Obsidian: Lava... to Gemstone?

[@Esp-go1el]

Learning more in a 5 min. Video than in 1-4 years

[@FromAnArtistsMind]

"My knowledge of obsidian is. It's a type of natural glass, you can get it in many colors and patterns, it's in westerros and minecraft" . *Seconds later* "Hey, actually, I know everything about obsidian"

[@timothywhite5453]

Geeks and nerds are my favorite kind of human which is what makes this channel so damn good.

[@mr.meltycheese213]

Ya know, I know absolutely nothing about geology or gemology, however in the hour or so I've been watching this channel, I learned way more than I expected! It's awesome what you were able to do with my lost cause of a brain. I subscibed!

[@gems]

That's great! Glad we could help educate you and turn you into a JTV fan/subscriber!

[@LamanKnight]

So, obsidian is a gemstone, but one without a crystal structure? Cool. Rapidly cooled, that is.

[@stevetate9351]

LamanKnight ok FAM

[@BlindSquirrel666]

The rapid cooling bit is bunk.

[@biosdaddy]

Its a rock

[@j.shorter4716]

Makes great arrowheads and really is very sharp. I generally get small cuts working with obsidian and don’t with other stones.

[@waynes.2983]

I'm hooked on obsidian. It is also found far from places with volcanic activity. It's found in most places where early humans lived.

[@someonessidechannel1485]

I have a piece of obsidian from Hawaii with flecks of green in it that only show up when light hits it just right. Could you do a video on why obsidian can range so much in color and appearance and (specifically) what could cause iridescence in it?

[@gi295]

Olivine

[@karenrichards5372]

Love this channel ❤ Been a rock hound most my life. I have learned so much watching you all! Thank you 😊

[@adithibey6920]

Just bought a hunk, close to 1 lb...love it!

[@khaledallan1551]

" So you think parents have a favorite child " is the best line

[@boilingsoul3863]

I love your videos even though im not into gems and rocks they are intresting to watch and most videos are beautiful

[@nerdynashiikawaii2887]

boilingSoul38 I agree though I came here mostly for science and all.

[@gems]

Thank you!! :)

[@ana_tzi]

Es hermoso en lo que se convierte la lava! Yo tengo una piedra de lava en mi casa 🙌🏻

[@talktomamaw3842]

Loved the show. I love rocks and have since i was a child. Stuffed my nose full of tiny rocks while playing outside in our dirt driveway - about 63 years ago lol. Was telling my granddaughter the tale cause we watched a tv show (9 1 1) and a little boy shoved a toy car up his nose. Took geology classes in college and wished i had made it a career. Gid bless you all!

[@poochylover4]

I absolutely love snowflake obsidian! I was so excited when you pulled it out of the box

[@Pinklasagna87]

Its actually a pink diamond, a ruby, a sapphire, a pearl and an amethist

[@bowser3017]

vs Steve

[@aminator3924]

@@bowser3017 STEVEN NOT STEVE

[@turbo95912]

I love this! You go into so much detail! I myself have quite a good collection going. I have banded, mohoagany, sheen (rainbow and silver sheen), snowflake and regular old obsidian. The sheen stones are my favorite because I love how light can be played with in gemstones such as chatoyancy, sheen, labradorescence, asterism and opalscence. All of which I have a few stones for.

[@haperawehiwehi8661]

VERY important note. I know i'm late to the party here but Blue/Green slag glass is often sold as "Helenite", "green obsidian", "Blue Obsidian" or "Mount Saint Helens Obsidian". ALL obsidian will appear black/brown/auburn in normal light, and only reveals its true colour when a light is shone through it. As anyone in the states should know, Mount Saint Helens is a protected area, NO rock of any kind may be removed by the private collector. Obsidian that apears green when light is shone through it only occurs in a few places around the world, usually associated with mixed chemistry magma, with the site closest to me in NZ being Mayor Island in the bay of plenty, which was famous for producing very high quality obsidian varieties that would appear green or gold/amber coloured when a torch was shone through them.

[@staceyw.6608]

Here on the island of Sardinia, Italy, it is used in jewelry as a talisman/bead that is said to keep away the "evil eye" and absorb your negative energy. It is very much a part of the Sardinian culture and tradition and the talisman bead is called "su coccu". As you may know, there is still much archaeological evidence and remains both from the stone age and nuragic period still standing on Sardinia.

[@アナアナリスト]

Thanks a lot💕🤗👌 nice way of teaching. Keep it up.🙏. Liked & subscribed done.

