ONLY Place in the WORLD you can Find Saffordite. Let me take you with me! 

I love looking for all kinds of rocks, minerals, anything that catches my eye. I get yelled at by my husband and kids because they have to come and find me when we are traveling and have to stop. Some people say it’s just a rock, but my eyes love the colors, the textures, and you get my point. I wish I’d seen you years ago. You make it all look so easy, but there are a lot of different rocks out there… lol

You are the first rockhound to correctly pronounce botryoidal. Elley REALLY DOES know rocks!

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together and you don't get skunked on a exploratory Rock hunt

Love your enthusiasm and those rocks! How cool that they are translucent greenish in the light. They just look flat black without. Thanks

Awesome finds, congrats. I was born in 1977 and quickly realized I always had my eyes on the ground looking for cool rocks.

Very cool finds!! Thanks for taking us along as always Elley!!

Pro tip bring a big umbrella to cast shade or hunt in the morning evening when the sun isnt so bright. They really pop in the shade but the sun kinda lightens them an makes them harder to spot. In the shade they look extremely dark.

It's just amazing how joyous you become when you find a good rock. 😂

How very cool! So glad you found some. I learned of Saffordite from your channel. I looked when I was there but only saw a bunch of imposters that were black basalt.😂 There is always fire agate.

Nice!! We were camped right near there last year when you mentioned them in that hot springs video. I spent the next few days searching and also found a big handful of similar to yours! Thanks again for your enthusiasm and great advice.☺️✌️

They are spread over a very large area. From the main area along Haekel Road I have found them as far east as the New Mexico border and to the south as far as Bowie, Arizona. There are several areas that produce translucent obsidian nodules but the Saffordite area has the easiest access for collectors.

I like how Elley really does know rocks. fun and knowledgeable!

That is so awesome! I love hunting agates and using a good light to see the good details! Keep Exploring!!!

I was so excited watching your video, thinking I had found the woman of my dreams, until you mentioned your bachelorette party. Then my dreams were crushed. None the less, from Arizona geologist to another. I spent much time collecting specimens all over that state and everywhere I ever traveled in the world!

I've lived in Arizona way too long, heh heh, and never knew about Saffordite ... TY so much for presenting. Namaste

Your excitement! Do I need I say more. That memory will last forever. and every time you think about it, you are going to have an adrenaline .

Look at all the wildflowers too. Gonna head over there. Awesome video thanks Elley!

Ohh goodness. 😊 So we found some rocks like this off Vulturemine road. I was calling them Apache Tears. I didn’t know there was obsidian called Saffordite. I believe you said the area you’re at is the only place they can be found, so the ones I found must be Apache tears. They look the same to me. Good information to know thank you sharing this.

Arizona has beautiful rocks. I often have rocks in my pockets ...to put on a tray in my home ...just from my yard. Lots of different colored jasper.

The locals go out at night with green flashlights, I think they're green, and the saffordites glow differently. I've never tried it but I've stumbled upon a few while collecting desert poppy seed.

Wow, I just paid 184 dollars for one of these. And I live in Phoenix a couple hours away. I am gonna go and search for them.

Love your channel. And your love for rocks. You talked about your geology 101 and would love some more info about that. I don't know anything about rocks. It's just something that runs in the family. Rock hunting with my Grandma when I was younger was my favorite thing in the whole world to do. My first rock I learned about was leaverite lol, so I just need a little help. I'm originally from Michigan, been in AZ for 15 years now. I have some cool Lake Superior Agates, Agates are my favorite. Anywho... Thanks again for your awesome channel!

Pro tip soak them in vinegar to clean them up then a little mineral oil

We have a good little batch of saffirdite. They say theres only one place on earth to find these and thats nit necessarily true.

Definitely looks like fun 💜👍🤞

That was so much fun!

@ 13:43 you can see a little rattle snake hide where it coiled up and cleared away the rocks.

The Saffordite is amazing , just the fact that it is so light green in colour makes it extraordinary but then to be in the form you find its way cool We just don't have places like that in the UK...Fossils yes but minerals not so much....such a good days hunt ...wow Looked like a skull to me too.

Omg i finally learned from you, i have a saffordite!!!!! I have lots of agates... Most from Oatman Arizona!

This video was the real treasure!❤❤

Must have been a cool volcano to spew obsidian bombs out like that.

I found a deposit of “Apache tears” when I was kid they were perfect droplets of obsidian clear to black in one hillside. Hundreds of them. This was west of Gila bend near river.

This is so exciting! I HAVE to go there now that I've seen this. I have to go. Have to.

I think we were at a picked over spot.. We barely found 5. Lol 😅 lots of funky chalcedony pieces and agates

Love🎉 that "Eureka" moment

I got just as excited as you every time you found one. 😂. I want to go to Safford tomorrow !!

Elley, you Rock! 💎⛏️😎 👍 Hello from Surprise AZ. Love your channel, content, style and awesome presentations for all RockHound enthusiast hunter gatherers. Thank you Elley, @elleyknowsrocks .... for makin Geology fun. Would be thrilling to meet up at an event and, ROCK OUT! If no up coming events, I'm game to helping bring one together for us Wild Wild West RockHounds! Seriously. Keep Rockin'!!! 🌵🌞💛🔎🏜️🌋

Very nice video. Pretty interesting location. Thanks for sharing.

the one piece looked like iron stone any green stone. bring a dry washer. gold is some were there. is the rock your looking for a extrusive rock. ?? have a good day.

