Biomineralization (Pt 1): Biologically Induced vs Controlled Mineralization | GEO GIRL

[@roxiethecockapoo1138]

Thank you, you are truly the best! I have been struggling so much trying to figure out the specifities of calcite formation on foramenifera and complex scientific books and journals just keep adding terms upon terms...you have explained this very well.

[@ryancoadmusic6141]

This scratched my biomineralization itch this morning. Thank you. This video is fantastically well done

[@GEOGIRL]

Oh wow, thank you! I am no expert in biomineralization but I tried to make the video as informative and correct as possible, so it makes me very happy to hear that you think the video is fantastic! :)

[@gabeesp9654]

Always something new to learn in Geology. Hopefully I can retake this course sooner than I expect.

[@pajarobobo]

You are the best! I'm thinking of getting my PhD in something related to enhanced rock weathering + biomineralization for carbon dioxide removal so videos like these are so helpful to me. Looking forward to digging in more :)

[@GEOGIRL]

Thanks so much! I am so glad you find these helpful! My biomineralization videos are not very loved compared to my other videos on my channel haha, so I am glad you like them. Best of luck with your PhD! That sounds like a wonderful and extremely needed topic choice, so I hope you will go for it and keep me posted! ;D

[@pajarobobo]

@@GEOGIRL haha whattt I guess you're just ahead of the curve then! Thanks for the encouragement - I will definitely keep you posted! 💫

[@mi4208]

Can you please guide to which field I should pursue in Geology personally I love Geology subject but cannot travel much or spend months in field so in which stream of Geology I should go I am thinking to take hydrogeology because I heard that it has less field work

[@GEOGIRL]

Yea, I mean there are plenty of fields or topics under geology that do not require field work. And even if they do, you can collaborate with someone so that they do the sample collection and you just stay home and do the analyses haha. Typically this would descrive geochemists (because they do chemical analyses of rocks), or you could do modeling (a more mathy path in my opinion, but a good one that doesn't require much field work), or honestly just choose any geological topic and then be a scientists that takes other peoples old, unpublished data and interprets it in new ways based on new knowledge. This is becoming a larger field in science as we have so much old unpublished as well as published data that has either been interpreted incorrectly or not fully interpreted. In this case, you can take this data add your own ideas to what it could mean, or find new applications for it! But in any case, the field of geology you choose doesn't fully dictate how much travel or field work you will need to do. It is more so the kind of research within that field of geology that dictates the amount of field work you need to do. Hope that makes sense ;)

[@mi4208]

@@GEOGIRL Thanks for your reply it will really help me to decide 🙏🙏

[@tamer4456]

great video thanks...I am wondering some of these mineral are nanomineral? Because nanominerls have different properties than their bulk counterparts.

[@GEOGIRL]

Thank you! And yes, many of these biosecrected minerals are nanominerals and have very different properties than non-nanominerals of the same composition, a common one being that they are typically amorphous (non-crystalline) but it really depends on the mineral system. :)

[@KerriEverlasting]

Omg CLAY IS MOST INTERESTING!! I can't stop giggling every time you say what I thought. 😍 ❤️ 💖

[@meilynmisya8580]

Keeps uploading please! Your video really helps me a lot

[@GEOGIRL]

So glad my videos have helped you! Thanks for the support ;)

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[@KerriEverlasting]

"Intertwines all the sciences"!! 😍

[@colubrinedeucecreative]

This is fascinating, and presented very well, thanks. This may be why I found you in the first place, I was studying biomineralization as I had no idea about it until a few weeks ago. Ok, on to part 2

[@GEOGIRL]

So glad I could introduce you to this topic, obviously as you can see on my channel, it's one of my favs ;) (and in my opinion one of the most important concepts in geology since until recent decades, studying the interactions between the biosphere and geosphere was not common practice, but is happening everywhere and is soooo important!)

[@alejandrorubio4424]

This is excellent!

[@GEOGIRL]

So glad you liked it as well as the other biomineralization videos Alejandro! Thanks so much for watching and commenting ;)

[@ShivaBioTechnical]

अति अद्भुत व्याख्यान धन्यवाद

[@GEOGIRL]

You are very welcome! I am so glad you enjoyed it :)

[@rhaglen]

Awesome video!

[@happyandhealthy888]

any fluids?

[@GEOGIRL]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean...

[@oliverweeweepie3132]

Nice overview, thanks!!

[@oliverweeweepie3132]

Looking forward to next videos

[@GEOGIRL]

Me too! ;)

[@CaptainMir]

Nice 👍 video

[@GEOGIRL]

Thanks, glad you like it! :D

[@Anne5440_]

OK, my mind is totally blown and confused! This is so far above my biology minor that I don't know how to cope with it. Last night I was watching a show about Australia. I was shocked when they showed dinosaurs that had fossilized into opals! Apparently, that has something to do with this topic. Are the microbes that do this alive? Or are they dead, then this happens. This concept is so radical that my brain is overwhelmed. I will have to find a source that makes this simpler before I tackle this video again.

[@GEOGIRL]

Haha, I'm sorry, I wish I could've explained it at a more basic level. I actually plan to make a video in the future on this topic again but at a more beginner level, so hopefully that will help. As for whether they are alive, it depends. Some bacteria do this in life and some only induce biomineralization when dead. But all bacteria and animals involved with controlled biomineralization are alive when they cause the biomineralization because once they die, it can no longer be defined as 'controlled' but only as 'induced' biomineralization. I hope that makes sense ;)

[@Anne5440_]

@GEO GIRL that's ok. I'm still at the very beginning levels of geology. It is on my list to look for more info on. It's below plate tectonics, then volcanism, followed by earthquakes. Yes, I realize those 3 are interrelated to someone extent. Biomineralization could also fit into my other list of paleoanthropology and paleontology. Of course, my main paleontology interest is dinosaurs. I trained as an undergrad and graduate school in cultural anthropology with a biology minor. I find paleoanthropolgy easier to locate online than cultural anthropology. Also, so much has been found over the decades in early hominins. But news reports don't ever place finds well. I've just become a curious old woman who has discovered my brain is getting back to functioning at an academic level. Believe me, that is an exciting and joyfilled discovery. Currently, I am deep into Baja to BC. That will finish up in February. Health issues have currently limited my study time. So, I adjust my pace. Not being enrolled in classes allows that.

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[@GEOGIRL]

Thanks, hope you enjoy the video this week!

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[@cahns5025]

way off topic but itd be curious to see these preserved somehow in sandstone kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5Okfa2hpZZpo9k

[@GEOGIRL]

Yea, sometimes fossils preserve in sandstone for sure! But I don't think that microorganisms or their byproducts preserve very well in sandstone unfortunately. but interesting thought, I will look more into it! I could very well be wrong haha ;D