Gemmy Serpentine: A Southwest Oregon Field Guide

Gemmy Serpentine: A Southwest Oregon Field Guide
This video is a field guide to finding quality serpentine in Southwest Oregon.
I show you what to look for and the key characteristics of the good stuff.
Additional Information:
The serpentine group consists of a family of minerals known for their similar physical properties and chemical compositions, primarily constituted of hydrated magnesium silicates. These minerals are often categorized into three main types based on their structure: antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, which are the most common and well-known members of the serpentine group.
Antigorite - often represents the serpentine group in metamorphic rocks.
Chrysotile - fibrous serpentine, widely used historically for its asbestos content.
Lizardite - the most common form of serpentine in a wide variety of settings.
Beyond these, the classification and inclusion of specific minerals as distinct species within the serpentine group can vary, with some references focusing on these three as the primary constituents due to their prevalence and significance. The serpentine group's complexity arises from its polytypism and polymorphism, with various forms exhibiting different structural and physical characteristics despite having a similar chemical composition.
Gemmy Serpentine: A Southwest Oregon Field Guide

[@julescote1439]

You are my favorite of all rock hounds as you provide such good information to school those of us less educated but equally love nature & the rocks❤ a HUGE thanks🙏👏🫠

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks so much ^^ I'm always happy to help when I can

[@TheSubmissiveStone]

I love a good early season walk about! Cheers to a fruitful 2024 rockhounding season!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks and best of luck to you this season ^^

[@Mike-br8vb]

Wow! My backpack would be full of gambing rocks!😆 Great info on what to look for, I'm a little smarter now!

[@BrienWood7.3]

This was a really good video... great information and lots of sweet looking rocks. Nice work!

[@rockscope]

Thanks for another beautiful video! Can't wait until the weather gets a bit more tolerable around my parts to get out. Very inspiring :)

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Youre very welcome and I hope you have a great hounding season ^^

[@BackcountrywithShaughn]

Hello sir, thanks for the fresh content post! At the beginning of the video thought you had created a ASMR along some creek down there in your neck of the woods.🤔😉😂 "Booo!" haha too funny~ Thx again for sharing your adventures, have a great rest of the week!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Its to tank the retention rate ^^ Good to hear from ya buddy

[@largent45]

Great info. And some of those little ones had just gemmt green! And not all od us own a big saw, but that color is just so beautiful! Its addicting! But rhank tou for the geeat information. I would never even thought about checking rhe ones with h the ywllow rind on them! But t those ones turned out to be some of the best pieces! Thanks Rogue! ❤

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Youre very welcome ^^

[@rachelleandrichard]

Love your adventures and learning about different rocks. 💯

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks! Glad you like them ^^

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@irsheebaba]

Moving to Shady Cove this fall. Been gone far too long. I will miss my honey spots on the Willamette tho 😭Can't wait to learn of places we can explore. Love your videos!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

The valley looks forward to having ya back and let me know if you need some cool spots to hound ^^

[@roneldridge1783]

Nicely Done ✅ we need to do a Pyrite azurite malachite trip find some black trumpets!

[@TheRogueRockhound]

I agree 100% man ^^

[@roneldridge1783]

@@TheRogueRockhound we need to work on scheduling . I just so happen to have both those in same general location. Needs to be an early trip.and trumpets only good for next few weeks.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

@@roneldridge1783 Send me a message and we'll get it set up man, sounds great

[@stevepechon5174]

Awesome information and detail. So much appreciated. Which end of the lake is that? I did poorly weeks ago, and we're going again this week. This is a huge help. Thanks again

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Only spot on the lake you can go atm, water is rising fast buddy

[@mikem6009]

I just found your channel and I've been watching some of your videos. Nice stuff you have here. You seem to have a good understanding of geology in oregon. I live in ashland. I just moved here about a year ago and I'm looking for good rock hunting spots. Other than Green springs mountain, or Worthington trail, do you have any other recommendations on where I could go rockhounding? Thank you.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

DM me on IG and I'll give you the rundown buddy

[@pialundqvist8416]

I love the green serpentine and I love this informative video. But unfortunately we don't have these in Sweden. I only have one thing against this video and that is to "pass by" the gorgeous palm stone sizes, my heart is bleeding😭

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Thanks! I love antigorite, its great material and lots of fun to find. Yeah, sorry that I dont pick up everything. I have to leave some for the others ^^

[@mikeladley5149]

Nice info but it's not on the screen long enough to read more than one sentence. 😉

[@TheRogueRockhound]

^^

[@mr.giggles4995]

Yeah, you can just pause the video and read it though.

[@julescote1439]

I'm sorry 😞 what about Varcerite ( I don't think I'm spelling correctly) also a green stone used in jewelry. Is this something we can find in Oregon?

[@julescote1439]

That first rock you referred to as ' gossular garnet' is I believe what I had mentioned in a different post that was pulled from Slate Creek, and is now a 300lb yard rock. Is this stone semi precious?

[@TheRogueRockhound]

You can call it that for sure. Of course, like any mineral, the higher the quality and rarity, the more its worth. Color and clarity are what you want. Hope that helps a bit ^^

[@rachaelb9164]

What river is this? Southwest Oregon is a big area.

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Indeed. Technically, the location I'm at isnt a river. It's the bottom of a lake.

[@rachellenichol016]

What lake is this at?

[@TheRogueRockhound]

Applegate

[@TheCaptainShow]

Hi , Andy was given a piece of serpentine this week then I click on your video and its on serpentine , must be the flavour of the week, and 9:45 is a bag filler , good to get out with you mate and good days checking, catch you

[@TheRogueRockhound]

what a coincidence! thats awesome buddy ^^ Hope youre doing well man

[@TheCaptainShow]

all good see mate, hope your all too@@TheRogueRockhound