Earth Treasures

🌈 RAINBOW OBSIDIAN BUCKET LIST ROADTRIP ADVENTURE‼️
Are you ready for some FREE collecting, gorgeous weather, and stunning finds?
Let’s go rockhounding! 💎✨

Why Glass Buttes, Oregon is a Must-Visit..
🌈 Volcanic Treasure: Known for highly coveted Rainbow Obsidian.

✨Rare Finds: It’s also a source for the elusive "Fire Obsidian," famous for its vivid, multi-colored sheen caused by unique nanoparticle magnetite inclusions!
⛏️⛰️Rockhound Heaven: Located in Lake County, this area is a famous, public-friendly, and FREE site to dig!
🏺🌎Ancient History: Glass Buttes obsidian is legendary! Artifacts made from this glass have been discovered all across the Pacific Northwest—and even as far away as archaeological sites in Ohio!

🔍 How to Identify Your Finds
🌈 Rainbow Obsidian: Look for thin, colorful bands or "sheen" when held in direct sunlight.
🔥Fire Obsidian: This is the "Holy Grail!" It displays intense, bright flashes of color—often reds, golds, and greens—that seem to move under the surface as you tilt the stone.
Sheen Obsidian: Usually shows a silver or gold shimmer caused by tiny, aligned bubbles or inclusions inside the glass.✨

⚠️ Important Tips for Your Dig:
Know Your Boundaries: Please pay close attention to mapped areas marked with boxed-in lines. 🗺️
Respect Private Property: Those boxes represent legal, private mines. You are welcome to walk or hike through these areas, but foraging or digging is strictly prohibited without explicit owner permission. 🚫⛏️
Dig Freely Elsewhere: No stress! There are HUNDREDS of acres of open land surrounding those claims with an incredible variety of colors to collect. Plenty of space for everyone to find their treasure! 🙌💎

Quick Planning Checklist
[ ]🧥Check the Weather: High-desert temps can swing wildly from day to night. Pack layers!
[ ] 🚙💨Vehicle Check: Many roads out there are gravel or dirt. Ensure your spare tire is inflated and your vehicle is up for the drive.
[ ]📵🗺️Download Offline Maps: Cell service is non-existent in many parts of the high desert. Don’t rely on your phones data.

A massive shout-out to
Roughneck Obsidian Diggers & More for providing the maps, some pictures and helping us explore safely! 🤙🏼

Let’s talk about the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World in ARKANSAS‼️
We’ve hit nearly every dig site multiple times in and around Mount Ida, and while we’ve definitely got our personal go-tos, I want to hear from you!
⚒️🪏⚒️🪏
What’s your favorite mine in the area and, more importantly, why? What’s the specific reason you fell in love with a spot?💎

On the flip side, keep it real—which ones are you skipping, and what’s the reason?
Let’s hear the good, the bad, and the ugly. 👇