Thanks for watching! If you haven't already, please like and subscribe, and check out my "Exploring Earth Science" playlist for more of my videos (kzfaq.info/sun/PLnAeuYnCyxWkWFOaAY9VjRezA3PCyEq9T). Also, I've recently updated this video, and added some other new minerals content - here's a new minerals playlist - kzfaq.info/sun/PLnAeuYnCyxWkmQyNKKy44KE5fH-SCeWgz Also, I'm adding resources to science.mikesammartano.com everyday - check it out! And keep commenting with your thoughts, including ideas for new videos!!
@squirrele.12664 жыл бұрын
Hi I’m a mineraloligist and well done
@mogoran99474 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir, just subscribed
@kristinalopez344 жыл бұрын
Mike Sammartano fuck you
@milesmartig56034 жыл бұрын
You NEED to focus your camera. Auto-focus is not handling this well, and I gauruntee you that that would improve your watch ability.
@hallowedbethynameyahuah77054 жыл бұрын
Thank you for helping me learn, easy to watch, very nice.
@knoxvillehermitfreemoviesm36255 жыл бұрын
Simple, direct, well-paced, no audio problems, no lighting problems. For beginners like me, this is definitely the most helpful identification video.
@ballisticcoefficientdepend98114 жыл бұрын
@Knoxville Hermit As a beginner myself, I completely agree!
@freshmoistfrog84174 жыл бұрын
"breakage is probably the hardest property to identify" *clicks like immediately*
@johnpriest23152 жыл бұрын
Same, same
@roku45935 жыл бұрын
Is anyone here because of a identification test?
@allenc.35615 жыл бұрын
Yep ... have one tomorrow
@buyanifakudze34894 жыл бұрын
Yep!
@soupd0d0834 жыл бұрын
Yeah but during coronavirus
@gizmodagecko65373 жыл бұрын
have one in two days
@therandomrobot96733 жыл бұрын
Cool your test is today
@jarrodfritz37926 жыл бұрын
You just did in 8 minutes what my TA couldn't do in 30. Thank you!
@PunmasterSTP2 жыл бұрын
Yeah these videos are awesome! Hey I know it's been awhile, but I was just curious; how'd the rest of your class go?
@lazyburberry71836 жыл бұрын
OMG UR A LIFE SAVER!!!!! i had to do a rocks and minerals test and i got ALL OF THEM CORRECT!!! THANK U!! :3
@mikesammartano5 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@BlueMouseFlea9 жыл бұрын
This video is very thorough and clear. I don't know if it is just me, but do the minerals look out of focus?
@michaelshammer14059 жыл бұрын
Kelly Garcia No it's not just you, it looked like that to me as well
@lukesnider37337 жыл бұрын
ya it's a bit out of focus but that's probably due to it being so close to the camera
@meusana36817 жыл бұрын
Why are you asking? worried that field samples should not look out of focus also? His fingernails were also out of focus btw.
@kingmo29387 жыл бұрын
LOL
@TrixStix6 жыл бұрын
same also sub to Trix Stix!
@pritipravapanda21115 жыл бұрын
As I am a geology student it is very useful for me..... Tq so much🙂🙂🙂🙂
@ayuandriyani25573 жыл бұрын
me too, geological engineering
@PunmasterSTP2 жыл бұрын
@@ayuandriyani2557 I'm just curious, how has that been going?
@amymahar26354 жыл бұрын
Great video! The sheet of biotite looked more like muscovite and the lighting made the luster a little difficult to see. I still plan to use this with my students. Nice job.
@PunmasterSTP2 жыл бұрын
How have your classes been going?
@drakied38492 жыл бұрын
Thanks man very informative
@TheCrystalCollector6 жыл бұрын
great video! Great stuff to know!!
@mikesammartano5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@sistershook57195 жыл бұрын
I watch your videos!! Haha i just jere to learn more about minerals
@BackYardGardeningTip6 жыл бұрын
I have been picking up rocks and bringing them home for years. I didn't know any of the things you talked about although I did noticed that come rocks broke with straight lines. Cool and informative video. Thanks.
