Geologist answers: What is Stone 

Yeah, that's what all the blobs of igneous rock make me think of too, there was some event hat tore them up or ejected them or something

​@@gneissname I interpret the granite and diorite as intrusive igneous that formed dikes in fractures in the limestone and deepslate, and then cooled slowly.

​@@gneissname like in among us

​@@4rumani brain rot 👍

Minecraft lore 😳

Ive seen a pink cow in real life once, while my parents were driving I got a good long look at it, when I was much younger. Whose to say mushrooms aren't real too?

it's certainly more interesting that just:"it's a stand-in block for different types of rocks". Also teaches you folks about geology :D

​@@minoxiothethirdYeah they're real but they don't call them mooshrooms they call them "Cows with a Fungal Infection"

The most interesting videos (akin to Game Theory as he alluded to at the very end) and the very real way scientists figure stuff out in the real world is going through declaring what are assumptions and comparing things to what we know so far. Ironically, being able to determine the accuracy of this stuff in a video game world or fantasy world helps people IRL understand the real world a lot better. There was some case where there was a problem that was only solved because some game developer put a puzzle in the game and it turned out the method to solving the puzzle coincidently lead to some breakthrough, but I don't remember exactly. But regardless, the most important thing he does before he begins his analysis is declares ALL assumptions up front. That's something many "Science videos" tend to fall apart before they start speaking. So if you ever hear things like "Gravity is 9.8 m/s" and don't hear the assumptions "at sea level, on earth, assuming uniform density and ignoring other elements in the calculation to determine that value conclusively" you're liable to make exponentially expanding error in your calculation and come to a conclusion that is WAY off...and then worse present that conclusion to people who will preach the conclusion as absolute fact. (e.g. people saying "we know the EXACT size of the universe based on the distance light travels and such" No...we don't, we have made several assumptions and the word "Observable" is missing in the declaration. We have managed to map what we believe to be the universe as we know it so far, but it's still based on assumptions. But when you declare the assumptions up front BEFORE starting the analysis, it shows that you considered every counterpoint that could be brought up and are coming to a very conclusive point based on irrefutable logic. EVEN if the conclusion is "there just isn't enough info because we don't know M or Q" which is a valid conclusion. and with all that said... who's to say "Mooshroom Stew" isn't literally just milk with edible fungal properties caused by the fungus growing in the cow's udder akin to tea? Sounds gross to think about, but... your guy picks a poison mushroom and a button mushroom and turns them into a meal. XD It's in the realm of possibility.

This is what school will be like once we all decide to live in the Minecraft world.

and the blast resistance thing does make sense from a metre-thick block of glass as well - I like this

And you could stretch it super far, even, and read a diamond pick as being used less as a pick and more as a cutting tool.

In that case, it should be possible to break it faster with a pickaxe, in a way that just destroys it. Maybe make it so that iron, stone, and gold picks can break it apart faster, but at the cost of totally destroying the block and leaving no collectable item.

​@@nmotschidontwannagivemyrea8932 or leaving behind shattered pieces that you have to melt down later like metal nuggets.

i always assumed it was game balance, but this makes sense too.

i love this

Good gods... and to think this apocalyptic lore is applicable to nearly every overworld in the Gigaverse... 😨

End Stone is Cobblestone but with an inverted texture, just a heads up and a starting point for theory

That makes sense Apocalyptic flood carbonatite deposits If I can remember correctly the gravitational force is about 30 m/s^2 That would explain how the deep slate formed An alternative theory for the deep slate forming so close to the surface is that the stone has weathered a lot, and eroded down to its current layer The alternative theory does provide a way for the mountains to form with similar composition to the rest of Minecraft, as the mountains have been left un eroded Magma starting to intrude into the cave systems is scary. As it shows how soon a new eruption could happen.

So the terrain implies a layer of caverns that was eroded to form the cliffs and valleys present in the minecraft world now, and the stagnant lid means that the entire world will be covered by lava in a resurfacing event. Is the nether just time travel?

What if there's just extremely serious uplift/erosion, bringing deep rocks to the surface and making the crust thin

A GAME THEORY! SEE YOU NEXT TIME

Another thing worth considering is that Netherrack was originally supposed to have a somewhat "meaty" sound when walked upon

@@FakeZircon Behold, canon fleshy interior.

​@@techstuff9198oh god please no I already have enough RT brainrot, I don't need to think of it anytime I go to the nether

@@heretichazel Too bad, your brain shall be dust in a matter of moments! (Villain Cackle)

same that’s why i have worked on a resource pack for a few weeks now that adds little fossils spread out randomly like plants in real shale

Well… it still could be. This is all retroactive. If we look at the first versions of the game rather than only tunnel vision on the latest version, the conclusion could be different

Mhm, This was my interpretation for a long time. As a huge rock nerd, I’m VERY glad I get to see a new rare rock in one of my favorite games.

I do like the idea he floated at the end that it's a carbonate shale. "This whole world is made of a rock that only exists in one place on Earth" doesn't sit well with me.

@@RalseiGaming there's sometimes big fossils underground but they're REALLY rare

The first time I learned that was when I played Dwarf Fortress. For a game about trying to keep a civilization of angry drunk idiots alive, the geology is surprisingly realistic.