[@shogunender8752]

Obsidian has been my favorite ore or natural rock I don't think of it as a gemstone. Rubies are gemstones that I love but obsidian is such an important ore in history. I read a lot about history as a kid and I loved Mayan and Aztec history so they used these obsidian weapons and just stones for rituals and war. Before video info thanks for making this

[@chillaxter13]

Have I ever said that I love the box concept..? Some mystery, some weight based pre-evaluation... It's kinda cool... Also, you look SO different with your glasses of... Wow! Lol

[@skybaumbach7296]

I learned in the old times, the stone age, they used to use it as weapons or to cut. I learned that they can be all sorts of colors. I know there can be some big ones, small ones, and medium ones. They were also used to look at the sun.

[@stephenwaldron2748]

"You stick your hand in a bag of obsidian, and you don't know what you're gonna get" Action Lab: cuts?

[@brokenshard9323]

I have this large chunk (about the size of an adult human's head) it is pure black with no visible streaks/stripes or anything like that, sadly it's currently only being used as a doorstop

[@FoxMcCloud94]

Really enjoy these videos you put out. When I was a kid I was really into looking at all the rocks I found in the creek behind my house to see if it was something rare and I liked seeing the big gem stones at museums. One critique I have and its no biggie....is that the videos seem dark...like the lighting or brightness is dark...I crank the brightness on my laptop/phone and KZbin gets super bright white, but the videos are still dark, and have a in the shadow appearance. IDK no big deal :)

[@kristenwinter7646]

From my grade four class! What we learned is: 1. There are different types of obsidian 2. There are many different colours of obsidian 3. There are many shapes of obsidian 4. Obsidian is a rock that happens when a volcano erupts (igneous) 5. Obsidian was used for weapons and tools 6. There can be some rocks that are soft and some rocks that are hard. Obsidian was 5 7. Some obsidian that is really sharp can be used as scalpels in the medical field Our questions were: Where did you find the obsidian? What is the one that looks like an egg called? (grey and white one)

[@jumbozicvg3878]

This is very helpful thank you sooo much! :D

[@adamcheck4941]

I have found blue obsidian in the woods near my house in PA.

[@wilbondcajunrockhound5758]

nice good info , really like the obsidian , i have a good bit in my collection . subscribed you

[@outtadate]

I think i found a huge chunk of obsidian today! Been wondering wht it was for a while now, though it was a piece of rusty metal until i picked it out and broke it in two! Its glassy, its black and has big air pockets in it!

[@WorldofRockhounds]

Fire obsidian is the best :) But I am biased lol

[@ClockworkGriffin]

Can you do a video on Dacite and talk about similarities/differences to Obsidian?

[@flashthompson7]

Love this

[@johnstephenson7620]

If you want to see a mountain of obsidian go to Glass Buttes in Oregon it is the largest obsidian deposit in the world

[@shaliny1525]

Que hermosa piedra su estructura la hace ver cómo un tipo de cristal

[@PrestigePlayz]

This is some good information! Also, may use the clip of you saying that obsidian can easily break when dropped on the floor?

[@darrenbishop4327]

Man that set my trypophobia off and gave me the chills. It looks like it has mold growing on it.

[@genericname6444]

When she pulled out that giant snowflake I just shouted HOLY FUCK THAT'S BIG I'm so jealous lol

[@7sevyn7_]

No blue obsidian??? Thee most gorgeous one!

[@nadjaforsman7552]

Hey, could you make a video about bismuth? That's the coolest gem I know!

[@gems]

Might have something with that coming up soon :)

[@petericeman100]

The green stuff from Mexico is sweet.

[@sahanadreementis7622]

I loved the sheen obsidian

[@jostallworth3087]

How practical is it's use in jewelry?

[@gr8teagazr122]

I have a question. Why did it cool so quickly as to avoid crystallization? Is Obsidian from the portions of magma that cooled quickly by oozing into water (oceans/lakes/streams)?

[@minecraftmastertnc7130]

“You stick your hand in a bag of obsidian and you don’t know what you’re gonna get…” A cut ._.

[@stephenwaldron2748]

Aw, I just just commented something similar lol

[@stephenwaldron2748]

Rustle around the bag enough, get some static electricity going, if it can make a full ring reaction, you might lose your finger to a small portal in there as well.

[@jordanbolton1599]

My son Jayden said, "my favorite thing I learned about Obsidian is that it was used to make weapons. My favorite type of Obsidian is the sharp flat one."

[@maryspencer4220]

Is there colbolt blue obsidian

[@icraigg]

dragon glass! i have some obsidian arrow heads so when the white walkers come... i'll be ready :P

[@Fnyx_BodyWorks]

Hey how much obsidian will need to build a portal? Have ever tried?

[@theendmaster0793]

Fnyx MC in Minecraft and if so its like 15 blocks

[@williamwyckoff]

Actually you need a bare minimum of 10, and I',m pretty sure the maximum is 529, although that could have been changed.

[@ChemOrbProductions]

Fnyx MC minimum of 10 where you don’t have corner blocks (or they’re something else like dirt)

[@teeli.]

