The Ultimate Guide to Identifying Minerals (Masterclass)

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Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector

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@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 Ай бұрын

The biggest problem I run into, in the field, is that those pristine gem quality samples shown in many rock and mineral identification books and charts look absolutely nothing like the minerals as they appear most commonly in nature.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

That is part of why just a picture is not good for identifying minerals.

@Integrationist 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for this valuable information!

@ChrisRalph 26 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@RectalRooter Ай бұрын

It always gives me a Tingley feeling when I find something that educates me. It's a welcome reprieve from searching through the thousands of fake drama, exaggerated and capslock titles begging for attention.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

I wish there were more folks like you!

@Val-fi9hg Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for all the time and preparation that you put into your presentations. I go to a monthly mineral class in Kingman, AZ led by a DANA expert and also a geologist. It has been very helpful to see their vast mineral collections and to have them share their many years of experience. This video helped to pull together more pieces of the puzzle (a puzzle that I will be playing with the rest of my life).

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it.

@brettoberry3586 Ай бұрын

I found an Amethyst a few weeks ago looking for gold. The bright purple in midday sun was a good giveaway.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Sounds like a good find.

@patchrat1 Ай бұрын

Thanks Professor Chris that was a very good lesson

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@SuperGuy250 Ай бұрын

always good when you post

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

I appreciate that. Glad you enjoy it!

@jamesdouglaswhite Ай бұрын

One of your images of galena says it is from the Sierra Gordo mine, which is the mine a fellow you-tuber owns. I would like to know more about tellurides and the other sulfides that occur with gold, have you covered them in more detail elsewhere? Do all of the calcite minerals glow under blacklight? Are there many other minerals that glow under blacklight? I understand that some radioactive minerals here in Texas can actually glow for a short time when exposed to air. Are there many minerals that are radioactive? Are they dangerous to be exposed to? Thanks for writing your book, it has been very helpful in my weekend efforts. I have found some small flakes in the Llano/Marble Falls area in Texas, but I am heading new adventures towards New Mexico to find better exposures since I live in Lubbock TX.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

You should really go though my catalog of older videos, I think a bunch of them would interest you. My video on Tellurides: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maCUXoh7rc-Xq8U My video on how to ID minerals with Ultraviolet light: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2SvmWCreJt3fa8 My video on Uranium and radioactive minerals: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5-8loiGoZVokKs

@johnadkisson5823 Ай бұрын

Watching as we speak! Keep it up man, as always pertinent information, and no bs

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Much appreciated, Glad you are enjoying it

@Mike_Greentea Ай бұрын

Good stuff 👍

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@garimpohobby Ай бұрын

great teacher hi garimpohobby Brazil 💥

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 Ай бұрын

I've run into sand stone with various levels of speckling, and typically, there are a lot of iron staining, which is fine, but the one that I have the hardest time is when its inky black. Even though there is a lot of iron in my region, there is also zinc, and traces of other metals, but I can't know which it is by its color. Maybe I need to try washing it in acid and see if I get a measurable amount of any metallic salts which I can isolate, crystallize and then identify. I know that sometimes one can heat minerals and with a method known as 'light diffraction' one can see bandwidths of light known to be specific to certain metals and minerals.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Measuring the light emissions off a mineral requires very special equipment.

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 Ай бұрын

@@ChrisRalph 911 Metallurgist has a diagram and parts list for building one cheaply at home.

@Smithsgold Ай бұрын

I’m good with Leveright !! LOL

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Me too!

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 Ай бұрын

I'd love to find tungstates! But that's a mineral never found in my district.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

You can't find what isn't there!

@tomaszcapenko1111 8 күн бұрын

Thank you, you know, it's worth having an expert's opinion, today I found it for the first time, it's magnetic and fluorescent, it's about 3 cm, best regards.

@ChrisRalph 7 күн бұрын

Best of luck to you.

@Smithsgold Ай бұрын

Now that I’ve completed the course do I get a certificate ? LOL

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Yes, I'll give it to you the next time we are out prospecting together.

@Smithsgold Ай бұрын

@@ChrisRalph Deal !!!!!!! LOL

@RectalRooter Ай бұрын

lol Original and funny

@PatriceTaylor-u4i Ай бұрын

Thank you for your intensive exploration of minerals! Great show! What was the pink mineral combined with the manganese in the photo of the manganese examples? ❤

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Pink minerals with manganese are usually Rhondonite or sometimes Rhodochrosite.

