Discovering - Keweenaw Geology

[@calvinstaricha3527]

I'm living in south Dakota but am a born and breed yooper. thank you for this video it helps with the homesickness of being so far Way from gichi-gami.

[@alexrXX]

Not sure if you refered to Stromatalites a slime? Correct description of a stromatalite is - a calcareous mound built up of layers of lime-secreting cyanobacteria and trapped sediment, found in Precambrian rocks as the earliest known fossils, and still being formed in lagoons in Australasia. I live in Australia and we have some growing 20km down the road. I would describe them as a living rock rather than a slime.

[@k33k32]

Yes, I agree. Stromatolites are not algae...two different organisms. So cool you live near Shark Bay, one of the coolest places on the planet.

[@guynorth3277]

This just happens to be one of my very favorite subjects, got to spend a summer on Isle Royale, and I am right now making plans for a Spring visit to the Presque Isle River, just something magical about being up there with all those billion + year old rocks.

[@brianhalliday2384]

Just found this video, understand it was done in 2014, but you have made a video that I will watch many times with my grandsons. Geology is the most interesting science to this part-time Yooper. Thanks for the knowledge.

[@johnn3542]

Great info. Been in lower michigan my whole life never heard the geology explained like this. It's crazy how much the terrain changes going into the UP, and even wilder into the Keewanaw peninsula.

[@johnn3542]

Flood story lines up with ice age mega lake like in one of the "ice age" cartoon movie

[@michigannative2951]

I just started watching! and have enjoyed them very much this video has been out here for a little while however it's new to me so keep up the great work.

[@crynolyn]

This is fascinating, thank you

[@michaelwoodward5787]

I found 2 of those drill sample sites by the Porcupine mountain lake shore. Now I finally know what those were! Been driving me crazy!

[@deiselgas]

Careful about use of terms (carbon dating used to date stromatolites).

[@forrestgreene1139]

I heard that and immediately checked the comments...

[@celowski6296]

I've watched this so many times. My wife and I are finally making our way up there this month...SO MUCH to explore here in our state! Well made vid sir. We're going to the copper mine museums. Any other points of interest?

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[@williammc866]

Excellent video. Very interesting

[@priscillaross-fox9407]

Generally speaking, the smaller the holes the quicker lava cooled and nearer the top of a flow. The large holes cooled slower and were deeper in a flow.

[@theyuha]

I have a rock just like the one with holes in it from the Minnesota shore, some have Thompsonite and other minerals in them. Yea the bubbles do have a direction, never thought of them in motion but they would be. These rocks are from before the 5 ages of life where it tried to start on earth, oldest rocks on earth plus some other rocks thrown in randomly by the glaciers.

[@eighthgate1420]

If you think of it it is very amazing how it took billions of years for you and I to communicate like we are right now! We are the extreme example of evolution.

[@astrialindah2773]

Beautiful ballad!

[@TMM716]

Wondering what made 906 Outdoors turn off comments 🤔 did KZbin do it or was it by choice?

[@johnharris7353]

Fascinating area for sure!

[@janisripple754]

Watching for the first time -We have camped up in the Keewana Beautiful

[@ivanivonovich9863]

Stromatolites are not able to be carbon dated... No carbon life left. It was replaced by minerals! Most stromatolites are in the hundreds of millions of years old.

[@orange70383]

I very much enjoyed this, the way you explained it's formation was wonderful. Don't let the doubters get to you, they just need some wisdom.

[@tomcatt998]

Now that's interesting,, i had never given it any thought

[@MrBoss-mq1pn]

Very educational and entertaining!

[@jimdavidsmith4374]

Carbon dating is not used for something that old.

[@lizzymoore54]

So informative! 👏👏👏

[@rickfidler7884]

Oops more than 10,000 yrs ago.. millions..

[@okboomer6201]

Could have done without that song in the beginning.

