I did a double take when you said Spruce Pine because that's where I grew up. Pretty sure I dug a chunk of that Torbernite stuff out of our rock wall when I was a kid thinking it was an emerald. Now I know why I grew an extra arm.
@coronalight772 жыл бұрын
Lol of course this is legit. Rofl
@geneticdisorder19002 жыл бұрын
Which part of your body can you now scratch with ease ??
@space.tel-e-grams2 жыл бұрын
@@geneticdisorder1900 the middle of my back for sure
@Hawkido2 жыл бұрын
An extra arm?!? Sounds handy!
@eheue95262 жыл бұрын
That extra arm is from puberty my friend
@brentonmah32582 жыл бұрын
The last part of this video is important and is the aspect that many don’t seem to understand. A mineral’s toxicity is often related to how well-bonded the harmful elements are to the crystal lattice. Holding a piece of galena with sweaty hands will not cause you to absorb lead into your body because the Pb is fairly well-bonded. But holding cerussite with sweaty hands can actually result in lead being absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream. There are still other methods of accidental entry into the body such as inhalation of dust, but this fact on the degree of bonding and solubility should calm folks down on holding a specimen of orpiment or malachite.
@keithyinger33262 жыл бұрын
I often use table salt as an example of chemical bonding. Most people at least know enough about sodium to know that when you'd put it in water it explodes or bursts into flames from seeing videos on the internet, and chlorine from bleach. Two pretty poisonous chemicals that you would really not want to be eating on their own, but bonded together and you get plain old harmless salt. Not sure if I should open this can of worms but it's like the "mercury" in vaccines. Sure it's in there but it is chemically bonded and your body can't access it. So it's just as "poisonous" as the sodium and chlorine in your salt.. Which is not at all.
@pattheplanter2 жыл бұрын
Rock salt probably kills more people.
@sirembrum49thegreatmoth22 жыл бұрын
This is real interesting to know. Tell me what other minerals have a tight bond with their compounds and others that have a more loose bond
@brentonmah32582 жыл бұрын
@@sirembrum49thegreatmoth2 a mineral you really should be cautious about is villiaumite (which is a reddish color and can have a similar appearance to rhodochrosite) which is a halide mineral that can so easily be dissolved and absorbed through your skin with a bit of moisture. That one's really toxic. (A lot of other halide minerals and those found in evaporite deposits are like this though, the most obvious example being halite i.e. salt.) A tightly bonded mineral? Quartz.
@sirembrum49thegreatmoth22 жыл бұрын
@@brentonmah3258 thanks and huh I've heard of that one before. If I ever got one, I don't think I wouldn't handle it at all. Keep it sealed somewhere.
@jacobmeekhof86142 жыл бұрын
Why does knowing they can hurt me make me want them more. It's not like I want to display it as a power symbol. I just want them for a collection. The rock hound in me is weird.
@-.Tristan.-2 жыл бұрын
My Adamite is the most dangerous thing I’ve got in my collection, and I love being able to tell people not to touch it while showing them around 😂
@windyface93832 жыл бұрын
Silicosis is also a concern for ceramists who mix their own glazes and clays, as silica is an important part of what makes up your mugs and plates.
@richardhumphrys79072 жыл бұрын
They talk about Silicosis products in construction a lot. It’s been put into the same bracket as Asbestos.
@jamesbrooks5442Ай бұрын
gravel driveways can cause this
@kinomisono85252 жыл бұрын
Bumblebee jasper is a gorgeous and yet very toxic mineral. I would love it if you included it in a future video :)
@OakwoodHotworks2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I was actually just looking at bumblebee rough and maybe Ill rethink that! I wanted to make cabs, they looked beautiful.
@S-CB-SL-Animations2 жыл бұрын
@@OakwoodHotworks When you said "Cabs", I was thinking of car cabs for a second, lol! 🤣🤣🤣
@colubrinedeucecreative2 жыл бұрын
That was a cool one to learn about as well! Thanks!