Had a similar realization when i first learned about chemistry and that every atom is a isotope, and that they aren't just special radioactive versions of elements.

That makes a lot of sense especially with the knowledge that netherack was originally called blood stone

actually, soul sand and netherrack does look like dried blood now that i think about it

@@goofydoofs21 I came to that conclusion when I first stepped on it and there was fleshy sfx

@@mike-._also the fact there is so much fungus in the nether that exists on the netherrack

Also I appreciate how you present the information. It's all paced very nicely and easy to watch but still entertaining. I was so engrossed the whole video

so glad that someone shares this opinion

Thank you. Its fun to try and figure out ways to demonstrate concepts in the game.

Agreed!

Exactly its a sandbox

Its been really cool hearing everyone's ideas on what stone is. I have limestone everywhere here so that's my gray rock.

That seemingly brings us back to granite. (Disclaimer: I know nothing about geology and have spent more time writing this disclaimer than searching google for answers)

It was also called smooth stone back then, so I'd expect it to be a a stone that's smooth

I copied my reply from another comment: Notch was born in Stockholm. The bedrock under Stockholm is mainly granite and sedimentary gneiss. If we look at tje original stone texture we can see that it has higher contrast light and dark horisontal lines, just like sedimentary gneiss. Therefore I think that is the most likely option.

Yeah, I may still be on team limestone but I was surprised at how many things lined up for carbonatite. Really if it wasn't for the "coming from lava" I think it would work out to be a dirty limestone.

But Minecraft’s obsidian is very strong whereas irl obsidian is weak

tbf, idk if the comparison to slate works since Minecraft calls it deepslate, implying that there might also be a shallow (real) slate that just never generates

@@cement_eateryeah, like really, really heavily compressed slate

@@ralsei7820 though irl obsidian is sharp,and by sharp i mean - razor sharp

well it's extremely hard which makes it brittle(but also sharp) So maybe minecraft mining is possibly scaled to hardness over strength? Which actually would be in line with diamonds making good tools

the mobs that spawn in Australia are pretty deadly

@@caixiuying8901 Australia is like a Vechs map

Australia is akin to playing on hard difficulty in real life.

RIP James Lovelock

Assuming notch actually had one in mind instead of it being representative of all stone, it's not like other minerals were in the game at that point

Notch was born in Stockholm. The bedrock under Stockholm is mainly granite and sedimentary gneiss. If we look at tje original stone texture we can see that it has higher contrast light and dark horisontal lines, just like sedimentary gneiss. Therefore I think that is the most likely option.

Notch absolutely didn't think about it that hard. He was a game developer, not a geologist.

Notch was a huge fan of Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft is partially based on it. And DF is pretty heavy on the geology

It's an artifact of deepslate replacing bedrock in the 1.18 update. I can't remember the exact way it works in 1.18+ but it either dithers in much larger clumps or doesn't dither at all

@@19TonsOfGold It still dithers on newly created worlds, so i wouldnt say it is

Maybe it's metamorphic folding but the meter-scale low resolution obscures the detail.

Papyrus: 🤬

I do enjoy how well thought out everything is and how he goes in-depth on the information he's providing

same!

Yeah, but that makes no sense and education edition is just an afterthought of some intern anyway

That and terrafirmacraft are mods that i would like to look at sometime.

Good question.

i’d assume so, but it wouldn’t be the same type of rock since the formation is much different.

doesnt the netherite block sink?

Nor really a stone or gem but opal could be a cool block. for non precious i would add gneiss... :)

Hey Dingy, I'm not looking forward to figuring out what netherrack is.

@@gneissname lol xD to be fair, I'm also not looking forward to finding out where to find the nether in the real world :P Tbh tho - since it was originally called bloodstone, and since 1.16 it sounds almost sticky/squelchy so I've always thought of it as more of an organic soil than a rock, or at least some kind of oily midpoint between between "decaying remains" and "petroleum" if that makes sense lol xD Whatever it is, the presence of lava in a stable state suggests the first step in your approach might be to take a temperature/pressure reading of the nether, and the second step might be to consult Igneous Rex :P

A lot of information that we can learn, much better than schools 😅

I noticed too lol

But I already commented something else.

no its not, its fragile like glass

It’s a type of glass and it is also fragile

The piece I broke in the video took more hits than i thought it would. I have broken boulders the size of a basketball with a light hit before. There is a difference between "hardness" and "brittleness" too.

Hardness is resistance to local deformation like scratching. Glass is very hard. Are you using the term hardness in this video more colloquially or is there a different meaning in geology?

​@@Ailtir Obsidian is about 5.5 on the Mohs scale, which is about the same as glass. Kind of middle-of-the-road in terms of hardness. You can't scratch it with a fingernail, but it's softer than, say, quartz.

Ding dong your opinion is wrong

Thank you for putting a smile on my face and making me laugh❤

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@@Raymond_Girini Think.

I guess third is fine, though.

It increases engagement on the video and the comments end up getting buried anyway so why does it matter so much?

@@brevortofficial I think it's a matter of principle. There are fools out there that genuinely do it in an attempt at recognition. They are often completely unaware that with state the internet is at right now, that just doesn't happen anymore.