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So, I just got my hands on the National Geographic Ultimate Rock, Mineral, and Fossil Activity Kit, and honestly, I’m a bit on the fence about it. It wasn’t exactly cheap, and I’m really hoping it lives up to the hype. Join me as I dig into this box and find out if it’s worth the investment!
In this video, I'll explore every item in the kit. We'll check out some shiny minerals and ancient fossils together. I'm curious to see if they’re as cool as they sound or if I might end up a bit disappointed.
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@kitarkaarastis6993 5 месяцев назад

The gold sparkly rocks are called goldstones, but they're not actually stone. It's actually glass in which copper has been allowed to crystalize in as it cools.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

That is so cool! Thank you!

@chypearce8457 4 месяца назад

Gems are not glass or every gem stone in the world is man-made/fake. They are compromised of a collection of pure minerals, either silica-based or alumino-silicates (they include beryllium e.i beryl's). Please do not tell people that a gem is glass if it isn't, that is illegal (misrepresentation of goods and products) Edit: carbon inclusions are expected in some varieties of gems)

@teodorkutzarov3866 4 месяца назад

It is called "Gold/Venerian hair quartz" ,)

@the_happy_one3738 4 месяца назад

Its also called pyrite or fools gold

@the_happy_one3738 4 месяца назад

If its a crystal

@lucy101 5 месяцев назад

The marbled white rocks are howlite. It's often dyed to resemble turquoise. And the obsidian with reddish-brown color is called mahogany obsidian.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

This is why I love RU-vid! Thank you so much for the info-now I know! 😊

@ooglemonster 5 месяцев назад

It’s really magnesite. Seriously like 99% of what is called howlite is actually magnesite. Howlite was mined out in the 90’s.

@Woodjunkie 5 месяцев назад

For a kid that is just getting into rocks and fossils, they would love this kit. People that do a lot of rock polishing would not be that impressed, but we tend to be neurotic and obsessive when it comes to the finish!😜

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Haha that’s a great point! Definitely good for kids!

@kayj7054 4 месяца назад

we actually got this for my 7 yr old for christmas this yr cause she specifically asked for shiny crystals and rocks. she spent hours looking thru it all instead of playing with the toys 🤣🤣

@ericlivingston8027 3 месяца назад

This is the kind of thing my mother would get for me as a kid but as an adult I would be disappointed. Many of these rocks are not worth a lot. I would rather have 1 opal, Larimar, rhodochrosite, turquoise, lab grown ruby or sapphire piece than this as a adult.

@d3k2p0 2 месяца назад

Me...a grown adult with 9-13yo kids...wants this kit, lol.

@evil1by1 Месяц назад

I wouldn't go that far. I bought this kit for my niece and she was super hyped until we saw the pebbles. All everyone could say was "oh". Way to expensive for specimens too small to display or do anything with. Ive had this experience with every last nat geo kit and I now no longer will buy or recommend them. Not a nice way to sell kids on sciences by screwing them with the names and logos of the biggest science institutions all over it.

@shelleygiesbrecht4759 5 месяцев назад

My daughter got me a 6 month subscription to Rox Box a few years ago, and I was impressed with what I received. Thanks for bringing us along in your many rock adventures!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Oh I have never heard of that! I might have to check it out!

@HudsonLauver-Swanson Месяц назад

Can you put the link

@shelleygiesbrecht4759 Месяц назад

@@HudsonLauver-Swanson I tried looking it up but it looks like it’s no longer available. It was called “rox-boxs” with #becauseGeologyrocks.

@butchgarner3911 5 месяцев назад

I dont know what animal that laid that gem on the ground but, by the looks of the edges that every animal in a ten mile radius heard it screaming when it did!! wow! awesome video thanks for sharing!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Hahaha your comment was the best 🤣

@purbanjalidas6449 5 месяцев назад

rofl😂

@itakephotos1141 3 дня назад

🤣😂😅🙂

@pannalover326 5 месяцев назад

I've looked at this kit online and debated. Thanks for showing it. No wonder there's a magnifying glass inside. Wow, so tiny, lol. Thanks to you and Michigan Rocks, I am in the middle of my very first tumbling batch! RU-vid is a very bad influence on me, lol. I love the idea of starting with an ugly, dull rock and not knowing what it will look like when it's done. It's all about the element of surprise. Thanks for contributing to my new obsession. Everywhere I go now, I'm looking down for cool rocks, lol.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Yes!!! I love it! I am constantly looking everywhere for rocks 🤣

@pannalover326 5 месяцев назад

@@AgateAriel I'm really glad I watched a bunch of your videos before I took the plunge. I learned so much! I quickly realized following the instructions that came with the tumbler was a bad idea. Your tips and info are going to make all the difference!

