Finding Peridot in the Desert | Rockhounding near El Paso, Texas

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Third Planet Rocks

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@joshe465 3 ай бұрын

Thumbnail looks like a gloriously dank nugget

@ThirdPlanetRocks 3 ай бұрын

College flashbacks 👀

@deadmau5fiver Ай бұрын

Same bro!

@DOGfacedMAN 4 ай бұрын

Good to see your still picking’ rocks, beautiful specimens! Keep it up!😁👍

@ThirdPlanetRocks 3 ай бұрын

Always my friend!

@Mothman58 Ай бұрын

I’ve lived here my entire life and never knew there was a place you could do this. For sure going up there myself

@bnalive5077 3 ай бұрын

Damn. Wish I knew I could find this when I was stationed at Fort Bliss…. Been rock hounding since I was little. Would have given me something cool to do in my down time.

@ThirdPlanetRocks 3 ай бұрын

Had a buddy stationed there for a few years. Lots of great rocks around if you head into the NM side

@lunashumans Ай бұрын

I live in Alamogordo NM right now and I will definitely be heading down to check out that spot thanks

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

Alamogordo is such a cool place. Loved every day of my time there 👍

@patrickkillilea5225 3 ай бұрын

Wow! Great specimens!

@ThirdPlanetRocks 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@franciscotrillo8269 Ай бұрын

LOOKS LIKE A FUN TIME..........................................................................

@aborch7 4 ай бұрын

I love your videos 💜💜

@ThirdPlanetRocks 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! It means a lot ❤️⚒️

@tommymartinez1788 Ай бұрын

The east most and highest part of kilbournes hole is where you'll find the highest concentration of peridot. They are in clusters called bombs.

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

Very cool! Yeah, I essentially explored as much of it as I could in a day. It’s a very cool spot

@Pampnaylor Ай бұрын

Those are amazing. I didn’t even know what it was. What do you do with them when you take them home do you just clean them up and display them or I’m just so curious.

@Pampnaylor Ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing video and I’m just curious. Did you encounter any like rattlesnakes or is it too cold up there? I don’t know. I’m just so curious about all this.

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

@@Pampnaylor I only brought home a small handful of the pieces shown. I’ve given 2 away to friends that can’t easily get to New Mexico. I plan to keep the remainder as display pieces, and will try cutting a couple of the others. And yes, rattlesnakes are a huge danger here. They’re pretty dormant in the winter months, though

@Sammoserrrrrr Ай бұрын

Served you a few drinks if you remember! Great production keep it up!

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

Yes - thank you for the rundown on the world of whiskey and bourbon. We had a lot of fun! Glad you like the vids 👊

@wolfelp Ай бұрын

Thank you~ ill check it out

@witherbossbros1157 Ай бұрын

All of that black rock is basalt. At 6:19 that's a mantle xenolith that you're holding. All the other green fragments are parts of mantle xenoliths.

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

@@witherbossbros1157 Thank you for all the geology insight you added. I’m always eager to learn from people with the ability to visualize it like that. Much appreciated 🤙

@witherbossbros1157 Ай бұрын

@@ThirdPlanetRocks Sure thing. I have a degree in geology and during the pandemic found a free textbook on igneous rocks - glad to share with people with people who are interested in learning more!

@lisamizle907 Ай бұрын

Well enjoyed!

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

Thanks for hanging out, glad you liked it!

@altwasser2305 4 ай бұрын

So viele schöne Exemplare. Schöne grüne Olivine. Gruss aus Germany.

@ThirdPlanetRocks 3 ай бұрын

Bonjour! 😉 Germany actually has very similar specimens to these olivine/peridot xenoliths in certain places

@witherbossbros1157 Ай бұрын

That conglomerate comes from a sedimentary layer that the eruption blew though, carrying up that chunk. Eruptions carry up wall rocks of the rock they intrude through.

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

@@witherbossbros1157 ah, so that was pre-existing bedrock prior to the eruption. I appreciate the geology help - thx!

@witherbossbros1157 Ай бұрын

@@ThirdPlanetRocks Yeah, you can read about that on the wikipedia page on the volcano, but this is true of every volcano.

@alixsprallix 3 ай бұрын

great video

@ThirdPlanetRocks 3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🤝

@witherbossbros1157 Ай бұрын

At 2:28 that looks like a massive mantle xenolith of peridotite.

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

Yes - and they’re HEAVY. That peridotite is deceptively dense

@witherbossbros1157 Ай бұрын

@@ThirdPlanetRocks Yeah, olivine and pyroxene significantly heavier than quartz and feldspar (granite).

@loriazevedo5994 3 ай бұрын

Great rocks

@ThirdPlanetRocks 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful stuff out there by El Paso

@hankakah4180 Ай бұрын

Have you ever seen the Green Sand Beach in Hawaii? It's made up of peridots.

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

No, I’ve sadly never been to Hawaii. Bucket list for sure 🙂

@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone Ай бұрын

Me, who’s currently in El Paso. 😅

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

@@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone That summer heat out there is no joke. Stay cool 🙂

@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone Ай бұрын

@@ThirdPlanetRocks thank you!! 🥺😍 it DOES get pretty damn hot here! Fortunately, it hasn’t hit the 110’s or higher like it did for the past few years. 😳 it’s been in the low 90’s to 103°. 🤔 the highest we got, was 115° last year.

@ThirdPlanetRocks Ай бұрын

@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone 115 is absurd, I can’t fathom that. There’s a reason I went in winter lol

@JackOfAllTradesButMasterOfNone Ай бұрын

@@ThirdPlanetRocksyeah, our winters aren’t too bad, fortunately. 😅 it makes perfect sense as to why you came at the time you did! 🙂 Yeah, being here in the summer now, is as close to Las Vegas/Arizona/Death Valley temps. 😳 but yeah, I’ve been trying to keep hydrated. 🙂 Next time you come to El Paso, hit up Chico’s Tacos and Whataburger and other local little sweet spots! ☺️🙂 unless you currently live in El Paso, you can disregard the last part I said. 😅