I Bought the National Geographic Gemstone Mineral Mega Kit so You Don't Have to...

[@lucy101]

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]

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

[@ooglemonster]

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

[@darkdestroyer4228]

​@@ooglemonster no. They litterally don't have the same composition. Howlite have more calcium silicate, magnesite is, like it's name, magnesium carbonate. They may look the same, but are totally not.

[@kitarkaarastis6993]

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]

That is so cool! Thank you!

[@chypearce8457]

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]

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

[@the_happy_one3738]

Its also called pyrite or fools gold

[@the_happy_one3738]

If its a crystal

[@shelleygiesbrecht4759]

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]

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

[@ScreechedByHuddy]

Can you put the link

[@shelleygiesbrecht4759]

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

[@butchgarner3911]

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]

Hahaha your comment was the best 🤣

[@purbanjalidas6449]

rofl😂

[@itakephotos1141]

🤣😂😅🙂

[@Woodjunkie]

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]

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

[@kayj7054]

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]

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]

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

[@evil1by1]

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.

[@Chirkrasia]

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

[@AgateAriel]

Yes you are totally right! Thank you!!

[@josephinejohn1896]

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

[@pannalover326]

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! KZbin 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]

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

[@pannalover326]

@@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!

[@dryerflyer]

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]

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

[@millardwilliams9182]

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]

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

[@patriciamckean4186]

A great kit for kids starting on rockhounding!

[@AgateAriel]

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

[@tammiecampbell6164]

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!!!😂

[@Andromedacelestia21]

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

[@Pyrolonn]

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]

It is not fossilized......

[@Andromedacelestia21]

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

[@Tugela60]

@@Andromedacelestia21 Don't be so sure!

[@LinaBedhyef]

Thanks for making this video! I’m a huge Crystal fan and for my birthday I’ve been planning to buy a kit. I haven’t got too much into the video but let’s see the results!😮😂🎉

[@Nettles02]

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 🙂

[@FASKY2788]

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]

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

[@rachaelk7866]

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

[@jeffery9543]

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

[@shelbysawyer6352]

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.

[@Lyonsbane75]

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

[@SuperRodriguez2005]

And then i forgot to add, the minty green stones are either Amazonite, or Adventurine You also may have some aquamarine and some emerald beryls in there, but not 100% sure

[@HelloMammaMya]

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]

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

[@NirvanaFan5000]

ty for the link for the little glass jars. looks so cute and old timey sciency. love it!

[@acrocksfossils]

The malachite from the beginning is likely fake. Malachite is one of the most highly replicated stones out there .

[@auroraasleep]

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]

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]

I think so too! Definitely too fooorrrevveeer though 🤣

[@getlosttoday4045]

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

[@AgateAriel]

Haha looking on the bright side! 🤣

[@M4A2Master]

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]

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]

@@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

[@StefaniaM48]

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

[@AgateAriel]

Thank you so much!!

[@chloemarie7069]

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

[@TheRogueRockhound]

The red and black obsidian is mahogany obsidian ^^

[@AgateAriel]

Ahh!! Thank you!!

[@saaaaaaaap]

the green one at 2:13 is a fake malachite

[@Moni_Thurner.07]

Yes is fake

[@Mad4saxBrewery]

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]

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

[@AgateAriel]

Just put it in “other rock items” 😊

[@MontanaKat1912]

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]

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

[@MontanaKat1912]

@@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?

[@Aggressive_Progressive]

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]

And the "gold" spikes are Rutile!

[@Aggressive_Progressive]

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

[@feliciaalmen8665]

That timelapse was so worth it!! So satisfying!

[@Elle_Riley]

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]

Haha it started out fun but took wayyyy to long 😂

[@sandmaker]

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]

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

[@sandmaker]

@@AgateAriel 🐳

[@mingbotlarue5694]

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!

[@Whateverhasbeenmynameforyears]

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.

[@EvelynnEndgame]

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!

[@chinablue1699]

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

[@m00nwaterandrain]

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

[@ancalyme]

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

[@quantumcat7673]

Where I live, many times in the Pleistocene there was an ice shelf covering everything. Results, thousands of rocks of all sorts litter the ground all eroded by ice.