You should have seen it pre-2018. Also those likely came through water if you check out all the inclusions I don't buy the bomb theory. They're just metamorphosed and weathered Apache tear Stones. There's so many different stones from so many different sources bunching up right there not to mention the fossils. Actually makes it confusing on the snails

I'm glad you found what you were looking for.👍 😷⚒

You need to check if they react to a UV light or other light, night hunting?

Saffordite is insane! I need to find some! Bucket list just keeps getting longer lol. Love your videos!

It is amazing what can be found if you just look carefully down by your feet🎉🎉.

hi. i just found you. and you didnt even know you were lost, or i was looking. I WANT THAT. dont make me come across the country to get some Saffordite. this is the 2nd vid of yours ive watched but i will be back. i have some attachment to Az. my brother was a Pima County Deputy a while back and i spent 2 summers there. i like trees too much to live there over SC. later.

Out there in the desert Are all destroyed melted Red brick Structures that Happened hundreds of years ago, Isn't that so lily

Wow congrats! Awesome finds!

Cool!!! Wish i could go on hunts like this!

Well done!

I actually can not count the number of times I've returned from a fishing trip with pockets full of rocks.

It reminds me of moldavite

Since we don't have UPPERSPACE, we could say anything coming from the sky would be from the Firmament.

My last words will be ‘I just want to find a couple more’ 😊

17:05 There was actually a suspected murder out on that road in the 90's I believe. The body was found shortly after the person went missing though.

Could you please find out if UV light (long or short) has any effect on the Saffordite rock? I googled it and no results were found.

You should come over to NY and check out the Little Falls dolostone a bit more in depth. It boggles my mind where it is and where it isn’t. 😂

Nice video Ellie! you have just answered a mystery I have been dealing with for a few years, your Saffordite is NOT the only place in the world to find ejecta obsidian. it's just not named at all, and not in Arizona...I have found the same exact obsidian bombs in Northern California in Lassen county. it's up the road a few miles from home, can't access it in the winter/ actually until about June 1st. I have pictures of them but I tumbled most and ruined those ones. if you have a Facebook account I can send you a picture of some of mine. soooo the big question is what are they really worth, there really hard to find at once I had a quart jar full! have a good time hounding, snow won't let most here hound for a few weeks yet. fellow Rock hound Will Allen.

Bachelorette party? I didn’t know you were getting married. Congratulations 🎉🎉

Hello Elly. Just recently moved to Arizona. Exactly where is the location? Do you have the coordinates? Definitely want to add to my collection. Thank you. From one mineral enthusiast to another, David. ❤👍⛏️

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😎👍 Good Ground Finds elly 🤟

This was fun I love rocks thank you 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖

Barring the skull thing, you're not crazy. How I know is that wonderful hat, it is not only fashionable, but also functionable. Protecting your head is smart. thank you stay safe ALL

Where are the best places to rockhound between Tucson and Patagonia. Also what is your favorite rock shop in the area? My first trip to Arizona to rockhound and birdwatch!!! Thanks Elley!!! I love your videos! ❤

Wow, great job. I want to go hunting with you!

safford oh that always requires a visit to EoT.

Just discovered your channel! Enjoyed this video. I am an obsidian collector! I have over 50 types. Now I need to find some of this! Do you sell?

You should test them to see if they are radioactive ☢️

That's so incredibly awesome! Well done!! Would you go back to find we some If I sent you a bag of the Sapphires I find here in Australia.

That's awesome! Did you keep the little piece of petrified wood?

Very cool, we have some really cool Iron oxide concretions here in the driftless region, I find hollow ones and crack open also known as an Indian paint pot. Thank you for the adventure!

would a alternate light source at night make them show?

So what's the difference between saffordite and Apache tears

Love this ❤

Hi how much the saffordite

i knew someone was trying sell it as moldavite 🤣 Luckly i told him its lava not from space I show them what difference was 👍

Is safradite worth much?

❤👍👍👍👍👍👍very good video

Wish you would give coordinates. :)

Is this stuff gem quality can you make jewelry out of it?

If Safford is the only place you can find them then what am I finding near Wickenburg? I find lots of them and they look the same as what you're finding.

1:55 I have a rock that looks a lot like that but light doesn't shine thru it. It also seems heavier than it looks. How do I go about identifying it? Any tips would be great🤩

whats the difference between quartz and chalcedony. ,the chalcedony. is a microcrystalline quartz. same hardness. ???

Beautiful!! I have some beautiful Saffordites I collected for sale on my face book page!! Amazing energy!

Oh god... I think I might love you 😂

Wow😊

Did you find out if it was a fossil? It looks like fossil coral.

Is that the same as Apache tear obsidian. I have some that is translucent?😊

Elley we’re nerding out right along with you. 🌵🪨🔦

When you find one that connects to your energy, hold it in the palm of your hand, and it will heat up. When it heats up and gets hot, it will cleanse your energy of all Negativity. Then it will cool down, then always keep it with you, and it will keep all negativity away from you. It protects your energy.

It looks like a fungus fossil.

Mushroom

THAT ROCK PUTS MOLDIVITE TOOO SHAME IN MY OPINION!!!

Bro dont be yell to everyone about the honey hole lol.

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long/lat?

why don't you have a rock hammer with you? Thanks for an interesting video !

Hi my name is Elley and I just pull off the road anywhere and find cool rocks. BS

On instagram I recently saw someone post these same looking rocks but she finds them on beaches. They use hashtag Pirate Glass. I wonder if they are the same??

A few of the lighter color ones could possibly be good candidates for faceting.