Rockhounding Oregon - Augite Crystals

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Its interesting to see different peoples takes on the same locality.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

It is. I've watched other channels videos after the fact and it's interesting. I think I could've done better if I had done a bit more research. But that's okay. It was fun.

[@NikiLucky-cj5bd]

Don't worry about not having a gimbal. I enjoy your videos and the gimbal video quality sometimes makes me nauseous. You're awesome! And you have unique content that no other rock hounding influencer is producing or putting out right now

[@775Rockhounding]

The Augite is a pretty cool specimen. Jared sent me some from his trip out there. It’s great to see videos of all these areas in other states. Thanks for sharing!

[@sandmaker]

It's always fun to get out on a beautiful day, in the wild and then find stuff! Well that's just putting it over the top. I'm so happy you found what you went for and with no injuries!!!! Keep the goodness coming. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I don't think I could've hit a better day and time. It was such a great day!

[@craigmiller4199]

Its a fun site. I was there with my kids in November when it was raining. Keeping two kids safe on that slope in the rain was a challenge! But the crystals are everywhere there, kids had a blast picking them out of the rock face at top.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

That's great they had a blast and I'm sure with the rain - they were a little easier to spot!

[@aerynventress7702]

A screen and a spoon would be great tools for the bottom level of this site.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

YES haha

[@Rocktwister]

love those Augite Crystals! Rockhounding at its best, casual stroll and crystals paving the way!

[@seashoremudlark3916]

I said oooh right out loud! neat video. I'm very glad you brought your hammer 🔨 😊I say go for it( cut polish )

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I'm glad that I brought both. I used it for side scaling the top of the cliff :) and you got it!

[@RagnarRocks]

Those things have a super cool shape! Too bad they fracture up so easily! Might make for some beautiful jewelry!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Out of all of the ones that I took home about 20% of them are really solid so if you got a bunch of them you could clean them up and sort them at home.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Right? I think with the smaller pieces that seem more solid - I might be able to make super small earrings. Trial and error :)

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I think one could probably crush some up of the fractured ones and make ring inlays with the chunks.

[@neilwilson5871]

Hi, I enjoyed your video...first time I've seen augite that size picked by hand👍..I then noticed at the end, we have the same S & S guide to rocks and minerals...😂 Funny story is I hand picked ( online ) the book only to discover when it arrived, I already had a duplicate book under different publisher and title😂😂😂 so, so, so disappointed as I don't get a lot of hounding done "on location" as I live in an area almost entirely of carboniferous sandstone and shale, coal etc....and was really looking forward to getting my teeth into the book...aw well...I guess I just have to make do with the many quality KZbin finds out there! ( Or in here😂) I'll definitely watch more👍👍

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Thank you for watching! That really is a very nice book to have. I remember the rock shop that I use to volunteer at had those books and I always to get my own. And now I have them! Great books! There are lots of rockhounding channels and I know some of them share their locations so here's to hoping someone shares something closer to you!

[@neilwilson5871]

@@WorldofRockhounds Thankyou fr the reply🙂I'm in the central belt of Scotland 😂 so I'm surrounded by great geology and have a great collection of minerals and rocks, but I just don't drive and can't get to the best places easily. ( I'm aware that the distance I would be travelling might seem a little....eh...little😂 to most ) My nearest andesite flow, for example is a mere 5hrs walk from my house😂...or a 25min drive by car...or a 5hr journey on public transport😂😂 bit indirect eh? But I enjoy watching and learning from rockhounds😉 all over the world most days, so long may you keep picking!

[@majkjems]

I tried getting there after this video, the road got too snowy. So, I guess I'll wait...then tackle the "little bit bumpy" because it looks like fun!

[@oldgamerchick]

Thank you for sharing your adventure. 🙃☕❤

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Thank YOU for watching! :)

[@lolajo2850]

Hi Kyle. My husband and I were just there yesterday. We just stayed at the bottom of the hill and found so many. We've been to this sight several times, but it had been many years. It was fun!

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Nice! It's so nice that it's an easy spot!

[@jacksprat9972]

Great video. You rock! I have never seen anyone find augite crystals like that. Very cool.

