I think you are the 1st person to ever explain density in the most simplistic terms and nail it. Thank you
@ChrisRalph2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@DaleDuffy4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as always. "Fists Full of Gold" is worth its weight in gold. Thanks again Chris.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words.
@lydiaanderson28703 жыл бұрын
@Hello Dale Duffy, How are you doing?
@lydiaanderson28703 жыл бұрын
@Rowan Mohammad Oh! Okay, Can we talk on hangout if you don't mind
@tomrobinson6472 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I* really enjoyed your video.
@ChrisRalph2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that!
@bosst38497 ай бұрын
Wonderful presentation of Identify minerals. I have really learnt a lot .
@ChrisRalph7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@csb67724 жыл бұрын
Chris, You are the man! I remember meeting you at Iowa Hill gold dig and detect put on by the Mining Journal, you gave me a poker chip with a piece of gold glued on the back of it that you got a day or two prior to the dig. You guys went in there a few days earlier to hunt it. Keep up the good work bud!
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@Smithsgold4 жыл бұрын
Another great video , thanks for sharing your knowledge 🍀
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, hope your back is feeling better.
@Smithsgold4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisRalph I think I'm good to go again !!!!!
@kirankumarm17324 жыл бұрын
Gud vidio sir👌
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@kirankumarm17324 жыл бұрын
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@diggersouth Жыл бұрын
I used lemon juice, I read online this would work on calcite, and I got a fizzing type reacton tha you mentioned. Which is exciting as I found a recently dug pit and there are thousands of these laying everywhere. Many have been hauled of with the dirt to other locations. But still thousands laying around. Already have a bucket full and plan on bringing many more home. Thank you.
@ChrisRalph Жыл бұрын
Best of luck to you.
@tracy857774 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing some of your obviously vast knowledge of minerals. I've always loved rocks and have hauled home vast amounts of them. I think many are really beautiful. I also love seashells. And I have alot of them. Some people don't understand why I'm so fascinated with rocks. They think I'm crazy. I don't care. I think that they're another of the creative beauty God gave us to enjoy. I thought about taking a course on rocks and minerals at a college, but I don't have the money. So I'm especially grateful to you for this. You're a great teacher and I can tell that you're very intelligent and also wise. So thank you again and God bless you and yours.❤️
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
I took one of those college courses and the 3 videos on mineral identification are my expression of some of the things I learned in those courses. Glad you enjoyed it.
@sujeybermudez99472 жыл бұрын
Thank You so much for sharing all the wealth of information with us. I am super slow and the way you explain things makes it easier for me to understand and learn I will for sure buying your book. Can’t wait!!
@ChrisRalph2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@javisgaming32393 жыл бұрын
Even after a year these videos are still helping. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge ✨
@ChrisRalph3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@sujeybermudez99472 жыл бұрын
Hi thanks for taking the time to share this video with us.!, Can you give us any recommendations on magnifying glass, magnets etc or any tools that can help our mineral learning journey?.
@ChrisRalph2 жыл бұрын
First, this is part 2 of a 3 part series, be sure to look at the others. Second, I show a hardness test kit that you can buy ones like it on Amazon. Also get a 10X loupe magnifier, also available on Amazon.
@andyselarom44624 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
You're Welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@thegeck99784 жыл бұрын
These videos are educational and should be treated as such. There is so much knowledge in minerals. So much so that I always forget way more than I remember. I have been rockhounding for years and it never fails I will forget one or two steps in identifying. Like right now I have an amazing rock I found on a construction site. I know the rock came from a dig rich in calcite, iron, and red clay. The rock once cleaned(hydrochloric acid, vinegar, and water) steps, the mineral was shiny, sparkling in areas and was extremely heavy. The rock is fracturing in some areas closer to the edge, but not in the more solid areas. The weight feels like iron, but I get no markings on skin only on ceramics. It marks almost like lead but very fine. In this stone I have spotted pyrites, silver, and quartz crystals. The quartz travels into the grey shiny areas and around the rock itself. It is extremely hard. Drop test broke only the host. Hammer broke away the quartz and pyrites. I have been banking on iron, but the sheen is too sparkly. In the end, the rock is 8”x8”x6” and weighs just at 15lbs. I will wait on your next video to help me identify more. Thank you for this.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Good luck to you and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@jameswambugu55274 жыл бұрын
With people like you I will never need to go to high learning institution. I home school, learn all I need to know from people like you.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@jameswambugu55274 жыл бұрын
I did enjoy.
@stevesmith83542 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU Chris you’re doing a great job man love your videos learning a lot ❤❤❤❤
@ChrisRalph2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@JamesDavis-wb6kr4 жыл бұрын
Mica was used as a clear window in old old pot belly stoves so as to watch fire as well as determine when to insert more wood. It has a high heat resistance!
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
It was used industrially for the same thing - to see into furnaces, etc.
@johnramirez503211 ай бұрын
I was surprised atvhow much i knew about mineral identification. I mean based on your crash course. I looked at all three videos and i knew about 60 %. Im sure i forgot about some andva reference book would also help. Weighing the rock or specimen against a equal volume of water i knew about . Thanks for the videos.
