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Wow ! Like , WAY cooler than anticipated. Glowing rocks , I gotta get me one of those lights . I’m gonna be daydreaming all day about these things . We’re frozen out here right now , Sore af from shovelling ice and snow of my driveway . Mail didn’t come for a week , you’d think we live in Greenland . Thank you Love you Everyone have a good weekend
I have never seen opal in the raw so might have just collected it because I thought it had possibilities lol. Waiting not see what you do with it. Good vid Jared as usual. Havagudun my friend.
I just found your channel tonight and commented something about Lake Lenore caves on a video and then I found this video, ha. Dry Falls area is my favorite place in WA. The geological history in that area is AMAZING. I gush to anyone who will listen about the Missoula Flood (I seriously nerd out over it 😬), I've never thought of rockhounding around there though! I live in Stevens County (so not too far from you) and I plan on taking a trip to Dry Falls sometime this year. I'm gonna finish watching this video to get some ideas on what kind of interesting things I can find on my trip over that way. I'm loving your channel so far! I'm glad to have found it :) Have you ever seen any of the opalized petrified wood near George? My dad brought me back some pieces and apparently it's just right there off the side of the road. Edited to add the stuff I'm referring to looks very similar to what you guys found there but the pieces I was given are bigger than those, but again, very similar in appearance.
Welcome to the channel. Northeast / North Central Washington has so much to offer as far as rockhounding and cool things to look at. I have some of the material that can be found near George.
I can’t wait to watch this on my lunch break ! I literally dream about busting into veins of opal im in MO and I don’t know of opal mines nearby. Ty ly
I wonder if you could tumble the smaller pieces....looks like it might fall apart but it would be pretty if not. I have some purple-red sparkly rocks (from my dad's stuff again) that I think may be Lepidolite that resembles your amphibolites. I believe it probably was obtained in Arizona but that's only a guess knowing my dad. I haven't tried tumbling or polishing it yet because I'm not sure how well it would stand up to it. My favorite road cut is a dangerous one....because of that I haven't scratched the surface of what's in it. Probably nothing extraordinary but curiosity-inducing all the same. I'm going to keep my eyes out for some of that amphibolite. It looks very cool.
Wow! You have me wondering on the stuff I've seen that has that white on it around here. I'll have to see if it reacts to UV when the roads drys out a bit. Nice video!
I think your fluorescing rocks are pretty cool! Perhaps they are an unrecognized mineral composition that you have discovered, like the guy who got credit for discovering "yooperltie" a couple of years ago! 😄 He got to give it its name. You could call your discovery... "dryfallite." Or maybe... "sarahlite." I know, how about "currentite?" That WOULD be cool! You never know! 😉 Hey, thanks for what you guys do for rockhounding, especially your integrity, appropriateness and seeking to lead people to accurate rockhounding information!
I would love to discover something new and maybe someday I might but I think this is fairly well known about. Thank you, we try to keep it fun and lighthearted as well as educational.
There are some websites out there that will show you which minerals fluoresce what color. Here in E OR all of my opalish bog material glows bright orange.
I know a guy with a microscope. :) I have very similar material, but I haven't seen anything of mine that continues to glow for a while after turning off the UV light. I've got 365nm on my stereo microscope and then I have flashlights that are 385nm and 390nm.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Definitely. I might already have some as quite a bit of my material glows bright under UV. I get several hues from green, blue, pink and orange. I'll have to see if any retains the glow. Often the orange glow is a result of biofilm. I think sometimes it's the type of algae or certain phosphate salts. There is a species of lichen at Frenchmen Coulee that glows intense neon orange. I know biology is off topic, but it's something to note for observation.
