Can Plants Lead To Gemstones?

Can Plants Lead To Gemstones? | Geobotany

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2 жыл бұрын

What if we told you that the plants above ground could indicate treasures that lie beneath? If your response would be to grab a shovel, then you're in good company! Join Rob as he dives into the study of geobotany on his search for hidden gems!
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@marci7957 2 жыл бұрын

I can NOT get enough of the videos and content you amazing human beings put out, especially great for those in training and still learning!

@largent45 2 жыл бұрын

That is such a cool resource. I never knew that trees could actually absorb trace amounts of such a heavy mineral, like gold! Thats amazing! And the prospect of geobotany being used to find things lost under the ground is amazing. Its way easier to pick a flower to test than to dig up random areas on a chance! so less destructive to the Earth. Great episode! I learn so much from you guy! Thanks!

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

@keithyinger3326 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine making soap out of your wood ash and then further processing it to get heavy metals. At the concentrations that are in trees, I really don't think it would be worth it though. Still kind of interesting to think that it could be in there. I might have a small gold mine in that pile of ash from my wood stove out back lol

@CelticDruidess1 2 жыл бұрын

One of the methods that plants are able to do this is by making root associations with special microorganisms. The plants feed the microbes special sugars and in return the microbes will make certain pH conditions which can then in a sense "liquify" certain mineral elements thereby making them bioavailable to the plants - it's all very cool chemistry...or rather biogeochemistry.

@brandonramirez6439 2 жыл бұрын

This is so cool. Could you guys do a video on the etymology for the gems? Like, why is it called Emerald. What are some fun etymology stories

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@porcupine_cake 2 жыл бұрын

This is fascinating!! Thank you for bringing us videos that mix gems and geology and all kinds of other stuff. I love this channel!

@joeycrack557 2 жыл бұрын

This is so cool, another video with more real world examples flushed out would be great

@amommamust 2 жыл бұрын

I am a lifelong rockhound and herbalist. How did I not know this was a thing? So glad I know now!

@bethlovesthings 2 жыл бұрын

Did you make this video specifically for me??!!? 😂😂😂 I have a degree in psychology and nutrition and am self studying botany & horticulture and have just started getting back into geology as well (thanks in large part to you guys tbh), but I LOVE plants. The combination of botany and geology *chefs kiss* thank you as always for your informative and engaging content. Looking forward to seeing how long Rob grows his hair 😝 oh & loved the Eucalyptus / Aussie shout out 🇦🇺💖

@samhaines8228 2 жыл бұрын

Super fascinating!! I just recently watched a video about bog Iron, something I has never heard of before. Apparently peat bogs interact with bacteria and over long periods of time cause deposits of iron oxide to accumulate. This became an early source of ore for refining into iron age tools and the weapons. Maybe not quite the same thing as indicator species, but an interesting interaction between plants, minerals and human development.

@rogerhargreaves2272 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob. A great video demonstrating the correlation between botanicals and minerals. I’m always learning something new from this great channel every time I watch. Thanks for sharing. 😀 from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Oh, we have small deposits of Gold, lots of Snow Quartz, Slate & Bluestone. Welsh Bluestone was used in the construction of Stonehenge many thousands of years ago, we have no idea how it got 350 from west Wales to its present location.

@marionbradley6236 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Indicator vegetation! Who knew? ❤❤❤❤

@dustinfindsrocks 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff! I’ve noticed that cedar trees love limestone. We have them in Missouri where I’m at and the bedrock is limestone. Illinois is mostly shale and there’s few cedar trees. Indiana is limestone and there’s tons of cedars

@jonathanadams6673 2 жыл бұрын

Will you do a show on the only kimberlites found never to contain diamonds in Ithaca NY?

@ConnorSinclairCavin 2 жыл бұрын

I have just recently been looking into this field (toe dip level so far) due to a request a friend had who created a map for d&d. They knew i was good at making geographic simulations for mineral maps and such, and wanted me to try and figure out where logical mines for various minerals would be, then put biomes over everything and such. During this i was figuring out what plants occur where and ran into the phenomena that your video covers. I need to study it far more, however it makes for such an interesting process to try an reverse, taking lands that are rich in a mineral source and trying to puzzle out what would come to such an area, or how it would change form

@nen.user.3764 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see more videos on this if possible. Super interesting!

@TheNoodChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! From gemstones to geopolitics ❤️ I love this channel.

@ZaDussault 2 жыл бұрын

I did not know that! That's pretty cool!

@nurahmaddin Жыл бұрын

Geobotany is cool I studied geopedology and agrogeology In our region, a group of bamboo trees in savanna is the key to gold Area that grows a lot of wild banana trees and experiences more lightning strike has the highest amount of potassium in the soil

@kingston872 Жыл бұрын

In Jamaica there is the silverback fern (Pityrogramma calomelanos) which is associated with copper mineralization of the volcanic rocks of the inliers.