[@sfbfriend]

For a crystal they appear to be porous! Any day out is a good day out. First time on your channel, I'm in SoCal. different stuff here, being a fellow hounder I will subscribe. Thanks brother.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Welcome to the channel and thank you for the support! I do try to hound when I can and when my wallet allows it :) But it was a great day out and I still need to thoroughly go through those stones and find a more solid one that isn't so brittle. The bigger they are, the more brittle they seem to be.

[@AgateAriel]

Wow you found so many!! Great video!

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Plenty to practice and experiment on :) I kept a few strictly for display purposes!

[@melindadutcher212]

Hello Brother. It looked like fun... I wonder if the little green pieces that you could see on that layer which broke, broke because it did have the layers??? The other shape of those maybe stronger, will you please let me know??? Thank You for sharing your adventure with us...

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Howdy and at some point soon I plan on trying a few things out with some of those crystals :)

[@beckysmith3660]

Love to giggle 🤭 give it a try!

[@WorldofRockhounds]

:)

[@elissagardner5116]

I drove down that road a few years ago, but that fallen tree stopped me this year. There is no turn around, the best one can do is turn around at the bend where the trail up to the dig site starts. It's a fun spot! I spent some time cracking open tuff at the top of the hill and promptly slid down!

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Yikes! Hopefully it was a controlled slide! I wish I had gotten footage of it but as I came down from the top, I had a somewhat controlled slide and I was moving! Though I had to slow my roll as I could tell there was others coming towards the cliff and I didn't want to risk rocks going their direction.

[@elissagardner5116]

@@WorldofRockhounds I survived, but my little bucket did not! 2022 seems to my year for falling while rockhounding, but that was the first time I lost material as a result.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

@@elissagardner5116 Oh no!!!

[@amyrichcreek]

Lmao at the front facing camera supreeze. 🤣

[@WorldofRockhounds]

SUPREEZE

[@offyarocka]

silky saw bro!!! better than an axe, and sometimes faster than a chainsaw by the time you get it started and the saw finish is well silky smooth.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I may need to get one!

[@OregonRocks]

Pretty awesome, will have to check out this area.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

You should! Do a video on it too!

[@OregonRocks]

@@WorldofRockhounds would be awesome, do you process these into jewelry or just sell or hold onto them?

[@WorldofRockhounds]

@@OregonRocks As of right now...I've got them stashed away until I can figure out something to do with them

[@OregonRocks]

@@WorldofRockhounds haha, I can relate to that. I'm sure that's probably what, 85% of the things you collect probably. Haha I know it is with me 😀

[@largent45]

Well it looks like such a beautiful area, for a hike! But my goodness what a steep hill! Hopefully the crystals will all fall to the bottom of the hill when they erode out of the host rock, so you dont have to climb up too far! I know that the ones that Jared found, were of every size and both matrix pieces and ones that fully eroded out, they looked super cool and jemmy, until you looked at them under the microscope, and you could see the olivine in the broken ends of the stone. They look black until you look at the under the micro scope and see that they are actually green! That is a nice big crystal that popped out but its a big crystal and it might be work taking a couple smaller matrix pieces, to excavate or leave as matrix piece display pieces. They are really lovely crystals! What are they good for other that display? Because they are too soft to facet and the crystals seem to be fairly easy to fracture. But they can be extremely lovely crystals. Maybe wire wrapping? I dont know if they are durable enough to with stand wearing as jewelery! Wow! You did get a whole bunch of crystals didnt you? Ok! Wow its easier to see on some of your crystals, that show the green coloring of the stones, without magnification. It is a shame that big one in the tuff, broke in the middle on you. It would have been a cool display piece but it still could be. To show how delicate they truly are. And wow, your crystal that broke looks so green. I dont know if he said it was olivine that grew into the crystal as it was forming, or if that is part of what makes up augite. Do you have a microscope? If not, i think it would be worth it to send a couple to karen to micro them and take pictures of them. The trying to cut a thin slice would be cool, but i dont know if any of those crystals are going to be intact enough to get a thin slice or any slice from. I was thinking of maybe trying to find one that doesnt have any visible factures and try very gently at a high grit wheel, puting it to a polishing wheel instead of cutting it? Just a thought. I want more microscope pictures of these crystals, because jareds were so interesting. And that broken up crystal you had is the perfect specimen to see the inside of these babys! This was a great video. I think they are a fascinating mineral that should be further explored! Thanks Kyle! Fascinating stuff!

