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Utah_Rockhound
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I've been collecting rocks for the last 15+ years and would like to share some highlights of my adventures! I am not a Geologist or expert, just a hobbyist that loves the thrill of the hunt, exploring to find nature's hidden (and not so hidden) treasures. From exploring to collecting to polishing and displaying my finds, I hope you find enjoyment in this content!
Rockhounding Calcite Onyx near Nephi, Utah!
Rockhounding Calcite Onyx near the Ponderosa Campground East of Nephi, Utah. This area is along the Nebo Loop scenic byway and does not have a shortage of spectacular views, especially in late Spring (this was filmed early June) when the wildflowers are in bloom! The onyx from this location can have some really neat patterns and is a fun stone to work. I made a sphere and a couple of cabs from the pieces I collected. There is a short steep hike to the collecting area from the road below, but it is a fun and easy place to collect.
GPS: 39°46'05.3"N 111°42'39.9"W
GPS: 39°46'05.3"N 111°42'39.9"W
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Searching for Santaquin's Fossil Shells!
Просмотров 94014 дней назад
Rockhounding South of Santaquin, Utah for fossil shells! This location is much more accessible than the Nebo Loop location, although the shells seem a bit less abundant (but there are plenty out there, I found a dozen or so in a couple hours of walking around). Still an awesome place for a rock hunting adventure! GPS: 39°55'17.6"N 111°48'12.2"W - The last stretch of dirt road will require 4WD o...
Collecting Fossil Shells in Utah's Nebo Loop!
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Rockhounding fossil shells along the Nebo Loop Scenic Byway in the southern part of Utah County. This particular spot is found along the Mt. Loafer trail (between 1-3 miles up the trail) in the surrounding hills. It takes a bit of work to find a spot and get an eye for them, but once you do, they are pretty abundant. These shells can be found in many different locations in the Wasatch range inc...
Rockhounding Petrified Wood at Hurricane Mesa Near St. George!
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Месяц назад
Back in Southern Utah rockhounding petrified wood. Hurricane Mesa is located just north of St. George, Utah, and has an abundance of petrified wood, some of it lined with quartz! Everything from small shards of wood to large trees can be found in this area. Be aware that the road to the location does require high clearance/4WD. A visit here will reward you with some great petrified wood and sup...
Rockhounding the Centennial Eureka Mine in the Rain!
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Месяц назад
The Centennial Eureka Mine is located on private property just outside of Eureka, Utah. This location is typically closed to collecting, but I was fortunate to be able to go with a rock club that had permission from the land owner to collect. The rainy weather worked to our advantage as it made the rocks "glow" when they were wet, making them easy to spot and collect. I was able to collect mine...
Rockhounding the Dugway Geode Beds and Finding a Large Amethyst Geode!!
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.2 месяца назад
I spent a day rockhounding the Dugway Geode Beds along the old Pony Express Trail in Western Utah. This was my first trip out in several years and was expecting the area to be pretty picked over, but was pleasantly surprised that I was able to fill a bucket in just a few hours and found several large geodes as well. There are two main pits at the geode beds, and I have found that the first main...
Rockhounding Utah's Black Rock Desert for Obsidian!
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 месяца назад
Exploring the Black Rock Desert of Utah for Obsidian! This is a remote area but definitely worth a visit if you're in the area. The majority of what I found this trip is mahogany obsidian (the brown/red banding) which I prefer, but I have found snowflake obsidian here in the past. I was happy to find a really glassy piece that was big enough to cut into a cab that shows the really neat flow pat...
Rockhounding the Searle Canyon Red Beryl Mine, Thomas Range Utah!
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Had the opportunity to rockhound the Searle Canyon Red Beryl mine in the Thomas Range of Utah. This is a private claim that offers rockhounding opportunities through thegemtours.com. Though known for the red beryls that are found here, there is a large variety of minerals to be found. This is a list of the gems collected during our trip: Red Beryl Topaz Bixbyite Hematite after Garnet (pseudomor...
Making a Sphere with Arizona Petrified Wood!
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.3 месяца назад
I purchased a large chunk of Petrified Wood from a rock shop just outside of Petrified Forest National Park with the hopes of making a couple of spheres. The wood was very fractured and required stabilization multiple times (I used Starbond on this piece). It certainly took some extra effort and patience, but the final result turned out pretty good. The colors and patterns on this piece are awe...
Exploring Sego Ghost Town & Rockhounding Yellow Cat for Agate!