@tammiecampbell6164 5 месяцев назад

I bought a box for my grandkids back east, Thanks for letting me know whats in it! I usually buy the big box of geodes to break open. Rock on family!!!😂

@Lyonsbane75 Месяц назад

Lolol I can totally relate to your slightly OCD urges for order and categorisation. I do it with almost everything 😂

@Andromedacelestia21 4 месяца назад

The fossilized poop was actually really cool. Kinda random it was included lol

@Pyrolonn 21 день назад

I don't think it was randomly included. It is in their pamphlet. I remember our local flea market had a thriving rock shop and had a whole section for coprolites, which they had actually identified and some were from dinosaurs.

@Tugela60 17 дней назад

It is not fossilized......

@Andromedacelestia21 16 дней назад

@Tugela60 pretty sure it is , otherwise it wouldn't have been included lol.

@Tugela60 16 дней назад

@@Andromedacelestia21 Don't be so sure!

@millardwilliams9182 5 месяцев назад

Just wanted to say thank you for making a video where you used aquarium pebble rock for tumbling media.... It's helped me polish rocks without losing the texture of said rocks... I have polished some of the coolest looking rocks without losing texture, and they are awesome!! Oh, and this new tumbler you bought, keep it on speed 1... Lol!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Yes definitely! It’s such a great trick-plus you end up with tiny tumbles! 🎉

@Chirkrasia 5 месяцев назад

The sodalite with gold may be lapis lazuli - looks similar, but grows with pyrite

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Yes you are totally right! Thank you!!

@josephinejohn1896 4 дня назад

right and not many people now thas Lapislazuli is just a stone with more minerals togtherl

@Nettles02 5 месяцев назад

Sorry if already mentioned in the comments - the quartz with the metalic thread bits is rutilated quartz. Agree with others - Lapis, goldstone, howlite, mahohany obsidian. This would be a great pack for beginners just starting their collection. Thanks for the vid 🙂

@shelbysawyer6352 2 месяца назад

That malachite looks fake. If the dark banding is black it’s fake. It’s always stripes of varying shades of green but never actual black.

@patriciamckean4186 5 месяцев назад

A great kit for kids starting on rockhounding!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

I agree! Might not be the best quality but a lot of variety is included!

@jeffery9543 4 месяца назад

the first green stripy stone from the tiny stone bag is actually zoisite. I have a similar piece but the size of the larger polished pieces. Its often found with ruby bits throughout, and is the same stone as tanzanite. that other green striped one is also that

@dryerflyer 5 месяцев назад

You mentioned doing other boxes. Do you have one you would recommend? My son is constantly asking to go looking for rocks (we go down to the river quite a bit). We were just digging in the backyard today and every rock we found he had to stop and go put it in his rock pile.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Haha that is awesome! I do like the dig kit that I did from nat geo a while back as you have to really work for the rocks, but they are much of the same low quality. I haven’t found a really good kit that blew me away yet

@chloemarie7069 4 месяца назад

Back in my day you sat hunched over the table for three hours chiseling all of those out of a block

@mingbotlarue5694 5 месяцев назад

As someone who finds sorted piles and groups SUPER satisfying to look at, I really appreciate your sorting pain! 😅 ETA: OOOOoooh ghe sand tiger tooth would make a super neat ring with the right wax carving!

@chinablue1699 14 дней назад

The noise the little rocks made being poured out and messed with on the table was nice.

@ElectricRose9001 4 месяца назад

When it has those "hairs" going through the rock it's called tourmulated, because those threads are made of tiny spires of Tourmaline. That's what I think the clear ones with the black in them might be too, but with Black Tourmaline.

@SuperRodriguez2005 4 месяца назад

And the "gold" spikes are Rutile!

@ElectricRose9001 4 месяца назад

@@SuperRodriguez2005 Neat, I didn't know that! I thought it was just more Tourmaline.