@andreak83842 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with it
@kinomisono85252 жыл бұрын
@@andreak8384 it contains arsenic
@rogerhargreaves22722 жыл бұрын
I remember rubbing two large rough Quartz crystals together as a kid. In a darkened room they flash with light. Oh well, I lived. Great video as always. Rog from Wales U.K. 🏴
@gems2 жыл бұрын
Fun!
@rogerhargreaves22722 жыл бұрын
@Nic yes you can Nic.
@Diamonddavej2 жыл бұрын
3:45 Phenakite 5:04 Fluorite are harmless, as beryllium and fluorine are safely locked inside the crystals. 5:58 Moonstone does not contain Uranium, it contains Potassium which is very weakly radioactive (but so are bananas).
@jerrysstories7112 жыл бұрын
2:38 That animation in the corner illustrating nervous disruption is PRICELESS! Kudos to your graphics artist, and thanks for the laugh!
@dhaneyart2 жыл бұрын
When I was a child, I was mesmerized by mercury, and I can't tell you how many thermometers I broke open so I could play with Mercury!!! But the weird thing is, I'm 57 and I feel like I'm 25 and I never get sick. I'm not saying anything is related.
@laverneeisenhart5992 жыл бұрын
Me too, I would press on it, so it would make small balls of Mercury lol. I broke a least 3 thermometers.
@laverneeisenhart5992 жыл бұрын
@@jaxnala4837 I'm 59
@MsBizzyGurl2 жыл бұрын
Same!
@karynroeseler26522 жыл бұрын
Me too...68
2 жыл бұрын
Ground jade was used to make beauty elixirs and teas in ancient China. It was supposed to keep skin young and supple. The mineral fibers resembled asbestos and had a tendency to harden the skin of the drinker.
@Gizzgy2 жыл бұрын
Jade, especially in China, can mean many different minerals, but nephrite in particular does have this interlocked fibrous structure. Since its made of amphiboles on the tremolite-actinolite series, and since tremolite is asbestos, it would be harmful to ingest. Other forms of jade don't have this asbestos issue, but in general, nephrite is usually safe enough in its aggregated form of jade. (Just wanted to clarify which particular jade it was)
@Gems-of-Hope-Rocks Жыл бұрын
@@Gizzgy Especially since Nephrite Jade isn't found in China, closest is of course Myanmar.
@davidemelia62963 ай бұрын
@@Gizzgy No, it means jadeite or nephrite. A particular type of yellow-orange chalcedony is called 'huanglongyu', 'yellow dragon jade', but that is widely known to not be 'jade'. It looks nothing like jadeite or nephrite, for one thing.
@davidemelia62963 ай бұрын
@@Gems-of-Hope-Rocks No, there's still a fair bit of nephrite in some parts of China. You're thinking of jadeite, which is mainly mined in Kachin state in Myanmar. However, since much of Yunnan (particularly here in Dehong, in Baoshan, and other parts of south-western Yunnan) is closer to the jadeite producing areas of Myanmar than ... nearly all of the rest of China.
@Gizzgy3 ай бұрын
@@davidemelia6296 Hey David, so Jadeite is a part of the pyroxene family, and can often be confused for Omphacite jade, or a mixture of the two determined by Raman spectroscopy. For natural yellow jade, likely dickite. There's also black jade, an informal trade term I've heard thrown around to refer to other minerals in the pyroxene family. This is why I didn't say it was *only* Jadeite or Nephrite that is considered jade, since the colloquial use of "jade" can vary depending on the region and Omphacite jade is not either of the two minerals, despite being accepted as jade throughout the trade
@stefaniaponitz57382 жыл бұрын
I recently took some specimens home from the local gem society and at home I found out they were arsenic. I had no idea this was a thing and it got me thinking to do something around toxic minerals for the society. Thanks, you made my research so much easier with this video lol
@haseo82442 жыл бұрын
Just put them under glass or even uses a plastic box purchased from Joann or similar stores so you can admires them but not handle. Same with cinnabar.
