33. How to Identify Rocks

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How can you tell what type of rock you have? Join us to learn how you can tell one type of rock from another.
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The layered rock in the thumbnail image on the far left is called Vernon wonderstone. It comes from a quarry in Utah and is technically a "welded-vitric tuff," a type of volcanic rock. The colorful banding is caused by groundwater with iron oxides that altered the tuff. It's one of my favorite rocks and I meant to show it during our lesson but didn't end up having time to talk about it in the video lesson.
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@free2bfree583 2 года назад

I'm a grandma (not a kid) - learning about rocks - and loving your channel. Thank you...

@ourd0gseven 2 года назад

Some rocks and Mountains are the remains of the Biblical Giants of Old.

@elaineinoregon2727 Год назад

I’m a grandma too and have loved and collected rocks since I was a little kid!

@debvenneman744 Год назад

Lol..Grammas must have a corner market on rocks in your pockets! I am one of them to. I just told my sister in law that I wish they would have had classes taught this way when I was a kid. I would have totally taken a very different career pathway!!!

@douglasewing5347 Год назад

Ok so i have some important info that will change history books the world over. Do to a recent parasitic infection I picked up that caused me to do a lot of research into the local prolerty and farm animals around my property, and i also noticed a lot of crystal rock structuresI was finding shaped with a serpentine or skull look to a lot of funding daily on-the-ground picking them clean and finding more daily on the ground. so I started doing some footnotes and video recording and one day stumble across a portal opening up about the size of the palm of my hand on the top of a blue Buick with metallic flakes on it. The paint on the hood of the car started to bend and eyes began to Peer out. A translucent worm like with snakish

@MommaChaga Год назад

Same here Grama! It’s our turn to learn! So exciting! Granny Nerds!

@SnarkasticSunny 3 месяца назад

Am not a kid either... 65 today. Have collected rocks for many years - I love pretty rocks. I want to get my own rock polisher soon. Friends have polished my rocks for me until now. Some of prettiest rocks I found walking on Oregon beaches.

@kemjuracek8903 Год назад

64-years-old and still learning about rocks. This video is awesome.

@Mariosergio-fj2kq Год назад

Brasíl

@drlindberg1 7 месяцев назад

@963ag 27 дней назад

I have been an avid rockhound since childhood. All things pertaining to geology and especially paleontology, fascinate me. When I was younger, fossils were my big passion, but now I am adding things like peacock copper, agates, quartz, desert rose, etc. to my collection. I think it is the combination of the aesthetic beauty and the scientific information that attracts me. My uncle was also a collector and did lapidary work, which I have never done as I am not good with my hands.

@jerilynshirley2421 Год назад

Im a gramma that collects rocks and i am so glad i found your channel. Made my day!

@LauRoot892 Год назад

Shirley

@msinbalony Год назад

You guys are awesome:) I didn't realize this was intended for kids till half way through:) I'm discovering the world of crystals lately, and wanted some sceintific context.. really enjoyed this. I love that Dad comes to class clueless and learns everything with us.. that's sweet:)

@JudeNance Год назад

I have been a rock hound since I was a child. Thank you 😊

@Grannathinks 3 месяца назад

I'm a Granna at 70 years old I am finally learning more about rocks that I have collected for years.

@CircusMaximusFamily 3 года назад

This is the best video about rock identification and explanation I’ve ever seen! You did such a great job, I enjoyed every second of watching this and I’m sure will end up watching it many more times. I really appreciate you making this! 😊

@huntingorgon44 3 года назад

👍👍👍

@noelgonzales5424 2 года назад

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@lucindabecenti2652 2 года назад

Lets all Rock on

@melissahemenway565 2 года назад

Me 2 u guys r great teachers!!

@mariajoaocarvalhoareias8350 Год назад

Awesom video thank you 💯🙏I am a grandma 62 and a lover of rocks ,all rocks,minerals and raw crystals.Collect some .Thank you so interesting and so informative. Bless You with Love and Light thank you .

@soyunkim5380 Год назад

I had an in-box thinking about Rock. Education broadened my eyes on how to see the object in my life as a metaphor as someone described my life and experience.

