Identifying Mineral Samples

[@mikesammartano]

Thanks for watching! If you haven't already, please like and subscribe, and check out my "Exploring Earth Science" playlist for more of my videos (kzbin.info/aero/PLnAeuYnCyxWkWFOaAY9VjRezA3PCyEq9T). Also, I've recently updated this video, and added some other new minerals content - here's a new minerals playlist - kzbin.info/aero/PLnAeuYnCyxWkmQyNKKy44KE5fH-SCeWgz Also, I'm adding resources to science.mikesammartano.com everyday - check it out! And keep commenting with your thoughts, including ideas for new videos!!

[@squirrele.1266]

Hi I’m a mineraloligist and well done

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[@kristinalopez34]

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[@milesmartig5603]

You NEED to focus your camera. Auto-focus is not handling this well, and I gauruntee you that that would improve your watch ability.

[@hisnameyahuah]

Thank you for helping me learn, easy to watch, very nice.

[@knoxvillehermitfreemoviesm3625]

Simple, direct, well-paced, no audio problems, no lighting problems. For beginners like me, this is definitely the most helpful identification video.

[@ballisticcoefficientdepend9811]

@Knoxville Hermit As a beginner myself, I completely agree!

[@lazyburberry7183]

OMG UR A LIFE SAVER!!!!! i had to do a rocks and minerals test and i got ALL OF THEM CORRECT!!! THANK U!! :3

[@mikesammartano]

No problem!

[@jarrodfritz3792]

You just did in 8 minutes what my TA couldn't do in 30. Thank you!

[@PunmasterSTP]

Yeah these videos are awesome! Hey I know it's been awhile, but I was just curious; how'd the rest of your class go?

[@pritipravapanda2111]

As I am a geology student it is very useful for me..... Tq so much🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@ayuandriyani2557]

me too, geological engineering

[@PunmasterSTP]

@@ayuandriyani2557 I'm just curious, how has that been going?

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Is anyone here because of a identification test?

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Yep ... have one tomorrow

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Yeah but during coronavirus

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This was really helpful. I used it with my 4th grade homeschooler and she was able to understand it more than I thought she would.

[@Ramesh-cc6fs]

Thank you very much. It's so easy for me to complete my geography chapters after watching your videos.

[@PunmasterSTP]

How did the rest of your class go?

[@CylahPam]

i love your mineral samples

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[@BackYardGardeningTip]

I have been picking up rocks and bringing them home for years. I didn't know any of the things you talked about although I did noticed that come rocks broke with straight lines. Cool and informative video. Thanks.

[@mikesammartano]

Thanks!

[@sistershook5719]

Haha me too

[@angelamcguckin1603]

Same 👌🌈🌍

[@rudylimjoco1229]

Very educational & i learn so much bout minerals . Very interesting topic , thanks for sharing us your knowledge . Looking forward for more video like this .

[@thecryptobureau6738]

Hey Mike, just wanted to say thanks for your range of videos on rocks mate. Helped me out greatly with my year 8's.

[@mikesammartano]

No problem, glad they helped!

[@PunmasterSTP]

I'm just curious; how have your studies been going since then?

[@amymahar2635]

Great video! The sheet of biotite looked more like muscovite and the lighting made the luster a little difficult to see. I still plan to use this with my students. Nice job.

[@PunmasterSTP]

How have your classes been going?

[@christinamolina7461]

Very informative. Much needed for my geology quiz tomorrow!! Thank you!!

[@PunmasterSTP]

I know it's been a long long time, but I came across your comment and I was just curious. How did your quiz (and the rest of your class) go?

[@clarakim2588]

I am a twelve year old Korean girl, and I watched this video for my academy test. This was the first video I actually understood.

[@MrRonGardner]

Always wanted to know these things,,,thank you for helping an old guy out!

[@mikesammartano]

Thanks for watching!

[@lorip16]

Am I the only one here because of science class?

[@fate0clan619]

No

[@chabotal3133]

studying for my intro to geology class rn lol

[@marklewis4793]

no,..i just have a box of rocks,and i skipped science class when i was in school..(a lo-o-ng time ago),and i need to know whats in the box,

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No

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NO

[@drakied3849]

Thanks man very informative

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all your videos are through and explainary..well done sir!

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[@agateenchantmentrockwizard5969]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge Mike, it's a great helper!

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Would u help me about your know..

[@agateenchantmentrockwizard5969]

Not sure i understand your ?, could you explain?

[@BlueMouseFlea]

This video is very thorough and clear. I don't know if it is just me, but do the minerals look out of focus?

[@michaelshammer1405]

Kelly Garcia No it's not just you, it looked like that to me as well

[@lukesnider3733]

ya it's a bit out of focus but that's probably due to it being so close to the camera

[@meusana3681]

Why are you asking? worried that field samples should not look out of focus also? His fingernails were also out of focus btw.

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LOL

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[@MischiefHowlVA]

This explains so much better then my Earth Science book, very informative, thank you!

[@ruthhernandez1496]

Really helpful, I understood everything and I'm able to identify minerals! (:

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I'm like James

[@ArunakK-jf8zi]

Super work nice very good

[@TheCrystalCollector]

great video! Great stuff to know!!

[@mikesammartano]

Thanks!