@haseo82442 жыл бұрын
Ironically arsenic minerals glows under UV as well too.
@stefaniaponitz57382 жыл бұрын
@@haseo8244 Wonderful information thank you so much!
@NanaSevers2 жыл бұрын
As a child, I used to find all different types of quartz rocks in the empty lots on each side of our house. I also found them in the woods, beach, and in the ground. It seems they aren’t that prevalent anymore or maybe I need to get out more.
@thewarlocke53032 жыл бұрын
I work in a crystal shop and I have occasionally more or less told someone 'don't lick rocks' because we have a few that are harmful if they get inside your body.
@7thBatallion2 жыл бұрын
Eh, I've probably licked worse. I mean my coffee scoop is made with uranium. I like my coffee hot. Ba dum tschh
@S-CB-SL-Animations2 жыл бұрын
@@7thBatallion 🤣
@vintage-art2 жыл бұрын
Btw, the full name for silicosis is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, the longest word in the English dictionary containing 45 letters
@rikacreature2 жыл бұрын
Malachite is a favorite of mine, its dust is SUPER harmful when inhaled cuz of its high copper content, so you should be extra careful when working with it, but as long as you're not handling a raw piece you should be fine. of course i only found this out after buying a large (tho thankfully polished) chunk LMAO
@elizabethwest97292 жыл бұрын
So my kid is wearing a malachite bracelet. I think it’s going to get “lost”.
@wildthingRocknRoll2 жыл бұрын
Me looking at my rock collection scared 👀 but still like🤷🏻♀️ ehh we all have to go some time might as well go out with a good view 💎😂
@nelliemusignac4 ай бұрын
😂same, same. I'm like... but ita so pretty!!
@douglashopkins80702 жыл бұрын
I had read that arsenic was referred to as inheritance powder in certain circles in the middle ages.
@FatBellyChemist12342 жыл бұрын
This is a short crash course for OHS and inorganic chemistry, you can store your radioactive trophies in lead crystals like lead crystal wine glasses and or decanters depending on the size.
@katyafan2 жыл бұрын
That's what I do, with lead crystal wine glass!
@FatBellyChemist12342 жыл бұрын
@@katyafan I am planning to buy some radioactive trophies and do the same.
@katyafan2 жыл бұрын
@@FatBellyChemist1234 Sounds great!
@debracisneroshhp28272 жыл бұрын
@Helen Jay, Thanks for that tip. That 'reason' has never crossed my mind__I just think it's a beautiful way to display gems sometimes. 💎 💖🙌🙌🙌😺
@rachaelb91642 жыл бұрын
I wish people would stop licking rocks out in the field. Not only could it be toxic or radioactive but it can contain a lot of nasty bacteria or parasites. It’s also not a bad idea to keep some of these crystals in a glass cabinet where kids or animals can’t accidentally put them in their mouths.
@lisawest15562 жыл бұрын
Why would someone lick them?
@wooogie6722 жыл бұрын
@@lisawest1556 no fucking idea but people do it 😭
@thepaganapostate32082 жыл бұрын
@@lisawest1556 I have had that tendency, especialy with gemstone pendants. I don't know why there's the urge to do it, I just occasionally do have the urge. I'll have to break myself of the habbit after hearing this information. I think sometimes it stems from a self-soothing thing, like when stressed or anxious. For some it could be an autism related thing too. Sometimes neurodivergent people are a bit more orally-fixated on sucking on non-food items. I think it would be interesting if there was a study on the why/how/what aspect of it for better understanding. Pica could also be a reason for it... people with Pica have the urge to eat or suck on things totally inedible and harmful for them.
@SilverMoonling2 жыл бұрын
I've always been a fan of Bumblebee Jasper! Incredible orange color, but very full of arsenic! XD Perfectly fine to wear, just don't eat it.