@Mariosergio-fj2kq Год назад

Brasíl

@rockysmith4257 Год назад

Outstanding teacher. Great team. His questions, provide a wonderful natural flowing sequence of questions that allow her to fill in the blanks in her highly expressive way. May your tribe increase!

@Mariosergio-fj2kq Год назад

Muito bom

@crystalhuntbeebe4800 8 месяцев назад

Within the past few years I've become drawn to rocks and minerals I've found while out and about.. Just turned 44 yr old but still a kid at heart

@barbaraolson600 Год назад

Love the beautiful way nature expresses! Crystals, minerals, rocks, all are beautiful and amazing. Thank you.

@kimberlyannfarish1080 2 года назад

I love how enthusiastic you are when presenting. It makes me smile!

@IdentityQuandry 5 месяцев назад

I'm a new rock collector. Your program is far and above all the others I've seen anywhere. Your information is presented in a lively, intelligent manner. I was riveted! So much valid information so very clearly explained! I thank you for sharing your knowledge in such an entertaining and educational way!

@dkrao78 Год назад

You guys have brushed my knowledge which I gathered during my graduation. One of my subject was Geology.. 😅

@flordelizaescano9071 2 года назад

Accidentally stumbled on your channel. Tons of knowledge to digest. Thank you for sharing them. Cool show

@Mariosergio-fj2kq Год назад

Muito bom saber

@ronaldnickell6110 Год назад

The old stoves used for heating used to have mica windows to see if it was lit. This was from back in the forties and fifties. This dates me as I was born in 1945. Loved your show.

@marilyncuaron3222 2 месяца назад

Same here---only we called it 'Isenglass'. I don't know why.

@woodratwilly3873 Год назад

Was looking for geology information as I prospect for gold. Found your site and watched. Reminded me of kindergarten how you presented your information and realized you are teaching. I let it flow and giggled with enthusiasm, but during your presentation I received an education on things I didn't know. Thankyou with happy smiles

@ErwinMaas 2 месяца назад

I am just trying to get into identifying rocks and stones and have seen many videos about it, but just couldn't connect all kinds of dots. Your video made so many things very clear to me, I will need to save it and will surely watch it several more times in the future. Lots of thanks from a 62 year old Dutch guy retiring in Portugal!

@AmblingAloof Год назад

Great presentation. Both fun and informative. Not just for kids. I'm a 50 something adult and loved your video. 👍😊

@valentingao5515 Год назад

This video was super fun and engaging, I am a highschool student preparing for a science Olympiad competition and I really had no interest or clue, but saw this field of study as something obligatory. You guys really turned my mindset back to a child fascinating over toys. Thank you so much :D

@dorothycoleman4834 Год назад

i am a lover of rocks. all rocks. minerals. raw crystals, etc. i have trouble identifying them and always have. i have reseached, i have books.... You Science Momma are by far the BEST book i ever read!!! i am a grandmother and i will share this with my little ones while we sit and identify some of my huge collection some day. Thank you soooo very much for sharing this video with us kids :) :) :) i am a kid at heart and yet i am 52 :D RockLove 💙💙

@jannay1039 Год назад

I’m a grandma to crystal, rock, etc. loving granddaughter in the 4th grade. She gets her curiosity from me who lived most of my life in Colorado and am the daughter of a hard rock miner (molybdenum). The book, Colorado Roadside Geology “ was my bible for many years. I now live in Hawaii which is kind of limited for rock hounding. I have a large collection and have several rocks/minerals that I have never been able to make a ‘for certain’ identification. I came upon your channel while searching for guidance to identify these specimens. I’m thrilled to be an adult subscriber! My granddaughter agrees that you and your husband are wonderful teachers who make learning fun! I’m certain the math videos will be another favorite.

@SerenityOracle Год назад

You made this video very simple and easy for the beginner! I love it! ❤

@andrewsmail8307 Год назад

Being into stones and minerals heavily and being a total fossil addict here on east coast of UK this video I found most interesting, thanks for sharing your knowledge :)

@nagaxplorer2022 Год назад

I’m a student of geology with a PhD😊; no wonder a rock enthusiast. Stumbled upon your channel. Looking forward to watching your videos. Love your title. New subscriber here 👍

@Mariosergio-fj2kq Год назад

Brasíl

@mrparrehesian1742 23 дня назад

Science Mom is Magma.

