Damn. Wish I knew I could find this when I was stationed at Fort Bliss…. Been rock hounding since I was little. Would have given me something cool to do in my down time.
Those are amazing. I didn’t even know what it was. What do you do with them when you take them home do you just clean them up and display them or I’m just so curious.
Thank you for this amazing video and I’m just curious. Did you encounter any like rattlesnakes or is it too cold up there? I don’t know. I’m just so curious about all this.
@@Pampnaylor I only brought home a small handful of the pieces shown. I’ve given 2 away to friends that can’t easily get to New Mexico. I plan to keep the remainder as display pieces, and will try cutting a couple of the others. And yes, rattlesnakes are a huge danger here. They’re pretty dormant in the winter months, though
@@witherbossbros1157 Thank you for all the geology insight you added. I’m always eager to learn from people with the ability to visualize it like that. Much appreciated 🤙
@@ThirdPlanetRocks Sure thing. I have a degree in geology and during the pandemic found a free textbook on igneous rocks - glad to share with people with people who are interested in learning more!
That conglomerate comes from a sedimentary layer that the eruption blew though, carrying up that chunk. Eruptions carry up wall rocks of the rock they intrude through.
@@ThirdPlanetRocks thank you!! 🥺😍 it DOES get pretty damn hot here! Fortunately, it hasn’t hit the 110’s or higher like it did for the past few years. 😳 it’s been in the low 90’s to 103°. 🤔 the highest we got, was 115° last year.
@@ThirdPlanetRocksyeah, our winters aren’t too bad, fortunately. 😅 it makes perfect sense as to why you came at the time you did! 🙂 Yeah, being here in the summer now, is as close to Las Vegas/Arizona/Death Valley temps. 😳 but yeah, I’ve been trying to keep hydrated. 🙂 Next time you come to El Paso, hit up Chico’s Tacos and Whataburger and other local little sweet spots! ☺️🙂 unless you currently live in El Paso, you can disregard the last part I said. 😅
Thumbnail looks like a gloriously dank nugget
College flashbacks 👀
Same bro!
Good to see your still picking’ rocks, beautiful specimens!
Keep it up!😁👍
Always my friend!
I’ve lived here my entire life and never knew there was a place you could do this. For sure going up there myself
Damn. Wish I knew I could find this when I was stationed at Fort Bliss…. Been rock hounding since I was little. Would have given me something cool to do in my down time.
Had a buddy stationed there for a few years. Lots of great rocks around if you head into the NM side
I live in Alamogordo NM right now and I will definitely be heading down to check out that spot thanks
Alamogordo is such a cool place. Loved every day of my time there 👍
Wow! Great specimens!
Thank you!
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I love your videos 💜💜
Thank you! It means a lot ❤️⚒️
The east most and highest part of kilbournes hole is where you'll find the highest concentration of peridot. They are in clusters called bombs.
Very cool! Yeah, I essentially explored as much of it as I could in a day. It’s a very cool spot
Those are amazing. I didn’t even know what it was. What do you do with them when you take them home do you just clean them up and display them or I’m just so curious.
Thank you for this amazing video and I’m just curious. Did you encounter any like rattlesnakes or is it too cold up there? I don’t know. I’m just so curious about all this.
@@Pampnaylor I only brought home a small handful of the pieces shown. I’ve given 2 away to friends that can’t easily get to New Mexico.
I plan to keep the remainder as display pieces, and will try cutting a couple of the others.
And yes, rattlesnakes are a huge danger here. They’re pretty dormant in the winter months, though
Served you a few drinks if you remember! Great production keep it up!
Yes - thank you for the rundown on the world of whiskey and bourbon. We had a lot of fun! Glad you like the vids 👊
Thank you~ ill check it out
All of that black rock is basalt. At 6:19 that's a mantle xenolith that you're holding. All the other green fragments are parts of mantle xenoliths.
@@witherbossbros1157 Thank you for all the geology insight you added. I’m always eager to learn from people with the ability to visualize it like that. Much appreciated 🤙
@@ThirdPlanetRocks Sure thing. I have a degree in geology and during the pandemic found a free textbook on igneous rocks - glad to share with people with people who are interested in learning more!
Well enjoyed!
Thanks for hanging out, glad you liked it!
So viele schöne Exemplare. Schöne grüne Olivine. Gruss aus Germany.
Bonjour! 😉
Germany actually has very similar specimens to these olivine/peridot xenoliths in certain places
That conglomerate comes from a sedimentary layer that the eruption blew though, carrying up that chunk. Eruptions carry up wall rocks of the rock they intrude through.
@@witherbossbros1157 ah, so that was pre-existing bedrock prior to the eruption. I appreciate the geology help - thx!
@@ThirdPlanetRocks Yeah, you can read about that on the wikipedia page on the volcano, but this is true of every volcano.
great video
Thank you 🤝
At 2:28 that looks like a massive mantle xenolith of peridotite.
Yes - and they’re HEAVY. That peridotite is deceptively dense
@@ThirdPlanetRocks Yeah, olivine and pyroxene significantly heavier than quartz and feldspar (granite).
Great rocks
Beautiful stuff out there by El Paso
Have you ever seen the Green Sand Beach in Hawaii? It's made up of peridots.
No, I’ve sadly never been to Hawaii. Bucket list for sure 🙂
Me, who’s currently in El Paso. 😅
@@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone That summer heat out there is no joke. Stay cool 🙂
@@ThirdPlanetRocks thank you!! 🥺😍 it DOES get pretty damn hot here! Fortunately, it hasn’t hit the 110’s or higher like it did for the past few years. 😳 it’s been in the low 90’s to 103°. 🤔 the highest we got, was 115° last year.
@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone 115 is absurd, I can’t fathom that. There’s a reason I went in winter lol
@@ThirdPlanetRocksyeah, our winters aren’t too bad, fortunately. 😅 it makes perfect sense as to why you came at the time you did! 🙂
Yeah, being here in the summer now, is as close to Las Vegas/Arizona/Death Valley temps. 😳 but yeah, I’ve been trying to keep hydrated. 🙂
Next time you come to El Paso, hit up Chico’s Tacos and Whataburger and other local little sweet spots! ☺️🙂 unless you currently live in El Paso, you can disregard the last part I said. 😅
Nice dank bud
What's the difference between peridot and the green rocks that were formed in the mid 40s as a result of nuclear bomb testing @ Alamogordo?
@@jibbyjabbatv The ones from Alamogordo make you feel funny if you hold ‘em
That would be glass from the nuke. If it is from a meteor hitting the ground the glass is called tektites.
@@markrouse2416 looks like men & women will be wearing peridot jewelry in the future.
I think it's pronounced like merlot...peridot
Apparently it can be said either way. I’m probably not the go-to guy for linguistics lol