[@daleolson3506]

They have a new one now that is much longer and worse. Much worse. 😳

[@johncronin5311]

You got that right

[@jamesroush6850]

Does anyone know the name of the carnivorous plant in this video? I've done some pretty light research on carnivorous plants in Michigan and I'd love to know what those little guys were?

[@xxdickbagelsxx7775]

Pinguicula, or butterworts.

[@guynorth3277]

@@xxdickbagelsxx7775; Yes, I too thought of butterworts. I stumbled into a cool bog near me years ago and it is filled with all types of carnivorous plants, many pitcher plants as well, it is such a delight to visit.

[@horatioyachapovich6919]

Genesis? How far back was genesis? Interesting geology if you get your chronology correct.

[@jenniferbrown9822]

I have been visiting Copper Harbor and the UP for several years. Can you tell me where you filmed this? I do not remember seeing a section of coastline with red rock. Now I need to. Thanks much.

[@mattmatt6572]

Seems like this is near agate harbor or agate Bay not sure on the name I've lived here 4 years and have seen this

[@jenniferbrown9822]

Matt, Thanks much doll.

[@chickey333]

Did the dune at Grand Marais once all the way down to the bottom and back up... damn near killed me.

[@thirstfast1025]

You lost me with the reference to genesis. + they're *stRomatolites* . Those were beautiful stromatolites though!

[@christinearmington]

Thirst Fast Imagine. Lowly water plants changed the atmospheric chemistry.

[@davidkarn9278]

Evf tr t⁶Rey⁵ and ⁵ in 6⅚3×

[@thirstfast1025]

@@davidkarn9278 You know, that's exactly what I was thinking 2 years ago when I made that comment, I just couldn't put my finger on exactly how to articulate it.....

[@thirstfast1025]

@@christinearmington *bacteria, not plants.

[@spockspock]

@@thirstfast1025 I am distant kin to those early mites. звездная пыль

[@sagrieff]

found ya a believer did ya.

[@kyleUT]

Excluding the biblical references, his knowledge of geology is mediocre at best.

[@guynorth3277]

Basic information but very well presented and the recording of the rocks he was talking about was outstanding. I'm planning a trip that way, and once again I'm very excited.

[@riverraisin1]

What does an 70's - 80's rock band have to do with Keweenaw rocks?

[@stephenbrown7924]

Carbon dating can't go back that far. They must have used other means.

[@Stereostupid]

A nice folk song like a Gordon Lightfoot type piece!i love these geology subjects its truly awesome stuff

[@doloresparr4763]

This s so informative Wow God is great! I will be going up there this summer.:)

[@earnieeveridge]

With Genesis? Huh?

[@mattmatt6572]

I appreciate geology from a creationism point of view.

[@matthewanderson2021]

​@@mattmatt6572 quite the oxymoron... Since creationists believe the earth is only 6000 years old when science can prove it's millions of years old

[@mattmatt6572]

#1 no we don't we beleive earth to be 8 to 12 thousand years old with possibilities of another 8000 years. #2 what is your proof for a million year old earth?

[@earnieeveridge]

@@mattmatt6572 Are you serious?

[@thomasbritton3376]

You all talk funny lol .. as a fustrated geologist( math killed me) I was overwhelmed to learn a new point

[@astroanthropoid9994]

Let me get this straight. The Earth formed with an ocean and THEN the sun formed?

[@louisjeffery5240]

Yes, Genesis says so.

[@VersaiOnline]

😂

[@andecap1325]

Genesis?...

[@priscillaross-fox9407]

Loved your video.

[@JasonRJones]

Great production! One of my absolute favorite places to be!

[@runingblackbear]

There's moose there too I have seen them tiger muskie too

[@accessiblenow]

Closed captioning please please

[@guardianmiketv1586]

good work ty

[@danielledickson2389]

Please tell me where I can find chlorastalite in keweenaw penisula....and how....thx

[@priscillaross-fox9407]

Chlorastrolite may be found in basalt rock in the old mine dumps. Getting it out of basalt is not easy. Some like to call it 'turtle back' because of the unusual markings of this stone. I know Keweenaw Gem and Gift in Houghton used to sell pendants that had a small piece. I haven't been up there for a few years but you can do a 'google' search.