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.3 месяца назад
The Ghost Town of Sego, Utah is located within Sego Canyon, just north of Thompson Springs. It is an old coal mining town that was inhabited until about 1955. The Sego Canyon rock art site is incredible, and has styles of rock art from the Fremont, Ute, and Barrier Tribes! Yellow Cat, Utah, is a well known rockhounding spot that produces beautiful red agates and petrified wood. I like to find t...
Rockhounding & Exploring Green River, Utah!
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Rockhounding for Pigeon-Blood Agates and Corprolites in the Floy area southeast of Green River. This is a vast area with many places to explore. After rockhounding, I visited Crystal Geyser just south of Green River. I wasn't there long enough to watch it erupt, but it was still neat to see the orange travertine deposits left behind from years of eruptions! Afterwards, I went to Fossil Point, a...
Rockhounding and Polishing Salina Wonderstone!
Просмотров 9224 месяца назад
Rockhounding in Salina, Utah for wonderstone. The wonderstone here is much less abundant than at the Vernon site, and it has more of a brown/tan color scheme to it. Like the Vernon wonderstone, it takes a decent polish. The snow on the hills prevented me from really getting a good look around, but I came away with several smaller pieces to polish up. GPS: 38°53'35.0"N 111°48'15.1"W Music: Inner...
Exploring Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona!
Просмотров 5805 месяцев назад
Spent a day exploring Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park. It was a windy day (which messed with my camera's focus a bit), but I was able to visit the Crystal Forest trail, as well as the Long Logs trail to Agate House and the Giant Logs trail outside of the south Visitor's Center. This is such a cool park to see all of the petrified wood and trees!
Tucson Gem & Mineral Show 2024 Main Show Highlights!
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Highlights of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Main show. This is the main event held at the Tucson Convention Center that concludes the Tuscon Gem and Mineral Showcase. If you ever get the chance, this is a must see!
Exploring the 2024 Tucson Gem & Mineral Satellite Shows!
Просмотров 8 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Highlights of the 2024 Tucson Gem & Mineral Showcase satellite shows. Some of the shows highlighted include the Kino show, 22nd St. show, Mineral City show, RMGM Mineral and Fossil show, the Co-op Mineral and Fossil Gallery, and some of the many hotel shows around I-10 in Tucson.
Polishing Honeycomb Calcite from the Uinta Mountains of Northeast Utah!
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Polishing Honeycomb Calcite from the Uinta Mountains of Northeast Utah!
Rockhounding Petrified Wood in Southern Utah!
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Rockhounding Petrified Wood in Southern Utah!
Collecting Agates and Geodes, and Visiting Black Dragon Canyon in the San Rafael Swell of Utah!
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Collecting Agates and Geodes, and Visiting Black Dragon Canyon in the San Rafael Swell of Utah!
Rockhounding and Polishing Wonderstone Found Near Vernon, Utah!
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.8 месяцев назад
Rockhounding and Polishing Wonderstone Found Near Vernon, Utah!
Rockhounding for Gems at Topaz Mountain!
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Rockhounding for Gems at Topaz Mountain!
Searching for Petrified Wood in the Hanksville, Utah Area!
Просмотров 4 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Searching for Petrified Wood in the Hanksville, Utah Area!
Rockhounding Garnet Hill Outside of Ely, Nevada and Exploring Great Basin National Park!
Просмотров 2 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Rockhounding Garnet Hill Outside of Ely, Nevada and Exploring Great Basin National Park!
Collecting Fossils at Mounds Reef, Utah!
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Collecting Fossils at Mounds Reef, Utah!
Making a Large Cab With a Slab of Picasso Marble From Utah! #Lapidary
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Making a Large Cab With a Slab of Picasso Marble From Utah! #Lapidary
Hunting for Western Utah's Green Garnets (Grossular)!
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Hunting for Western Utah's Green Garnets (Grossular)!
The Geodes and Grape Agates of the San Rafael Swell, Utah!
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The Geodes and Grape Agates of the San Rafael Swell, Utah!
Making a Sphere With Birdseye Marble (Fossilized Algae in Limestone)
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Making a Sphere With Birdseye Marble (Fossilized Algae in Limestone)
Rockhounding Fossil Shells in Utah’s Mountains (Nebo Loop Area)!
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Rockhounding Fossil Shells in Utah’s Mountains (Nebo Loop Area)!
Beautiful stone.
Aloha hugs 🤗 I miss Home you are so blessed
Very cool. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful spot and beautiful work.
Thank you!
Wow such beauty 😍👏🏻
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I have been to the spot before and it's really good I'm going to go there tomorrow
Yeah it's an awesome spot! Have fun!
