Found lots of Fossils

[Rock Doctor]

I believe this is coral, cut at a few different angles









Agate






RD

[pikeman06]

Wow. Are you cutting that with a wet tile saw or what the heck? Obviously you aren't tumbling it to get that finished look on flat pieces like you are showing. I would say coral for sure. I've found some around the battle river haven't cut it yet.

[fishnguy]

That is insanely cool. Thanks for posting!

[Rock Doctor]

Originally Posted by pikeman06

Wow. Are you cutting that with a wet tile saw or what the heck? Obviously you aren't tumbling it to get that finished look on flat pieces like you are showing. I would say coral for sure. I've found some around the battle river haven't cut it yet.

There are a few pics of the saw 2 posts up. My buddy said its a rock saw.

RD

[flyrodfisher]

very cool!

[JRF]

Hey Rock Doc, that's some awesome looking stuff. What part of BC are you in? I spent a few years in the west koots and did a lot of gold prospecting; I always picked up whatever interesting rocks I found along the way. I used to find agate and amethyst back in Nova Scotia when I was still living there, there was a pretty rich area on the shore that would erode heavily every winter.

I'll be spending lots of time in the Golden area over the next few years, time to see what's hiding in those hills!

[Ken07AOVette]

Awesome thread resurrection.

I just love looking at 4 billion year old rocks and watching anti evolutionists suck lemons

[RandyBoBandy]

FANTASTIC pics !! Sure beats the results that I had from my "rock polishing" kit from when I was a kid

[HuyFishin]

Originally Posted by vcmm

Thanks nice video. But to be honest I thought you were talking about some of the old guys on here.

LOL haha

my wife is rock nerd as well. damn environmental scientist

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

Awesome thread resurrection.

I just love looking at 4 billion year old rocks and watching anti evolutionists suck lemons

Well then, enjoy this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvYepk4_F7E

Grizz

[BUSHRVN]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams

Well then, enjoy this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvYepk4_F7E

Grizz

👍👍. Was very good, thanks for sharing!

[Rock Doctor]

Originally Posted by JRF

Hey Rock Doc, that's some awesome looking stuff. What part of BC are you in? I spent a few years in the west koots and did a lot of gold prospecting; I always picked up whatever interesting rocks I found along the way. I used to find agate and amethyst back in Nova Scotia when I was still living there, there was a pretty rich area on the shore that would erode heavily every winter.

I'll be spending lots of time in the Golden area over the next few years, time to see what's hiding in those hills!

NE corner of BC. There are a number of places in the area that I have found/seen fossils: Along the Prophet river, Sumit Lake area, Liard river. I know that's pretty general, but you get the idea
There's a lot of interesting stuff out in the wild, I just thought about a time my dad and I found a crazy vein/deposit running across a creek in a very tight ravine. It was 3-5ft wide where the creek ran across it, then it ran up each bank, disappearing into the rock at about head height. I thought it was quartz, dad said it was calcite. We took samples, he staked the area but I don't remember anything coming of it, it was a long time ago. I could still find it though, i remember that trip well, I almost died on it.

RD

[Red Bullets]

Nice pics and specimens. Nice to have a rock saw close too. I've been reading up on heat treating rocks and that is pretty interesting too. Some rocks change quite a bit from dull colored to crystal like. Ever fire any rocks?

Since you are a rock doctor do you ever go diagnosing rocks at night with a black light?

[Rock Doctor]

Originally Posted by Red Bullets

Nice pics and specimens. Nice to have a rock saw close too. I've been reading up on heat treating rocks and that is pretty interesting too. Some rocks change quite a bit from dull colored to crystal like. Ever fire any rocks?

Since you are a rock doctor do you ever go diagnosing rocks at night with a black light?

Thanks RB
The Rock Saw is actually in Alaska, I took the rocks up there on a trip I was making.
Ive never fired any rocks, but I've heard that Flint can be fired to make it easier to work. Something about making the flint easier to work bi-facially, which allows a flint worker to make a point with less of a natural curve to it.
Im not that kind of Rock Dr, I was given the handle by a few friends on a jet boat trip many moons ago. I was taking them on a trip up the Tuchodi in the spring, very low water conditions. I hit a lot of rocks, one of the guys commented on that. Another friend replied something to the effect of "Hands of a surgeon". Another said something like "Well done Dr Rock", in the end they settled on "Rock Doctor". So, ya, I've been RD ever since.

RD

[Red Bullets]

Originally Posted by Rock Doctor

Thanks RB
The Rock Saw is actually in Alaska, I took the rocks up there on a trip I was making.
Ive never fired any rocks, but I've heard that Flint can be fired to make it easier to work. Something about making the flint easier to work bi-facially, which allows a flint worker to make a point with less of a natural curve to it.
Im not that kind of Rock Dr, I was given the handle by a few friends on a jet boat trip many moons ago. I was taking them on a trip up the Tuchodi in the spring, very low water conditions. I hit a lot of rocks, one of the guys commented on that. Another friend replied something to the effect of "Hands of a surgeon". Another said something like "Well done Dr Rock", in the end they settled on "Rock Doctor". So, ya, I've been RD ever since.

RD

Funny how you got your handle. Here's a little info on heat treating rocks. Even common feldspar can be turned into gemstones.

https://www.gemselect.com/gem-info/heat-treatment.php

[Albertacoyotecaller]

Originally Posted by Rock Doctor

Thanks RB
The Rock Saw is actually in Alaska, I took the rocks up there on a trip I was making.
Ive never fired any rocks, but I've heard that Flint can be fired to make it easier to work. Something about making the flint easier to work bi-facially, which allows a flint worker to make a point with less of a natural curve to it.
Im not that kind of Rock Dr, I was given the handle by a few friends on a jet boat trip many moons ago. I was taking them on a trip up the Tuchodi in the spring, very low water conditions. I hit a lot of rocks, one of the guys commented on that. Another friend replied something to the effect of "Hands of a surgeon". Another said something like "Well done Dr Rock", in the end they settled on "Rock Doctor". So, ya, I've been RD ever since.

