Saturday Night Special #53: Syenite, Sodalite & Identification

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[@jimv.661]

Fine video Jared. Well thought out.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@juliemckenna514]

Love it! Thank you!

[@tracyulbricht45]

Congratulations! That’s fantastic!

[@ccccarriemchardy9216]

Congrats on 10k !!

[@rawkinj6609]

Congrats on the 10000!!!! Rock on !

[@savagesquirrel9828]

Your two cents is worth a lot!😀

[@biscuitEMT]

Congrats on 10k!!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you so much its been a lot of fun getting here.

[@bobbimorris1819]

Congratulations on 10k subscribers!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Nice yooperlite you got there and congrats to 10k! 👍🤠👍

[@sarejen6868]

Congratulations on hitting 10!000+ subscribers!! I like the way your videos & sites are going, very good job 👍 👍

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you, I try really hard to produce helpful content.

[@patriciamurray5612]

Congrats on the 10k! You certainly deserve it. Your vids are well-researched and informative. There are some channels that are great for entertainment but yours is head & shoulders above other channels, not only for entertainment but for learning a broad spectrum of rockhounding related topics.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! I give all these videos at least 90% effort ;)

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Beautiful video my friend,nice rocks!!

[@russneversleeps8258]

Grats!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@rockhoundhunter6973]

Congratulations, love all your videos very informative, well thought out we can see all the hard work behind the scenes. New members like myself would love to thank you, I always walk away with alot of information that I took away. Thank you please keep the videos coming. Jimmy

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Well thank you! I really try hard to make videos that are valuable.

[@maryjojo1154]

Ahhhhhhh! I love rocks. 😄

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Me too!

[@gemcollector8508]

That shelf is getting full Jared.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

With the cost of wood the way it is I will need to start selling rocks on the side to afford some plywood.

[@MarkTChristy]

Congratulations on >10K! Good work, and it's obvious to me that you do a lot of good and hard work! I've enjoyed your videos, exporing areas with you (virtually), and meeting you guys! NICE WORK Sir!

[@mikedodge3910]

Dang, 10k subscribers? I am not surprised at all! Congratulations Jared!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@cb175s]

We are all learning until we are done in this life. Asking questions and learning is the best parts of a rock hounds life... Lol 👍

[@trishalynn4380]

That is awesome Jared congrats on your achievement. I have a feeling you are well on your way to having 100k subs. Keep up the great work and thank you for being an awesome teacher. Stay safe and stay blessed.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you Trisha, its been fun getting this channel and now website to where its at.

[@kevinukena4444]

I feel like you come through for us without fail every Saturday night. So yeah 10,000 is something you have worked hard for. Congratulations are in order! See you next Saturday.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you. I have done these Saturday videos for over a year now and only miss two episodes.

[@paigelee6321]

Congrats on subs 😊🎉, you deserve it 😊🎉, interesting rock , thanks for sharing always learning 😊💙

[@rebeccaofsunnybrookefarm8469]

I love upperlights and I so did not know it was soladite.... now I need to use the florescent light to see if my mineral specimens glow.. the absence of quartz and low silica... learning every day.

[@patriciamckean4186]

Yooperlites are awesome "surprise" rocks. I've collected a few. Nice stuff.

[@janvafa9959]

Oh my gosh! That agate!!!! 😲😲👍

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh yeah!

[@sandmaker]

Congratulations on the epic milestone. I particularly liked this one and the yooperite was amazing. He happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you, its been quite the path to walk with it.

[@sandmaker]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding as an aside I had my own website for 21 years until trying to keep up with all the changing formats. If finally became work and not fun. I wish you all the luck in the world with this endeavor and hope it brings you joy. It looks great and I love all the content.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@sandmaker Thank you, I think its going to be a good resource for people.

[@sandmaker]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding it already is

[@patrickliu4463]

Been here since damn near the beginning and your content is still great gratz on the 10,000 subs. I personally don't really like the term "yooperlite" but as a branding it's definitely worked. I have had no less than 5 of my non-rock savvy friends talk to me about the magic glowing rocks. Either way, they're still cool rocks and you're one of the most informative rock hounding channels out there!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you for being here. I think the whole Yooperlite thing does perfectly illustrate my point about language and the importance of being on the same page when discussing things.

[@brayden2597]

So glad I could find you just before 10k! Love the videos, they have given me and my fiance an amazing hobby and a lifelong one at that (already investing in tumblers @ 22 🙃) I love to research and learn and she loves the spiritual side of rocks / minerals. We are planning a trip out west (we're located in Pullman) to look for CBAs at Fir Road & petrified wood at Saddle Montain and were wondering if there was another good houndin' spot not too far off WA-26 (Vantage to Colfax) that we could hit on our way home 😀 Thanks for any help, love your videos and hope you have a wonderful day 😊

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you're here. That area out there has lots of promise you might also be able to stop by Little Naches for Thundereggs.

[@ZmarleneZ]

congrats on 10K - 25K next!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Maybe someday!

[@wisconsingoldrush8270]

When you're holding a Yooperlite, it feels like there's fire inside! Or maybe like it's a dragon egg! Thanks for the shout-out brother and congratulations on 10,000 Subs! Keep Rockin'!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

No man thank you! I love this and its an amazing specimen.

[@attilathorbjornsson1519]

I just refer to them as FS Sodalites, but amongst my friends and My Girl who goes hunting with me, I just call them Lavarocks, because it's exactly what they look like they have inside them. My wife and I just love them so much! I'm not even exaggerating when I say that I'd run over diamonds to pick up one of these! They're absolutely my number one favorite stone and there's no sign of diminished see with us. Feldspar is also spectacular. So, what's your favorite pattern?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

They sure are pretty to look at, and someday I hope to get out there to hunt my own. My favorite pattern? I don't quite understand the question.

[@afinderstale]

Communicating is really important although I think we should start calling agates 'whim wams'😂

[@RockhoundTreasurehunt]

Great term! " Sleeper Rock " We're all guilty of stepping over or picking up and putting back down these unknown Treasures. Then later we find out what we left behind was quite a keeper..

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Perhaps I just coined my first term? ;)

[@jmsdvs5]

Is it bad that I watched the weeks videos before I watched this?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Watch in whatever order you like!

[@jamescobb9459]

I'm doing the best I can guys...HAA!! You speak very well with your hands Dood!! Great SSS!! Loved it.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I have 53 episodes of talking hand time to work on it! :)

[@chalcedonyclapper1216]

So cool to see you get to 10k subs! You definitely deserve it for how great of a channel you have. I think we all enjoy all of your videos a lot haha. Congrats! :D

[@TheRogueRockhound]

First!! and congrats buddy!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@RufotrisRootedRockhound]

Are you going to put stickers on your site? I want to get one of your “don’t like rocks” water bottle designs as a sticker to put on my rock spray bottle! Or how can I go about getting a sticker?!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Hello! I do have a little section on the site about the stickers which you can get. currentlyrockhounding.com/support/

[@RufotrisRootedRockhound]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding cool I missed that!

[@markattardo]

Yooperlights are soopercool! Interesting food for thought. Congrats on 10k!!

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Dude I love your vibe so much! Do you have anything from Missouri? If you don’t I definitely want to send you some stuff if you’ll talk about it in a video. I have some GREAT stuff! And some WEIRD stuff!!! Feel free to hit me up anytime. We’re already friends on Facebook I think. Lemme know... I’d love to hear your opinions on some of the things I find. Missouri has some really bizarre rocks!