Touring The Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals // The Greatest Collection of Zeolites!

This was such an outstanding experience for us to return to the Rice Museum 8 years after our first visit. In that time period, we have learned so much and have a better understand and respect for a collection of this magnitude.
Enjoy the show!
Please visit their website and if you're ever in NW Oregon you should take the time to visit. ricenorthwestmuseum.org/
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0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Touring The Museum
30:15 - Zeolites in the NW Gallery
49:24 - Tschernich Collection
50:47 - Outro
#CurrentlyRockhounding #Ricemuseum #Minerals

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Did you enjoy this video and find it to be informative? You can help ensure that more videos just like this get made by supporting the project on Patreon. www.patreon.com/currentlyrockhounding

[@waltergutherie9935]

Hats off to Sara for the great camera work.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

She did an amazing job with this. Without her you would not be seeing this at all.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Definitely- it was great to see her work- she intuitively would find and spotlight what we were talking about as the conversation took its twists and turns, when others would probably have had to do a lot of patching together through editing!

[@johnsaucerhunter]

What a wonderful Museum and I'm grateful you let s 'tag-a-long' with you and Sarah

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It truly is a jaw dropping collection.

[@tott3457]

Thank you for sharing this amazing museum!!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you for watching!

[@tott3457]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I watch all of your videos. You provide so much detailed information that I would not be able to know. Thank you Jared and Sara 🙏🏼

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@tott3457 Thank you for the kind words.

[@kerickwalters2749]

Woke up to something wonderful ❤ thank you for this .

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It really is a sight to see!

[@kellyharper367]

Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: If I won a big lottery, one of my philanthropic goals would be to amass a crystal collection for a museum for aficionados from pebble pups, rockhounds, and to old fossils like me! Lol😊 Looks like y'all had a great trip. Thanks to the museum for graciouly receiving us, your KZbin family! See you on the next adventure!! Y'all rock 🪨 🥾🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🐕

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

What an awesome video! Thanks for giving us a tour of such a wonderful place!

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Aw shucks. If you're ever out this way you should come visit!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It is really an epic location to visit.

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525 definitely putting the museum on my bucket list of places to visit.

[@largent45]

My gracious! That is an outstanding collection,...of everything! It truly is amazing and your video, barely scratched the surface of what you can see there! It is just amazing! I can't even imagine owning even 1 of those pieces! Those... museum quality pieces, let alone all of them! It is just overwhelming! I can see why having a membership to the museum would be handy! There is no way you can honestly do it justice and see everything in one day! Even if it is a particular mineral that you aren't really fond of, you still have to appreciate the class of display material that they have! It's just amazing! And the zeolite room is .... there are no words! The huge display pieces! I have a tiny piece of thomsonite in my collection and I look at those and it's like two different worlds apart! Wow! Thank you for showing this! I live in Portland, and haven't even thought about visiting the Rice Museum in forever! Now I want to go! Thanks Jared and Sarah! I hope you left some zeolites in the gift shop, for the rest of us! Lol!😂

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I really think a person needs like an afternoon to just browse things and then you need to come back and really focus on things that peaked your interest because its information overload. You should 100% go visit. You will love it so much!

[@largent45]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I already know!

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

@@largent45 Aw, you're making us blush. We'd love to see you at the museum sometime!

[@largent45]

@@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525 and you absolutely will!

[@TheSk8erlogan]

You don't know how bad I wanted this exact video to happen today. Thank you currently rockhounding. 💓

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you for being here, supporting my project and leaving such a kind comment. I hope you have lovely day!

[@Rich_N]

When I think about the monetized channels that have absolutely ridiculous content, and your channel with this outstanding content isn’t, I can’t help but smfh. This may be one of your best videos to date.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That is the situation on the internet these days, the most ridiculous things earn the most money unfortunately. I often find myself dreaming of what I could accomplish with just a little bit more funding for this project. It will get there some day with the help of Patreon. This video is very much so a special one for me. Thank you for being here and watching.

[@sonyaalgosaibi5840]

Agreed!

[@Mike-br8vb]

I also agree!

[@patriciamckean4186]

I love museums. I love rocks. Combined is overwhelmingly awesome!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This place really is amazing to see in person.

[@akessler2596]

Love that place, been many times! That sweet sweet pink and burgundy mid-century bathroom is a highlight!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Do you have a favorite display?