@reikiwithcary2682 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! So interesting ... thanks for sharing this info with us!

@seancrisci610 2 жыл бұрын

Will you ever do a video about meteorites? There are all kinds of mineralization and out of this world type crystals that can be found within a meteorites also different types like chondrites this would make a great documentary for you guys! I would think anyways everything you guys talk about are my hobbies and just 💖love your videos🗽

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

We've done a couple, and will probably cover it more in the future too!: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8l9ZtiB3crTppc.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qp6FkryHvLXcqJs.html

@Roy_AEWFan 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome 😁👍. We have eucalyptus trees 🌴... In california. Thanks for sharing new information i didn't knew.

@CarsSimplified 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I wonder how small of an area can be affected. For example, if my back yard has a weird patch where some wildflowers that grow sparsely everywhere else are the dominant plant and grow densely/taller there, could that be an indication of an unusual cluster of rocks just below the soil? It's not a high or low spot and there isn't any known soil difference or known buried thing like a septic tank.

@cptnkaos5994 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for posting. I never knew there was, such a thing, as geo botany

@gems 2 жыл бұрын

That's why we're here!

@Oxymoroness 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on gemstone beads? I'd love to learn more on how to gauge the quality of a gemstone beads.

@darknessislight3689 2 жыл бұрын

Always fantastic information 😃👍🏾 excellent job 😆

@hannahpumpkins4359 2 жыл бұрын

I keep asking my houseplants to bring me diamonds, rubies, and gold, but so far no luck - they just kind of stare back blankly at me. I think they're secretly hording the gems and gold so they can get away from my house here in the cold Midwest and head down to the Caribbean! Smart little buggers!

@mudrikinfithor3559 2 жыл бұрын

I realy like geological, because I study Agrogeological bye peter van strateen, amazing 👍

@lukerutherford3293 2 жыл бұрын

this is so crazy because some of the best amethyst i have found has been under small bushes also. i need to pay attention better

@bethmetro8761 2 жыл бұрын

🚨 THIS! 💥 Do more videos like this. More indicator videos please! 🧭 Specifically garnets, labradorite and clear quartz in the New England area. 😅

@brentonmah3258 2 жыл бұрын

0:17 Tundras obviously lack a lot of vegetation which I think is what you meant, but the far north boreal forest would definitely not lack any. If anything, much of if would be untouched forests. I’m sure geobotany can apply there, especially since a lot of the northern boreal forests are pretty remote.

@noob19087 2 жыл бұрын

Must have meant tundra, where there really are no trees. For example Iceland is all tundra and there are no trees over there.

@knightshade6232 2 жыл бұрын

Here in the tropics you can clearly see base on the vegetation of the forest what minerals are under their roots, theirs a rich copper & gold deposit near our area called "tampakan" if done it will be more than 500football fields big, and estimates $80 billion revenue & will create 10,000 jobs, sadly were against it even some of the tribes are not into the project for it will pollute the environment & affect farmlands, food security & water supply in our island 🏝️... And the mine also sits in the ancestral domain of the local tribes so its a big no...

@curlyhairdudeify 2 жыл бұрын

This is so cool.

@seancrisci610 2 жыл бұрын

Certain species of plants Thrive off a certain kinds of minerals found within certain geological areas within the Earth.

@kellydavis6316 2 жыл бұрын

I have found in my yard that my plants indicate that I don't really know what I'm doing.

@planethopper335 Жыл бұрын

What about zincite the red crystals formed in smokestacks?

@jessicaeddins6550 Жыл бұрын

Some one gave me a Moissanite ring But I know NOTHING about it. what is it? Is it worth anything? Should I keep it in a safe? Is it going to chip? Can you do an episode on Moissanite?

@devinkavid 4 ай бұрын

What are some good resources you’d recommend to learn more about geobotany?

@jairprado5538 2 жыл бұрын

o oxi é muito importante

@rpalmerrp21 2 жыл бұрын

I have found a lot of bones that are crystallized so I know that bones can lead to gemstones.🤔

@CJBurgandy 2 жыл бұрын

not really gem related, but this video made me think that Rob could really Rock an undercut hairdo

@mikec3618 2 жыл бұрын

3:26 cobOlt? 😅

@karengarcia8587 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe that all plants🌱🌿🏵🪴, forests🌲🌳, deserts🏜 and rocky Mountains🏔 can have some minerals in them and can help us find gems💎 near by. It's fascinating to know🤔 all about geobotany. Thanks for telling us about it.🧑‍🏫 Nice video and see you later.🙂👍💎🪴