Fnyx MC Is that a reference to a Minecraft Nether portal? xD

[@Fnyx_BodyWorks]

{} AzulExePastel {} yeah sure it is😊

[@JstarOmega]

I'm going to assume you would like "Houseki no Kuni". It's an anime about gemstones that just came out.

[@nak8490]

What mineral is the cause for Mahogany Obsidian?

[@sum2automation]

Fire obsidian... awesome stuff, but hard to find.

[@lukecotton2361]

Obsidian doesn’t always form just due to rapid cooling.

[@jervisangelopitao7118]

Keith??? Where the frick is Lance

[@mjollwaldorff8199]

I live on iceland

[@SuicidialDolphin]

FLAPJACKS!!! OBSIDIAN!!! I LOVE THEM BOTH!❤️

[@KawaiiFlandre495]

You can find in on 2b2t

[@michaelreynolds4927]

You forgot the northwest and Rainbow Obsidian,and the15 or 20 live Volcanoes between northern California and Canadian border

[@shermdeazy]

If only all ladies were like you! Your amazing.

[@somchayphommavone8941]

Do you buy serendibite

[@Harikusa]

You guys MUST make a dagger out of that, let's use more accurate terms - dragon glass mkay? So You really should make a dagger out of that and show it out in one of your future episodes!

[@kimjosephenerlan3320]

Sinu Po may buyer nang lava stone

[@junalyneladio8381]

Wow

[@jakehenderson9150]

I have one of those it is smaller though

[@yocsanzea4045]

I like the video

[@yurililly1978]

I’m goth so I wear a LOT Obsidian jewelry.

[@justsaiyan0567]

Wow.. I'm early.. I didn't even notice....

[@Supermax2206]

When I heard Minecraft I knew immediately that this is a cultured channel

[@xinyuhuang4200]

Can you make something about dragon glass

[@StarScapesOG]

Fun Craft she already did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYuTl4V8qtKpndE

[@gems]

I did! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYuTl4V8qtKpndE

[@kanzakanza5559]

saya punya kayak gitu cara jual nya kayak mana

[@universityofthrifting709]

Please include molecular or atomic structure in your video's...it will generate more knowledge

[@peacenlove3faith302]

I have alot of black obsidian and other lava stone in my yard and in the forest behind me in Hartford Wisconsin where there is no evidence of volcano ever why?

[@Gilhelmi]

Today, there is no volcanic activity, but thousands of years ago there could have been. I know people who were surprised to learn about previous volcanoes in Utah.

[@JesshonSadePacanut]

I have obsedian

[@panorama2214]

THAT IS MAHOGANY!

[@tabithabauers1774]

Your the new Bill nigh

[@dish-kartekoto5299]

Mam may i ask. what kind of stone this? Pls my video

[@imienazwisko6527]

Hi.

[@rigotinoco3034]

At first i thought i had a granite but i knew a snow flake obsidian when i see one.

[@Iamthunderchild]

The *sheen" Obsidian is also known as Rainbow obsidian

[@hanglo7606]

The video quality is super dark. Need you some lights!

[@tehallanaz]

Iurn?

[@Jason1975ism]

Stick your hand in a bag of obsidian, and I know what you'll get, STITCHES! Treat it with respect.

[@azharkhan-nd6wy]

Hi, 🌹🙋🏿‍♂️❤️

[@aurasamayoadegiron7964]

resumen en español porfa😊

[@a_chilly_billy5596]

Ur awesome

[@nicholashamilton1898]

Why does Obsidian have a pink and Blue color to it when the sunlight hits it

[@gems]

Hi Nicholas! Rainbow obsidian shows colors because of the interaction of light with included nanoparticles of magnetite.

[@nicholashamilton1898]

@@gems thankyou for replying.

[@smallcrafts3154]

Have you seen any faceted obsidian.

[@VueiyVisarelli]

The snowflake obsidian kind of looks like Jack Frost threw up on it. I like the mahogany and sheen obsidian better myself, because they have such a nice, smooth look, what with the striations instead of splats.

[@bobbylefeverjr416]

Can you guys send me a huge peace of Obsidian

[@kaylebblack3831]

Obsodian was used by the Aztecs

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

I would have called it moldy obsidian.

[@kevinramjattan38]

Dragon glass

[@billywhitehorn6397]

obsidian... was used for spearheads and arrows and daggers

[@Shoobadawoop]

Apache tears

[@phoenixmcleod985]

1 day, no dislikes? Sorcery

[@Morgrimm]

Take a shot every time she says specimens

[@paulwalsh2344]

Again I love how your channel tries to show different specimens with raw samples. Good to know.

[@jerrythomasdildine8956]

looks like Rainbow obsidian to me.

[@ncrawford5673]

so the snowflake obsidian is kind of an igneous rock