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

If you come back and ask nicely, we will show you all 4(!) mid-century bathrooms, each one with a different color scheme!

[@akessler2596]

@@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525 oooooh!!!

[@CaptainAiryca]

!!! This is so cool! Adding this to the list of places we need to visit, thank you!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's such a great place to visit.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Aww, thank you for putting us on your list. Jared and Sara did a great job showing off the museum, I hope we live up to your expectations!

[@sandmaker]

Thank you for taking us along.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@curtd7117]

Thanks so much for taking me along on this wonderful tour!!! KEEP ROCKIN ON!!!🪨⚒️👍👍

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you for watching!

[@hilaryb8807]

Wow! Your passion and enthusiasm is contagious, thank you for sharing it with us!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm very happy that I got the opportunity to share this place with everyone here.

[@DeeDeeDIY]

Wondeful. I've heard so much about the Rice but have never been.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

If you ever get the chance to go you should jump at it!

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

We'd love to have you come visit!

[@BillyBoulder]

What a wonderful look at such a great place. So glad you were able to give us a peek at this hidden treasure. Thank you and keep up the great work

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Currently Rockhounding did a great job with this video! So glad that we're able to share about our collection and our museum.

[@debbiewilson6806]

Best video yet! Definitely on my bucket list to visit. Thank you for your wonderful channel worth every penny.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Thanks for chucking us into your bucket!😂

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked it!

[@daveboyer3035]

Jealous of this tour! Not jealous of all the work you've done to make it all happen! Good job Jared- well deserved!

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Come on out to see the museum and flag down one of us with a nametag, or chat with whoever is in the giftshop. I can't guarantee you'll get an entire personal tour, but you'll definitely get some good info and maybe some fun stories! We love sharing this kind of stuff.

[@keithcunningham7925]

That museum is so awesome I love all the different minerals in there. Top notch for sure

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It's very impressive to see.

[@CascadeCrestAdventures]

Enjoyable tour with extra bits of history from Angela that were nice to hear. We look forward to returning to the Rice.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Glad you enjoyed it! There are so many interesting stories about this house and the items in the collection- we love to share them.

[@chazwickie81]

Such a cool museum! Sara did great camera work, your interview skills were on point and the museum hostess did such a great job

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Sara's camera work is amazing for sure.

[@augusta8901]

Way above and beyond most museum tours! Excellent video in all respects!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@RockyMountainBear]

This is such a treat. That place is such a cool place filled with such beautiful interesting pieces and a history that rivals the beauty of the specimens. Thank you for doing this, Jared. I can think of a few places I really want to go back to, now that I have a greater appreciation for this type of stuff.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is a collection that needs to be seen more than once.

[@davidmills1639]

Cora and I went there today as a matter of fact. I don’t even know how to describe it other than magnificent. Definitely going back again. The fossil collection was very interesting to see up close, and the petrified wood slabs were captivating. No idea your subject today would be the very place we were at 😊

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Woah, what a coincidence! Thanks for coming out to visit the museum, we're glad you enjoyed it.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is an impressive collection to see isn't it?

[@tomsheridan989]

Thank You

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-gg5og2rz2u]

Really cool Thx for sharing ❤

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@robertsnyder6982]

Thanks for posting. Outstanding video.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@brandonburrs8801]

AMAZING!!! WELL DONE!!!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@joniangelsrreal6262]

👁👁 love the tour … thanks for sharing your experiences…

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@buddywilson104]

Very kool. Will have to visit. 👍

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

You will love it.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

We'd love to have you come visit. When you do, let us know if there's anything from this video that you want us to point out to you in person!

[@buddywilson104]

@@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525 Thank you!

[@mindseyeproductions8798]

Sweet

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you.

[@patrickkillilea5225]

Super awesome video. I like minerals and mineral collections. Fabulous!

[@mrimc]

Great share. Great video. Thnx

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it.

[@GREEKEXPLORERS]

Amazing video!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@gem6240]

You were right in our backyard! Thanks for the great video. That is a great museum.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

This is a place I would love to have in my backyard.

[@tomsheridan989]

Great Episode!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you very much.

