Finding Iridescent Pyrite with the Northwest Arkansas Gem & Mineral Society!

[@malindastone2871]

Wow!! I’ve been dying to watch this! The fish are super cool too! Beautiful finds! Thanks for all the info!

[@joedadbod8450]

Thanks so much, Malinda! Hope you are doing well. :)

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@joedadbod8450]

Thank you, my friend!!

[@aubreyreynolds4614]

What great field Trip. Thanks Joe. Pyrite as you know is iron sulfate. The shale is the Chattanooga Shale which is a geologic formation in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri. Oklahoma and Tennessee. Most of the Chattanooga Shale is Devonian in age - 420 to 370 million ages ago. The iridescent material is hematite, also called rainbow hematite, displays a variety of beautiful interference colors It is iron oxide. Much of the shale is covered with red and yellow iron oxide (rust.) Bill Reynolds

[@joedadbod8450]

Bill, thanks so much for organizing it all to go here. We all had a great time! Hope your bride is feeling better!! God's blessings to you, my friend!

[@ThirdPlanetRocks]

This is awesome. I like your editing by the way, nice and easy to watch without much skipping

[@joedadbod8450]

Thank you!!

[@dustinfindsrocks]

Gorgeous!!! I'm a huge fan of anything iridescent. That looks like an amazing spot. Wish I lived a bit closer it's just a little bit too far for a day trip.

[@joedadbod8450]

Yeah, it's right at a half an hour from my house. We had some rain come through yesterday and this morning, so I'm guessing it'll be easier to find more of it after a lot of the dirt had been washed off from all of the construction dust covering everything.

[@cptnkaos5994]

nice specimens

[@joedadbod8450]

Thanks so much!!