RD

I have watched your videos. Hopefully I can get my Alicraft up that way some day for some adventures.

[Okotok]

Love rocks. Igneous, Metamorphic or Sedimentary all do it for me. Found a few small pieces of chert in the creek at my buddy's place near Cranbrook last year. Pretty cool stuff with a unique "feel". Not sure if Alberta has any flint or chert?

[calgarychef]

Originally Posted by Okotok

Love rocks. Igneous, Metamorphic or Sedimentary all do it for me. Found a few small pieces of chert in the creek at my buddy's place near Cranbrook last year. Pretty cool stuff with a unique "feel". Not sure if Alberta has any flint or chert?

Apparently we have chert, and there’s a native “mine” in one of the national parks. That makes it difficult. We don’t have any flint, it’s always associated with limestone. Strangely enough flint is a sedimentary rock made of almost pure silica from plants.

[Grizzly Adams]

There's ammonites to be found near Ram Falls, as well .

Grizz

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by calgarychef

Apparently we have chert, and there’s a native “mine” in one of the national parks. That makes it difficult. We don’t have any flint, it’s always associated with limestone. Strangely enough flint is a sedimentary rock made of almost pure silica from plants.

I picked up a fist sized flint nodule in Germany, just walking down a trail near an old Hun fort. It was a " Feuerstein" , I was informed .

Grizz

[Okotok]

Originally Posted by calgarychef

Apparently we have chert, and there’s a native “mine” in one of the national parks. That makes it difficult. We don’t have any flint, it’s always associated with limestone. Strangely enough flint is a sedimentary rock made of almost pure silica from plants.

I believe the Rockies in the Banff area are mainly limestone and more in the Jasper area are quartz or other metamorphic?

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by Okotok

I believe the Rockies in the Banff area are mainly limestone and more in the Jasper area are quartz or other metamorphic?

There are little pockets, here and there, where you can find quartz crystals.

Grizz

[Red Bullets]

All sorts of rocks, minerals and crystals in the national parks.

In the 1880's there was a place in Banff National park called Silver City which was about 3000 miners there on the news of silver and gold. Was originally called Copper City after copper and lead were found on Copper mountain then the name was changed to Silver City. Stories have been written about Silver City in ghost town books.

In Jasper park there is a little creek south of Jasper town called Opal creek. It has precious opals in the gravels. Unfortunately you can't collect rocks in national park. There are opals in the Okanagan in BC too.

If you are ever in Terrace BC on the north end of the old Lakelse Ave bridge over the river, up on the slope was a small amethyst mine shaft back in the 1800's. The only amethyst mine west of Thunder Bay. I tried finding it and know i was very close but the entrance has been sealed and obscured.

[pitw]

I ain't a rockhound but was visiting a buddy down in Glendive Montana and he took me for a drive about/walkabout. We came up on a knoll in a pasture and there were fossils every dang place ya looked and he said if we were to go to the state park there was far more. Was kinda/sorta cool but I enjoyed hooters more. There is also a rock store South of Cold Lake that has some really nice specimens in my opinion, with one particular batch that looks exactly like bacon. I figured I'd be better off buying a whole pig than spending $250 on a rock.

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by Red Bullets

All sorts of rocks, minerals and crystals in the national parks.

In the 1880's there was a place in Banff National park called Silver City which was about 3000 miners there on the news of silver and gold. Was originally called Copper City after copper and lead were found on Copper mountain then the name was changed to Silver City. Stories have been written about Silver City in ghost town books.

In Jasper park there is a little creek south of Jasper town called Opal creek. It has precious opals in the gravels. Unfortunately you can't collect rocks in national park. There are opals in the Okanagan in BC too.

If you are ever in Terrace BC on the north end of the old Lakelse Ave bridge over the river, up on the slope was a small amethyst mine shaft back in the 1800's. The only amethyst mine west of Thunder Bay. I tried finding it and know i was very close but the entrance has been sealed and obscured.

There were a couple of lead , zinc mines in the Field area at one time. You can still see traces of the works when you drive by, including a gated tunnel.


https://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/a-mi...national-park/

Grizz

[KegRiver]

I thought some of you might like to see a pendent I had a jeweler make for my youngest using a stone I cut and polished.

I also had a ring made for my wife using a stone I cut and polished but I don't have a photo of it.

Here is the pendent;

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams

I picked up a fist sized flint nodule in Germany, just walking down a trail near an old Hun fort. It was a " Feuerstein" , I was informed .

Grizz

[Dale S]

I find these on our local gravel roads. Which come from the local gravel pits. I have always thought they were Amber, but not positive. They polish up nice. The first photo is before I tumble them.

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[Wendigo]

Those are carnelian not sure on the spelling.
I have 1 chunk that is red as a ruby and size of a golf ball.
If tap talk would cooperate I'd show some cool pieces including intact dinosaur skin complete with scales.

[Grizzly Adams]

Originally Posted by Wendigo

Those are carnelian not sure on the spelling.
I have 1 chunk that is red as a ruby and size of a golf ball.
If tap talk would cooperate I'd show some cool pieces including intact dinosaur skin complete with scales.

I'd be tracking down the gravel pit.

Grizz