[@AZRockhoundExpeditions]

What an awesome museum! Need to put The Rice Museum on the bucket list!🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Uniquely, the Rice Museum is a popular location for visitors from Arizona- it is not all that unusual to spy some Arizona plates in our parking lot. And while you probably wouldn't visit just to see Arizona minerals, we have an outstanding collection of them- a quick database search shows 250+ AZ specimens. If you go to the Tucson Gem and Minerals show, stop by the museum displays- you'll see us there!

[@AZRockhoundExpeditions]

@@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525 The Arizona Petrified wood is beautiful! All those specimens that I could see I would love to stare at just a little bit longer!😄 I may have to make it to Tucson Next year to the show.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Next time you come back to the NW you should visit!

[@sonyaalgosaibi5840]

Fantastic! This is the content I love!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@DanFarrar]

Amazing place! Cool history too. Full guided tour. Wonderful video bud.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you so much!

[@randyalanko4903]

Awesome video! Thank you! And ZEOLITES!

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

If you like zeolites, the Rice Museum is the place to be!

[@margaretpeabody2584]

Loved this tour with y'all! 💯✔

[@michaelstrong3634]

Awesome video so very interesting. Thanks for taking us along. We don't see this stuff in Indiana. Live your videos

[@GeologyDude]

I visited it many years ago. Such an unusual place (as a house museum), and such a remarkable collection. Thx for visiting!

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Psst- while I'm sure you saw some things you recognized in this video, some things have probably changed since you were out years ago too, and we're always changing up our exhibits. Come back anytime!

[@GeologyDude]

@@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525thx much for the invite to visit again! I need to do that!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Sounds like you need to make a return visit.

[@deborahellenberger7153]

That was amazing thank you Sarah and Jared. Most enjoyable.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked the tour!

[@travisguide4516]

Good times

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

Truly an awesome video...would love to check out that museum! great work Jared and Sara!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is impressive to see.

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding hey, does Sara spell her name like this or with an h at the end?😘

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@upperpeninsulabeautiful She spells it Sara, no h on it. 😄

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

If you're ever out our way, stop by! We've got some cool rocks in the giftshop right now that I wonder if you might be familiar with... Yooperlites?

[@upperpeninsulabeautiful]

@@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525 I certainly know what they are...I prefer agates. But I still find the yooperlites!

[@davidpattullo4881]

Thank you for doing an awesome job highlighting the Rice Museum! So much to see, could spend the whole day there. While watching your video, I added it to my list of must see places!

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

We look forward to seeing you! Honored to be on a "must-see" list.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I hope I helped to add the Rice to many peoples must see list as it is truly and exquisite collection.

[@cindyshort7859]

Thank you for sharing. Fantastic

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@steveegbert7429]

Jared, great video! I Had never even heard of zeolites, until I started watching your channel, despite being a very amateur rockhounder for a very long time. I was always seeking the wood, agate, jasper.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The Zeolite group of minerals is so amazing! It never disappoints. I still love more traditional rockhounding and lapidary materials but I also really like these as well.

[@cliffmiller1021]

What a great watch. Time to reinvestigate your floors max load. The black light display is intense. I swear I heard you take a bet with yourself in the thumbnail room too. An excellent display of what dedication and hard work can give you.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The whole experience has left me in awe.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

We warned Jared... at least at the Rice Museum, history has shown that a casual interest in agates can lead a person's collection to become one of the most extensive rock and mineral museums in the region!

[@stevekangas4336]

Absolutely awesome!!! Loved seeing this and now need to plan another visit since it has been way to long. This place and Mr Rudy (no i will not try and spell his last name;) in particular got me going on my rockhounding adventure. Mr Rudy was the nicest and most willing to talk and share all about zeolites. I had always wondered what these "cool" looking white crystals of diffrent shapes and forms i had found. Mr Rudy not only took the time to help me with a basic understanding, but sat down with me and shared several of his personal maps to localities in sw washington!!! Have been back to rice since but i will miss Mr Rudy he was a treasure.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you enjoyed this and thank you for sharing your memory of Rudy here.

[@kellyharper367]

Thanks!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh my gosh! Thank you very much!

[@jmthibault79]

This was a great tour! Thanks, Angela & rockhound crew! I think the Opal Butte Thundereggs would be a good name for a sports team.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Ha! I like the idea of a name called that.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

You should come out to Oregon sometime to take a closer look at these big beautiful Opal Buttes!

[@jmthibault79]

I cannot lie; I like big Buttes.