@saaaaaaaap 5 месяцев назад

the green one at 2:13 is a fake malachite

@Moni_Thurner.07 Месяц назад

Yes is fake

@auroraasleep 5 месяцев назад

I liked the Nat Geo kit for my son when he was in 1st & 2nd grade. It was great to learn about the various stones. I don't recall there being such tiny gravel in it then. He's lost most of them over the years, but some are still in a little shadow box.

@ResonanceZ 5 месяцев назад

I LOVE the small containers and it looks awesome with the seperated rocks too! I think it paid off in the end even if you admittedly won't do that again 🤣

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

I think so too! Definitely too fooorrrevveeer though 🤣

@katieadams7708 2 месяца назад

This kit is intended for kiddos, so it’s hard to be mad at it. My grandson would love this, he’s three. It gives kids an intro into rock and mineral collecting, but does it in a way that is cost friendly, because let’s face it, kids are kids, they lose and break things. I can see why adults in the field have issues with it, but if it keeps kiddos interested in the field, they will grow up to be the next generation of rock hounds.

@bananamonkey3496 2 месяца назад

agreed

@michaelc6817 Месяц назад

Be careful if he's three, as you say, "kids are kids" and put things in their mouth. This kit has too many small pieces that are a choking hazard for young children.

@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears 4 месяца назад

I got this box a couple years ago and it was much better. Many more shark teeth and actual crystals and more polished and better quality items. Although mine had a resin shark tooth in it so check yours. I also recommend you check everything with UV light. Some of it is probably reactive and some of the fossils might even be phosphorescent. Also the green rocks you thought were fluorite are probably just a green calcite.

@Pamelaandjoulepii 14 дней назад

Sorry for Gunner being taken before his time may he rest in peace. God bless your family 😢🙏🏽

@TheRogueRockhound 5 месяцев назад

The red and black obsidian is mahogany obsidian ^^

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Ahh!! Thank you!!

@ancalyme Месяц назад

Imho the more roughly tumbled ones look nicer, though the rough untumbled rocks looks best - more natural The only exception for me is tumbled common rocks, those look pretty cool

@HelloMammaMya 5 месяцев назад

The "marble" rocks is howlite. One of my favorite stones. I don't think those blue ones are sodalite. They look like low grade lapis lazuli to me. 🙃 This was a fun video. Thanks for sharing!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Yes I believe you are right! Thank you for watching!

@MontanaKat1912 5 месяцев назад

I saw that at Barnes and Noble, and I was thinking and thought I'll wait. I'm glad you're doing the video. I've tried their rock tumbler a few years ago and it leaked. :(

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Oh no!! I have one of there tumblers. It’s okay. It does tumble a little fast for my liking though

@MontanaKat1912 5 месяцев назад

@@AgateAriel I really do like the ones from Harbor Freight. I have a few of them. What type of media would work to really polish rocks?

@FASKY2788 5 месяцев назад

I'm with Roger - I think Lapis Lazuli - gold specs are pyrite. You do have a swell channel. Love it! THANX! So - now we see how they get that huge 300 count!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! And agreed-definitely how they get such a high number!

@rachaelk7866 4 месяца назад

Lapis lazuli is one of my fav rocks / gemstone .. Soo pretty the colour I'm planning on getting a necklace in one one day ..

@getlosttoday4045 5 месяцев назад

Oh, how exciting that you got fish tank rocks! 😂. They would make good starter rocks for a small shadow box.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Haha looking on the bright side! 🤣

@JasonLihani 3 месяца назад

"Not sure what this is but I like it :)" Nat Geo was hoping you'd say that about the whole thing.

@StefaniaMosulet 5 месяцев назад

Amazing video, I love everything that you upload ❤, your personality and vibe is such positive and friendly, I love your channel. ❤

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!!

@M4A2Master 5 месяцев назад

My wife wanted me to say that you got some nice rocks in that one and I agree. Do you have a P.O. Box? we both have some rocks we would like to send you to add to your collection.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Yes! I was actually pretty impressed with the selection! I don’t currently have a PO Box but it is something I may open in the future!

@M4A2Master 5 месяцев назад

@@AgateAriel our last trip to Diamond park in Arkansas she found some beautiful gems that I have been polishing and cutting on to make prettier. So far so good lol. Do you have a email address? She says she will send you some pics of her cool stuff, she’s like a kid in a candy store with rocks lol

@EvelynnEndgame 2 месяца назад

Oh my gosh that is such a good idea to put the tiny stones in the little glass jars! Maybe you could tie a string around the jar and turn it into a necklace!

