatite... with all of those crazy sections / shapes. I was going to send him a photo of one of my favorite pieces I collected from the mouth of the Two Hearted River... but I think I lost his business card during my trip out West.

@MichiganRocks 23 күн бұрын

I like those geometric magnetites. I just took one out of the tumbler, though, and it didn't tumble well at all.

@rasonastos_ Ай бұрын

I grew up in South Haven so these videos are great

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I have a couple others from the area coming up.

@janehelbert7551 Ай бұрын

I love yooperlites!

@kennethtreasures3548 Ай бұрын

There are some unusual Geological anomalies in that area

@sharonrowland1196 Ай бұрын

Hi Rob 👋😃👍 Rob I love ROCK'S 🪨❤️👍😃

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Hi Sharon.

@mknewlan67 Ай бұрын

Can you tumble lightning stones?

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I haven't tried. They are pretty soft, so it might be challenging.

@goldcambodia Ай бұрын

Very nice!

@LegoBeast11211 Ай бұрын

I’m in South Haven area and I had no idea we had Yooperlites! Time to buy a black light flashlight!!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

This was my first time hunting Yooperlites in Lake Michigan.

@tahudack7785 Ай бұрын

I am still so jealous!! I need to come North! I love uranium glass too.

@teeteepalooza Ай бұрын

the polished lightening stone was gorgeous! the stripey guy was really interesting. the night hunt was so cool. the stones with orange peeking out could’ve been dragon eggs!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

They always look like glowing hot embers to me.

@teeteepalooza Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks yes i can see that

@chrislockwood4773 Ай бұрын

I was rock hounding in the same area between South Haven and Saugatuck. I was there July 1st, 3rd, 5th. I Hit Pier Cove, Pilgrim Haven, Deer Lick Creek, Van Buren State Park, and the surrounding areas. Maybe we were at the same beaches! Anyway, I found a variety of amazing rocks and fossils! Another thing you can find on SW Michigan beaches is lake coal. Yes real coal. Since it is so light weight, it doesn't dwell in, at, or near the water. It is found away from the water floating on the sand. It stands out from wood charcoal, as it has a shiny luster, and is heavier. Anyway, glad you came to the area, and happy hunting

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I find coal up here on Lake Huron too. I'm pretty sure it is from ships or one of the industries that burns or burned coal in the past. I find it quite often at Rockport, which is an old quarry.

@janessarae9320 24 күн бұрын

10:09-10:23 those are geodized and silicified crinoid calyx’s! My favorite to find down here!

@MichiganRocks 23 күн бұрын

They don't look at all like crinoid calyxes I have seen before.

@magaret8854 Ай бұрын

밤에 발견할 수 있는 돌이라니.. 예쁘고 신기하네요! ❤❤

@TraumaLlama91 Ай бұрын

I have sooo many lightning stones from South Haven beaches. They look so cool after polishing.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

They sure do!

@jonathanyoung7785 Ай бұрын

Sweet thumbnail photo! You've gotten good at beech-rock-photo composition. The colorful glass adds some pop.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I actually made three thumbnails that are all being tested right now using KZfaq's new testing feature. They're all virtually tied right now.

@markwilliams5606 22 күн бұрын

Hello Caseville Michigan. Wolverines.🇺🇸🌄

@NorthernChev Ай бұрын

That Fossil Hash was AMAZING! (6:01)

@coffee19837 20 күн бұрын

Very beautiful finds Rob minus the spiders 😂

@MichiganRocks 20 күн бұрын

I like the spiders.

@coffee19837 19 күн бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I do when they are in the day time but when they glow nope not a fan when Andrew and I went to Michigan on Lake Superior at night to find Yooperlite saw a glowing spider jumped out in front of me and screamed and I’m sure other people heard me 😂

@MichiganRocks 19 күн бұрын

@@coffee19837 Ha ha!

@coffee19837 16 күн бұрын

@@MichiganRocks who knew spiders glow in the dark with the UV light screamed (like I had gotten murdered by a glow in the dark spider )ahhh 😱 😂

@tymesho 17 күн бұрын

How'd I miss this one? Never even knew about "lightening stones"?! Next time I go (hopefully before the first squalls) I'll be looking for some, hell, if I see the right one for sale, I'll buy it!

@MichiganRocks 17 күн бұрын

They're pretty cool and polish up really nice. Someone just sent me a huge one that I can't wait to polish.

@tymesho 17 күн бұрын

Show it after you do! You had one that looked like hieroglyphics (is that the right word?) on the outside I thought was spectacular before you cut it. looked like deer and native Indians from long ago scratched into a cave wall?!