[@gardnercalibuso]

Excellent!

[@ZAKOutdoors]

This is very interesting!

[@voretex4202]

Well done sir

[@alanjohnson2613]

Gees charlie you have gotten old, but so have I

[@danr1920]

So how old are these rock that the University dated?

[@guynorth3277]

Most rock West of Marquette, and SW are a billion to two billion years old. I get a spiritual rush just being in the area.

[@daleolson3506]

@@guynorth3277 that is quite a spread. Couldn’t narrow it down a few hundred million?

[@guynorth3277]

@@daleolson3506; Didn't think there were enough folks would even care about such information, the western UP really is a unique place.

[@paullasmith4975]

Forgot to mention the people that go missing in the surrounding woods around Superior. Armed, experienced hunters, vanish never found. Missing 411. Otherwise, just came in from working with my John Deere, grabbed a coffee after eatin, got my feet up, and I thought you did a fine job.

[@jimksa67]

Very informative! I like your tremendous reference to the Book of Genesis for understanding these ancient rocks.! Cheers

[@timaddison307]

you know I'm not trying to just go all religion here but when he's quoting Genesis it's Genesis is the funniest comedy in the bible. when it says that God created light and he created darkness and he had the darkness divide the light making it night dividing the days and he saw that it was good and then he made the Sun. I'll let you just think about that for a minute see if that washes with you

[@johncronin5311]

The fool has said in his heart thier is no God

[@timaddison307]

@@johncronin5311 no a fool is someone that believes that there's some God walking him or her through this life not letting them deal with more than they can handle. footprints in the sand. it's all feel good stuff but if you read the Bible you shoud not call anyone a fool because you have no place to judge anyone. and you just documented you straight calling me a fool as if that's not judging somebody. but it is and you want it as many people as you could to know that you are judging me. see Christianity is a convenient way to discriminate against people. remember you can only you think anyone is a fool if they're a non-christian. and you don't see the problem?

[@timaddison307]

@@johncronin5311 yeah buddy that's called your subconscious what do you think the chances are that primitive man who didn't know what a tornado was and their quest for immortality might have got some things wrong? every country has their own God but no one can meet God until after you're dead and come back to life and religion hasn't proved itself to be a giant fail throughout the world. remember a Christian is the most judgmental person in the world. it's even though the Bible will tell you not to judge people look at this man if you're a non-Christian you are not only judged but you are looked at like a peasant compared to him. no I think I left a better thumbprint. crab fishermen I've saved a lot of lives. help a lot of people. you call people fools and you judge people. remember one thing a ham that praise is useless. a hand that helps is divine

[@bradleybrown5614]

The Sun is not light, it only produces light. If you research the Big Bang, you will find that light was certainly made before the sun or any star...at least according to the most widely accepted theory, in fact, I have never heard of a Big Bang theory where the sun was made before light. I am not going to pretend I know the Bible and can defend it in whole...but I know some physics. In fact, thinking about it logically, wouldn't the writers of the Bible see this contradiction easily and simply write it differently. They could not have known modern particle physics. You make a strong argument for this part of the Bible. Further, it was Georges Lemaître, a Belgian cosmologist and Catholic priest that came up with the idea of a Big Bang.

[@bradweir6993]

Lost me . Wow ..... quoting genesis.

[@ajmiller7102]

Overall, enjoyed the video.

[@adolforosado]

Well meaning folks have failed throughout history to attempt to reconcile earth sciences and religious myths of one denomination or another. That is why education is best when it's secular and religions are left to the privacy of people's lives as they well desire and deserve. Pushing your personal myths while you're putting forth legit and beautiful geology work by others, just made me turn away.

[@christinearmington]

Adolfo Rosado Yep.