Super cool! I'm very curious about the blue vise that allows you to rotate the rock. What is it called and where can I find one?
Thanks! It's called a Sphere Index Jig, and it came from sphereproducts.com. It was a bit spendy, but has sure made cutting sphere preforms easy!
@@utah_rockhound thank you for your reply.
Your opening looked right at my house!!
That's awesome! You have some great rockhounding nearby!
I live not too far from Eureka, had no idea those rocks were on the ground!!
Very cool! You found that in Utah? Do you mind me asking where about?
Yep, Utah! I haven't been there in many years, but there was a quarry south of Milford, approx. 38°15'24.4"N 112°53'31.1"W, that you could find this at. Last I heard is that it has been under claim for the last few years, but I'm not 100% sure.
@@utah_rockhound Oh wow thanks so much! I've watched a bunch of your other videos and you have some awesome stuff, thanks for sharing!
Dinosaur bones up there to..
Ahhh! I was just there early summer target shooting with my family. My brother in law showed this spot to us. If only I would’ve known to look for those rocks too!! Next time!! Thanks for the video!
Subbed!!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing. I'm in Northern Utah. I need to be planning a trip when the weather calms down.
that long one is interesting, is it a shell too?
It's not a shell, I'm not sure if its a stick or a long piece of algae or something else.
So dang cool. Been trying to figure out a time to make it to Nebo because of your other video, now I just want to go everywhere you go haha. Thanks for showing us your travels
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
This was incredible to watch! I've only just begun my rockhounding journey and will be traveling to the Park City area for a 4 day conference in a couple weeks; do you have any recommendations on places to hound?
At one time you could find decent petrified wood in the Silver Creek Junction area (Southeast of I-80), but I haven't been out there in several years and last I heard it has been developed over. Still might be worth checking out.
Thank you for the video. If I get out there hope I can find some. Happy hunting
Very nice. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing. Beautiful work
How do you clean those so well?
I just use soap, water, and an old toothbrush. If i run into anything harder to clean, I will use a textile spot cleaning gun that I bought off Amazon.
@@utah_rockhound thanx.
WOW! Glad you got to see the Onaqui herd, as well! I only went once a couple years ago and mostly got small thundereggs. These are INCREDIBLE!!! Awesome Cabs, too! Just got a machine and I hope I get get some nice geode pieces made. Any tips?
Thanks! I have found the larger geodes/pieces that are good for cutting cabs are way more abundant in the second pit (GPS in the video description). I typically find a hole that someone else has dug and continue digging it and have been pretty successful.
How fun!!!
Subscribed, liked, shared ! Beautiful video ! Excellent soundtrack to go with the stunning fossils... Few years back at "Shark Tooth Hill" in Bakersfield, CA, I found a Megalodon tooth that caused quite a stir. You have to pay to dig there and there was a group of folks working on their masters in paleontology from UC Berkeley that were a tad miffed that some dummy like myself could be so lucky, but that's all it is... luck. Pretty cool find and the docent offered me $80 for the tooth, but it's priceless as far as I'm concerned.
Thank you!! That's crazy! I completely agree with you though, its all luck! And the sentimental value of a rare find like that definitely outweighs its worth in my opinion.
Would you be willing to share a pin of the location you were finding these beautiful Grossulars?
Coordinates would be great 😊
Read his video comments... should be easy to locate
39°57'00.2"N 111°38'29.2"W would be the general area to start looking. They will be scattered all throughout the hills along the trail.
Man those are so cool. Never knew those would have fossils in them. I need to take a trip up to Nebo. Thanks for the great video
My in-laws have a house in eureka and they’ve been going out there looking for stuff for 50 years. A lot of cool rocks and old rusty things, too bad most of the land out there is private property now. I’ve been to almost every mine out there back before it was all private property. Cool video.
grt vid ty
Just found your channel. The red agate out there is so beautiful. Look forward to checking out your other content.
Thanks and welcome!!
Wow you found some big chunks this time, Ive got to try my luck again, last time it was right after a rain storm and so muddy my truck slid all over the place so we didn't make it too far up the road
Yeah, my last trip was similar. The mud made it difficult to get too far in. This time was much better!
We were up that way in the spring. Do you use anything to clean the wood up or remove some of the rock that is attached to the wood?
I don’t. Just soap water and a toothbrush!
Yes....thank you.
Those are amazing finds. Do you hike up the mountain very far or stay at lower elevations? Also do you hit the washes?
I usually find success between 1/2 and 2/3 of the way up (so pretty high). I don't spend too much time in the washes as it seems like those are the areas worked the most by sifters and I haven't had much luck in them.