Amazing! I have lived most of my life in California, but I’m from Washington. I never knew there is opal in Washington. Another UA-camr, Pulitzer Opal usually grinds opals from Australia. Some of it, matrix opal from Andamooka looks pretty unimpressive until he treats it with sugar and acid. That causes the background of the opal to darken and the colors of the opal to become more brilliant. He discusses the opal treatment in the video I am attaching. Maybe you could send him some small pieces to treat the next time he treats opal, and we can all see how it turns out. ua-cam.com/video/_HWIOd_80Ko/v-deo.html
I also watch Pulitzer, he makes some good videos. Washington has a lot of opal but its common opal, so no fancy flashes of color but it's still neat and sometimes you can find stuff that's not cracked up and work it into a cab.
@@hilario6960 Oh I see what you're saying. The glowing mineral is on the outside of some basalt so its not the full rock but about 1/8" layer deposited on the basalt. Weathering doesn't affect the ability to glow.
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That whitish bubbly covering is great. I've never seen any.
Dood, you kill it on those road cuts. The UV is so good on those, they seem to hold the light for a half second too
Cheers man!
I like the road cut, they start to really clue you in on what the area might have in more inaccessible areas.
@@CurrentlyRockhounding yeah man, that makes sense. I should start checking them out more during my adventures. Great vid man
Great pictures my friend!
You make some awesome videos. I'm new to rocks and gem collecting. I have learned a great deal from watching your videos. Thanks
Thank you!
Thank you for the uv light & your locations you guys rock!
Do you live in NE Washington? You should check it out if you do.
Very cool gotta check these places out , thank you 😊
Wow ! Like , WAY cooler than anticipated. Glowing rocks , I gotta get me one of those lights . I’m gonna be daydreaming all day about these things . We’re frozen out here right now , Sore af from shovelling ice and snow of my driveway . Mail didn’t come for a week , you’d think we live in Greenland . Thank you Love you
Everyone have a good weekend
Yeah its been snowing here but we are really setup for it.
💪😎👍very cool place thanks for sharing the adventure am still learning on identification of the minerals 👍👍
Can’t wait to get out and find more rocks this spring 💙😊
Amazing rocks and nice video!!
I'm glad you liked it.
I have never seen opal in the raw so might have just collected it because I thought it had possibilities lol. Waiting not see what you do with it. Good vid Jared as usual. Havagudun my friend.
It will getting cut for sure.
I just found your channel tonight and commented something about Lake Lenore caves on a video and then I found this video, ha. Dry Falls area is my favorite place in WA. The geological history in that area is AMAZING. I gush to anyone who will listen about the Missoula Flood (I seriously nerd out over it 😬), I've never thought of rockhounding around there though! I live in Stevens County (so not too far from you) and I plan on taking a trip to Dry Falls sometime this year. I'm gonna finish watching this video to get some ideas on what kind of interesting things I can find on my trip over that way. I'm loving your channel so far! I'm glad to have found it :) Have you ever seen any of the opalized petrified wood near George? My dad brought me back some pieces and apparently it's just right there off the side of the road.
Edited to add the stuff I'm referring to looks very similar to what you guys found there but the pieces I was given are bigger than those, but again, very similar in appearance.
Welcome to the channel. Northeast / North Central Washington has so much to offer as far as rockhounding and cool things to look at.
I have some of the material that can be found near George.
Nice stuff, I would be afraid of falling rocks at that site. Thanks for the video.
It's something to pay attention to for sure.
Great adventure. Nice finds too!
Ragnar ❤️ that opal chunk!
Ragnar should visit this location.
Beautiful area
I can’t wait to watch this on my lunch break ! I literally dream about busting into veins of opal im in MO and I don’t know of opal mines nearby. Ty ly
Cool finds!
I wonder if you could tumble the smaller pieces....looks like it might fall apart but it would be pretty if not. I have some purple-red sparkly rocks (from my dad's stuff again) that I think may be Lepidolite that resembles your amphibolites. I believe it probably was obtained in Arizona but that's only a guess knowing my dad. I haven't tried tumbling or polishing it yet because I'm not sure how well it would stand up to it.
