Science is always a study! I love that volcanic eruptions erupt molten rock from the depths of the region their depths are from and react with the rocks that the molten rocks spill onto. Great video! I am not convinced that you are an amateur.
You know more than me my friend. Chalcedony, agate, jasper or quartz they are all basically the same, all silica, different inclusions for coloring. I have one hell of a time trying to remember all the names. Sometimes I find the Mohs scale more helpful for classifying. The way you carry your sack over your back is reminiscent of the old time Hobo's from the depression era. Your sack would have been called a "Bindle" and if you were a Hobo you would have been called a "Bindle stiff". Just a little historical humor. You did everything you or most amateurs could do except maybe specific gravity, which may have left you right where you are. Very good video Lance, thank you
Thanks so much Daniel! Really appreciate the awesome comment and additional insight. Regarding Hobos, I sometime day dream of what that would have been like. Walking the railroad tracks and jumping trains. I remember my grandmother telling stories of how she would give them odd jobs in exchange for meals and sleeping in the barn. The railroad tracks were just below the farm and they would come up from there. She said they were never dangerous. Just poor folk looking for work and a meal. She had lots of stories like that. Your comment stirred up memories of those stories. Thanks so much for watching and leaving the comment. Take Care!
@@adventuresofshadowdog I remember hearing similar stories from aunts, uncles and grandparents. They were good folks basically, I’m sure there was a bad element too. I have always had a fascination with them and that era. They were free! I think sometimes more free than those that worked and tied down to a mortgage. It’s a good memory Lance! I do genealogy, my own family, I love the history and stories and the hunt digging it up. Cheers
I’ve been binge watching your videos since yesterday! I myself live in utah and I’m interested in rockhounding but I haven’t gotten around to it. I was wondering if you could do a video on what tools you use and why you use them and maybe how to use them as well. I’m sure all of us would appreciate it! Anyway, keep up the great work you and shadow are doing!
When it comes to the hardness testing of rocks vs minerals, it's important to remember how impure rocks are as they are made up of a number of minerals. Olivine, in its crystal form, might be a 6½ - 7 on the mohs scale but a chunk of rhyolite with olivine in or some other mineral like chlorite or epidote will produce a different result. You might also be running into an issue with a rough rock of the scratch being produced by the pick is really just breaking off the micro ridges of the weathered exterior of the rock. I think the process of rock and mineral identification is best described as a process of elimination, you often start by figuring out what things are not before landing on what they are.
Jared, your comment is very helpful! I’m going to work on it some more. Maybe I can crush some up and get lucky and find a crystal big enough to handle and test for hardness and streak test for color. That would be ideal. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and offer suggestions. With a channel as substantial as Currently Rockhounding, I know how busy you are. I’m enjoying seeing you and Sarah Rockhounding in Utah. I recognize some of the places, and some are new to me and I’m excited to go to them sometime. Thanks again!
That was fun! Especially the kitchen lab. Thanks for all the effort and follow thru. You might try a hiking watch that logs your trail, so you can return again and again without getting lost. Great tool!
I also live in Southern Utah and am obsessed with your channel! My birthday is coming up and I’d love to tell my husband that what I want, is for him to hire you to let me go out for a day with you. I know that sounds weird but I feel like I could learn so much from you. I love how much you appreciate the beauty in each piece you gather. I have tried and tried to learn about rockhounding because I love so much about this beautiful world…. but I cant seem to learn by reading. I have to DO it. I have spent so much time searching and don’t even know what I’m searching for. So… would you please consider doing something like that? Thanks in advance for even responding if you do.
I would be happy to take you rockhounding. No charge! This is a hobby and I love to share it with others. Same with astrophotography. The compensation that comes from sharing with others is the joy I feel when I read comments such as yours, new friendships that come my way, and the opportunity to learn from others. Please send me an email and we can arrange to go rockhounding. Bring the hubby and maybe we can make a rockhound out of him too! lol. Lancesnarr@gmail.com
Great video, and thank you for preserving this claim for us rockhounds. I did a little bit of web-research into the olivine hypothesis, and there are several different minerals in the olivine family, depending on what other elements are with the SiO4. Kirschsteinite is a form with CaFe2+ that has a hardness of 5.5 and can be quite green. It could also be another form of olivine, or it may have metamorphosed into serpentine. We didn't cover mineral identification in my organic chemistry journey!! I'd love to be able to visit the site someday (I'm up near SLC), so I'll send you an e-mail when I might have a chance to visit.
If you like those agates, you should come to (10 mile,whitewash Green River recreation area)with me. There is a ton of agate lots of beautiful color reds purple pink clear etc.