@lindawolffkashmir27682 жыл бұрын
In many cases, the gems are safe unless you are particularizing them in some way, whether it be crushing, using a rock saw, or tumbling them. I’d avoid wearing the most poisonous ones, like cinnabar, or orpiment, or any of the radioactive ones. A couple you forgot that do pop up in geologist collections are serpentine and soapstone. Serpentine consists of asbestos, and soapstone has both talc and a good chance of containing asbestos. These are two minerals you also do not want to particularize. If you like these minerals, just keep them in display cases in your collection, and don’t handle them too often. I never got the “licking rocks” thing that some people do.
@kurpikakurta2 жыл бұрын
crystals like cinnabar are only collectioner pieces they cant be used in jewelry , even stones like malachite which isnt poisonous when tumbled , isnt used in jewelry that much and a lot of jewelry from malachite are actually fake malachite
@Z8Q82 жыл бұрын
Back East Soapstone is still used to make woodstoves and stove tops; so it's bad for the workers who cut it, but what happens when it gets so very hot?
@NigelOdinson Жыл бұрын
Im hoping you can help me as I've been searching everywhere and I keep getting both sides of the answer: is polished arfvedsonite dangerous in anyway due to it being an amphibole and having asbestos in, and is it only dangerous when crushed, broken or anytime dust can be released into the air due to cracks and breakages and not when handled gently or placed under my pillow for nightmares? I've read everything from - it's one of the best stones to wear and use in meditation for XYZ, to - always wash your hands after handling, only have it as a visual piece due to it being very toxic. However, there are limitless examples of arfvedsonite pendants, earrings, and other types of jewelery as well as so so many options to buy the stone tumbled, in a palmstone or in a terminated point etc. If it is so dangerous surely it wouldn't be made into pendants and hung right under your nose basically? Or am I wrong. I need help as I've fallen in love with a palmstone I bought of it and now I'm worried about sleeping with it in my hand to help nightmares or working with it due to some things I've read (hard to find and not as readily available as the info on the gem as a healing stone is. Any help would be very much appreciated.
@yamuhaymin31119 ай бұрын
@@kurpikakurta but I just bought cinnabar bracelet..
@sirembrum49thegreatmoth22 жыл бұрын
Ekanite. I have one locked in my closet shelf. It's only 4 millimeters. It is radioactive due to it's thorium content. Usually a metamict by it's crystal structure being broken down by it's thorium. They're rare but they are usually various shades of green, can be yellow, white, black or red. ☢️💎
@sirembrum49thegreatmoth22 жыл бұрын
@Moho_braccatus that's my Ekanite. The guy who sold me it has them all together put away so if it's 4 millimeters. It's not so bad. But I would love to get the machine that scans how much radiation the Ekanite is showing. I really want to get a crystal of it one day
@jamiecurran3544 Жыл бұрын
The fascets on the last stone were awesome!🤩✌️
@brianhudson78222 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing these wonderful minerals and the not so nice properties one can encounter in them. Thanks also for not causing alarm and encouraging people to learn as much as they can. You have sparked curiosity, not fear. I applaud!!!
@gatchrocks Жыл бұрын
"not causing alarm" "minerals for HELL!... DEADLY GEMS!!!!!" then at end say it's alright. It's the exact opposite of what you say. clickbait alarm ringing headline. Especially when telling us Quartz (or quars) one of the most commonly collected minerals by amateurs.
@tomcurl80342 жыл бұрын
Orpiment is the main component of the gemstone “bumblebee jasper” which is safe to touch but the dust produced when cutting it is poisonous
@tamzinmenadue48872 жыл бұрын
I'm Cornish and most of the granite houses give off radon gas...we ventilate well lol Also plenty of arsenic ...in the late 19 century Cornwall produced over half of the worlds arsenic God knows how I'm still alive 😂😂
@anyascelticcreations2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I grew up in an area where granite is everywhere. That was in a house that turned 100 years old last year. Throughout high school my bedroom was in the basement. I have been sickly for most of my life. I wonder if there's a radon connection.