[@h.a.s.7336]

Much of science is debatable among the scientific community, just as much as faith and doctrines are in religious communities. Why not include all ideas and observations about the world around us? Is art less legitimate than science because it is based on a different kind of human experience? Many scientists all throughout history have been inspired by their faith and have made this known. I don't think they need to keep that hidden. You have the freedom of your own thoughts and beliefs even if someone shares theirs.

[@shirleybalinski4535]

If you're referring to his reference of Genisis, get a life. The man certainly did not use that as a definitive frame of reference but, as a more colloquial means of illustration...from mole to mountain. If you as judgemental as you sound or have such thin skin...how do you get on in a day to day life?

[@fivebluelakes8948]

You do know that evolution is a theory right? It is not fact

[@adolforosado]

@@fivebluelakes8948 Honestly, my problem is not with God or with religion. Not even with evolution. I actually know that there's a Divine Intelligence running everything. My problem is with the truncated, very short timeline they assign to human culture. Or the fact that they dismiss #Vedas as mythology while pushing myths like the Aryan Invasion Myth, for example. Vedic astronomy can be replicated in astronomy software and star configurations left to to document events can be traced back in time. For example, Mahabarata War, is certain to have started the year 5561 BCE. Google that bit and be amazed.

[@mikewiitala9462]

Mr. Eshbach claims that the piece of white marble granite found on the shore of the Keweenaw had been transported by the glaciers from the Huron Mountains, many miles to the south. How could this be if glaciers moved from north to south?

[@lukeweidner9110]

I wouldn't analyze his words too deeply. He's certainly saying some flat out wrong things here, such as saying that secondary minerals resulted from another lava flow. Secondary minerals in the Keweenaw, especially calcite, are hydrothermally deposited. I don't know a lot about glaciers, but there are more than just one way to transport an erratic, so I wouldn't discount that claim outright.

[@jimpiquette1375]

When they retreated , did they not go from south to north.

[@ronjclark7581]

@@jimpiquette1375 sounds correct to me ..from from warm weather to colder..

[@alanjohnson2613]

In the Keweenaw the glaciers traveled south to north as evidenced by scratches in bedrock

[@mikewiitala9462]

I always assumed that it was the increasing weight of the ice mass in the far north that caused glaciers to fan out to the south. With the eventual rise in temperature, glaciers began to melt, receding, not retreating.

[@philphilison1623]

I made it nine (Jesus) minutes and twenty seconds before (Jesus) I found the religious talk a little bit (Jesus) too distracting. 🥳

[@robertodebeers2551]

No matter what you say, this is not part of Oklahoma.

[@earnieeveridge]

Sorry bro' light was first.

[@bigshweet6324]

It wasn't sunlight, that came on day 4, light in day one is division of good and evil. But since the word root was described as "luminaries" most take it as the sunlight. Further description says the light he called Day and it was good, the darkness he call called Night, he divided the day and night. The quantification of time as we know it didn't start till the sun was created but who kept up with it? Man came in day 6, the sun and solar earth moon cycles were for signs, seasons, days and years. The method we use today. Never explains how it was done, just says that it did. If you look around you'll see that it happened.

[@chewbone]

He is explaining it well when not trying to inject "Genesis" superstition into it.

[@bigshweet6324]

Genesis means "The Beginning" not much superstition there since it started somewhere...maybe the beginning!

[@johnstudd4245]

According to you, the ultimate source of all wisdom and knowledge.

[@steelyerface21]

was thinking the same, i was like i kinda like this guy and then came the fiction talk

[@fivebluelakes8948]

@@steelyerface21 Evolution is fiction; it is a theory; Always have been, Always will be. Do you really believe 100 million years?

[@fivebluelakes8948]

Evolution is fiction. It is a theory.

[@BlueWaterRamblers]

What's with all the Genesis references? Your geology is spot on. Are you pandering - or are you - a whacked out creationist? Did all this happened in the last 6000 year?