[@WorldofRockhounds]

It really was a steep hill. I was actually using my rock picks in both hands at times to act as grips or to make foot holes towards the top. But it was slow and steady in order to be as careful as possible. I know I didn't have to go all the way to the top but it was a new place for me and I would have regretted not exploring the top a little more to get a better understanding on the tuff and how the crystals erode of it. It's such a unique spot. I did get a bunch of crystals and I would like to experiment with some of them to see what I can accomplish with the pieces that I found. The crystals that I left in the tuff are barely hanging in there. I just put it on the shelf and left them. I feel if I so much a sneeze in the general direction of those specimens, the crystals will probably fall out. I would like to someday get a microscope. It would open up learning opportunities for me in this hobby.

[@2HighNoon]

Off on a new adventure. Don’t know what’s in store. Grab your backpack and some water and head on out the door. 🙃 Did you watch Wild Kratts?

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I can't say that I have heard of it. We don't have cable at home haha

[@2HighNoon]

@@WorldofRockhoundspbs

[@WorldofRockhounds]

@@2HighNoon good to know, thank you!

[@2HighNoon]

You totally need to put that on a machine. ✌️

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I did try and polish a piece but it's very brittle stuff. I think if I found a small solid piece, maybe it will work but hard to know for sure.

[@johnsaucerhunter]

Is it possible that there might be some Peridot/Olivine in the area also? If you can do a thin slice so we can see the green in it.. that would be spectacular. Enjoyed your adventure (and the treasures gathered).

[@WorldofRockhounds]

That will be something that I would like to try and attempt to do!

[@aerynventress7702]

It's very possible. I've found some olivine/peridotite out of nearby formations a little closer to the Nehalem River.

[@Ken_G.]

Jeez Kyle, my heart skipped a beat every time you used that hammer like a chisel and pounded on it. Not cool dude. I hope Tucker leaves a present in your shoe.😁

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I just added a disclaimer in the description. I've personally never had much issue with it but it would be nice if they specifically designed a chisel with a similar shape of an estwing pick head because it does well with digging/wedging/prying with each swing. The downside, of course, is hitting it wrong.

[@2HighNoon]

I just realized what’s so familiar about you. For awhile I thought maybe I met you before. You totally look like my cousin Kyle.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I do have one of those faces 🙃 I had a girl in Job Corps that swore up and down that I looked like Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy (when he was heavier) and wanted me to sing for her. She was cute. But I wasn't going to sing haha My last name is Richcreek if you wanted to check on that 😅

[@2HighNoon]

@@WorldofRockhounds ya different family last name. 🤷‍♂️ how weird of a small world moment would that have been.. 😅

[@kimbrunstudio]

Off subject. Did you ever perfect a vise to hold large rocks while using the angle grinder? Thanks

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Not yet! It's on my list though! :)

[@kimbrunstudio]

@@WorldofRockhounds I have a couple of large pieces I am going to try n polish this week. I will pass along my process and results. Thanks.

[@tyshaver108]

Such a confusing deposit. The brittle host material and the location. How does it form?

[@WorldofRockhounds]

From my understanding, It's formed in the earth and is pushed out through volcanic activity.

[@DonohueLabs]

Although augite can be dark green, I've been wondering if some of those small green crystals are actually olivine.

[@WorldofRockhounds]

That's a very good question!

[@Stand.Your.Ground.]

From what I hear it is olivine I am going up tomorrow morning for a good look for green.

[@kellystanoyevic86]

Wow can you glue that cracked one ?

[@WorldofRockhounds]

I probably could but usually if it's cracked - It's most likely beyond salvaging because internally, it's just crushed. Patrick Donohue mentioned that these crystals are formed deep underground and the ash debris from the volcanic activity dislodged the crystals and brought them up so they may or may not be damaged from that process.

[@FuryousHeaven]

I have never dont this but its an interest. i dont know where to start.

[@MrBleworchid]

Any bear or cougar out in that area?

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Probably! haha

[@aurorasalinas1215]

Cut and try to polish

[@WorldofRockhounds]

:) you got it

[@eduardo4321]

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