@berthaday3473 Жыл бұрын
Florida is built on limestone, which gives off radon. When u rent or buy a home in Florida, u must sign a form stating radon is natural & u won't sue the seller or homeowner. CYA
@kellymarsh22662 жыл бұрын
I was a mudlogger in the oil and gas field for over a decade. Most people don't realize all rocks a radioactive or give off a radiation signature. It's just not to harmful levels.
@diablominero2 жыл бұрын
Antozonite, aka "fetid fluorite," is fluorite with some of the fluorine already separated into tiny bubbles. It also has uranium.
@pattheplanter2 жыл бұрын
That doesn't sound safe.💀
@Bloated_Tony_Danza2 жыл бұрын
The fluorine gas in Antozonite is due to it’s uranium content. The radiation from uranium and it’s daughters (radium, radon, etc) provides the energy required to knock off fluorine atoms from the fluorite crystal.
@ThePieFairy912 жыл бұрын
Malachite with it's relative copper content can be a bugger if it comes in contact with liquids (including water) of a certain ph. The reaction is like a baby deer compared to the minerals in the vid though 😂
@truerthanyouknow94562 жыл бұрын
I’ve known that Jem was truly outrageous since I was a kid, but what about the holograms? Should there be a warning video about them?
@hybridgoth2 жыл бұрын
My favourite dangerous mineral would have to be proustite, it forms some beautifully lusterous and aesthetically pleasing crystals.
@AuthenticWe2 жыл бұрын
Malachite,I have a beautiful specimen in a case that shows it going from a coral looking area into a brittle stalagmite, and I would like to know more minerals with asbestos so I don't accidentally get poisoned 🤢 such as shuktite ? I have a huge specimen but the malachite is dust
@TallowTheQuoll2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video, always good to see the more hazardous gemstones getting some love
@endermat99-92 жыл бұрын
Thanks Now a quarter of my collection is suddenly dangerous
@pamelah64315 ай бұрын
I rewound it to 2:08 so many times trying to figure out what CD she died listening to before I realized it was a pic of arsenic. Haha
@thrafgigdraconis83122 жыл бұрын
Sphene!!! I love it, but like some Zircons, it can be radioactive.
@jamescamarillo47272 жыл бұрын
That first picture is actually from the Rock of Ages Granite Quarry in Barre, Vermont. Been there since 1880 and they still quarry there to this day. Hole is hundreds of feet deep. There’s actually a visitors center there with guided tours.
@penelopejgreenjeans81202 жыл бұрын
I loved how at the end, the basic warning was don't smoke, snort, eat nor inject your rocks....good stuff!!
@Obsidian.rOse.dragOn2 жыл бұрын
Just to set the record straight, we're being told here that fluoride is so toxic we should be careful about having it in our room, but then it's perfectly safe to be brushing our teeth with it or drinking water filled with it? Please excuse me, I know little of how stuff works in the normal human's brain-mind. Me think weird 🤪 ... anyway, a very interesting video, thanks for the info 💖
@debracisneroshhp28272 жыл бұрын
@Joe DM, For clarity, in the video they're talking about "fluorite" which is a natural mineral__"fluoride" is something else. Not to discount the toxicity for use as additive in toothpaste, water or dental treatment! Look up how fluoride was "introduced" into the water supply, etc. in the first place__you'll really be p---ed that it is STILL being used! 😱😒💖🙌🙌🙌😺
@annababukhan18012 жыл бұрын
@@debracisneroshhp2827 use fluoride free toothpaste.🌞
@FilosophicalPharmer2 жыл бұрын
Spruce Pine is only an hour away. My curiosity apparently wants me to be irradiated because i want to see torbernite myself :)
@AuntieHauntieGames2 жыл бұрын
This is one reason why oil painters working with mineral pigments (suspended in an oil our skin can absorb) should avoid painting with their hands... not that this has ever stopped me. >_>
@PotatoRed1482 жыл бұрын
Me after watching Land of the Lustrous: "Cinnabar! I know this one!"
