Finding Calcite, Druzy Quartz and Dolomite at a Road Cut with Wright Rocks!!

[@soul_adventurist]

I am blown away by how many colors of calcite were in that one vein! Then you just kept pulling out all kind of beautiful crystals! Wow! 🤯 ❤

[@joedadbod8450]

I know, right!?! I definitely want to go back and explore the area some more. Thanks so much again for watching and commenting. 👍😊

[@duncanfamilyfarm1284]

Great video Joe! " the stones will cry out His glory "

[@joedadbod8450]

Amen!! I think of that all the time when I am out hounding. I always give praise so they don’t have to take my place. 🤣

[@diggingappalachia954]

What a great road cut, it makes me miss seeing limestone

[@GEOLOGYandSOILSCIENCE]

ABSOLUTELY AMAAAAAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!! THOSE CRYSTALS ARE LIKE HUGE TEXTBOOKS OF MINERALOGY AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

[@joedadbod8450]

Thanks so much!! One of these days I'll get a UV light so I can see if they fluoresce at all. I think that would be really neat if they did!

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@joedadbod8450]

Thank you, my friend!! Hope you and your family are doing well!!

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Awesome finds!

[@joedadbod8450]

Thank you!!

[@MichaelRoyBroughton]

🤩🥰🤩

[@jodylawrence2796]

I work in Joplin and now i want to ditch work and go find a road cut of my own. Beautiful stuff

[@joedadbod8450]

This was south of Joplin, but there’s supposed to be a lot of great calcite/druzy/sphalerite/dolomite up around the Joplin area, even better than what I have in this video. This place is a solid half an hour closer to me (one way) than the Joplin area, so I stick with this area for a quick trip. Also, I haven’t explored the Joplin area too much so I would need to research and try to prospect a place or two.

[@jodylawrence2796]

@@joedadbod8450 I've been around rock quarries my entire life. I'm just starting to look around for rocks besides what I carried home from work in my pockets. I'll keep an eye around here. If I find anything good, I'll invite you. It will be a good trade to be able to learn.

[@lucazsy]

Please, shine some uv light on those crystals. I have a feeling some of them are fluorescent.

[@joedadbod8450]

I know!! I really need to get a UV light. It would be fun to take it out with me when I go hounding too! Thanks for watching!! 👍

[@sawqss]

That might not be purple calcite that might be fluorite which forms around calcite

[@joedadbod8450]

I have wondered…it was all in the same spot, two to three inches from each other, so I just assumed it was all calcite. I would love to know what some of those green spots are, some trapped under the calcite and in between the dolomite matrix. Really neat and interesting to me!! Thanks again!!

[@teresathompson395]

Do you have to get permission to dig

[@joedadbod8450]

This is a road cut and the area is all claimed by MODOT. As long as there is no interference with any kind of water flow for erosion for how they engineer the roads, you should be good.