What’s in a Geologist’s Rock & Mineral Collection? - Part 3

[@robertbradford3461]

Was reading a story about sinkholes cause by anhydrite and gypsum by the great lakes, something about the anhydrite reacting with ground water and dissolving the gypsum

[@GeoRockNerd]

Sure gypsum is definitely soluble that makes sense! Not great for people living in the area though!

[@BeachBushandBeyond]

As always❣ Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you for watching!

[@claudesarich6314]

Thx for sharing, can't wait to see no. 4. Thx to Rookie for sharing your channel to us 👍🇦🇺

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you Claude, appreciate it!

[@milesnn]

Wow awesome tour of a magnificent collection, such beauties an knowledge shared awesome awesome thank you

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you, appreciate the kind words!

[@sandmaker]

Wow, that was a lot of fun. I didn't know there were so many different forms of pyrite. I learned a lot, saw a bunch of really neat stuff and had a good time along the way. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge, I appreciate it. Be happy, safe, and stay healthy!

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you for the kind words Sand Maker! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@IvanLopez-zh3xz]

Been checking every other day! Thanks from Rio rancho!!!!!

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thanks Ivan! I’ll be trying to post a little more regularly, part 4 should be this weekend! Hope all is well in RR! Thanks for watching!

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

Yay! I've been waiting so patiently for this video. Supposed to have pyritized fossils near me, but I've not found yet. 😢 Pyrite is awesome. I remember the first time I found some when I was a kid. Along the side of our garage. My eyes lit up, I thought was gold. I grabbed a handful of rocks and told my dad we are gonna be rich! He just laughed and said fools gold! Went into his bedroom and pulled out a huge chunk from sock and underwear drawer (where we men always stash the good stuff....a secret right 😂😂😂) and showed me. Been a huge fan ever since. That double cube from Spain is super cool. Very nice fluorite collection too! Supposed to be alot in Illinois, but I've not really found any....I guess its primarily in southern tip of Illinois.

[@GeoRockNerd]

I’ve been a lazy, bad KZbinr! I’ve had this ready to post, and part 4 also since October! I had a chunk of pyrite when I was a kid too and I always thought it was the greatest thing ever! And then it got shattered into a million little bits when someone mad at me smashed it on the ground! And that’s so funny about your dad having a chunk in the sock drawer, haha LOVE that! 😆

[@user-pp4nd7vw8m]

I saved this video for a special treat today! What a collection! Love the pyrite and anything botryoidal! Your copper shelf was magnificent and I learned a lot from this tour! Always a pleasure!

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it! I also love botryoidal minerals! Need some botryoidal pyrite haha! Thanks for watching!

[@dustinfindsrocks]

I just hit 1000 subscribers as I watched this video!!! 🥳

[@GeoRockNerd]

Woohoooo! CONGRATS, that’s well earned Dustin!!!

[@user-pp4nd7vw8m]

Awesome! I found your channel from this one! WTG!

[@RockandRoadRockhounding]

That petrified wood replaced with copper ore is amazing! Really, all of your pieces are amazing, thanks for sharing!

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you! I love the copper mineralized wood too, it’s going to get even more rare now because the ore piles at the mine will be reclaimed and buried in the next few years, sadly! Thanks for watching!

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

You even have grape chalcedony!!! I'm blown away by your collection and your incredible knowledge of them. I also wanna say I very much enjoyed you bein on the rockhound podcast! I've only caught a few episodes and I lowkey got excited when I saw you were gonna be on and was no way I was gonna miss it. Thanks again for sharing your rocks and stories and vast knowledge with all of us. Rock on 😁🤘

[@GeoRockNerd]

Awww thanks Shawn! I hope to see you on the podcast sometime too! Everyone has good stuff to share and a unique perspective to learn from, you know? Also, did you notice I was wearing a Cannibal Corpse shirt? 😆🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

@@GeoRockNerd yeah I noticed. I just don't think my channel is as awesome as yours or rookies or even cliffhangers. Maybe I'm wrong. I don't give myself enough credit perhaps. Maybe one day if I'm asked, lol.