@willowmoon72 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the "zebra jasper" pendant I bought once, aka Chrysotile, aka the most common source of raw asbestos
@yungamen88282 жыл бұрын
'There is no danger in handling polished gemstones than contain one of the 3 types of asbestos minerals. Pietersite, serpentine or nephrite. All are used in jewelry. The danger is in breathing the powdered mineral. Most lapidary work is done with water. You should never cut or polish these minerals dry, so you could have a warning on your gemstone listings to let people know not to grind it up and inhale it." 😊✨
@AudriannaB-World-Peace2 жыл бұрын
It is completely harmless because it has already been turned into a form you can wear. The person that cuts a stone does so with water so they do not breathe in any dust and many stones have been tumbled smooth and then washed. So your pendant cannot harm you at all!!
@jac4YouTube2 жыл бұрын
wow, I am clueless, I have a gem stone collection which I've collected over the years because they are so pretty to look at but I never imagined some could be toxic, great to know this stuff, I need to do more research before I collect anymore so glad I stumbled onto this video.
@moon-stars-sun2 жыл бұрын
I knew some of these, but not all of them. This was super informative and entertaining. Thank you!!
@gems2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@ZaDussault2 жыл бұрын
Every video of yours remind me I need little clear boxes for my asbestos rocks. And I will need to be VERY careful when pulling many specimens from the bag they are loose in...
@anyascelticcreations2 жыл бұрын
I was surprised not to hear about malachite. I don't wear it now because the luster is so easily destroyed. But if it gets into the body it is toxic, too. I don't remember exactly how.
@audreycasper33892 жыл бұрын
Malachite is by far the most beautiful of gemstones and by far my favorite. Id love to see you do a clip on it.
@traZODone22 жыл бұрын
The birthstone for June is a pearl or an alexandrite when did they add this new moon stone?
@reneevalois64432 жыл бұрын
Moonstone has been one of the traditional birthstones for June since long before alexandrite (a recent jeweler's addition). It's a great complement to pearls!
@newjsdavid12 жыл бұрын
Beryllium is used a lot in military weapons applications. The glass on the targeting system of the AH-1W helicopter is beryllium.
@NORCAL6092 жыл бұрын
I loved your presentation. Superb!
@gems2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@CanadianBandito2 жыл бұрын
Wolfinite and Vanadinite my favorite toxic minerals
@geneticdisorder19002 жыл бұрын
Well, I guess I shouldn’t lick my new countertops if I accidentally spill my fireball on it 😬😑
@berthaday3473 Жыл бұрын
U should be more careful. I'd lick the floor if I was careless enough (which I'm not) to spill my Rams Point peanut butter whiskey!
@geneticdisorder1900 Жыл бұрын
@@berthaday3473 no no nooo nooo no no nope nopedy nope, I only spill it down my throat 🤤🤤🤤🥴
@pattheplanter2 жыл бұрын
I believe I read about liquid mercury being present in substantial quantities in some Central American mines. That would be far more dangerous than the cinnabar.
@SubjectiveFunny2 жыл бұрын
This is such a great channel. Deserves way more subscribers.
@mybetterhalf63732 жыл бұрын
While not a gemstone, granite also emits low levels of beta & gamma radiation....
@asuraaoki19252 жыл бұрын
Well..good thing I saw this before putting my raw florite into the tumbler 😭
@007kingifrit2 жыл бұрын
i will take your deadly gems for you. i have a super secure kitchen table to keep them on and the room is circulated with state of the art window technology
@karengarcia85872 жыл бұрын
I never knew they're so many kinds of gemstones💎 that are toxic before.😧😵☢☣ To know the facts on how they can make us sick🤒 is very fascinating🤔 and scary😰 too. I never thought that fluorite, moonstone, quartz and the other three can be harmful as well.😯 Thanks for letting us know about them. Good video and see you later.😷👩🏫💎
@user-we4fk5im7j2 жыл бұрын
Ew emojies
@floop16732 жыл бұрын
I thought you were going to address Malachite and its reaction with water
@TamaraChing Жыл бұрын
Why are the pretty stuff so deadly. You made me laugh when you mentioned the glowing countertop! Left you a thumb up rating as a thank you for posting as all subscribers should do. TYVM
@SonsOfLorgar2 жыл бұрын
I would appreciate time stamped chapter bookmarks for each mineral
@Omikoshi782 жыл бұрын
Hmm how common are glowing granite counters?
