Rockhounding Southern Utah

Cool rocks I found in a half a mile radius in southern Utah

[@jonsdigs1]

The green is celadonite which is a mineral in the mica family. It is commonly associated with minerals formed in cavities in volcanics. It forms microscopic crystals that are often included in other minerals giving them a green color. The green is usually from ferrous iron.

[@karencole1623]

You find such great stuff!

[@tappintheamericanwest2781]

@@karencole1623 thank you 😊

[@zioncardman18]

Your close to the right spot! It just gets better the closer you get. I've found some fantastic stuff in that area.

[@Allomelle]

I wish I could find stuff this good up in northern utah. Great finds!

[@tappintheamericanwest2781]

Thanks for watching!

[@nickbuffa1814]

So many awesome rocks! Great job!

[@adiahull3264]

I LOVE your channel. I just watched your land of Apache tears video and I’m soooo excited to keep watching!!!

[@tappintheamericanwest2781]

Thankyou 🙂 I’m glad I can provide some cool places

[@cribbsprojects]

Good job on the focus for the specimens. Might be an idea to get someone to gift you an Estwing rock pick. Utah is paradise for people who love rocks! Possibly some old lava tubes in that area.

[@PapasGems]

Thanks for sharing, very pretty. ❤

[@tappintheamericanwest2781]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@dgr8t1]

Im gonna say possibly the green is from copper and red are Iron sulfates/sulfides- also found with gold deposits around quartz vein intrusions.

[@deniseview4253]

Utah has beautiful rocks!

[@tappintheamericanwest2781]

I think so too😍

[@kastah]

wow, that one at 17.22-23 with all the colors stood out, special

[@danielvonbose557]

See if you can find where these are weathering out of the bedrock. Should be able to find some nice unbroken ones there to cut up with a rock saw.

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Awesome finds!

[@tappintheamericanwest2781]

Thanks!

[@josephcase3105]

Yes indeed some amazing an unusual stuff for sure .

[@barbfernandez2721]

Hi Tapp in, my name is Barb, and I am a retired grandma who has always loved pretty rocks, but I am just now starting to get into the technicalities of these rocks. I recently moved to Cedar City, and I would love to be trained by someone like you in the Art of rockhounding! I know you like to work alone, but I was wondering if you might consider letting me shadow you on a couple of your rockhounding excursions?

[@JosephLeigh-hb2tp]

Just a little help for you non geologist type of folks that love to rock hunt. The lava rock is "basalt" it is an extrusive type lava. When you see this type of rock think Hawaii. The orbs are called concretions, they are not from any other planet just earth. They form in the ground as water passes through the basalt. Iron in the water glues the sand grains together to form the concretions. Minerals that I have seen in this vid. The red mineral is hematite, mostly iron. Green mineral is copper, more than likely it is malachite or some other copper mineral. Then there is silicon minerals quartz. All of these minerals are formed from hot water that is moving through the basalt. Two things to have on a rock hunting trip in Utah. A good book of rocks and minerals and a rock hammer or just hammer to bust rock. Have fun out there and watch out for snakes.

[@user-hz2xl4co9u]

The purple-ish botroidal one is sometimes called grape agate, even though not an agate. Might be interesting to cut open. Is supposed to be found in Utah. Did you find turquoise? A generalized location would be cool.

[@elishagreen2954]

Good stuff! You're funny! I love it! Glad I found your channel ❤️Where are you from?

[@barbfernandez2721]

I live in Cedar City, and would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to know Where You Are rockhounding in this video. I'm just getting started in rockhounding.

[@zioncardman18]

You're in the right area.Just spend a lot of time out in the hills wandering around.

[@roneldridge1783]

When I’m getting close to a jasper deposit I find a colored almost conglomerate clay looking rock that’s almost jasper but not quite. Has the color but not the glassy or hardness

[@josephcase3105]

It's most likely clorite , it's closely associated with volcanic activity .

[@josephcase3105]

You could find some apotholite if that is some type of cloride fluid that bubbled up with the quartz an Calcite crystals .

[@rosiecatbandit]

Was going to guess some type of calcified volcanic gas

[@todddaugherty110]

Green usually indicates chromium. I am guessing it is too green to be copper related.

[@sacredwilddivine]

imitation crab meat 🤣

[@crazyshelly2628]

Not sure why you won't share the location of your finds so others can enjoy going. At least give us a near by city so we can get some idea on where to look.

[@orion84037]

The hunt is half of the fun.

[@islandwanderer1173]

Also because not everyone is respectful.. Many will come and just trash the area causing it to be illegal to dig or hunt rocks. Walker creek Smokies from the Timberon area Almost shut down Payson diamond point, but a horde of volunteers came and filled in all the holes left by inconsiderate diggers. I won't share my spot online either, but I'll get you close... Also, I just use Mindat and a few other resources to find the spots.. Than just deduce the geological feature and see what migh be there!!!

[@zioncardman18]

Because people spend a lot of time and effort into finding these spots. Kind of ignorant for someone to piggy back onto someone else's hard work for free.

[@nancyhainline2517]

I understand why he doesn't. People swarm in and dig the every sample out by the roots, until a location is stripped.

[@223ndog]

Find your own spots. Get out and look around.

[@Doug-xx3eh]

I think the green coloration on the top of the rocks is a type of moss.

[@Doug-xx3eh]

The green basalt is olivine most l 7:59 likely. A magnesium, iron silicate.

[@chasebob8327]

Kam Paterson where you at

[@tappintheamericanwest2781]

Southern Utah

[@user-hu4un4mc2d]

Do you have directions or coordinates?

[@zioncardman18]

people spend A good amount of effort and time searching these places. What makes you think they want to just give them up for free? Stop being a free loader get out in the hills and enjoy yourself and find your own spots.

[@parttime9070]

Try google lens..