In this episode I head into the high desert of Oregon to collect obsidian. This trip was amazing and so are the colors in the rainbow obsidian. Enjoy the video!! Oregon Rocks! Rockhounding Oregon | Glass Buttes Rainbow Obsidian
In this episode I head into the high desert of Oregon to collect obsidian. This trip was amazing and so are the colors in the rainbow obsidian. Enjoy the video!! Oregon Rocks! Rockhounding Oregon | Glass Buttes Rainbow Obsidian
I love rainbow obsidian! I like it way more than the fire obsidian, and its color is consistent all the way through the rock. Unlike fire that can be a single layer that may not even go all the way through the rock, and in trying to cut or grind down to it, you may go though that micro thin layer and blow that whole piece, which is why it's so expensive. Its not the beauty of the fire, it's that it is so hard to deal with. Rainbow on the other hand is so beautiful and it is consistent through the rock and you can cut it and polish it and even carve it and produce different affects with the rainbow sheen! Its amazing and my favorite obsidian of all! And you guys got some amazing pieces! Those are some of the best rainbow sheens ive seen! The color spectrum is fabulous! They are full color! Thats so awesome! They are some of the most gorgeous colored pieces ive seen come out of glass butte! Absolutely fabulous! Thank you for taking us along on this fabulous day, searching for the rainbows! Thanks Rogue and Quest!
Youre spot on and I'm the same way. Rainbow is my favorite and you wont normally find such quality over there. Davis creek has some great rainbows with teal and blue/green but that is much harder to find at GB. The purple in this one was amazing and I noticed there was a lot of peach color in them as well (which I have seen very little of in the past). Thanks for watching Largent and great to hear from ya.
That was an incredible day out there! Looked like it was a lot of hard work. But, the results well worth it! Wow! The absolutely gorgeous colors in that obsidian. That was cool you got directed to a great spot. And great job to Quest for goin to town out there 💪🔨 . Love, love, love obsidian!!! 🤩 Great video, bro!
Wow!! Definitely awesomely beautiful..what an amazing place. You guys had some hard Yakka! ⛏️ but well worth it, team work 👍 Save me a chunk , can ya! please 🤔 Lots of talented people in the YT Rockhounding gang✌️
Nice work. I’ve been there several times, but we usually have an hour cuz we are headed elsewhere. Still, surface picking is fun….but it is nice to see the good stuff. Thanks.
@@TheRogueRockhound ohhhhhhh, I would LOVE that! I’ve never seen that kind of color (which is kinda surprising in itself) and I appreciated the explanations at the end of the video. ❤️❤️❤️
Great trip, great vid. We got several winners from there. The colors are awesome and the big piece turned out fantastic. I cut some of the smaller ones with great results too. It's a good spot to visit again! 😁
Absolutely gorgeous pieces! Was already wanting to head over there but I'll definitely be planning a trip! Fingers crossed for treadures like yours! Thanks for sharing!
I went out there in 2005, and we had people come up on us saying that we were in there spot & had to leave. People think they own spots, be careful, a lot of times incidents aren’t reported. It happened twice in different spots, second time I told them they can dig with us or leave us alone. Some lady said you know there are a lot places to hide things out here, her husband turned & told her to shut tha fuck up, enjoy your digging & I apologize for what she said.
I was just out there for the first time on the 8th & 9th. I pulled a volleyball sized chunk out with a nice purple sheen streak through the middle. Found a bunch of small chunks of rainbow and silver sheen too.
Outstanding finds. I only knew about Davis Creek, but couldn't get to the rainbow site due to bad washouts in 2008. I did get a few buckets of needles which at some point I'll make chimes. Nice video and Good hunting! 👍
Thanks man, I appreciate hearing that from ya. I'd enjoy meeting up soon to hang out and do some hounding man, lets plan something soon. Ive got a great spot we could go ^^
Love Obsidian. Found some small pieces myself over the years. Mainly around Mt Shasta. One of your slices looked like an X-Ray…coincidence…I think not! 😊
I’ve been there twice and only collected surface finds. I have several 5 gallon buckets full. I guess if you want a giant piece it’s worth digging but I was mostly wanting stuff to tumble. There are a lot of maps online that tell you where to find the different colors. I’ve had good luck with the red ribbon stuff, aurora, and midnight lace.
The maps can be useful for sure but I have found that they all say different things. When I was there I was given a map from one of the miners that seems to be accurate. Cant wait to get back out there for more. Thanks for watching!!
Thanks! So I cant technically sell any because it was collected on public lands. The states are...funny like that ^^ If you send me a message on Instagram, we could probably figure something out though. Thanks for watching
Hey! Just recently started watching your stuff and I see you do a lot in Oregon and ca!.. lucky me, today my buddy found something today we’ve never seen before. Is it possible to ask for assistance identifying it?
Thats awesome man! and yeah, I'm a Rogue Valley local and I try to help people find rocks in Oregon. Send me a DM on Insta and I'll do my best to help ya
WOW. looks like a fun site. Always great not having to dig and not worry about breaking crystal points! Do you find that the color is sometimes concentrated on 1 side of a chunk and just black on the other side? or are all the specimens in that zone permeated with color
Most of the obsidian you'll find is solid black with no color. There are a variety of different types, but rainbow is particularly prized. As for the color in these, there are flow layers that you cut against (5-15 degree cut) to reveal color. The area also has mahogany, lizard skin, gold sheen, blue sheen, purple sheen, etc. There are 2 buttes (where the area gets it's name) that are loaded with it. Thanks for watching man!
No, usually I just give them to people because selling rocks found on public lands is illegal. Send me a message on Instagram and maybe I can send you something nice. Thanks for watching ^^
We can totally make that happen man. I just need to warn ya, It takes me forever to send stuff out sometimes. IDK why, but sometimes it just takes me forever.