@ChrisRalph11 ай бұрын
No problem, and I'm glad you found the info useful
@NEO-RC4 жыл бұрын
Great material! Thank you 🙏
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@DustyCowdog4 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as usual.. Cheers!
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
@henryritchie70602 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ChrisRalph2 жыл бұрын
You bet!
@robertweldon79094 жыл бұрын
That's cool, you can't quickly recall a mineral yourself. Thanks for being real. To me your the professor who realizes that his students may not know very much about the 101 course and really wants to help and teach. You would be very popular with your students.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words.
@randallalan42214 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the lesson Chris! I use to watch the "Prospectors" on the Weather Channel and be amazed at the different minerals/gems they would find in the field.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@mikelee53874 жыл бұрын
Chris, a potential mine is looking for professional gold explorers. Pls recommend. Thank you.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
I do not understand your statement - something is lost in translation.
@alisonncube98804 жыл бұрын
Hello Chris thanks alot for this information it helps me alot forever grateful keep them coming 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Will do! In fact I just released a new one.
@alisonncube98804 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisRalph wow thats awesome let me catch up on you 👏👏
@randycaldwell93463 жыл бұрын
Thank You I did learn a few things on all three of your videos! I don't know if you are still answering questions. I've watched a few different people teaching about identification of minerals. Some of them say if I just want to know about the rock building minerals for now there's only about 24 or so out of the 4000+ minerals out there that is used to build rocks do you agree with that? Thanks again
@ChrisRalph3 жыл бұрын
Most rocks are built of a limited number of minerals, but many rocks have tiny amounts of many rare minerals. So the statement is 98 percent true, the other 2 percent are the rare minerals also found in the rocks.
@randycaldwell93463 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisRalph Thank You that makes a lot of sense
@RaiseTheBAWR3 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, I've been watching and re watching your videos plus I bought fists full of gold. The information you give out is priceless! I was wondering how I can identify a placer mineral I panned in an area around where I'm from in Eastern Utah. I picked up a decent amount of black sands with what looks like silver or a "glittery" effect as it moves around in the sand. I am able to find in many difference test pans from up and down the stream in this particular area. I WANT to say I found titanium, but I have no idea what it would look like in very small placer form. Everything I have panned has been extremely fine..
@ChrisRalph3 жыл бұрын
I get many, many requests for personal help. Its almost always impossible to ID stuff from photos.
@shucksful2 жыл бұрын
Hey….I’ll take a leap, and tell you it’s more than likely either pyrite, or sulfides, or a combination of the two.
@HALIYALBETAGERIVLOGKANNADA4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Sir For this Experience video.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
@gordjensen86494 жыл бұрын
hey chris these 2 parts on mineral identification was really done well thanks for doing this keep up the great videos stay health stay safe and see you on your next vid
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Staying safe at home but itching to get out.
@alvinjastrzebski32704 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, I found a road cut that I think has exposed a pure white rock with a dark grey vein over an inch wide. I will have it assayed, just to see if it is silver, but I have a math problem. How much silver per ton does it take to make a mine profitable? Thanks in advance for your advice.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Its not that simple that one single number tells all. Depends also on how much you have. If you have a solid mountain made of ore you can run really low grade at a profit on a large scale. If you have only a little it must be high grade. You need access to some way of milling the ore and extracting the silver. How far will you haul the ore? Consultants do whole evaluations to determine if a deposit can be profitably mined. Find out what you have first, then start worrying about if it can be mined profitably. If its less than a couple ounces per ton, dont worry about it.
@allansgoldmining4 жыл бұрын
Another great video ! This is so important to know these tests while prospecting. Did you get that molly sample near Tonapah ? And the Galena/sphalerite from Missouri ? We have Galena/Hydrozincsite down here, near Goodsprings. Love that nice chunk of mica sample !! Thanks for sharing your knowledge Chris ! 🤠👍👍👍
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
The moly sample in the part 2 video did not come from near Tonopah, but one at the end of Part three (soon to be uploaded) did. But that one did not come from the Hall Moly-copper pit north of Tonopah, but from a small prospect west of it in the Lone Mountain area. Next time I am in Vegas, I might go out to Goodsprings to collect some Galena samples.....
@allansgoldmining4 жыл бұрын
Maybe Jeff W and can join you. My specimens came from the Root Mine. Jeff was thinking about visiting the Yellowpine Mine, which was the largest producer. 🤠
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
I just dont know when I will be down that way next. I have probably 15 pounds of galena (which is enough for now) that I will be fiddling with here shortly. Going to do some home smelting and then extraction of the silver. Jeff sort of did a video on this, but I will do it right and explain how it can be done on a small scale.I am generally hoping to drive down to Arizona this fall sometime. Maybe we can meet up if it works out. I have no firm idea of my schedule at this point.
@fritzschwanserhauser22664 жыл бұрын
I'd like to find some of that rubysilver you had the other week!
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Its really nice stuff!