[@TMM716]

That was my thought. I believe in the creator of this earth but I've never believed our creator formed this earth millions of years ago. Who knows though... Ya learn something new everyday I guess 😊😅

[@witherbossbros1157]

No, there are mistakes in his "geology." It would have been better if they had brought in a professor from the university.

[@VersaiOnline]

Some of the info was plain wrong. Example: The copper was precipitated, not molten when deposited.

[@SnowTiger45]

It's actually Stromatolite not Somatolite (or at least that's how it sounded like you were pronouncing it). But you lost all credibility with me when you started gibbering about Genesis. Science eliminates the need for silly fairy tales, especially when it comes to Geology and the Creation of Earth and the rest of the rocky planets in our Solar System. Furthermore, Carbon Dating is useless for anything that existed beyond about 50,000 years. Furthermore, it is useless for Rocks UNLESS there remains some part of the living organism in the sample there. When an organism has been fossilized (such as the fossilized Stromatolites) there is no material remaining from the original living organism. Only Rock and therefore the only way to accurately date things like rock or anything over 50,000 to 60,000 years is Spectroscopy.

[@witherbossbros1157]

I caught that as well.

[@Taylor-ve8so]

God is so amazing!! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! As if God could not get more amazing!!!

[@quantumcat7673]

The religious dogma speak loudly in that video. Please, DO NOT MIX science and religion. You should know that at your age.

[@minimaker5600]

Totally agree; don't mix nice stories with science.

[@guynorth3277]

Thank You, those were my very sentiments! The rocks and Earth he was talking about was "religious" enough for me, I actually feel a spiritual rush just being in the area. I even volunteered to ranger on Isle Royale for a summer.

[@GG-ec5eg]

Good video it reminds me of a old book I have. Matter of fact I just found out that the book that reminds me of this great video well it was written in 63 but the CIA I guess kept it under wraps for some reason till 2013 anyways I don't why all I know is its worth a lot according to on-line sales. But with videos like this and my first edition The Adam and Eve story. By Chan Thomas I'll keep my book and keep watching this videos if you keep'em coming.

[@fivebluelakes8948]

OH Wow! One of the rare Geologist/Naturalist's to use Biblical creation to correctly and accurately date and explain the geological evidence. It makes it so much more believable to explain it this way than to say "300 million years ago" because it just sounds like they are just pulling numbers out of the air. Evolution and Big Bang are just theories. Wonderful video, very well explained.

[@mikewiitala9462]

When multiple, well-established facts all point to a single explanation, that explanation becomes a scientific theory. I do understand that many people will reject scientific facts that conflict with what they were taught by some old lady in Sunday school when they were eight years old.

[@BlueHans]

bible and genesis prattling... don't waste your time on this fairy tale nonsense if you're a real geologist.

[@gardnercalibuso]

You are an IDIOT!

[@AvanaVana]

First time I saw this I stopped watching when I heard that. It's totally inane babbling - he doesn't even get the biblical text correct. But I think all he's saying is that the description of the earth in Genesis is in some ways similar to the scientific reality, which he accepts as truth, and he has a secular understanding of deep time. He's probably used to taking fundamentalist christians on tours out there in the middle of nowhere and uses that to relate to people. Anyway, if you can get past that, its not entirely a bad video.

[@thomasknuth4692]

There are a number of false statements in this cats stories. He is vague and assuming.

[@guynorth3277]

@Larry LaPalm; It don't matter what you believe, it don't belong mixed with another's geology!

[@scotts.8776]

I was hoping for a legitimate scientific explanation. Unfortunately there is a lot of inaccurate or faith-based information here which is not geology.

[@cactuswren9771]

Even the intro said these rocks are oldest etc, That is definitely not correct. Oldest rocks on surface are dated at 4.3 billion years old. Keewenaw volcanic rocks that carry the copper are only 1.1 billion. More than 3 billion years had gone by the time these were formed. I lost interest and confidence in what he had to say right there. Thumbs down.

