Would a slower rotating speed do the trick?

Thanks! Awesome name BTW!

I have acess to a chalcopyrite mine

@@mariodibenedetto4160 I’m happy to say I have the same, except I have to drive 7 hours to get there. However, no one else knows about it, so I guess….its MINE. 😁👍

Fascinating theory! We thought a similar thing but from the information we found, a fire would not be hot enough to melt Malachite. We haven't tested it, so all bets are off :) Cheers!

@@mindex_ Is there anywhere in the world where a lava flow could have engulfed a malachite deposit during a volcanic eruption? I understand that the ancient Egyptians discovered glass in the desert made from an asteroid impact. Maybe somewhere an asteroid impact hit a surface malachite deposit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_desert_glass

@@curtisnixon5313 It could be possible, but it would unlikely be associated with the start of the Copper Age. Given how copper smelting arises at different locations across the globe and time, civilizations would need to know they were facing an asteroid impact site and make the connection of astronomical heat melting the malachite. Besides, not a lot of impact craters are kept intact on the surface of our planet from the 'conveyor belt' effect of plate tectonics, and the recycling of the crust, which means this possibility is reduced greatly. I don't know if the sites where we found that Malachite was associated with impact sites (again, unlikely), but it would be interesting to look further into. For the question about volcanic activity, I personally don't know if it happened, but I would not be surprised if it did! Again, on the rare occasion it could, would that be associated with the start of the Copper Age? It's definitely intriguing! Cheers :)

Sorry, your Internet costs so much. Have a great day!

*Minerals...excuse me

Thank you! Cheers! :)

This child has a shiny future!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! The more Pyrites you find and pick up to keep for yourself, the more you protect the environment ahah :D

@@mindex_ everyone wins haha

Pyrite and Marcasite will be two separate videos indeed :D Pyrite won't be the next one to come but the one after that! It will be a gigantic effort to pull through but I'm excited to write the script.

I'm glad you liked it! Yes, choosing the good specimens for every video can sometimes be hard. Sometimes, I have double or triple the amount of footage to choose from :) Cheers!

Thanks for the kind comment! The goal is to be a space where someone can come without a lot of experience and have a fairly good idea of what they found on the field.

That stone must make insane patterns! Don't forget to drink water too ;)

It is in the plans for 2024! A lot of blue minerals are coming next (3-4). I think you will like what's to come :)

@@mindex_ Excellent! Coppers are the best.

Le pire sera surtout la poussière fine ou lors du processus de séparation par fonte. Le mineral en tant que tel ne devrait pas être nuisible si vous n'oubliez pas votre savon à mains!