Selenite Veins in the California Desert | Rockhounding Near Las Vegas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2023
- It isn’t easy to find rockhounding spots near LA, but there’s plenty near Barstow! I head out of Los Angeles after visiting family to search Mule Canyon for gypsum.
I have some trouble naming my finds in this one, so if you have any insight - help me out in the comments! Evaporites like gypsum aren’t common in the Midwest, so I’m a rookie.
Note: All finds filmed on public land, but not all of Mule Canyon is public. Please use a land ownership app of your choosing to ensure you’re good to collect!
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email me: thirdplanetrocks@gmail.com
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Great videos, keep it up!
Will gladly share any spots if your ever within 100 miles of Marysville California. Jasper, jade, travertine,epidote,and the ever elusive gold🤑
Thanks man! That would be sweet - that whole region of California isn’t talked about much. I’d take you up on that if I make it out there someday ⚒️
Hey there, Griffin. Pretty cool video. You’re getting into some wild exploring. Be careful out there. With the sliding around and loose rocks. The shooters out there usually stick to themselves and normally respect other people space. That said, if you’re in an area and you hear a lot of gunfire and are finding targets all over the place, you may want to wear bright orange vest or shirt and hat. The shooters may not know there is someone else in the field. If you have a firearm of your own it’s sometimes wise to fire off a shot or 2 into a hill or something. And then they will know there’s someone else on the field. The issues come from stray bullets flying in from far away. Just be careful and aware my friend. A lot of folks go out into the desert and do their thing when it’s cool like this. By the way, Lavic Siding is close by where you were. 💎
Oh, I believe the ‘clearer’ stuff you were finding is specimen selenite. 💎
And you were right. A type of Gypsum
Jasper! Thanks for this, there’s a lot of depth here. As far as safety goes… the guys shooting ended up being about 1/2 mile down the road, shooting into a small mini-canyon of sorts.
The area I was in was fully enclosed amd I was the only one around.
But otherwise, yep - I think selenite is what I found out there!
Hello from Hurricane, Utah. Lots of selenite here, and tons of other things. I usually hunt for agatized wood though. Super pretty material for lapidary fun. I just found your channel and i like it. happy travels!
Aw man, I didn’t know there was agatized wood around Hurricane. I spent 3 days there before hiking Zion. Did a lot of skating on those nice trails by the virgin river.
It’s a top 3 most beautiful place I’ve been through - I’m envious! Thanks for watching 😎
Fun video! Yeah man you have to watch your step out there lol I know all too well... Yeah man I enjoy your videos keep em coming and hit me up if you're ever near the St. Louis area.
Yo Dustin! Yeah, I normally end up with a few scrapes and cactus spines each time I head out lol… first aid kit comes in handy 😅
I’d love to take you up on that at some point if I can get out there! Never been to MO besides a drive to New Orleans
Cool finds. You did in fact find selenite, that piece at 0:46 is a classic example of etched selenite.
It was my first time looking for evaporites like this, so there’s a bit of a learning curve.
Thanks for watching! 👊🏻
1:25 I think you’re my new fav 😂 that’s something I would have done lmao
It’s lonely out here 🤣
Thanks for hanging out and watching!
Lots of gypsum in southeast parts of CA, even mines. Do be careful. TFS ❤️🏏🎸
First time I’d come across it, or any evaporites, really. Nothing too crazy but it made for a fun day
I'm from Southern Central Idaho. Looked interesting.
Hey Robert - Southern ID was a cool spot! I actually explored a place called Lariat Cave there near American Falls. I want to come back to dig through more of your rocks once it’s warm
Sweet video man, its wicked to see how the gypsum and selenite crystals form differently in different parts of the world, im headead into a local 1km deep gypsum cave/mine Saturday going to film it all maybe ill see similar clusters!
Whoa. That’s insane, and I’m jealous. I’ve yet to be inside a mine but I’ve done 4-5 caves. Bring a camera for sure!
Youre in my area bro, diggin your vids. I cant wait to see where your next spot is
Headed up near Nevada to the Kingston range, hoping to be finished editing in a couple days.
Thanks man!
Came across your channel and gave you a sub. I like some of. the material you were finding. We enjoyed the video and good luck on your next hunt.
Thanks for subbing, it’s cool how many people have found my stuff so far.
I’m still working on editing the next one. I’ve got close to an hour of raw footage to go through and I try to eliminate the rambling/dry moments
@@ThirdPlanetRocks you are welcome! Thats great and we are looking forward to your next video. Take care! 👍🏻
If you pull over on the 95 in between Beatty and Goldfield you'll find more Apache tears than you can possibly ever want
Sorry if I keep saying that, I think I already enlightened you with that one
Hi Griffin, you're close to Lavic Siding. Check out the Lavic Jaspers and lava tubes. Love the channel
There’s so many spots that I pass by that I wish I would’ve checked out. It’s hard to know them all. Slabs of that jasper look sweet!
There are half a dozen spots with lapidary quality material in Mule Canyon. Yellow jasper, petrified wood, petrified palm, some agate, banded jasper. You were actually standing just in front of a great spot. You should reach out to some of the locals before you head out so you don't miss out.
I’d love to, and try to research from locals when I’m near home. However, I edit these and post them on a delay.
So when you see the videos go up, I’m not near the spot anymore unfortunately
The 2nd hard green rock you found is serpentine.and I’m assuming serpentinite is what made that tuff green. Keep doing your thing Griff
Thanks for keeping up with the channel! I think that definitely could’ve been serpentine.
Maybe that one shouldn’t be cut in that case. I’d prefer not to be on one of those mesothelioma commercials 🤣
@@ThirdPlanetRocks hahaha yea man. I’ll probably be on one cause I’ve cut a few. I think it’s only certain kinds have asbestos in them but it’s probably better safe than sorry.
@@rockandfound Yeah I’ll check on Reddit or some fb groups if there’s any specific precautions to take before cutting that one
@@ThirdPlanetRocks where are you heading too now? Or is it a surprise
@@rockandfound I edit on a delay of where I record - I have some really awesome footage coming from near Death Valley where I found amethyst and some huge quartz crystal clusters I’m editing now!
Hello. Any cutting or tumbling videos in the future?
Hey Paulie - nice vid shooting the pumpkin with the 12ga lol
I’ll be starting with cutting vids likely a few months down the line. Hopefully some tumbling later on
@@ThirdPlanetRocks lmao.. old video
Why thank you too but can you show the rocks and slower look good continue on I'm studying you
Funny you say that - it’s been one thing I’m hoping to do a better job on going forward. I’m looking into a “staging area” of sorts where I can get things washed and cleaned with a nice background to show you guys in more detail.
Thanks for watching!