@debracisneroshhp28272 жыл бұрын
@Edith, Interestingly, "I" am the type that would get out my short/long wave black light to check! 😱😹😹😹💖🙌🙌🙌😺
@barbaraeidinger68262 жыл бұрын
How about Vanadinite and malachite?
@gems2 жыл бұрын
Just missed the cut. But yes, those are not only beautiful but can be dangerous if inhaled or ingested. Be wary of tiny particles!
@niuboi_2 жыл бұрын
I’m waiting for a video on the toxicity of malachite
@bhutjolokia6990 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information on moonstone🤯 I have one piece I was cutting.👍😬😁
@bonnieklapel18252 ай бұрын
Wow. Learn something new everyday! Had no idea but found this quite interesting.
@qapzuk2 жыл бұрын
ive gone to the ROM a few times to see that massive cerussite, its so bright it kinda tickles your eyeballs
@dg41292 жыл бұрын
What ever started this adding gem stones to a water bottle and drinking the water for the healing properties cause I know alot of gem stones your not supposed to put in water to charge them or in salt and some they tell you to just put in direct sunlight or on soil. It's just what I have learned from the earth religions that is why I'm asking. And I have several of the stones you may have mentioned in the many videos I have,polished florite, quarts, moonstone,fire opals ect. I found this very interesting. Thank you for the information.
@cass9732 жыл бұрын
Maybe I shouldn't wear the vintage cinnabar bracelet i have. At least read more about it before I do. Maybe just a piece to look at 😊
@booberry33262 жыл бұрын
I know someone that swallow pearls daily for health reasons they say, I never thought it was dangerous so good to know.
@alankohn67092 жыл бұрын
building your house on on a large granite outcrop can result in unhealthy levels or Radon Gas. I think it boils down to know what your buying and no how to handle it and store it.
@debracisneroshhp28272 жыл бұрын
Taking into account all the negativity from people these days surrounding moldevite I was surprised to see it was not listed__neither, in any of the comments! Not that it matters to me, I love it__especially in incense form. Maybe that's cuz I'm Czech on my father's side__and, a 'Starseed' from the Orion Sector?! 🙏😇✨💫💎💖🙌🙌🙌😺
@aleksandrakos13532 жыл бұрын
why Moldavite? ... can you tell the properties 🌠🌠😎
@mcwolfbeast2 жыл бұрын
Bottom line: don't pulverize, burn and/or inhale your gemstones and you're fine. K, thanks, I already knew that ;P
@willi-fg2dh2 жыл бұрын
and then there's galena (lead sulfide) . . . there was a nice display of these for sale by the cash register at Boston's Children's Museum! KIDS PUT THESE KINDS OF THINGS IN THEIR MOUTHS . . . DIDN'T YOU GET THE LEAD PAINT MEMO?
@teperikaetr2 жыл бұрын
I have been collecting crystals for years. Now I have a collection in cabochon for jewelry and some are for wirewrap. One of my favorites is fluorite, moonstone, malachite and jaspers, including bumblebees jasper. I have spent lots of money, and now finding out that they are toxic. I am scared.
@gems2 жыл бұрын
Don’t be scared! As we say in the video…all of those should be totally fine as long as you aren’t grinding them into a powder and inhaling them.
@Nandanyx2 жыл бұрын
And here I was watching this video as I lick my moonstone ring x.x
@natachancey48352 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I want to study this stuff I got a few rocks I'd love to find out what they are
@milesnn2 жыл бұрын
As always amazing,fantastic,magnificent. And knowledgeable thank you. Now I have so many to catch up on thank you
@TBI-Firefighter-4512 жыл бұрын
Very good info. Thank You Fun Fact: Orpiment can sometimes look like real Gold attached to a piece of dark colored rock.