Thanks so much for the comment and information. I don’t know where the amethysts are, but maybe I’ll stumble across them sometime. That would be amazing. 😎
That was super interesting, Lance! What a great hike! I’ve never seen the process of ID before, really neat! You ever come across any meteorites? Cheers! Doug
Hi Doug! I am still hoping to find a meteorite. There are some huge dried up lake beds in Nevada and California where people find them. And Antarctica on the ice. They are actually relatively abundant, but hard to find as they blend in. Hey thanks so much for watching and commenting! Clear skies!
Such a great video and your kitchen lab is always so fun! ... Can I be your assistant! lolol! Here are some of my thoughts (though not for sure) ... the green rock may be serpentinite, a form of olivine. While out in the field, you mentioned an important geologic event -- the location use to be an inland ocean floor and was uplifted. Olivine, serpentinite and other rock types (which I forget) are found at divergent plate boundaries and subduction zones. The fact the host rock was basalt says a lot -- olivines, serpentinites are associated with oceanic hotspots and spreading ridges. Have you found any pillow basalt formations in the area of your claim? I bet you'll find some pillow basalts there! On a side note, for the last several years, I've been studying and mapping serpentinite type rocks formations and wildfire outbreak correlations. My study is out of the box thinking, but I'm seeing some interesting observations.
Fascinating comment! I too have considered Serpentine. But I don’t think serpentine will attract to a magnet. Maybe you can help me out with that one. If it does, then i would lead more towards serpentine due to the hardness rating. You’ve given me more to research and think about. Really excellent comment! Thanks!!!
@@adventuresofshadowdog ... it's inclusions within the serpentinite rock that will attract to a magnet. Serpentine's hardness ranges anywhere from 3 to 6 on the Mohs scale.
I love your videos. My only complaint they don’t come often enough. Wondering if you would be willing to give me some breadcrumbs to follow. i’d love to find some of that green rock maybe later this fall when it cools down
Man! I'm only halfway thru this video but have to stop & say what a great job you do teaching! We don't have rocks like that in Alabama! (Near me anyway). Great channel! Just SUBBED! 👍👍
I’m here in Bryce Canyon National Park (camp host). Love your videos. Are you relatively nearby. Would love to meet up and perhaps go out looking for cool tuff.
Hi Charles! I live in St. George. I just got back from camping near Cesar Breaks - not too far from you. I would be happy to meet up sometime. Here’s my email address: Lancesnarr@gmail.com
@@adventuresofshadowdog We are camp hosting in Sunset campground in Bryce Canyon through October. But, we have a house in St George that we return to on days off every other week. Have you visited Agate Hill near Red Canyon? Also, we have found agate along the road to Tom’s Best camping area, just out on the open plain.
The location is just about 20 minutes North of St. George. There are some spectacular rockhounding locations closer to you and easier to access. I might suggest the book: Rockhounding Utah by Gary Warren.
Angie, your guess is as good as mine. I plan on doing some more research and testing. As of now, I’m sticking with Olivine. I’ll research and see if what you suspect might be the case. Thanks for the comment!
Did I understand you right, that you filed a claim for this area? Yet you are ok with people hounding there? You are kind. I live up here in Logan. I am assuming this is closer the St. George. I will contact (?) you to learn more.
Yes you are correct. I filed the claim to preserve it for all rockhounders. I was afraid that exposing it on TH-cam would possibly result in somebody else claiming it and locking us all out. So I staked a claim and am keeping it open for all. Now it’s not the easiest place to get to. But you are welcome to it. Just send me an email for the coordinates. Lancesnarr@gmail.com
Thank you again for teaching us new and interesting things about rocks. You are so generous with your time.
You bet! Thanks for watching! 😎
Love the kitchen identification piece. ❤ The whole video is exceptional as usual, but I learned a bunch from that the last part. Thank you!
Thank you! Rockhounding is a “team sport.” We all learn from each other.😎
Another great adventure my friend!
Thanks Dave!
Science is always a study! I love that volcanic eruptions erupt molten rock from the depths of the region their depths are from and react with the rocks that the molten rocks spill onto. Great video! I am not convinced that you are an amateur.
I agree! Volcano’s are fascinating. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! 😎
You know more than me my friend. Chalcedony, agate, jasper or quartz they are all basically the same, all silica, different inclusions for coloring. I have one hell of a time trying to remember all the names. Sometimes I find the Mohs scale more helpful for classifying. The way you carry your sack over your back is reminiscent of the old time Hobo's from the depression era. Your sack would have been called a "Bindle" and if you were a Hobo you would have been called a "Bindle stiff". Just a little historical humor.