[@sistershook5719]

I watch your videos!! Haha i just jere to learn more about minerals

[@alexandermoney2977]

IDENTIFYING MINERALS 0:01 Mineral Color 0:10 PROBLEM 0:26 All the same mineral. 0:39 Color is not a reliable characteristic to use for identification. 1:09 TESTING HARDNESS 1:16 TESTING LUSTER 2:13 TESTING BREAKAGE 3:14 TESTING STREAK 5:18 OTHER CHARACTERISTICS 7:11

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I signed up beacuse of the name of the channel but the information provided is outstanding!!

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This is a perfect video for my school assignment!!

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Thank you very much Keep on making such informative videos

[@moriartyholmes2981]

This is comprehensive. Thank you.

[@kellykelly7747]

Thank you. This was very helpful for me. I love rock hounding.

[@justinshrake3852]

Great videos. I have been using them with my class. They have really helped with the study of rocks and minerals. Also, they have aided in the development of their note taking. Seriously enjoy. Thank you.

[@PunmasterSTP]

I'm just curious; how have your classes been going?

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You're a fantastic teacher!!

[@mikesammartano]

Thank you! 😃

[@satyakidas236]

really helpful..... sir i am a geology student from India, can u pls tell me how to identify whether a mineral is crystalline or amourphous?????

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[@charlesbduke7947]

Well done . Have you considered doing a DVD for use by gem clubs? There is a great need by the clubs to teach this, it's not that they can't teach it , it hard to maintain uniformity. Once again , well done.

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Teacher: watch this video Me: *ok*

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Thanks a lot bro its help me with my petroleum engineering study

[@sistershook5719]

Who else is here bacause you actually like minerals and want to learn more about them not because of science

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thank you for helping us

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No school

[@hi4482]

Yeah I have this as homework, but jokes on my teacher cuz I love science 😎

[@perseusofmacedon6918]

I found in one trip to a mountain crystal rocks kind of clear and goldish (not metallic) and I am very curious in finding what type of mineral is this

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Awesome vid ty for your time and knowledge ..thanx fir sharing !!

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[@agateenchantmentrockwizard5969]

Great help thank you

[@estherprior9135]

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[@PunmasterSTP]

Identifying minerals? More like "This video kills"...ignorance, with all of the knowledge it contains. Thanks again so much for making and sharing all of these wonderful videos!

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[@kaydeezcafe726]

"This piece Galena has a really interesting type of CALCITE" ! 4:26 (thumbs up) very thorough and clear explanation!

[@mikesammartano]

Thanks!

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i was watching this out loud so everyone got suspicious when he kept saying cleavage

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This is great! Thank you so much for putting this together!

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Thank you this video help me to study for my quiz

[@mikesammartano]

No problem!

[@flameb0w402]

I have a geode, and the crystals inside are white. They first smelled kind of like laundry detergent, but now they smell like nothing. It might have been because I cracked it open with a hammer. It isn’t see through, and when I put a fire up to it the color changed to gray and yellow, and it smells like ash now. What do you think it is?

[@vaiduriampalaniappan9021]

I have a rock where yellow color mineral distributed around it. I want to know whether it is gold. Is there any other metal or mineral that is yellow in color

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This guy is better than my Science teacher

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And non-metal has a few sub-category as well. Pearly, Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy,etc

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Mike question if a black fractured glassy rock cuts in to glass. Is it a mineral? Thanks for your answer to this question in advance.

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I do have some stones like the one u have in the middle of your stones ,when u put light to it reflects light. How much would it cost

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What semiconductor metals can be used?

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A very informative video.. thanks a lot

[@mikesammartano]

No problem! Let me know if you have any specific topics you'd like me to cover!

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[@qijiy]

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[@waterlemonandfriends]

"Please don't lick your mineral samples."

[@eroica17]

But only over the next few days

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but they look like caaandy

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[@MJkatzTheWriter]

Thank you for giving us such an informative video that beginners like me can understand! I've heard the terms "fractured" and "cleavage" but as a woman and retired nurse, they simply sounded like sexy underwear and a medical problem! Lol. (Yes, I subscribed!) :)

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It's better than my teacher

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science class anyone?

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[@yami6813]

Teacher sent this

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This is so informative.

[@avatv4]

ok what all those mean ? if an stone harder or softer than glass or metallic or not so what ? my mean i like to know rear stones is this helpful for me ? i do not care stone is how hard or soft i care how much its value

[@minecloudd7852]

@AVAtv this video was talking about how to identify minerals. If you want, use google lens to find out what it is and search its value.

[@wolfycake1254]

Most of my 3rd grade friends know how to identify rocks so I wanna learn how to

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It's going to help me on my test.

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[@OneCupOfCoffee204]

While this information is useful in identifying mineral characteristics, it does not identify specific minerals. For example, how do you identify two different minerals that are soft, fracture the same, are nonmetallic, and have no calcite? Can this be done without expensive scientific equipment? I ask this because my 6-year-old granddaughter is very interested and I would like to help her understand more about it. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[@Charlesmom]

Can anyone tell me where I could post a picture of a rock to get help identifying it? I’m not seeing it on any mineral identification web site.

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Who’s watching for e-school?

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Can we take any glass to check the hardness

[@instagem2693]

Very informative :)

[@leeshbomb4459]

What's the yellow one in the thumbnail called

[@mikesammartano]

Sulfur!

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what are the plates made of?

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Unglazed ceramics. The bottom of an old dinner plate is sometimes not glazed. They can be bought on-line too.

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watching this video for school but I literally cant get over the fact that this dudes voice sounds exactly like Ted Nivison

[@luiser370]

Sending this to Marie so she can finally stop calling them rocks