@kurious_kuromi2 жыл бұрын
this has me thinking of cinnabar from houseki no kuni. they were a sad and sweet character
@rebeccawatts57802 жыл бұрын
Is moonstone safe to wear, then?
@gems2 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@rebeccawatts57802 жыл бұрын
@@gems Thank you for responding! My mom and I have a lot of it so I was worried for a second there.
@lynnepostings2 жыл бұрын
@@rebeccawatts5780 Same here ... thanks for asking
@BruteOfBrennenburg2 жыл бұрын
would love to hear more about one of my faves for this category: Villiaumite
@victoriaroe89772 жыл бұрын
AWESOMENESS!!! I wear Rainbow moonstone on four of my fingers almost daily...I LOVE IT!!! Thank You!
@craftingwithcarter22612 жыл бұрын
I have some torbernite, it's only a small sample so it's not that radioactive but I still keep it in a lead lined box.
@opalumbre2 жыл бұрын
Surprised malachite wasn’t on there since interacting with water releases toxic gas
@cecokojuhi95272 жыл бұрын
Great. So I'll die, but happy, because I have a lot of the last ones and I don't care what they contain 😅😅
@abbyh8678 Жыл бұрын
I'm like...I'm a prospector....and as you went thru this list I was like.....yup....got that.....yup that one too⚒️🤣🤣✌️
@oraclehaveacookie97372 жыл бұрын
Cadmium red vas banned to use in pottery thats contains food. Its dengerous for the ceramist who handels it and the acidity of food (vinegar, caffee, etc.), disolves it. Thats why you should ony have white interiors on plates made with zinc.
@gamingwithlacks2 жыл бұрын
Lol so do I tell my wife about her favorite moonstone necklace or don't I... I know it is safe for her to wear the 3x a week tops she does, but can I convince her of the same? 🤔😜
@gems2 жыл бұрын
If it helps, you can tell her we'd say she's totally fine.
@laurachapple67953 ай бұрын
This puts a different spin on that story about Cleopatra dissolving a pearl in vinegar and drinking it.
@amandaredeagle95722 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite new channel ❣️
@markmark20802 жыл бұрын
Right off at 0:30, "Found in granite deposits like...", and on the screen is a view of a marble pit...Lol.
@kellylestig49412 жыл бұрын
Great video, Informative, thanks for sharing
@cryforthemoon2 жыл бұрын
Annnnnnd if you ever decide to try and make a gem elixir make sure you check to see if putting the stones in water is toxic.
@S-CB-SL-Animations2 жыл бұрын
Any crystals that involve the word "ite" in them cannot be placed in the water at all. Doing so will make them dissolve, and that is something you do not want to do. Hope this advice helps! 😁
@spriken2 жыл бұрын
I know malachite can be pretty bad but it's safe as long as it's not coming into acid... Also if you put it in a fish tank it can kill your fish :(
@TaxPayingContributor2 жыл бұрын
So much information well presented by narrative voice and visuals of pinnacle samples have me inquisitively inspired.
@7thBatallion2 жыл бұрын
Tobernite is a fun one. Lead pigs properly sealed do the trick
@jacksimpson217Ай бұрын
Dammit that's all my afternoon plans ruined i was gonna snort crushed up tigers eye
@nyangtries26458 ай бұрын
I have 2 fluorite towers on my collection (purple, yellow), I have a bracelets made out of cinnabar beads, clear quartz, moonstone,pearls, amber and coral. Now I don't know what to feel about watching this video 😅
@purplealice2 жыл бұрын
I think that there are chopsticks carved out of impressive minerals - and of course gold or stainless steel chopsticks. I'd be very wary of eating or cooking with them. (Although I want to try the stainless steel ones.)
@SonsOfLorgar2 жыл бұрын
why would you be wary of gold or stainless steel chopsticks aside for the risk of dental injuries if you bit hard onto the steel sticks?