You did everything you or most amateurs could do except maybe specific gravity, which may have left you right where you are. Very good video Lance, thank you
Thanks so much Daniel! Really appreciate the awesome comment and additional insight. Regarding Hobos, I sometime day dream of what that would have been like. Walking the railroad tracks and jumping trains. I remember my grandmother telling stories of how she would give them odd jobs in exchange for meals and sleeping in the barn. The railroad tracks were just below the farm and they would come up from there. She said they were never dangerous. Just poor folk looking for work and a meal. She had lots of stories like that. Your comment stirred up memories of those stories. Thanks so much for watching and leaving the comment. Take Care!
@@adventuresofshadowdog I remember hearing similar stories from aunts, uncles and grandparents. They were good folks basically, I’m sure there was a bad element too. I have always had a fascination with them and that era. They were free! I think sometimes more free than those that worked and tied down to a mortgage. It’s a good memory Lance! I do genealogy, my own family, I love the history and stories and the hunt digging it up. Cheers
I’ve been binge watching your videos since yesterday! I myself live in utah and I’m interested in rockhounding but I haven’t gotten around to it. I was wondering if you could do a video on what tools you use and why you use them and maybe how to use them as well. I’m sure all of us would appreciate it! Anyway, keep up the great work you and shadow are doing!
That’s a great idea! I will do that. Thanks for watching and commenting. Shadow is wagging his tail!
You’re very welcome! I’m excited to watch that episode!
When it comes to the hardness testing of rocks vs minerals, it's important to remember how impure rocks are as they are made up of a number of minerals. Olivine, in its crystal form, might be a 6½ - 7 on the mohs scale but a chunk of rhyolite with olivine in or some other mineral like chlorite or epidote will produce a different result. You might also be running into an issue with a rough rock of the scratch being produced by the pick is really just breaking off the micro ridges of the weathered exterior of the rock.
I think the process of rock and mineral identification is best described as a process of elimination, you often start by figuring out what things are not before landing on what they are.
Jared, your comment is very helpful! I’m going to work on it some more. Maybe I can crush some up and get lucky and find a crystal big enough to handle and test for hardness and streak test for color. That would be ideal. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and offer suggestions. With a channel as substantial as Currently Rockhounding, I know how busy you are. I’m enjoying seeing you and Sarah Rockhounding in Utah. I recognize some of the places, and some are new to me and I’m excited to go to them sometime. Thanks again!
That was fun! Especially the kitchen lab. Thanks for all the effort and follow thru. You might try a hiking watch that logs your trail, so you can return again and again without getting lost. Great tool!
Thanks @DragonHeartTree! A walking watch is a great idea! Appreciate the tip. I’ll look into them. 😎
I also live in Southern Utah and am obsessed with your channel! My birthday is coming up and I’d love to tell my husband that what I want, is for him to hire you to let me go out for a day with you. I know that sounds weird but I feel like I could learn so much from you. I love how much you appreciate the beauty in each piece you gather. I have tried and tried to learn about rockhounding because I love so much about this beautiful world…. but I cant seem to learn by reading. I have to DO it. I have spent so much time searching and don’t even know what I’m searching for. So… would you please consider doing something like that? Thanks in advance for even responding if you do.
I would be happy to take you rockhounding. No charge! This is a hobby and I love to share it with others. Same with astrophotography. The compensation that comes from sharing with others is the joy I feel when I read comments such as yours, new friendships that come my way, and the opportunity to learn from others. Please send me an email and we can arrange to go rockhounding. Bring the hubby and maybe we can make a rockhound out of him too! lol. Lancesnarr@gmail.com
Great video, and thank you for preserving this claim for us rockhounds. I did a little bit of web-research into the olivine hypothesis, and there are several different minerals in the olivine family, depending on what other elements are with the SiO4. Kirschsteinite is a form with CaFe2+ that has a hardness of 5.5 and can be quite green. It could also be another form of olivine, or it may have metamorphosed into serpentine. We didn't cover mineral identification in my organic chemistry journey!! I'd love to be able to visit the site someday (I'm up near SLC), so I'll send you an e-mail when I might have a chance to visit.
Wow! That was deep and very interesting. I look forward to your email. Lancesnarr@gmail.com. Thanks!!!🙏
If you like those agates, you should come to (10 mile,whitewash Green River recreation area)with me. There is a ton of agate lots of beautiful color reds purple pink clear etc.
@@Purplediamondqueen2727 wow! Thats very kind of you to offer him the invite. Good luck hunting!
Beautiful shepherd btw!
Enjoyed the lab tests. There is definitely olivine in the Utah Southwest desert. And amethyst, if you know where to find it.
Thanks so much for the comment and information. I don’t know where the amethysts are, but maybe I’ll stumble across them sometime. That would be amazing. 😎
Heat has been killer here in Hurricane this summer too. Great video.