@ottopeace14 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, we’ve been out prospecting for Rh assuming it’s been left behind. Because it’s much lighter than gold and grey like everything else, how do you quickly identify it in the field? Seems like a chemical test would be the only way to sort it out, if so what chemical to use, how do we acquire or make it? And what is the reaction /result we are looking for? Using a That we eventuality
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Do a Google search for "Rhodium ore deposits" to learn more. Rhodium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust. Rhodium is found only as traces in platinum or nickel ores together with the other members of the platinum group metals. There is no such thing as an ore that is mined mostly for its Rhodium.
@diggersouth Жыл бұрын
If I am finding these calcite everywhere are there other minerals or things to look for in this location. Otherwords what else would be commonly found with calcite.
@ChrisRalph Жыл бұрын
Calcite is a very, very common mineral, one of the 4 or 5 most common of all. So many, many different minerals might possibly be found with Calcite.
@dawnmorning4 жыл бұрын
Great video. Have you studied Shungite? Thanks for sharing so much knowledge.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Its basically an altered form of coal, and so not really a mineral. Mostly valued for crystal healing uses.
@007CarpeDiem4 жыл бұрын
Hello Chris, thanks a million for your videos, I am learning a lot. I do think that "Color" when used as "streak color" is a very helpful tool to identify minerals (especially in the field) though. You did mention "Streak" in the first part of this video series, but not in this part. What do you think?
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
I ended up talking in more detail about the streak test in part 3, which you will see soon.
@007CarpeDiem4 жыл бұрын
Very much looking forward to it!!! :-) Thank you!
@landonburke27723 жыл бұрын
You have put me on an 1800s burn spot!. Today it's a new York city transit fare coin, looks like gold
@ChrisRalph3 жыл бұрын
Congrats.
@oussamalasfer48604 жыл бұрын
Does impurity change the meniral density ?
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Slightly.
@edwardrains6364 жыл бұрын
what can you tell me about mercury where dose it come from ?
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
There are mineral deposits rich in mercury. The chief ore mineral is Cinnabar.
@fritzschwanserhauser22664 жыл бұрын
Are the pegmatites associated with gold? I mean the lapidalyte and the muscovite?
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
generally not, especially lithium rich pegmatites with Lepidolite.
@landonburke27723 жыл бұрын
Wow, now it's silver button with shield and eagle!!!
@ChrisRalph3 жыл бұрын
It is?
@landonburke27723 жыл бұрын
I don't see gold in pan, it's all mic, don't see nuggets in creek, or anything in rock until I use mic then I see confusing color along with gold. So I am assuming...
@ChrisRalph3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@landonburke27723 жыл бұрын
I haven't lost sight of big pic, I have mag sand, gold stuff all in and around, looks fools... Not sure. But I don't think passing up burn spot is wise, got 3 beads, one is green gemstone
@ChrisRalph3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@landonburke27723 жыл бұрын
Ok, 5 gold puffed buttons 7$ apiece, 2 Kentucky confederate police button's 50$ apiece! Not bad for a beginner, verdict is still out on nugget... Thank you again Cris for getting me off my duff!
@ChrisRalph3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it.
@JamesDavis-wb6kr4 жыл бұрын
Moly b is also used as a hardener for steel! Let’s not omit that!
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's true.
@cherylboyles48845 ай бұрын
4:21 you can weight it
@ChrisRalph4 ай бұрын
OK.
@johnfields63414 жыл бұрын
i just found a for sure meteorite like a 20 pound one anyone know a place that buys them
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Not really.
@annetteyoung66764 жыл бұрын
You may want to Google that they are worth good money I here I found one to .ask where to sell .
@annetteyoung66764 жыл бұрын
I put my rocks on utube Chris under A I think I dont know it's my first try it out there though if you see maybe you can comment
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Well, I am glad you liked the video...
@shucksful2 жыл бұрын
You know , the info was great Chris…however, I couldn’t see Jack sh**! Lol
@shucksful2 жыл бұрын
Chris, I was wondering, out of all of the hundreds of panning videos I’ve watched on KZbin, I’ve noticed that SILVER is hardly ever found in a placer form…Matter of fact, silver is hardly ever mentioned at all, within most of these gold panning videos. ..I’m surprised (in a way) that silver isn’t more valuable, considering how seldom it’s located in placer form. So, I guess when it comes to silver, it almost always needs to be smelted. How strange. 😀 and apparently, somewhat rare this element is. (IMHO)
@ChrisRalph2 жыл бұрын
Were you looking on a cell phone? Sometimes you need more than tiny phone screen to see things. You are right that silver is very, very rare in placer form. Most silver in natural deposits is in the form of silver bearing minerals, and these need to be smelted or leached to extract the silver.
@jnc38804 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail and the actual video are unrelated.
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Maybe you dont speak English. Yes, they are related.
@fritzschwanserhauser22664 жыл бұрын
Greasy look, harder than corrundum, triangular ? cleavage= diamond?
@ChrisRalph4 жыл бұрын
Could well be.
@landonburke27723 жыл бұрын
My luck Cris, gonna bury me 6 in. from mother load!