Thanks Charles. Identifying rocks is really hard sometimes. And sometimes they are a bunch of different things making it a real puzzle. I do my best but admittedly I don’t get it right all the time. But sometimes we do! Lol
Love your new vocabulary: opaly, cherty. That purple oral is so gorgeous. Where did you find it? Great video of identifying rocks. Best to you and Shadow.
Hey Andrea! I have to admit I did not find the purple opal. I purchased it during the gem and rock show in 2021 at Quartzite, AZ. As always, thank you so much for watching and commenting!!!
You fascinate me. You seem so knowledgeable and I too love rockhounding. I am so glad I found your videos. P.S. I live in St. George, so know exactly where you were. You made me laugh at the comment " there is no lake at Jacob's Lake". Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much Diane! I think everybody is fascinating when allowed to tell their story or talk about their passions. Mine just happens to be Rockhounding and Astrophotography. But when I listen to others talk about their hobbies or professions in other fields, I think they are genius! I’m sure you are fascinating! Thank you so much for watching. And for the kind compliment. 😎
@adventuresofshadowdog you are more than welcome. I am just getting into astrophotography myself, but nothing like your equipment. Just a Nikon D5600 and some different lenses. I will be watching you! 👀
Thanks for helping me determine some whitish bone Colored rock that seems to have good lapidary features! I'm a hobby turquoise miner in Nev. and enjoy hounding a round my claim! Anyway the rock mentioned seems to be a white chert! The lapidary characteristics for me are more important than absolutely i.d.ing the stone! With that being said,I still like to know as much as I can about the material I work with. Keep on licking rocks!
Thanks for watching and the interesting comment. I would love to know more about your claim. Is it a turquoise claim? I was just over the border into Nevada this weekend Rockhounding. Nevada is amazing!
The green copper rocks, most likely chrysocolla, are from local Copper mines, one about 1 1/2 miles from the lodge, the other mine several miles west. The exterior walls of the lodge are covered with the same rock.
Love the idea of rock hounding and camperI do short videos I just did two video on Jasper? Hahah! Banded chert or banded Jasper. Check them out and tell me what you think? I took a trip to my home state Missouri
I’m sorry if added to an already very confusing topic. Opinions vary, so please bear in mind that this is my opinion based on what I have read and experienced in the field. Jasper has a more waxy and lustrous look and feel. Jasper and Chert are both Si02 mixed with other minerals that give them color. They are very similar. But Jasper has a waxier, shinier, more lustrous look and feel. Chert also tends to fracture with smooth, curved surfaces with sharp edges (conchoidal). I hope this helps clarify things a bit. I’m grateful for your comment as others may have also found the video confusing and maybe this reply will help.
Thanks Shadow, very informative.
Shadow's tail is wagging and thanks you for watching and commenting!
I like to make up words too. Thanks for taking me along today with you and Shadow❤
Hahaha! Right! I just googled and learned that the latest Oxford English Dictionary has 171,465 words in it. That’s just not enough! Lol.
As soon as I saw that forest, I knew you were in AZ. Nothing looks like an Arizona forest ❤
You are so right! Love Arizona! ❤️😎🙏
Thanks for sending me the link to this video. I think you nailed it on the IDs.
Thanks Charles. Identifying rocks is really hard sometimes. And sometimes they are a bunch of different things making it a real puzzle. I do my best but admittedly I don’t get it right all the time. But sometimes we do! Lol
Love your new vocabulary: opaly, cherty.
That purple oral is so gorgeous. Where did you find it?
Great video of identifying rocks.
Best to you and Shadow.
Hey Andrea! I have to admit I did not find the purple opal. I purchased it during the gem and rock show in 2021 at Quartzite, AZ. As always, thank you so much for watching and commenting!!!
The purple and white opal is morado opal
You fascinate me. You seem so knowledgeable and I too love rockhounding. I am so glad I found your videos. P.S. I live in St. George, so know exactly where you were. You made me laugh at the comment " there is no lake at Jacob's Lake". Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much Diane! I think everybody is fascinating when allowed to tell their story or talk about their passions. Mine just happens to be Rockhounding and Astrophotography. But when I listen to others talk about their hobbies or professions in other fields, I think they are genius! I’m sure you are fascinating! Thank you so much for watching. And for the kind compliment. 😎
@adventuresofshadowdog you are more than welcome. I am just getting into astrophotography myself, but nothing like your equipment. Just a Nikon D5600 and some different lenses. I will be watching you! 👀
Thanks for helping me determine some whitish bone
Colored rock that seems to have good lapidary features!
I'm a hobby turquoise miner in Nev. and enjoy hounding a round my claim!
Anyway the rock mentioned seems to be a white chert! The lapidary characteristics
for me are more important than absolutely i.d.ing the stone!
With that being said,I still like to know as much as I can about the material I work
with.
Keep on licking rocks!
Thanks for watching and the interesting comment. I would love to know more about your claim. Is it a turquoise claim? I was just over the border into Nevada this weekend Rockhounding. Nevada is amazing!
Hey, I've also got a dog named Shadow. She is 17 years old. Nice video - Very informative.
Wow! 17 years old. What breed is your Shadow?
Thanks for watching and commenting. My Shadow is wagging his tail for your Shadow!
@@adventuresofshadowdog she's a Shetland Sheepdog. :)
Shetlands are awesome dogs! Give ‘em a little scratch behind the ear for me.
The green copper rocks, most likely chrysocolla, are from local Copper mines, one about 1 1/2 miles from the lodge, the other mine several miles west. The exterior walls of the lodge are covered with the same rock.
Thanks for that info! And thank you for watching and commenting.
This is why you didn’t get here until midnight.
Astronomy and rocks, two best hobbies.
Agree 100%! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
The copper rocks were brought in for traffic control, not native to area, from Southern Arizona!
Hey Mark! That’s a long ways to haul rocks for traffic control. But I have no reason to doubt you on that. Thanks for the info!
Love the idea of rock hounding and camperI do short videos I just did two video on Jasper? Hahah! Banded chert or banded Jasper. Check them out and tell me what you think? I took a trip to my home state Missouri
Thanks! I will check them out!
The bright blue at the parking area probably chrysocolla.
Thank you, Lisa! Rock identification is a team sport. Much appreciated!
Actually there is a lake called Jacob Lake, you just didn't see it.
I have since been told that. Is it small?
@@adventuresofshadowdog It is very small but I had no problem finding it on Google Earth Pro.
this is why we're confused. "I think it's chert because it doesn't have Jasper qualities." sigh.... and you hadn't explained what Jasper is!
I’m sorry if added to an already very confusing topic. Opinions vary, so please bear in mind that this is my opinion based on what I have read and experienced in the field. Jasper has a more waxy and lustrous look and feel. Jasper and Chert are both Si02 mixed with other minerals that give them color. They are very similar. But Jasper has a waxier, shinier, more lustrous look and feel. Chert also tends to fracture with smooth, curved surfaces with sharp edges (conchoidal). I hope this helps clarify things a bit. I’m grateful for your comment as others may have also found the video confusing and maybe this reply will help.