@feliciaalmen8665 Месяц назад

That timelapse was so worth it!! So satisfying!

@m00nwaterandrain Месяц назад

9:20 The sodalite with the gold is actually probably lapis! They have similar colour palettes, but in my experience, only lapis has the gold specks. I think it's pyrite in there, but I'm not 100% certain

@rogerballoujr.6244 5 месяцев назад

Pretty sure the gold flecked "Sodalite" is actually Lapis Lazuli. Also not positive but the "mossy quartz" may be Mossy Agates...

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Oh my gosh I think you’re right!! Thank you!

@OneRockAtATime 3 месяца назад

You did an awesome job showing and explaining this box!🥳👀💯⚒️💰🔥 I'm not sure if you've tried it, but the NATGEO Mega Crystal Growing Kit does an amazing job of creating large, multi-colored crystals!😎💎🔮 It's easily worth the price.💶 New to the channel, really dig it!🫡⚒️✌️🪨💥

@Elle_Riley 5 месяцев назад

when you started to sort the teeny rocks i was like 🤩a DREAM!😍 buut that's my autism talking and i had to accept i could see how you wouldn't enjoy it so much 🤣

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Haha it started out fun but took wayyyy to long 😂

@nicklea1988 Месяц назад

You're like the real life Sue Heck from the middle. And I love it.

@denisemadigan1038 5 месяцев назад

I may get one of those kits for myself. It looks like fun.😊❤

@Scriptadiaboly Месяц назад

So cool, that YT recommended me your chanel. Love having some nice amethyst 💟

@sandmaker 5 месяцев назад

Find someone that has an aquarium. The little rocks would look good in there. A fun package... and some one sorted them😊. Keep having fun. See y'a next time.😷⚒

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! They would be great for an aquarium!

@sandmaker 5 месяцев назад

@@AgateAriel 🐳

@kikimbrown 2 месяца назад

This is a great kit for someone who is really interested to learn about rocks

@Mad4saxBrewery 5 месяцев назад

What size (or link) are the little jars. I must have them for my coolist little rocks. Also the white rocks I believe are howlite not marble.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Ohhh thank you!! I couldn’t figure out what the white ones were! I’ll link the jars on my Amazon right now!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Just put it in “other rock items” 😊

@sabrinasupreme7726 4 месяца назад

Girlypop it’s an educational kit so that’s what all the confetti is for lol it’s meant to be sorted so kiddos of all ages can learn to identify! 😊

@SuperRodriguez2005 4 месяца назад

I don't know if any already told you, bit you have mutilated quartz. Which is rutile, gold color "spikes" inclusions in quartz. Which I find really pretty Trivia: some hematite is man-made

@EricTheCat 5 месяцев назад

The little bottles are cool. I have some much smaller bottles just like those that I fill with tiny garnets that I extract from mica schist I collected in South Dakota. I wonder if that one rock that shows a glimmer of color at certain angles could be labradorite.

@CacklingChick 5 месяцев назад

I love how you sorted the little rocks in the jars. I agree it was a test on one's patience. 😂👍🏻🪨⛏️

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Haha half way through I was thinking, “what have I gotten myself into?” 🤣

@CacklingChick 5 месяцев назад

😂@@AgateAriel

@Missty_the.aliencat 2 месяца назад

I've got a black rock that has bubbles and holes in it and looks really crumbly, also its very matt. In your opinion, what stone could that be? Also your videos are so cool

@ArnoldRockefeller 5 месяцев назад

As a mineral collector, this kit only has a handful of "specimens." For something to be considered a specimen it must be in its natural, unaltered state. All those tumbled rocks are a rip off lol

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

That’s a good point! And yes I totally agree about the bigger tumbles!

@Tugela60 17 дней назад

The kit is for kids.

@J.A.LewisWriter Месяц назад

Shark teeth are more fun when you find them yourself, and I'm a little skeptical of the ones in that kit because fossilized shark teeth are completely black.