@kurtdavis7588 Ай бұрын

I have 12.65 acres in the deep south. Anyway an overseas company is wanting to restart gold mining in the area. Ive found a nice nugget on my property myself. They had my property tested including other people's property. Results on my property are 14ppm at the highest and 4ppm on the Lowest. They offered me $31,000 a year for 10 years to mine. 8 years of mining and 2 of restoration and planting of trees. Is that a fair deal or should I ask for more?

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Normally you get a small percentage of the gross production, like 1 to 2 percent in addition to the payment. I would not sign without a percentage - all the deals I have with mining companies include a percentage.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Normally deals include a small percentage of the gross production from your property in addition to the payment. Its often from 1 to 3 percent. All of the deals I have with mining companies for my claims include a percentage. Even if you only get 1% it will likely be a lot more than $31,000 a year.

@kurtdavis7588 Ай бұрын

Yes sir, the % is apart of the main deal. This is a separate deal because my residence is also on the property. This is a separate inconvenience type deal. They told me my home will lose a lot of value during mining and it will be inconvenient from the noise etc. Just trying to wrap my head around all this.

@nelsonmatavu-uy1pm Ай бұрын

Mr Chris what are dolomite?

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Dolomite is a rock related to limestone, but with both magnesium and calcium carbonates.

@AustinSimco-pc1qh 5 күн бұрын

Have you ever read Paul W. Klipsch's patents, the ones that aren't about speakers horns?

@ChrisRalph 4 күн бұрын

Uh, no.

@bernadettesalas4204 Ай бұрын

Hi Chris Ralph I had a question. What if there’s white rocks like quarts all over an area under all trees and all around? Is that an indication of gold in the area?

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Quartz is super common and the most common mineral on earth. But gold is rare. Quartz I with no gold is pretty common. Test for gold to see If gold is present.

@justusbarger8956 Ай бұрын

So I have a question... I live In putnam county indiana, I had found this dark blue/gray rock with clear quartz crystal in and throughout it. I did find it within a bed of fill rock so it had to of been brought to where I found it. It's two separate pieces but most definitely same rock. They both have small spots with a few little things of gold on them but it's It's extremely spread out throughout the hole rock. I do 100% believe it's gold due to multiple test I've done. So first question is what potential specimen of rock would I have? I can't find anything that looks fairly close. Like kyanite dark blueish to grey maybe maybe. I have seen another quite like how mine is. That and I really do belive there formations are completely different but I honestly don't know. Would you have any guesses? Secondly is it still work trying to brake, grind, and pan it even though I know there's not a ton of gold in it? Like I know there's no big deposit hidden in it but it's full of just super small golden spots but I mean that seriously can't weigh a ton right? It's maybe a little bigger than a football altogether so nothing to crazy big but also nothing Uma just willingly want to carry around for fun. I've had it for over a year and have nothing to show for it with my research and major interest in it. Thank you!!!

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

two broken pieces with tiny specs is not worth much. in fill gravel, it could have come from as far away as Canada.

@justusbarger8956 Ай бұрын

Also considering I live in indiana any thing you would suggest I keep an eye out for or anything to rock hounding area tip or comments are also greatly appreciated from you. I understand your from Nevada but just for the off chance you know anything about my state I'd love to hear. Maybe even make a video of areas and what they are rich in throughout the states would honestly be awesome. I think a lot of people would enjoy that and potentially other continents after that. Regardless thank you for the videos and help you have provided me throughout my year of learning. Your very interesting and informative and a huge shout out to you for that!

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

You've seen my video on Midwest gold, right? That video shows where the glacial remains are and that is where the gold is.

@markmayer2029 Ай бұрын

Old Moly is put into high PRESSURE greases.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Its also important in a number of steel alloys.

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 Ай бұрын

At one time, my grandfather gave me a 37,000 karat emerald garnet set in quartz carbonate. My mother's second husband found it, stole it from me, and sold it for a whole lot of money, out of which I got nothing.

@ChrisRalph Ай бұрын

Not much of a guy to do that.

@hunnybunnysheavymetalmusic6542 Ай бұрын

@@ChrisRalph He is an evil individual. Last I heard, he was a person of interest in the suspicious death of his own father.

@tomaszcapenko1111 8 күн бұрын

I'm very sorry sir. Would you mind helping me identify my stones?

@ChrisRalph 8 күн бұрын

Watch that video. It will tell you what you need to know. I get quite a few people every day who want me to ID their rock and mineral photos. I do not offer a mineral ID service, mostly because it’s not as easy as you think. Usually, minerals cannot be identified from just a picture.