@janessarae9320 24 күн бұрын

I believe that 3:18 is slag glass 😊 Lots in the area.

@MichiganRocks 23 күн бұрын

Ok, we found some of that the day before that we recognized as slag glass.

@BongwaterJones Ай бұрын

Dude! I’m in south haven right now! I just got a bunch of lightning stones!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Those are fun, aren't they? At least they're fun for me because we don't have them on the beaches I normally go to.

@marciajohnson6767 Ай бұрын

Great video 😊😊😊😊

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jmw4200 Ай бұрын

I think another episode of the Box Of Rocks series would be cool video!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I'm working on it. I just got my rocks from last summer finished. Yesterday I started the long process of trying to match up the finished rocks with their before pictures. It's a long and difficult process. Hopefully I can get a Rocks in a Box video out soon.

@goodvideos.113 Ай бұрын

The rocks here are very interesting. 16:50

@captpaul8827 29 күн бұрын

Thought I recognised Chuck; he's a member of the Copper Country Rock & Mineral Club as well. Cold water agates do not solely come from fossils; they can also form simple nodules in carbonate rocks. On the "feldspar", what wavelength light was being used?

@MichiganRocks 29 күн бұрын

Someone else told me the same thing about cold water agates. She was from Wisconsin and sent me pictures of several really nice ones with no fossil parts at all. I just texted Chris and he said all his lights are 365nm, same as mine.

@kirar2180 Ай бұрын

9:30 Wilson!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Ha ha!

@ssteele1812 Ай бұрын

I want more info on the DIY UV light. that thing is cool looking.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I can't help you with that, but maybe Chris can. @adventurecooper

@Mudguaard Ай бұрын

Many Yoopers here in SE MA. I send all my first timer rock tumblers to you! Thanks Rob Great info and entertainment!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I think someone else told me the same thing. Apparently they're not just from Michigan.

@Mudguaard Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks It may have been me/ I have a beauty that I am working on from Wells Beach Maine. Thanks for the show!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

@@Mudguaard Could be. There was a video.

@Mudguaard Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Wells Beach, Maine has some giants. I have polished a 45 pound and a 90 pound gray matrix and a 30 pound black matrix.

@Mudguaard Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I have my page where I show similar "stuff" But for me it's all for fun, plus I am 74 this year and rock collecting and polishing keeps me going. Thanks for responding, men and women like you make up the bulk of humanity! Always a pleasure. Larry is my name. Elmer was my Bite Me Bait Co screen name.

@janehelbert7551 Ай бұрын

I would love to find a lightning stone!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

That whole area has them. They're pretty common there.

@user-hz7mo1zn5k Ай бұрын

I heard wholly rock. First thing that came to mind was a great gift for say a minister or pastor. LOL

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Holey, not holy.

@sarahanley311 Ай бұрын

I’m in the Saint Joseph area and this is one of my favorite beaches to go to! 🤗

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

It was a fun spot. Lots of great stuff there.

@stephalyse98 26 күн бұрын

What’s the name of the beach!?

@MichiganRocks 26 күн бұрын

@@stephalyse98 Chris didn't want me to share the name of the first beach. The one we went to after dark was right next the the river in Glenn.

@victornonexistant4010 Ай бұрын

polishing one of the finds mid video is a nice idea.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Thanks. With softer rocks like lightning stone, I can do that. I can do it with harder rocks too, but I'd rather tumble those.

@gator83261 Ай бұрын

Cool.

@davidhile5363 29 күн бұрын

Hello Rob, I’m sorry I’ve been late checking in lately. Just been incredibly busy. Would you believe at my Indiana home I’m not all that far away from the South Haven area and have never been rock hunting there but my sister frequents that area quite a bit. So I’ve yet to find my first lightning stone. I didn’t realize that Yooperlites were found down in this area either. That was a good video!

@MichiganRocks 27 күн бұрын

So what you're saying is that I just gave you a reason to be even busier? Get up to South Haven and do some rock hunting!

@robinmayenfels9675 Ай бұрын

So much fun again, even enjoyed the spiders 🕷️! Would love to get one of those cabbing machines like you have. How long did it take to polish up the two you showed here?

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

If I hadn't been filming, maybe 20 minutes each.

@robinmayenfels9675 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Not bad at all for such a nice polish, good job!👍

@grokeffer6226 Ай бұрын

Nice!!!

@daleolson3506 Ай бұрын

Very nice

@travissmith9488 Ай бұрын

You missed my favorite SW Michigan lightning stone beach. Literally hundreds of them!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

There were probably hundreds of them at this beach. Jonathan and I stayed at Van Buren State Park and looked there too. We found a few, but not many. I don't know if that's because they are too picked over there or if that's a little too far south.

