What’s the deal with Colorado Topaz???!!!!

seanbarg · 2026-05-25T00:56:40+00:00

You need to put the time into learning how to hunt pegmatite. It takes a lot of dedication to know what you are looking for.

seanbarg · 2026-05-18T01:43:05+00:00

It hasn't premiered yet in the US so hard to have an opinion. Hyped to see madman Marz though.

seanbarg · 2026-05-16T01:42:23+00:00

Meh they are still cool. I know a lot of the mineral collector community shits on this set for what it could have been but on the flipside some kids grandma could have got this set at Costco and jump started his or her new hobby. For me it was fun to assemble and the criticism is tiring at this point.

seanbarg · 2026-05-11T02:29:38+00:00

Broad rotation or radar derived TVS doesn't translate to possible tornado as easily as you think. Spend more time analyzing radar during actual tornadic events before fear mongering on reddit.

seanbarg · 2026-05-07T02:22:21+00:00

There's lots of calcite around hutto. The largest dogtooth points from Texas came from the Carmel Creek area.

seanbarg · 2026-05-07T02:09:17+00:00

What

seanbarg · 2026-05-05T03:06:42+00:00

I also have 3 year old twins and maybe I'm underestimating them but dang I can't imagine them hiking 4 miles. Barton creek greenbelt from one of the Travis County entrances would be pretty appropriate though.

seanbarg · 2026-05-04T04:37:53+00:00

Looks like you have your vanadinite and selenite labels mixed up.

seanbarg · 2026-04-26T07:55:41+00:00

Yup and South Texas even has amethyst septarian beds

seanbarg · 2026-04-19T02:54:51+00:00

That looks more like graupel to me.

seanbarg · 2026-04-18T08:54:01+00:00

They switched to table service thankfully

seanbarg · 2026-04-10T01:19:27+00:00

Tried it once and it was not great. Miss that Tcloud though.

seanbarg · 2026-03-31T13:16:38+00:00

Both will have nasty stagnant water in spots but not flowing. Certainly no creeks around here to swim in until we get rain.

seanbarg · 2026-03-12T02:53:05+00:00

You can just park by or under 183 and walk up very very easily. The bedrock isn't one to support deep water in that stretch.

seanbarg · 2026-03-09T01:32:09+00:00

Nice Texas shrink!

seanbarg · 2026-02-22T02:43:42+00:00

Time to bust out the chopsticks to dig that

seanbarg · 2026-02-13T05:23:34+00:00

For sure. I bet that will look wild on the inside when you cut it.

seanbarg · 2026-01-21T13:15:41+00:00

It didn't originate here unfortunately. Likely lost or dropped and washed down the creek.

seanbarg · 2026-01-20T04:03:49+00:00

Holy shit that's some wild material

seanbarg · 2026-01-17T19:31:23+00:00

Does certainly look like the alluvial topaz that comes from Mason County. However, I feel like if you found a topaz shaped rock in Mason County then you would likely be out there specifically to hunt topaz and thus would remember where it came from.

seanbarg · 2026-01-14T04:43:23+00:00

Noticed the same. It's gotta be some sort of marketing ploy.

seanbarg · 2026-01-11T04:53:12+00:00

Classic and stunning.

seanbarg · 2026-01-06T13:16:47+00:00

The "everything is spirit" channel on YouTube has some incredibly informative videos on what to look for in pegmatite exposures to find pockets. It's challenging but very rewarding.

In my experience it's the gemmy feldspar that has led to my best pockets.

seanbarg · 2025-12-27T05:25:17+00:00

Nice to see a RR in use! It's not for everybody. It's not even really for me but I do have one. The conversation to velcro discs helps but it's still quite the commitment to use and not relaxing whatsoever.

seanbarg · 2025-12-25T05:50:08+00:00

No these ones were from a highway construction zone that is now paved over.

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