[@jimpiquette1375]

My neighbor once asked me why I believed in god , since he did not. My answer was simple ; “if you’re right and I’m wrong , I’ve got nothing to lose , but if I’m right and you’re wrong ---- “.

[@dexterious006]

That's called "Pascal's wager".

[@ivanivonovich9863]

Pascal's wager... What if the "god" is really a vengeful god? And you didn't believe in the "right" one / variant? Say Roman Catholic vs. Protestant? You always lose.

[@douglasharris5216]

Who knows which god is correct among the 2,000 religions

[@TheBeingReal]

But you have lots to lose by believing: time, money. Pascal’s Wager was to a specific god. Fact is you are one god away from being a non-believer too.

[@priscillaross-fox9407]

@@ivanivonovich9863 I believe in one God.

[@guynorth3277]

Come on man you're losing me at 5:15, you started out so rational. What does some ancient Jewish civics book, written to organize their first tribes got to do with anything, much less Lake Superior Rocks.

[@jcwood5040]

But I was told the Earth is less than 7000 years old. Why won't he mention how old the U of M said the samples were. He says it all lines up with genesis. Nice try. Genesis my ass. I realize that the host is most likely a decent guy and doesn't mean to do any harm. The problem is if a kid watches this and the host starts spouting bronze age BS as geology He's just made that kid (for lack of a better word ) Stupider. I agree with MegaLuckydog1 and others in the comments. Once you relate it all to a bunch of fairy tails credibility vanishes.

[@douglasharris5216]

Noobmaster 69 so secular people have no morals? I suggest I am more moral than the christian god because I do not condone slavery, the stoning of homosexuals and disobedient children

[@bigshweet6324]

The Genesis book states that it happened. It doesn't explain how, just says that it did. Your looking down at rocks and wondering how, look up and and be glad it did.

[@witherbossbros1157]

Unfortunately, there are "old earth" creationists.

[@JeffreyCVogt-ch9yf]

He provides so much real science and then blurs it all with supernatural myths. it's really too bad.

[@witherbossbros1157]

Some of his "real science" is really wrong.

[@Luck1-n2j]

was with you till you brought YOUR religion into it.

[@janburkholder1]

+MegaLuckydog1 . I hear you but he just said back to "Genesis time". Darkness and light. No problem to me indicating the beginning in that language. That is one reference made in a book. That book written by men and their interpretation of the beginning. He didn't indicate the timing of the algae or what happened next. Many of us are ok with not knowing the exact details but I have no problem with different ways of expressing "the beginning". As long as they don't get into the rules expressed by "the word of God being absolute". Since I feel those are the words of men.

[@necmiaydinturk4443]

same here

[@marcusrobinson1778]

Janet Burkholder a book that claims these rocks are 6000 years old

[@SW-zu7ve]

OMG! He said Genesis! What are you stupid? He also said EONS! What is a eon? Definition of eon 1 : an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age I haven't seen him in eons. 2 a : a very large division of geologic time usually longer than an era the Archean eon b : a unit of geologic time equal to one billion years Whine and bitch about everything you stupid idiotic oversensitive social justice WHINERS.

[@marcusrobinson1778]

Sky Warp the bible has a lot of stupid shit in it.

[@leoverran311]

Could do without the ridiculous intro music

[@eddiebrewer987]

umm bible (genesis) suggests life started roughly 6,000 years ago, carbon dating rocks stramatolites, petosky stones, (aka shallow water life) says it started billions of years ago. The two thoughts do not work together. You had me until Genesis.

[@rickfidler7884]

The Bible says10000 years... the Bible is not relevant .... millions of years is the truth... A geologist?.. really

[@mittnagivag4867]

You lose me with the bible. Trumpy

[@Apradavra]

This guy is talking about the book of genesis explaining things when the science he is also mentioning clearly states some of these rocks are around one billion years old. Tricky dichotomy there buddy.

[@orange70383]

A billion you say, nonsense.