@leslyeschoenhuth1107 Ай бұрын

OMG ~ I'm close enough to actually go there & hunt for those Yooperlites.. I even have a UV flashlight.. I am so Jealous.. Thanks for sharing this video with us.. My laptop is as close as I will get..

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Wait, if you're close enough to go there, then why are you satisfied with just watching on your laptop?

@jeffreyfoltice3099 Ай бұрын

This was cool. Can you mention which beach near South Haven? Thank you.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Chris wanted to keep that information off the Internet. I think most of the beaches in that area have at least some. Jonathan and I found a few at Van Buren State Park earlier that day.

@leeannmettlach2412 Ай бұрын

Yooperlites - I learn something new every time I watch your videos! Those are just amazing! What makes the orange light up? Also, the purple & blue colors when that Feldspar was lit up was really gorgeous!!! The glow of the white stone - what is it? Great video!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Yooperlites are a rock called syenite and the glowing part is sodalite. I'm not sure what those other two rocks were.

@leeannmettlach2412 Ай бұрын

Well now I’m going to have to get me a UV light & check out my sodalite. I’ve got quite a bit of that!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

@@leeannmettlach2412 I have other sodalite that doesn't fluoresce like this.

@leeannmettlach2412 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Mine are just your std variety, I guess I’ll hold off on the UV light. Thanks for telling me that. I wonder what the difference is? Something with the combination of the Yooperlite?

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

@@leeannmettlach2412 Most cheap lights are not 365 nm. The good lights also have a filter to filter out the non-UV light.

@mikegroothuis9247 Ай бұрын

My stomping grounds!

@imawehole Ай бұрын

Can't find the geo scoop on line. Do you have the link to where to buy one. Very informative video.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I put the link in the description, but here it is again. geofindsllc.com/shop/

@imawehole Ай бұрын

@MichiganRocks Greatly appreciated. I apologize for not seeing the link in your post. Have a great day. Thank you.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

@@imawehole No problem.

@user-hz7mo1zn5k Ай бұрын

Have you ever tried to make your own sea glass ? I find it kinda cool,say maybe to make a small mural or like a stain glass window. Let me know just curious.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Yep. Here's the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r6ekZLxmyK3Kh30.html

@janef9266 Ай бұрын

Love your vidoes and the friends you make. Is there a website to purchase a scoop like the one shown.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

There's a link in the description, but I don't think he sells them directly.

@janef9266 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Oh my gosh I missed it. Thank you

@penelopefp Ай бұрын

@@janef9266I had the same question. Thanks for asking it for me. 😊 That's such a cool scoop stick!!

@MCInfectedTricks Ай бұрын

Have you found any LSAs on Lake MI? I found my first agate at Benton Harbor before I knew what they were. Still have it!

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Yes, I found one a Point Betsy Lighthouse.

@Arisafari77 Ай бұрын

Can you guys keep those !?

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

Yes.

@lesHanalala Ай бұрын

Geode may fluoresce

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I forgot to check that.

@AulThingsOutdoors Ай бұрын

What lights do you use for finding yooper lights? I have a few bit none that provide the glow that yours does. Any info would be amazing. Please and thankyou

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I don't know what all of Chris's lights are, but mine is a Convoy S2 365nm light. This is what I have: kingsleynorth.com/convoy-s2-uv-led-flashlight.html?queryID=4d322635e6ff95e490b6f3f429ca80be&objectID=11500&indexName=kingsleynorthenglish_products?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link) kingsleynorth.com?ref=robertabram1& (affiliate link)

@AulThingsOutdoors Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks hey thankyou very much. I'm definitely going to get one for my rock hounding for sure. It's such a great time. 💯🧭😁🙌🏻 I enjoy each of your videos

@NERocks73 Ай бұрын

Could you list the grit sizes on your cabbing machine? Having trouble with some scratches on mine, wondering if I'm missing a grit.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

The grits are: 80, 220, 280, 600, 1200, and 3000.

@NERocks73 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Thanks so much.

@powerlinekid4296 Ай бұрын

Could be a new direction for the channel, filming other Rock Hounds and their finds, along the coastlines of Michigan.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I have covered a good portion of the shorelines of Michigan, but I don't always have a local rockhound to go with me. Maybe I should make more of an effort to do that.

@jamesrich8463 28 күн бұрын

So without the chest waders. Are you's wearing old shoes or what type footwear are you using to walk thru the water with, you recommended the PVC HISEA Chest Waders and I will order a pair of those any other recommended footwear recommended for walking thru the water looking for rocks when you don't have waders. I assume you do your own videos do you have a recommendation for video editing software? Geoscoop looks like a good Scoop option.