@user-ug5sb6qg1u 22 дня назад

Supernova hitting an asteroid belt.

@beecarp5341 2 года назад

Thank you, retirement age, amateur rock hound- with your help, i think i finally get it !!

@margaretspurling8162 4 месяца назад

I led a busy life but I always loved rocks and marveled over how they were made with water and or heat and minerals. Good for You to share your Knowledge!

@nasrinrezaee2699 4 месяца назад

Thank you for good information about rocks and gemstone ❤

@MrRzykruski Год назад

Who knew rocks could be this entertaining? Not sure about you, but I sure did

@MandKW 9 месяцев назад

Love this! You are a very gifted teacher - very interesting!

@FrankBoston Год назад

What an awesome, attractive, intelligent, and fun couple! I'm a 47 year old kid that just had a blast learning along with you all. Thanks so much!

@LauRoot892 Год назад

Lol 0:15

@Mariosergio-fj2kq Год назад

Muito bom

@maribelkierstead4226 Год назад

I love the way she teach. Thank you

@AbdullahVEVO Год назад

best video of this subject I've watched on RU-vid so far!

@camilovergara6653 2 года назад

The best rock class I have ever seen. You are rock…stars

@larrytischler570 2 года назад

When I took an engineering course in materials for industry the prof was an X-ray diffraction expert. He put up a slide of rock salt and asked what the structure was and I told him it was halite, common salt. No one else knew what it was. I thought everyone that ever picked up a chemistry book knew that structure.

@kittengem4243 6 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed learning and watching your show 💎💎💎💎💎

@victorharness8293 2 года назад

Very well organized and presented.

@sharonchew2144 Год назад

Baking soda is sodium bi-carbonate, it is not calcium carbonate. Limestone, marble and chalk are indeed calcium carbonate. Enjoyed learning more about rocks, thank you!

@monicaroberts4904 Год назад

Love, love the explanations of what constitutes a rock. Thank you.

@essveekaye Год назад

Science mom n Math dad. I absolutely love it. ❤

@NewZealandWild Месяц назад

Such an awesome talk. I'm 65 and living on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Our beach has so many colours of quartz, jaspers, greenstone, and so many rocks I still haven't identified. I've made huge rock gardens at home with different coloured sections flowing into each other. I was also a cave guide at Waitomo many years ago. I explored fabulous caves around there with gypsum flowers growing out of the walls, and incredible selenite and aragonite crystsls, as well as the usual calcite. I'm so lucky to have seen all those amazing things. I've been a nature photographer a long time, so I've seen a bit 😷

@chronicwizardmargol7265 2 года назад

The poet said " Rocks are the bones of the earth and Crystals the flowers of the kingdom!"

@lprice2826 27 дней назад

You definitely have fun and are very very educated and I appreciate all the knowledge I just got

@santiago4744 Год назад

Hello mom you are a true gem!

@exploringwithashandjake2373 2 года назад

Hello new subscriber here I love that you talk about rocks I have been collecting rocks for over 33 years

@timothysantama4102 10 месяцев назад

I love your way to explain. Hoping to see more videos like this, and more free supplementary files to keep the learning to be easier. ❤

@tomwaldenofficial Год назад

Enjoyed watching and learned a lot. Thanks for making and posting this video. -Tom

@nengthao5618 Год назад

I just bought a metal detector and will be out scavenging for metal and looking for gems along the creeks and fields. Thanks for this information!

@shalabazertheboltstruck8645 3 месяца назад

This is awesome, literally

@seventeens6916 2 месяца назад

I love this video so much. Thank you!

@timkalkreuth5548 Год назад

Your so easy to follow while understanding. Nice!

@kenkerwin9725 Год назад

Rocks are neat ! I clean the rivers around here and I do have so many different types. Love you guys keep on Rocking . Thanks

@LauRoot892 Год назад

Kerwin

@davidcook8323 Месяц назад

My dad polished rocks. The tumbler works like sand paper. You change the mixture in the tumbler after so many days Goin to a finer grit each time. Eventually the final polish. I've never seen a river rock as polished as one from a tumbler.