[@GeoRockNerd]

@@outdooradventureswithfayde6832 Every one of us is worthy of interviewing on the podcast in my opinion, whether new to the hobby or salty old dogs! You have a unique perspective and lots to share about hunting your favorite areas, tumbling, lapidary and the natural beauty you capture so well in your videos! I’d be very interested to see you on the podcast and hope you’ll be invited soon!

[@outdooradventureswithfayde6832]

@@GeoRockNerd natural beauty i capture so well. Wow! Thats a very kind compliment and it makes me feel good that you notice. I try very hard to. Talk to ya later, Nira 😁🤘

[@dustinfindsrocks]

I NEED more shelves and display cases! I still have everything you gave me packed up! I want to keep it together because it’s all from the southwest

[@GeoRockNerd]

Yeah I already miss my awesome built in rick shelves. Doubt I’ll ever have that cool of a set up again, I was really lucky with that house! Thanks for watching!

[@mctron22rd]

Pyrite is also my favorite to collect. I love how pyrite can be many different forms. What an amazing collection! Stunning really!

[@GeoRockNerd]

Me too, it’s irresistible to me! Thanks for watching!

[@RockAndRollRockhound]

Awesome collection!! I have a piece of galena with pyrite points on top. You must get a ton of people asking to identify rocks lol I have a ton that needs identifying. I was given 2 collections last summer.

[@GeoRockNerd]

That galena sounds amazing! I do get asked a lot to ID rocks and minerals but it’s really difficult just from pictures! It’s much better to see a sample in person and properly test it to narrow things down. Of course some things are so common they are easily identifiable but some things you need a hand lens and a hardness test to get anywhere! How cool that you got two collections given to you, that must be amazing!

[@RockAndRollRockhound]

@@GeoRockNerd yes I understand it’s hard to identify some rocks and minerals. If my stuff was from my area, I would have a better chance at identifying. It was a great summer for collections that’s for sure. If you happen to check out any of my videos, those collections are on there plus another video on a antique store find if amethyst points and jade. It was a crazy summer lol, I’m still sorting. There’s also stuff that’s almost white and rough. Don’t know if it’s fossils or what. Someone said dinosaur poop lol who knows. I was able to ID a rock from an old 1960’s rocks and minerals book I’ve had since I was a kid. It appears to be Pyrolusite. Lots more research to go. Have a great week. I enjoy your videos. The jade one helped me out a lot. I have about 80 pounds of the stuff. I tried tumbling a few pieces but it doesn’t tumble well. Rock on!!

[@Cliffwalkerrockhounding]

Yay! 3 months later for part 3! I think I have a calcite species you need for your collection. I call it dragonSCALE calcite

[@GeoRockNerd]

Oooohhh!! I wanna see I wanna see! 😄

[@ericadobrenski4477]

It’s so interesting to see your collections. It seems as if they are never ending, which would be the perfect collection. So many specimens that I’ve never seen or heard of. I love learning about this stuff. It’s so intriguing. I’ve always thought it would be awesome to know a geologist, how great that would be. I do appreciate your videos. I’ve learned a lot just watching them, and it’s been neat to finally learn a bit about some of the things I have found that I’ve been unable to identify. Your videos have given some of my collection new meaning. One of my favorite pieces that I’ve found was a large pegmatite from South Dakota. I had absolutely no idea what all was in it but on one of your previous videos you had one. I had been mesmerized by that piece since I had found it and it was so awesome to see your video and be able to finally know the different minerals inside of it. I really appreciated the fact that you took the time to explain what it was. It also gave me a good beginning point to research and learn about them. I think I should have studied to be a geologist. I wish I would have known then, what I’m learning now! Thanks!

[@GeoRockNerd]

There’s no reason you can’t study geology now, there are a lot of great resources for learning and plenty of rockhounds are amateur geologists these days, if you don’t have the opportunity to take classes at university! Mindat.org is simply the best place to go to learn about minerals on the internet so if I recommend starting there if you have interest in gems and minerals! I definitely have book recommendations for you too, I’m working on those and will post them soon! Thank you for your kind words and thanks for watching!

[@ericadobrenski4477]

@@GeoRockNerd Thank you for your recommendation, I will definitely check that out!

[@Becky_Lewis]

Beautiful collection! Thank you for sharing knowledge and the Love of Rocks💎😍

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you Becky! I hope you are doing well! Thanks for watching!