@MichiganRocks 28 күн бұрын

HISEA gave me a pair of waders. I don't necessarily recommend them. I'm 6' 2" tall and the waders were too short for me, even with the shoulder straps extended all the way. They didn't leak and seemed decent otherwise, they're just too small for me. I have never found the perfect pair of water shoes, but the last few times out, including in this video, I wore these: www.amazon.com/YALOX-Sneakers-Comfortable-Trekking-Climbing/dp/B0CL8STR5B?pd_rd_w=x5Jyk&content-id=amzn1.sym.378a0f29-5acb-4c80-bc6e-087cd6806daf&pf_rd_p=378a0f29-5acb-4c80-bc6e-087cd6806daf&pf_rd_r=BFQT5FSH0K07EAQJBNP1&pd_rd_wg=iGjPs&pd_rd_r=63a93daa-a8bf-4cdf-94ed-8bd6685e995c&pd_rd_i=B0CL8STR5B&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_grid_rp_0_1_ec_cp_ppx_yo_dt_b_search_bia_i Wow, long link! They're like really soft tennis shoes with decent soles. I have not yet gotten a pebble in them. They don't wear on the back of my feet like some shoes do. The only downside is that they fill up with sand if it's a sandy beach. They're still the best I've had though. I use Final Cut Pro to edit my videos.

@melanie3890 26 күн бұрын

What beach did you go to in South Haven? I'm on the hunt for lightning stones!!

@MichiganRocks 26 күн бұрын

Chris wanted to keep the location of the first one private, but the second beach was in Glenn. There's an access right next to the river and we found several lightning stones there. I don't think anyone took any of them either.

@DarinBlosser-in9bt 22 күн бұрын

Great video first time watching definitely will be looking for more .I found a rock looks like it might of been a beach or shore line it's sand and pebbles with a footprint in it looks like small dog maybe the rock is about 1.5"s in diameter is there anyone out there that could maybe identify the footprint just asking thanks

@MichiganRocks 21 күн бұрын

I'm not going to be able to help you with footprints. I can hardly identify rocks.

@tinymetaltrees 15 күн бұрын

I'm sorting beach gravel by color while I watch. 😅

@MichiganRocks 15 күн бұрын

What are you doing with it after it's sorted?

@Theodore_von_Schwarzenhoffen 12 күн бұрын

That's awesome. What wavelength UV are you using? I'm assuming it's down around the 365nm range?

@MichiganRocks 12 күн бұрын

Yes, 365nm.

@Theodore_von_Schwarzenhoffen 12 күн бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Nice! I gotta get one. Thank you!!

@MrTurtleMontana 24 күн бұрын

6:05 Also known as a crinoid packstone.

@MichiganRocks 23 күн бұрын

Lots of names for it.

@ErikOosterwal 27 күн бұрын

What's the deal with the uranium glass? I know this channel focuses on rocks, but I'd like to hear a bit more about the glass you found also. 🤔

@MichiganRocks 27 күн бұрын

Antique glass used to sometimes have uranium added to make it more colorful. Here's a Wikipedia article on it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_glass

@tajtzu3185 Ай бұрын

Stones with the geode pockets: are those “safe” to tumble? Meaning will all the crystals fall out? Something about them makes them seem fragile. For reference, I found a piece of banded chert, and it has these black crystals in a pocket and … ledge thingy and I want to smooth it out. I had no idea yoopers were down there by the way.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

I'm not sure about tumbling the geodes. They seemed really soft when cutting them.

@tajtzu3185 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks Well, thanks for NOTHING! Just kidding. Sorry about that; couldn’t help it. Your videos are awesome.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

@@tajtzu3185 Ha! I only know what I know.

@tajtzu3185 29 күн бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I didn’t know you were going to get so deep on my, but I’m somewhat of a philosopher myself 😉

@shaewilson4503 Ай бұрын

So is the cold water agate what you’ve been calling the mystery rock?

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

No, not at all. The rock I call mystery rock is found on Lake Superior. It contains chalcedony, but I'm not sure it's 100% chalcedony. There are usually about four different colors in it, and they're mostly dark colors. They're also not fossils.

@ladyofjazz448 Ай бұрын

Is this Van Buren State Park?

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

No, but it's in that general area.

@ladyofjazz448 Ай бұрын

@@MichiganRocks I'm actually going there in 2 days. Would love to hit this beach. Haven't had much luck with rocks this year. Went to Rocky Gap which is usually plentiful with rocks. Nothing but sand.

@MichiganRocks Ай бұрын

@@ladyofjazz448 I also made a video at Rocky Gap. You're right about the sand but we found a couple rocks.