@Thatluckypeanut123 9 месяцев назад

I’m a nine year old and this helped a lot tysm

@bobiijae790 2 года назад

So I have loved rocks crystals minerals and gemstones since I was 7 when a geologist or I guess you can call him a gemologist because he studied mainly crystals and semi-precious to precious gemstones but he also did bring us minerals I was seven and I was hooked I absolutely love them and as I got older I was able to you know afford to collect them now the reason why I love them isn't because they're worth money or because you know they're precious I love them because they're little pieces of our Earth's history and how it's grown informed over time and what I really love is how each individual Crystal Rock mineral gemstone they all form in different ways depending on pressure the minerals and other chemicals that are in the ground with them and how different locations have different kinds of minerals crystals rocks and gemstones

@catherinehowe3511 2 года назад

My finding gemstones in the wild was only the beginning. What a journey.

@bobiijae790 2 года назад

@@catherinehowe3511 my love or obsession some people call it, started when I was younger in school like I stated previously above this, and ever since then I've only had the opportunity to buy certain crystals and gemstones and minerals and others you know are right out in the backyard granite shale slate etc there are places in my state where you can prospect for your own stuff it's kind of like a tour they take you on it but my end goal is to buy my own claim in an area where it's you know fairly rich with the crystals and gemstones that I love the most obviously my state doesn't house every type of Crystal and gemstone known the man but you know the basic what people call basic crystals and gemstones like Court smoky quartz morganite black tourmaline watermelon or lipstick tourmaline I do believe we have amethyst rose quartz there's another one or two that I can't quite remember at the moment but I would love to be able to buy my own claim and just go to town prospecting on it that is my dream

@melissahemenway565 2 года назад

Me too!!!

@jonathanbreedlove4286 2 года назад

But, you don't love comas.

@robertfritchey3139 Год назад

I have done a lot of prospecting throughout the United States. Found a lot of unusual rocks. I love rocks K used to find a lot of agates.

@lonnienoland2921 2 года назад

You guys, are Monstrously Amazing keep it up !!!

@relaxawaybay7003 Год назад

I as well stumbled upon your channel. This is great information even for us older post students. Thank you!

@Sara-gl8ue Год назад

I absolutely love this. I love your energy and enthusiasm!

@zazaza5535 3 месяца назад

Looks like the study of rocks attracts a lot of old people. So be it. Being rock-literate opens up a whole new world. So exciting.

@johnramirez5032 Год назад

What a great presentation. Ive always loved rocks. Rocks lead to lead to geology and the history of this planet. Also if your looking for say gold you need to know rocks and the way they are formed . Excellent presentation. !

@mattiegraham6002 2 года назад

Thank you....actually enjoyed the entire 43 minutes

@altheagray1621 Год назад

I really loved this.

@The_chosen_sigma 5 месяцев назад

I just found this on google lens, while trying to figure out what rock something was and how to figure it out and found this video!

@chemovillalobos1089 2 года назад

SO SO INTERESTING AND AMAZING YOUR WORK...CONGRATULATIONS!!!

@alicealcantara5956 Год назад

Great information. I learned many things about rocks. Thans for this nice video

@jennifergorman7723 Год назад

This is wonderful! I just discovered your channel. I’m sharing this with my kids and my friends.. Thx for the great content!

@ScienceMom 2 года назад

The book or notes that we refer to in the video are a free download available at science.mom/earthscience. If you just want the rock identification flowchart and worksheets, you can get those on our Teachers Pay Teachers page: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Rock-Identification-Flowchart-7192916

@lindarandles2106 2 года назад

I wish I would have paid attention . My adhd would not alow it . I'm 58 and now fascinated.

@danajthaha6170 Год назад

Would you take a look at my specimens? I think I have space diamond inside of a specimen

@unitedleagueofgamers3633 Год назад

Thanks for the video guys. Super interesting…. Rocks are so cool!

@Farida-A.R. 2 года назад

Amazing information about rocks mineral and metals and best videography, thanks for sharing.

@rhondasampsel6300 2 месяца назад

This is just great for Grandmas😂❤

@ColdPotatos Год назад

Finding your channel is going to be super benificial thanks alot.