@@utah_rockhound have you ever made it to the cave that the crystal collector had on his show? I've been looking for red beryl for the last 6 trips out there, and I still haven't found any hahaha that's why I ask.
@@darken8649 I made it up there a couple of times but there is always people digging in it so I have never been able to dig it myself unfortunately.
Yeah I know what you mean! I made it up there once but same thing. My problem is I have a medical condition and making it up that high usually takes way too much out of me. So I'm always looking for good spots as low as I can find them. I tried on the opposite side of the amphitheatre a few weeks ago where the other two major white bleached rhyolite areas are on the other side of the dome but didn't do a whole lot of good. Anyway I love your channel. Thanks for all the great responses. Do you ever brave it in the summer?
@@darken8649 I rarely go in the summer...it's brutal out there in the heat!!
Love it up there! I’ve pulled some nice big chunks of wood out of there the past few years. This past spring, we took, our utv and ran into transmission issues right at the narrowest spot in the road next to the cliffs🤣🤣🤣🤣. We survived, and came away with some beauties. I’m undeterred, will probably go back again next year 😅
Those cliffs are crazy! But certainly worth the risk! It is such a cool spot!
Awesome video! I didn’t realize you could find that much petrified wood over here. Those pieces with the quartz crystals are immaculate
Thank you!!
I love agate!
A friend of mine hunted minerals close by these uranium mines on a private ranch. He brought me 6 specimens of crystal aragonite geodes. After some detailed study and cleaning, these specimens turned out to be the hand bones of a meat-eating raptor dinosaur. The crystals formed inside these hand bones over 130 million years ago.
That's wild!!
That’s crazy cool
Holy Dooley! That is so cool.
Amazing video my friend! Just got back from Topaz Mt last night. Ive been out there about 10 times and necer found RB. I dont wanna know any of your secrets or anythin but coyld you tell me your general location in the video? J hey part right before you go look for garnets. My dream is to find some red beryi.
It's just below the red beryl zone (about 2/3 of the way to the top of the west wall). I don't have a super specific place that I look, I kinda wander the southern part of the west wall (just west of the parking area) and sift around until I see topaz and red beryl. If I find one, there is almost always more.
Outstanding! If it was me, I wouldn't go home until I had a truck full of that stuff!!!
Who does one speak to on requesting access to the area? I know there is a group that goes out to that location but due to work I'm not able to go at that time. Beautiful specimens ❤
I’m not sure who the contact is. I was with the group went out last time and there was a person from the mining company that owns the land that had us sign a liability waiver in order to collect, but I don’t recall their name or the company name 😕.
Thank you 😊
What rock hounding club where you with when you went to Eureka andcollect all that beautiful material. i’m guessing that’s the only way to get access
It's the Facebook group called 'Utah Rock Collectors.' The owners of the page run lots of trips throughout the year (they have sign ups on their events tab). It's the only group I'm aware of that gets permission to rockhound that location.
@@utah_rockhound thanks a million!!
!(: Cool, THANKS ;)!
This is really cool. I’ve lived in Utah on and off my whole life and never heard of either of these places. As a kid in the 70’s my grandpa took me to LOTS of historical sites, Pony Express, frontier graveyards, historic homes etc. Back then, you could go to the caves around Kanab and scrape sand off the walls (My guess is that it was illegal back then also, but I was probably eight or nine so I didn’t know any better) and collect many different colors which we would then layer in clear Coke bottles as a decoration. Grandpa had a decent amount of money so quite often he would bring 9-10 grandchildren on these adventures and we would stay in the same “hotels” (I use the term generously) that Hollywood stars like Gary Cooper and John Wayne used while making westerns in the 50’s and 60’s. Thanks for the video, I am definitely going to make a trip down to visit these places now!
Wonderful videos, great job, cool hobby!!
Thank you very much!
Looks like a fun day collecting. Does any of that blue-green material take a polish for cabbing or is it more brittle crystal/druzy stuff that would just crumble?
I think a mix of both. There are a couple of pieces I collected that I'm thinking about cutting to see if I can get a polish on, but the majority of it would be too crumbly to polish without some major stabilization.
another great Video. We are hoping to get back up to Utah this fall!
So good I had to watch this twice! Great video and stunning specimens, incredible!
Many thanks!
Amazing video! Thanks for sharing
It looks like quartz either w/ those colorful inclusions or does most of it sit on the surface? Absolutely incredible.
Mostly on the surface, but some of it is included in the quartz!