DISCOVERING a MOUNTAIN of AGATE in Utah (Geodes, Agates, Apache Tears, + more) Rock Hound Diaries #6
DISCOVERING a MOUNTAIN of AGATE in Utah (Geodes, Agates, Apache Tears, + more) Rock Hound Diaries #6
In this episode of the Rockhound Diaries, we’re in Utah, searching for Agates and Amethyst Geodes! I’m going to take you on adventure to many of Utah’s most famous mineral digging locations. Most of these places are free, so digging rocks, and taking home crystals is completely cool and totally allowed. If you like geodes, and agates, and pretty rocks, Utah is for you. There are over 60 places to hunt for agates, geodes, chalcedony, obsidian, pyrite, barite, fossils, and waaaaayyyy more.
We venture through the midwest portion of the state, stopping in Dugway first, then heading to the Drum mountains after that. Traveling in my converted sprinter van, we can stay out under the stars, and get up early for rocks. Eventually we made our way to the southeast portion, and found some AMAZING agates.
Finding rocks, and making jewelry is such a good way to appreciate nature! the main goal of my videos is to show you all that. Minerals are rare, and fun to find, and I hope that message gets passed along in some way. If you have any questions about rocks, or the video, drop a comment!
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WOW fantastic finds, Great video thanks for sharing, we will be passing through Utah in March not sure if we will be able to do any hounding (snow and mud) but will defiantly put it on our list for later this year. I didnt hear you mention the name of the last place you were at? again THANK YOU
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This is a very good video. I would have liked to see more detailed directions to these places. You have shown us some beautiful rocks. I will be out there in the spring. Hope I can find some of the same. Thanks for this video. Thumbs up ! Mac
Was their banding in the sky blue Agate with reds ?
thank you for locating my mine
Where was the last spot? I know you said ‘way out in the Utah desert.’ Could you be more specific?
Looks like these guys don’t like to share their location finds nor answer any comments??!
Utubers, there are plenty of Utah rock hounding people with videos & utah rock hounding books with locations out there who are willing to share & help u in anyway.
Thanks for sharing your adventure to Dugway, have never been there, but looks like a great time, I go to Keokuk and dig, there are a wealth of sedimentary geodes there, Geode Capital of the world for sure.
Great finds!!! Thanks for sharing great video looking fwd to seeing more.
Get your dog some boots and a cooling jacket
Hold the Apache Tears up to the sun.
Wow! Nice finds! With all theses minerals you will need a trailer soon! 🙂
just returned from a full days rockhounding Agate trip to Utah. Beautiful material you have as well.
Is this the private mine site??
WOW!!! Thank you so much for showing us! I love the doggie too!
MashAllah so beautiful sharing
Hey Luke, I know you were just in Illinois. We’re there any spots worth checking out near dellwood? I thought there were some decent geode spots near Peoria, definitely gonna take a look during Ledgestone.
I work at a gold mine in eureka Utah and have found a lot beautiful crystals and xocomecatlite, I’m sure I’ll see you at a tournament sometime and give you some rocks dude. A good place to go to in Utah is topaz mountain near delta
Great stuff you found. I love cracking opened geods. I go to a store in Westport Washington. There gorgeous inside, but there the smaller one’s. My sister had shown me one of her’s that had just broke open. It was awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience with all your findings.👍
black horn coral and lots and lots of other ancient fossils on da mtn above me house. come and get some.
Something about watching you guys rockhounding (and the way you’ve filmed it, and edited it)… it’s massively relaxing, oh yeah, and the music is 🔥🔥
HMU if you ever go back to Utah, no one knows rockhounding in this state like I do 🙂
Where is location #5 ? Please someone tell me
keep showing me my mines on federal land….
where did you find an instrumental copy of that 2Wreckless song?
I’ve been to that agate spot before. The stuff tumbles like a dream.
Fantastic video! I’ve lived here my entire life and you got me so stoked to get out and start hounding. Do you have approximate coordinates for the middle of the Utah desert location? Towns nearby, roads you traveled? Thanks for the video. Super impressed with the quality, content, and even the music 🤙
If you guys are in Michigan the whole thumb side of lake Huron has amazing rocks and fossils on the beaches
I am awestruck by the sheer amount and variety of the minerals and geodes there in Utah—what a bonanza! That must have been a great adventure, and that was cool to see Hogan getting in the rock-hunting spirit there, clawing at the ground looking for treasures 🙂
“This is what it was looking like coming out of the matrix”
…Wow! Personally I just saw a bunch of 1’s and 0’s and interweaving lattices when I came out of the matrix, but I probably would have preferred seeing full-blown crystals like this instead.
But either way, there is no spoon…🥄🚫
Hi Luke! I’m a new sub from Tallapoosa GA. I’ve been a Rockhound all my life (62). I’ve never had a chance to look anywhere besides GA due to lack of transportation. Beautiful agates ! Will be checking out the rest of your videos, definitely. ✌️♥️
PS…. My maiden name is Humphries. Cool 😎!
Great video and awesome soundtrack…anybody with a link to the tune at 6:00? Thanks in advance
Sheesh you weren’t kidding. This was my favorite yet. Great finds. Great music. Great editing 🤙
My guess is Bryson’s rock shop. Love them. Awesome folks.
Dude I stumbled across this video and was like that’s totally the guy I watch on gk pro doing disc golf competition’s then you mentioned you were in Utah for worlds and I knew it was you. That’s cool man. Glad you are having funt in my part of the country.
Just found ya good stuff thx
Great video guys! New subscriber. I also love using my discs as rock holders. 😁
Around the8 min mark , where is this , I’d like to go. At 10:45 where’s this also. At 11:40 too. Wow some nice places. Just subscribed.
Are you coming to Santa Cruz for Masters Cup? If so let me know and I might be able to point you to some interesting places (though not a lot very close to here)
Hi, just stumbled over this video: that’s the rock-trip of my dreams! Wow, so much stunning material! What a pitty it’s almost the opposite side of the world for me.
I was Arrowhead hunting and found a Geo but it was carved like a bird and the top was off of it cuz it got hit by a plow so I can see all the crystals inside but the sides of it’s carved like a bird you know the wings and the feathers so it was pretty cool I’ve never found one and I wasn’t looking for one
Looks fun, wonder if Hogan would ignore a snake, doubt it
Do you have a list of these places? I am driving through Utah soon and would love to see these places
Slingshot ammo!! Apache tears..
I’d love a coordinance on the agate locations. I just got a rock saw and I’m dying to cut and tumble some agate like that.
is there any value in these finds, do a video on if there is some sort of business you have with these finds and if there is any earnings on your best jewellery pieces made
UDAH🤒🤮😷
Hi 👋 👋 👋 👋 Luke hay you didn’t mention the name of your last stop for the Agates I use to live in Utah as a kid and moved out but my dad use get in and around Cedar mountain not really sure where but was a other utuber. That got some big pieces and I’m about there maybe in the summer time not sure when. I’m going now thanks Ray in Idaho. Please don’t forget about the name of that last stop Please and thank you
What happens to agate on time scales of like 100,000 or more years?
That last spot looks insane! I was inspired by your previous video and bought a guide to rock hounding in Oregon. I went out to short beach but I missed the tide! I’ll be going back soon to get my first agates. Love these videos and seeing Hogan running around.
I have watched your video more then a dozen times. Great finds I would love to know where your 3rd and 5th cites are.