@esterrepolidon1637 Год назад

Hi there watching from Zamboanga Philippines 🇵🇭. Very informative.

@hermit.masteroflight5970 2 года назад

Excellent video. Thank you so much.

@sple3ns Год назад

Recently discovered soo many cute shiny blue and green rocks on my hike today. They are all weighing like normal small rocks. Some are shiny and some have visible layers in different colours. Some go from a blue, to green, to then dark colours like navy and black. They were from a path and they looked very nice so i just had to grab some for me and my little sister.

@BL-rb7jm 5 месяцев назад

my father was born in 1906 and i am not even 70 years and in the late 60s I remember we had in our house a woodstove with a door that had glass on it that dad said was made from mica. it was so nice. dont know what happened to that stove. wish dad never got rid of it. it was so unique.

@ShylieKay Год назад

Love this, guys thank you! Lol I realize it's geared towards newbies, it made me smile though, very Bill & Ted- Whoaahh!! 😄🥰🥰

@barbarajeanbraceletlady3090 Год назад

I love this video, thank you for the much needed information. I make bracelets, and I love Obsidian Beads. I also look up meanings of what each Crystal.

@rhondasampsel6300 Год назад

I am thankful from Ohio to find you.

@kaishatumangger6319 2 года назад

This is so entertaining and insightful! Big thanks for the video >

@cheyannesweet3005 7 месяцев назад

Well I'd be a lot smarter about rocks if you had been my high school science teacher! Great job!!

@martinphilip8998 Месяц назад

The beginning hellos remind me of Romper Room. The tumbling is a long process that involves many steps, changing the grit size as it approaches the glossy look of that tiger eye. I have a vibratory tumbler I use to polish over and other metals.

@Water_Rat Год назад

Very well presented and informative. Thanks so much!

@LauRoot892 Год назад

Yup

@hellomobile5584 Год назад

Thank you very much for your advice, good knowledge about rocks and minerals, Do not! forget to Continue this list, I will follow from 🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭

@priyankarraha2210 2 года назад

Really excellent job any beginner as well as for teaching purpose

@stevenrasmussen9738 Год назад

I am employed by a mining company in central new york,and I operate a wash plant in a gravel bed,I just learned so much from watching this video. Once job,and thank you.

@captainmoretokin2172 2 года назад

cute couple. (about me ) my grandpa built a tumbler and rock saw in the late 30s and i have several bags of rocks he polished from 1939. many many types that i still have to identify. along with slabs he cut and polished. he made me a rock hound as a boy. also we found many arrowheads in the wild together. he was my best friend. you could say our bond was rock solid. i love climbing 14neers in colo. i always grab a bunch of rocks at the bottom then drop them off at the top, people say im weird. i have bagged all 54 and on the second round now at 65 years old .

@melissahemenway565 2 года назад

Ya ppl think im crazy when I'm digging up rocks their all like whatcha looking for u find gold .. I hate it..I dont care I bring rocks home from everywhere I sometimes find rocks in the strangest places but I love all rocks and of course I freaking love arrowheads I would be stoked to find one.

@captainmoretokin2172 2 года назад

@@melissahemenway565 its getting harder to find them but there are still arrowheads just laying on the ground where villages used to be. ask a native american if they could show you. arrowheads are the heart of indian tribes

@jacquelineabad5411 9 месяцев назад

Watching from Philippines

@willd3rbeast 2 года назад

Step 1. Smell what it's cooking.

@Jamola_music 4 месяца назад

Beautiful people, I love your program.

@tiffanylotus 2 года назад

I love your information

@missvickiemusic1 Год назад

Fascinating!! Now I need a rock tumbler!;

@russellst.martin4255 2 года назад

Just a quick correction, that piece of Feldspar is called LabradORite, named for Labrador, Canada.

@marklawrence76 Год назад

New Subscriber. Keep the videos coming

@Josh1888USU 2 года назад

This is awesome! Just looking up how to identify rocks on RU-vid and I'm pleasantly surprised to see a guy I went to High School with. Well hello SB, glad to see you're doing well. So fitting that you're wearing a Math shirt, btw. - Josh M.

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