[@glennhales7302]

Clean your Pyrite with toothpaste and a stiff toothbrush to help restore shine. I also noticed a piece of the Hematite from Dona Ana Co., that me and my brother found. Cool.

[@GeoRockNerd]

Love that “kidney ore” hematite from down south! Got that at a rock show in Abq, might’ve bought from you!

[@lorrets9775]

You have a great collection, how do you keep it from overtaking you home 😬 I live not far from what was once a volcano in England, I've found lots of quartz mainly in a vein through slate

[@GeoRockNerd]

It’s a constant struggle 😆 I have additional boxes and many buckets and containers of rockhound finds over the years than what’s actually in my house! That quartz vein sounds cool! Are there quartz crystals or massive type quartz?

[@lorrets9775]

@@GeoRockNerd lol, I have a similar problem. I keep them in clusters around the house and some that are off the beaches i put in plant pot saucers. The quartz I've found are in chunks of about 7cm or 1cm veins sandwiched between slate

[@GeoRockNerd]

@@lorrets9775 That sounds really cool! I love vein rocks!

[@marklehrbass9333]

Yes! Thank you so much for sharing your collection and knowledge.

[@GeoRockNerd]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@diggingappalachia954]

Now that is just insane, you have an amazing collection

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you!

[@NaomisAdventures]

Nice

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you!

[@brookebullard]

I love pyrite so much

[@GeoRockNerd]

@@brookebullard Me tooo! My favorite non-precious metallic mineral, can't really get enough of it!

[@Violet-qf8dr]

Thanks for the beautiful tour. I have a gypsum/selenite slab that is similar to the one you have. It is full of rainbows.

[@GeoRockNerd]

Sounds beautiful! ❤️

[@deborahprovo3779]

great minerals

[@GeoRockNerd]

Thank you!

[@brookebullard]

I’m in Odessa and I’ve reached out to one other hounder but If you’re ever in my area or want to do a Texas trip (maybe not here but I know a few places…) lmk! I’ll split $$ the trip

[@GeoRockNerd]

@@brookebullard That would've been awesome, but I now live in the Inland Northwest, I moved here a few years ago! I really miss rockhounding back home and really wish I would've rockhounded in Texas more, while I had the chance!

[@brookebullard]

@@GeoRockNerd aww no problem. You have so much Good Stuff!!! I love your channel. I’m new ish.. but I’ve found some of the crazy stuff not on google In Texas and NM! It’s been the time of my life. I wish I didn’t wait so long to get into this!!

[@robertbradford3461]

If you put them in a case you wouldn't have a problem with the dust and would be easier to keep clean

[@GeoRockNerd]

I have 15 built in shelves in the wall and no room for cabinets. Dust is part of everyday life in the windy dry desert!

[@robertbradford3461]

@@GeoRockNerd built in shelves are a real pain, depends on the style some you can convert and put doors on or at least a removable glass

[@GeoRockNerd]

@@robertbradford3461 I like having access to mine without glass. Don’t care that much about dust, which is after all just tiny specs of rocks! I blow all the dust off periodically but it always comes back. 🤷‍♀️

[@robertbradford3461]

@@GeoRockNerd Apologies, wasn't saying seal them off, that's a bit ridiculous, I know some do but not what I meant. I put a rectangular hinged door on my shelves that lifts with a piece of glass in it, it not super hard to make at all, they still get dusty over time depending on how much I open them but does cut down allot. I do understand though, I just don't like to dust and my house gets really dusty because of where I live so the less I have to dust the better

[@GeoRockNerd]

@@robertbradford3461 Oh I know you didn’t mean sealed, I don’t know anyone who would do that. I don’t want to look at them through glass. Glass gets dusty here too and the problem would be just as annoying, but with glare to boot. I use compressed air they make for computer keyboards occasionally to clean everything since a lot of my specimens are fragile and I don’t want to touch them with a duster. Works fine.

[@user-nb5sh4bl7h]

Look at Rocks the same again Video The Mud Fossil channel Process creates perfectly preserved parts of ancient creatures

[@jimmymclaughlin7994]

😜 P r o m o s m.