My favorite road cut is a dangerous one....because of that I haven't scratched the surface of what's in it. Probably nothing extraordinary but curiosity-inducing all the same. I'm going to keep my eyes out for some of that amphibolite. It looks very cool.
Perhaps it could but I don't have a rock tumbler.
You guys do such a great job with your channel. Always interesting and always informative. Hope our paths cross sometime. Keep going.
Thank you, and you never know, we travel around a lot.
Wow! You have me wondering on the stuff I've seen that has that white on it around here. I'll have to see if it reacts to UV when the roads drys out a bit. Nice video!
You never know when it comes to some of these microscopic minerals.
It would be neat to shine that light at night thair. Good spot. The falls would have acted as a trap for heavy minerals one thay flowed
I would love to go back at night some day and see the whole roadcut glowing.
I think your fluorescing rocks are pretty cool! Perhaps they are an unrecognized mineral composition that you have discovered, like the guy who got credit for discovering "yooperltie" a couple of years ago! 😄 He got to give it its name. You could call your discovery... "dryfallite." Or maybe... "sarahlite." I know, how about "currentite?" That WOULD be cool! You never know! 😉 Hey, thanks for what you guys do for rockhounding, especially your integrity, appropriateness and seeking to lead people to accurate rockhounding information!
I would love to discover something new and maybe someday I might but I think this is fairly well known about. Thank you, we try to keep it fun and lighthearted as well as educational.
That's a nice roadcut! Is that old columbia riverbed?
I believe it is.
There are some websites out there that will show you which minerals fluoresce what color. Here in E OR all of my opalish bog material glows bright orange.
I have seen some of those sites, and it can be helpful for sure.
I know a guy with a microscope. :) I have very similar material, but I haven't seen anything of mine that continues to glow for a while after turning off the UV light. I've got 365nm on my stereo microscope and then I have flashlights that are 385nm and 390nm.
When the snow melts on the hill you should go out and find some of this material!
@@CurrentlyRockhounding Definitely. I might already have some as quite a bit of my material glows bright under UV. I get several hues from green, blue, pink and orange. I'll have to see if any retains the glow. Often the orange glow is a result of biofilm. I think sometimes it's the type of algae or certain phosphate salts. There is a species of lichen at Frenchmen Coulee that glows intense neon orange. I know biology is off topic, but it's something to note for observation.
Awesome stuff Love to see opal of any form or fashion Any plans on cabbing any of the common opal?
It has some cracks on it but it doesn't seem like they go all the way through so I need to slice it up.
Amazing! I have lived most of my life in California, but I’m from Washington. I never knew there is opal in Washington. Another UA-camr, Pulitzer Opal usually grinds opals from Australia. Some of it, matrix opal from Andamooka looks pretty unimpressive until he treats it with sugar and acid. That causes the background of the opal to darken and the colors of the opal to become more brilliant. He discusses the opal treatment in the video I am attaching. Maybe you could send him some small pieces to treat the next time he treats opal, and we can all see how it turns out. ua-cam.com/video/_HWIOd_80Ko/v-deo.html
I also watch Pulitzer, he makes some good videos. Washington has a lot of opal but its common opal, so no fancy flashes of color but it's still neat and sometimes you can find stuff that's not cracked up and work it into a cab.
Does it emit radiation ? that glowing stuff , just a thought and wondering ?
It doesn't emit radiation. The glow is from electrons jumping orbit.
How do you tell it's opal? Would you send me a small piece of it?
Hardness, gravity, fracture, color and lustre all match common opal. I'm sorry I'm not shipping stuff right now.
Does the material fluoresce throughout ?
What do you mean fluoresce throughout?
@@CurrentlyRockhounding sorry. If you break it, does the inside glow under black light as well ? Or more/less. Does weathering affect its glow ?
@@hilario6960 Oh I see what you're saying. The glowing mineral is on the outside of some basalt so its not the full rock but about 1/8" layer deposited on the basalt. Weathering doesn't affect the ability to glow.