Rare Earth

Yesterday I finished these earrings from free form cabs of this insanely nice (and, importantly, LIGHT) silicified wood collected from a locality near the Clackamas River found by @pnw_rocktography. These are the first rocks I have actually finished, and they went to my mum @englishwoman55 yesterday (conveniently late, as they were supposed to be finished for her birthday months ago). Next up are an unconventional and chunky pair I'm working on for @kkatieclarkk, which were also made from 2 halves of the same bit of rock. Gosh this stuff polishes up nicely. Also, I've been trying to come up with a better name for this account for years, and now it's taking on a new urgency as I prepare to do sales and collabs. If you have any suggestions hmu and I'll give you free cabs and rocks if it inspires the new name. #rock #rocks #rockhounding #oregon #clackamas #clackamasriver #agate #agates #chalcedony #sicila #carnelian #carnelianagate #wood #petrifiedwood #woodgrain #fossilwood #fossils #earrings #jewelry #geology #mineral #minerals #crystal #crystals #quartz #druzy #botryoidal #pnw #nature (at Rock Hard PDX) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAEfUP9A93r/?igshid=fo29rkq5jxz1

Great botryoidal agate with green inside, a thin calcite skin and possible opal in there too, found on the Clackamas River earlier today. Turns out there's better material the further up you go (duh, Luke) while searching for an unpopulated swimming hole. Didn't find that (EVERYONE was out swimming today) but had a great day anyway with @kkatieclarkk, @c_rackelman & @ashleestarr_. #rocks #agate #rockhounding #oregon #geology #silica #minerals #minerals #botryoidal #calcite #green #rock #agates #clackamasriver #mthoodnationalforest #bubblyrock https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl1-JnPHR8U/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18drcp9gld9r8

Went up the Clackamas with @pnw_rocktography, who knows how to find the zeolites. Found this fairly huge pocket of siderite on common opal with big old opal coated selenite clusters. We busted up the huge boulder to more manageable sizes and got a lot of good display material and learned quite a bit too! Hit a quite productive calcite vein later, and I'm sure you'll see photos of that material on his feed soon. Damn good day out there in the snow, and it's only 3! #rocks #crystal #crystals #minerals #zeolite #zeolites #siderite #selenite #commonopal #botryoidal #vug #pocket #mthoodnationalforest #clackamas #clackamascounty #clackamasriver #rock #basalt #rockhounding #oregon #geology #silica #rockhoundingoregon (at Mt Hood National Forest)