@SnowTiger45 4 месяца назад

I don't think many if any of the stones you identified as Sodalite are actually Sodalite but I don't have an alternate suggestion to offer. Some of it may well be Sodalite but I'd argue there were other blue rocks that most certainly are not. I live within an hour of the Princess Sodalite Mine (Bancroft, ON). Plus among your "favourites", there is very sparkly, golden stone (looks like metal filings in it). Again, I can't think of the name of that material but it is actually NOT a natural stone. Pretty decent selection of minerals that come in that kit. It's pretty impressive. Excellent Starter Kit for up-and-coming Rock Hounds and future Geologists. :)

@matthewmesa8205 2 месяца назад

If you know a good jeweler, some of those minerals would made beautiful pendants and the two shark teeth they too would make beautiful pendants or refrigerator magnets.

@totalstrangers3183 2 месяца назад

Some of those “marble rocks” looked like howlite 😁

@sharonrowland1196 5 месяцев назад

That's a Malachite gorgeous Stone 👍😃 Ariel are you going to put those Rock in a safe place?

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

That's the plan! Haha

@lXx_xXl 4 месяца назад

You really scared me when you dropped that tooth I thought it was gonna break. 😂

@9sheri9 2 месяца назад

8:02 😂 This is kinda adorable ✌️also, always wondered about this nat geo kit, thx for the upload!

@BenGrigsby 5 месяцев назад

You're work is still cool

@radioactivebirbchild 5 месяцев назад

4:14 those flashy lines can be a variety of minerals, but one of the most common is rutile

@Gillies-Girl25 2 месяца назад

9:20 The blue rock with gold sparkles is most likely not Sodalite. Instead, it's probably a small piece of Lapis. I could be wrong, but Sodalite usually don't have those sparkles.

@RyanWeishalla 5 месяцев назад

I got the agate kit and the 4 geode kit for fun when I saw them Hobby Lobby. Wasn't impressed with the agate kit, but the 4 geode kit wasn't too bad overall.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Oh awesome! I plan to cut mine open soon!

@RyanWeishalla 5 месяцев назад

@@AgateAriel Have a light touch with the saw when doing them. Hope you get a couple of nice ones.

@eroslovescoffee 5 месяцев назад

i got this set around 2020 (quarantine activities) and the tumbles were small but definitely not that small back then...

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

I also just noticed that I bought this set in February and now the exact one I bought says 200+ instead of 300+

@XCrystalXMoonX Месяц назад

8:05 lol omg you're the funniest!

@kristibrown48 5 месяцев назад

The gray and white is howlite . And those are probably cast off because you were really not supposed to continue tumbling gemstones with inclusions because they can damage your other stones.. that sodalite with gold sparkly is lapis lazuli …. That really cool Jasper at the end is I’m thinking mookaite which is Jasper but…

@icedwidow Месяц назад

Do you know where these are sourced from? Is this sustainable?

@vanillathebard 4 месяца назад

The dice collector in me just wants to buy this box to hear all the clack clacks.

@bouncerslabrealnature9143 13 дней назад

Yay🎉! I'll stick to what nature provides instead of purchasing "ROCKS" 😂

@TymexComputing 3 месяца назад

Hi Thank you - what is it 3:50 ? One tiny pear lauba?

@neilwilson5871 5 месяцев назад

Blackrock and Supershiny are my two favourite rocks😁

@00Mandy00 2 месяца назад

I got one in the ‘90s that was wrong. They got a lot of criticism and promised to do better. Maybe it was at The Discovery Channel store.

@vtx2023 5 месяцев назад

good that you bought it 😅 probably the printed paperwork was more worth than the stones 😁🤣 have a nice weekend!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Hahaha I was slightly disappointed with the quality, but at least there was a good variety!

@soulwindgaming3599 4 месяца назад

Sana meron ulit mga ganitong content😊💖😊

@Chancethecatthatcan 4 месяца назад

It’s intended for children to learn not a grown adult. Children will love this

@marce287xp 5 месяцев назад

The “marbly rocks” are howlites

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! Now I know 😊

@matthewmesa8205 2 месяца назад

I forgot to mention one more thing. The tooth of the sand tiger shark can only be good for a pendant. The tooth of Otitis Obliques if it is big enough would make a good refrigerator magnet.

@McDanieI 5 месяцев назад

I like the red and green Freddy Kruger sweater colored rocks the best.

@Fyme2moon Месяц назад

Hahaha you got jelly bellies 😂

@hunter4779 5 месяцев назад

Your eyes are insane in this video. how do they have orange, yellow, green, and blue in them all at once? Also I'm obsessed with how you say bag.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Haha they do seem to change color a lot! I think it’s because I have centralized heterochromia so when you look close the outside is blue, and the inside is yellow!