[@bouncerslabrealnature9143]

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

[@matthewmesa8205]

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.

[@denisemadigan1038]

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

[@BenGrigsby]

You're work is still cool

[@TymexComputing]

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

[@kikimbrown]

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

[@katieadams7708]

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]

agreed

[@michaelc6817]

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.

[@nicklea1988]

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

[@Scriptadiaboly]

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

[@kennethadkins7915]

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

[@AgateAriel]

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

[@kennethadkins7915]

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

[@RyanWeishalla]

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]

Oh awesome! I plan to cut mine open soon!

[@RyanWeishalla]

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

[@9sheri9]

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

[@OneRockAtATime]

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!🫡⚒️✌️🪨💥

[@Gillies-Girl25]

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.

[@CacklingChick]

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

[@AgateAriel]

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

[@CacklingChick]

😂​@@AgateAriel

[@SnowTiger45]

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. :)

[@sabrinasupreme7726]

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! 😊

[@JasonLihani]

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

[@radioactivebirbchild]

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

[@eroslovescoffee]

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

[@AgateAriel]

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

[@Pamelaandjoulepii]

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

[@rogerballoujr.6244]

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

[@AgateAriel]

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

[@sharonrowland1196]

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

[@AgateAriel]

That's the plan! Haha

[@kristibrown48]

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…

[@neilwilson5871]

Blackrock and Supershiny are my two favourite rocks😁

[@marce287xp]

The “marbly rocks” are howlites

[@AgateAriel]

Thank you so much! Now I know 😊

[@icedwidow]

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

[@EricTheCat]

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.

[@michaelc6817]

It's amazing how you made those extremely tiny, polished stones look cool in those little glass jars!!! Unfortunately, I got raw rock from National Geographic, and the size of "rock" is so small they almost don't qualify as anything more than pebbles. A significant amount of the weight is dust and tiny fractured bits. I can't recommend. I think National Geographic is getting a bad deal from the suppliers in China.

[@SuperRodriguez2005]

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

[@XCrystalXMoonX]

8:05 lol omg you're the funniest!

[@kirbycraft1302]

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!

[@vtx2023]

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

[@AgateAriel]

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

[@smittywerben1849]

Not to sound nitpicky but 15:16 Otodus obliquus should have lowercase O for obliquus since its a scientific name and thats the format. Nat geo should know this since they're a pretty big science magazine/media source

[@rain_showers]

Stone at 8:30 possibly garnet in host rock. I have similar pieces.

[@nativewildman9335]

The teeth are awesome! Great video!

[@AgateAriel]

Yes! I really liked the big one!!

[@totalstrangers3183]

Some of those “marble rocks” looked like howlite 😁

[@Missty_the.aliencat]

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

[@hunter4779]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@McDanieI]

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

[@nicolagraynewzealandrockho8976]

Lots of pretty stones, so small though. Lots of pretties to sort through, no coprolite though??? Great video

[@soulwindgaming3599]

Sana meron ulit mga ganitong content😊💖😊

[@WitheredAnemone]

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

[@miku_NO.1_fan]

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

[@ArnoldRockefeller]

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]

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

[@Tugela60]

The kit is for kids.

[@lXx_xXl]

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

[@matthewmesa8205]

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.

[@rachaelk7866]

Aww so cute the lil ones omg takes forever but love the glass jars how much do rhey sell the kit for ?

[@juulia-gabriellemoreau6886]

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!

[@vanillathebard]

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

[@lindaglover3321]

My grandson loved this

[@AgateAriel]

Thank you!!☺️

[@michaelkinney6082]

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 😁

[@wickramagamage]

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

[@magdalenagabrowska8169]

9.04 is desert sand (we call it like that) or goldstone, but it is syntetic stone made from glass, thevsame why like dark goldstone ot black goldstone, this tjat look like night sky, when I live we call the "night of Cario"...

[@Chancethecatthatcan]

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

[@TheGreeneBead]

The white and very in the 2nd bag is Howlite

[@Fyme2moon]

Hahaha you got jelly bellies 😂