[@4streegrrrl601]

I just want to sit on the floor and go through that book collection.😍 Also, very wonderful rock and mineral collection. ☺ Thank you for the video tour to give us a taste of it! Edit to add: as a forester, I find it tie-ins to Oregon's forestry and logging history interesting too. :)

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The book collection is very impressive to see and I hope to one day return and make a list of books for myself to hunt down.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

The library is available to the public by appointment- and we won't stop you from sitting on the floor! I might suggest using one of the dinosaur bean bag chairs in our kids' reading corner. 🤣

[@Rock_Dude]

Although I'm a member of Crater Rock Museum. I prefer the Rice Museum. 👍

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

Aw, thanks! It's not a competition, though, you can like both!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

The Crater Rock Museum is also on my list of places to see someday.

[@garnettoll9317]

Watch out, Sarah! I can see Jared wanting more zeolites.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Ha!

[@billlisakinzner8655]

Happy Birthday

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Oh my gosh, thank you very much!

[@Dave7heRave]

What a great video! Could spend days in there with the jaw on the floor lol. Would love to have seen it all in person but its just too far to travel for me so this video is the next best thing, thanks!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

It really is a very impressive museum.

[@jimhutchison3435]

Awesome video!!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you!

[@princessadventures1285]

Awesome thx

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@judahtyreman7806]

If you guys are ever in Radisson, Saskatchewan, Canada, go see the Sesula Mineral and Gem Museum. It's the only hands on one in North America.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I just looked that place up and its pretty cool! If only it wasn't a 14 hour drive.

[@judahtyreman7806]

It takes even longer to swim to it. lol 😃@@CurrentlyRockhounding

[@cinciao5692]

Great video! I need to plan a road trip! My question is how did they polish that large thunderegg? that is beautiful!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Thank you! I assume it was hand polished with a wet angle grinder.

[@jhorae9]

You got its made brother! Beautiful wife , awesome mineral knowledge, mineral collection, and a great channel.Thank you for your great work!

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm extremely happy.

[@chickensticks749]

Are any of those UV reactive rocks fluorite replacement fossils?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That's a good question. I don't recall.

[@ricenwmuseumofrocksandmine3525]

No! I don't think we have any fluorite replacement fossils in the collection. Those aren't all that common, are they?

[@SpanishGold123]

What does coded mean?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

I'm sorry, what?

[@kerickwalters2749]

They demonetize your channel but still load up the ads ... criminal

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Currently the state of the monetization channel is that I am making money from the ads but its a fraction of what it once was. As well they now have this on my end of things "Note that ad breaks don’t guarantee ads will appear for every viewer." meaning that some people will see ads regardless of what I do or get. This video has earned about $4 here which is painful for me considering that we drove 800 miles round trip for this and got a hotel for one night to make this happen. Perhaps some day the low paying ads on this video will put a tiny dent in the production costs but until then Patreon is what makes these videos happen. I don't expect anyone to join Patreon or even watch the ads here but I'm just trying to juggle on the plates so that I can keep making these videos happen.

[@Mike-br8vb]

​@CurrentlyRockhounding knowing this now, I will watch every add in its entirety in support of this channel. You're a lapidary teacher, and your diy is saving money for those who watch and follow. Thank you for this.

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@Mike-br8vb I appreciate it!

[@Mike-br8vb]

@@CurrentlyRockhounding I appreciate the channel!

[@P.ilhaformosatherium]

Nice to see fossils in a geology museum 😅

[@garypomreinke5694]

That is absolutely not dinosaur skin. The display is of turtle plate fragments along with crocodile scute (armour).

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

Why exactly do you think that? You should reach to the museum with your reasons and credentials about this subject if you believe they have made a mistake.

[@garypomreinke5694]

I have been hunting dinosaurs as a hobby for 30 years. No credentials, just lots of field time and confirming our finds at the Royal Tyrrell Museum and any literature in our personal library.

[@garypomreinke5694]

Here is a place to start. Page 38 has some pictures that are exactly what is displayed in that cabinet. The top 2 specimens are from a different type of turtle that lived along side the more common one. naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/fossil-id-guide062812-accessible.pdf I could link more of the same, if it would help?

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

@@garypomreinke5694 Did you email or call them with this information? Also its very possible that you're incorrect here as well since you have only seen them in my video and do not know what verification processes they did. If you think you are correct you should email them.