Thanks! Yeah the heat is unbearable this year.
Thanks! Yeah the heat is unbearable this year.
@@adventuresofshadowdog When are you going to polish some of your findings? Maybe you have and I've missed it?
That was super interesting, Lance! What a great hike! I’ve never seen the process of ID before, really neat! You ever come across any meteorites?
Cheers!
Doug
Hi Doug! I am still hoping to find a meteorite. There are some huge dried up lake beds in Nevada and California where people find them. And Antarctica on the ice. They are actually relatively abundant, but hard to find as they blend in. Hey thanks so much for watching and commenting! Clear skies!
Have you ever been to west Milford and rock hounded the green garnets?
I’m heading there in a few days if you would like to go??
I would be very interested. Please send me an email and we can look at schedules. Lancesnarr@gmail.com
Such a great video and your kitchen lab is always so fun! ... Can I be your assistant! lolol! Here are some of my thoughts (though not for sure) ... the green rock may be serpentinite, a form of olivine. While out in the field, you mentioned an important geologic event -- the location use to be an inland ocean floor and was uplifted. Olivine, serpentinite and other rock types (which I forget) are found at divergent plate boundaries and subduction zones. The fact the host rock was basalt says a lot -- olivines, serpentinites are associated with oceanic hotspots and spreading ridges. Have you found any pillow basalt formations in the area of your claim? I bet you'll find some pillow basalts there! On a side note, for the last several years, I've been studying and mapping serpentinite type rocks formations and wildfire outbreak correlations. My study is out of the box thinking, but I'm seeing some interesting observations.
Fascinating comment! I too have considered Serpentine. But I don’t think serpentine will attract to a magnet. Maybe you can help me out with that one. If it does, then i would lead more towards serpentine due to the hardness rating. You’ve given me more to research and think about. Really excellent comment! Thanks!!!
@@adventuresofshadowdog ... it's inclusions within the serpentinite rock that will attract to a magnet. Serpentine's hardness ranges anywhere from 3 to 6 on the Mohs scale.
Wow! You might just have nailed it!
@@adventuresofshadowdog ... I don't know for sure. Its been fun trying to figure this all out. I hope you really figure it out.
Thank you so much!!!
I love your videos. My only complaint they don’t come often enough. Wondering if you would be willing to give me some breadcrumbs to follow. i’d love to find some of that green rock maybe later this fall when it cools down
Happy to send you coordinates. Email me at Lancesnarr@gmail.com. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Man! I'm only halfway thru this video but have to stop & say what a great job you do teaching! We don't have rocks like that in Alabama! (Near me anyway).
Great channel! Just SUBBED! 👍👍
I’m here in Bryce Canyon National Park (camp host). Love your videos. Are you relatively nearby. Would love to meet up and perhaps go out looking for cool tuff.
Hi Charles! I live in St. George. I just got back from camping near Cesar Breaks - not too far from you. I would be happy to meet up sometime. Here’s my email address: Lancesnarr@gmail.com
@@adventuresofshadowdog We are camp hosting in Sunset campground in Bryce Canyon through October. But, we have a house in St George that we return to on days off every other week. Have you visited Agate Hill near Red Canyon? Also, we have found agate along the road to Tom’s Best camping area, just out on the open plain.
Id love to take my mom there if possible
Absolutely! Send me at email and I can help you with that. Lancesnarr@gmail.com
@@adventuresofshadowdog how far from Grand junction Colorado
The location is just about 20 minutes North of St. George. There are some spectacular rockhounding locations closer to you and easier to access. I might suggest the book: Rockhounding Utah by Gary Warren.
My family is headed down that way in a few weeks. Could I grab those coordinates from you?
Sure! Send me an email and I’ll reply with them. Lancesnarr@gmail.com
What’s the coordinates of this spot ? Beautiful stuff
I'm curious if the olivine is in an early state of decay that makes it a bit softer.
Angie, your guess is as good as mine. I plan on doing some more research and testing. As of now, I’m sticking with Olivine. I’ll research and see if what you suspect might be the case. Thanks for the comment!
Hi the green rock is likely to serpentine
Thank You! Your comment is mirroring several others. I’m going to test it some more but that makes sense. Really appreciate your help and comment!
Did I understand you right, that you filed a claim for this area? Yet you are ok with people hounding there? You are kind. I live up here in Logan. I am assuming this is closer the St. George. I will contact (?) you to learn more.
Yes you are correct. I filed the claim to preserve it for all rockhounders. I was afraid that exposing it on TH-cam would possibly result in somebody else claiming it and locking us all out. So I staked a claim and am keeping it open for all. Now it’s not the easiest place to get to. But you are welcome to it. Just send me an email for the coordinates. Lancesnarr@gmail.com