@hunter4779 5 месяцев назад

@@AgateAriel I hope you understand I meant "insane" in a good way. lol not that they are bad insane. You like Gems so I think you got what I was saying. so freaking cool.

@JT_geo 5 месяцев назад

The ruddy purple mineral in the black rock almost looks like garnet.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Oh you might be right!

@SuperRodriguez2005 4 месяца назад

Ooh you have some snowflake obsidian!

@wickramagamage Месяц назад

Can you tell me if we can buy it in Cool Planet .

@stevenavarra4715 5 месяцев назад

Yeah, if you want 300 REAL specimens, you’re better off just going to a gem show.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

You got that right!

@shawnstatzer95 4 месяца назад

There are enough online auctions to get nice affordable ones. That is how I get my Australian black opals, Colombian emeralds, etcetera.

@juulia-gabriellemoreau6886 3 месяца назад

Hello :) The one (black/purple) that you show at 8.36, my guess it's maybe garnet in arfvedsonite :) Read about it, maybe it will help you identify it!

@jaratt85 2 месяца назад

If no one ever said it, obsidian comes in a variaty of colors, black and brown being the most common but there's also snowflake obsidian, fire orange obsidian, and my favorite green obsidian which literally looks like intense green glass. An easy way to tell flourite and flourine is to hit them with UV light, they should flouresce really brightly. I think that one piece of "pyrite" is actually galena aka lead ore.. the weight would tell you. Pyrites tend to have more cubic shapes where galena just has a bunch of little flashes to the surface... it also tends to be more yellow. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otodus

@WitheredAnemone 3 месяца назад

Today, I've finally reached the rock niche on YT.

@kennethadkins7915 5 месяцев назад

Can you tell me where you acquired the small bottles? Thank you.

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

I have it linked on my Amazon store front! Under “other rock items” 😊

@kennethadkins7915 5 месяцев назад

@@AgateAriel Thank you. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks again.

@miku_NO.1_fan Месяц назад

8:58 the sparkly rock is called goldstone there is a blue version too

@citrusbutter7718 3 месяца назад

Forget the rocks for a second, lets talk about your ocean eyes 👀

@nativewildman9335 5 месяцев назад

The teeth are awesome! Great video!

@AgateAriel 5 месяцев назад

Yes! I really liked the big one!!

@PeleInigoEscueta 2 месяца назад

the obsidian with the brown spots are i think... mahogany obsidian?

@shirohanakurohana 4 месяца назад

A question, but could one do a DNA test on the poop fossil? Or is like with shells and all, that minerals replace what once was bones and body? I just wish we could find out what creature layed that poop.

@XDHELLO64 4 месяца назад

Someone might have said this already but the “brown” obsidian is mahogany obsidian! 😊

@michaelkinney6082 5 месяцев назад

I was just wondering if during the eclipse if you were visiting in Loraine Ohio to see it? My daughter and grandson were there to see it in person, and as we were touring the town I thought I saw atleast someone who looked like you. I told my daughter but I said let's just let them enjoy themselves I am sure she gets bothered enough lol.. If you were there I was wondering if it was as amazing for you as it was for us, because honestly I didn't expect much but wow was I wrong. We thought it was spectacular. Love your videos plzzzz keep it up 😁

@luvaa1441 3 месяца назад

Oh my god little autistic rock loving me would’ve loved this when I was a child I would’ve spent so so so much time organizing the Little Rocks I love that 😮

@xlerb2286 2 месяца назад

Well, I'm a little disappointed. It depends on the price of course but I expect National Geographic to have a pretty good standard of quality. If the price was reasonable it maybe wouldn't be a bad first experience for a kid that might have some interest in this area. But I'd rather have a smaller number of nicer items than some big bags of rock chips.

@jessieb7290 3 месяца назад

I was curious to see what was actually in this. I got it for my brother for his 30th birthday as he wanted to be a geologist as a kid, so I thought he’d love this but just got a “meh” response.

@kirbycraft1302 5 месяцев назад

Yea I saw that at the store I work at the other day, and I was wondering if it was worth it......., yeaaaaa; thank you. Yeah, those ARE TIIIIIINEEEEE!