@mikesammartano5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@sistershook57195 жыл бұрын
Haha me too
@angelamcguckin16035 жыл бұрын
Same 👌🌈🌍
@sherrsam6 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful. I used it with my 4th grade homeschooler and she was able to understand it more than I thought she would.
@rudylimjoco12295 жыл бұрын
Very educational & i learn so much bout minerals . Very interesting topic , thanks for sharing us your knowledge . Looking forward for more video like this .
@sirajahmad46614 жыл бұрын
Nephrite = How to tell whether a Nephrite is of a Good Grade - and How and where to find a Good Buyers For it ?
@assassin44404 жыл бұрын
Teacher: watch this video Me: *ok*
@goonar42104 жыл бұрын
literally me
@reverie57604 жыл бұрын
yep
@assassin44404 жыл бұрын
GUy JsHUT Up I’m DoinG MY hOmWoRk
@reverie57604 жыл бұрын
@@assassin4440 :P
@kristinalopez344 жыл бұрын
Same
@thecryptobureau67386 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, just wanted to say thanks for your range of videos on rocks mate. Helped me out greatly with my year 8's.
@mikesammartano6 жыл бұрын
No problem, glad they helped!
@PunmasterSTP2 жыл бұрын
I'm just curious; how have your studies been going since then?
@charlesbduke79474 жыл бұрын
Well done . Have you considered doing a DVD for use by gem clubs? There is a great need by the clubs to teach this, it's not that they can't teach it , it hard to maintain uniformity. Once again , well done.
@satyakidas2366 жыл бұрын
really helpful..... sir i am a geology student from India, can u pls tell me how to identify whether a mineral is crystalline or amourphous?????
@jiopt93312 жыл бұрын
Why dont you search
@user-wg3uk6nv6g Жыл бұрын
i love your mineral samples
@christinamolina74615 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Much needed for my geology quiz tomorrow!! Thank you!!
@PunmasterSTP2 жыл бұрын
I know it's been a long long time, but I came across your comment and I was just curious. How did your quiz (and the rest of your class) go?
@Ramesh-cc6fs2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. It's so easy for me to complete my geography chapters after watching your videos.
@PunmasterSTP2 жыл бұрын
How did the rest of your class go?
@clarakim258810 ай бұрын
I am a twelve year old Korean girl, and I watched this video for my academy test. This was the first video I actually understood.
@moriartyholmes29815 жыл бұрын
This is comprehensive. Thank you.
@justinshrake38529 жыл бұрын
Great videos. I have been using them with my class. They have really helped with the study of rocks and minerals. Also, they have aided in the development of their note taking. Seriously enjoy. Thank you.
@PunmasterSTP2 жыл бұрын
I'm just curious; how have your classes been going?
@MrRonGardner6 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to know these things,,,thank you for helping an old guy out!
@mikesammartano5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@agateenchantmentrockwizard59695 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Mike, it's a great helper!
@zakialhariri11975 жыл бұрын
Would u help me about your know..
@agateenchantmentrockwizard59695 жыл бұрын
Not sure i understand your ?, could you explain?
@PunmasterSTP2 жыл бұрын
Identifying minerals? More like "This video kills"...ignorance, with all of the knowledge it contains. Thanks again so much for making and sharing all of these wonderful videos!
@ruthhernandez14967 жыл бұрын
Really helpful, I understood everything and I'm able to identify minerals! (:
@ArunakK-jf8zi3 жыл бұрын
I'm like James
@ArunakK-jf8zi3 жыл бұрын
Super work nice very good
@MischiefHowlVA5 жыл бұрын
This explains so much better then my Earth Science book, very informative, thank you!
@sumansuryavanshi56536 жыл бұрын
all your videos are through and explainary..well done sir!
@anslogarrick7638 Жыл бұрын
🧠
@kellykelly77475 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This was very helpful for me. I love rock hounding.
@gachademin824 жыл бұрын
Who here bcuz cornavirus... 😷😷😷 👇 pres
@gachademin824 жыл бұрын
No school
@hi44824 жыл бұрын
Yeah I have this as homework, but jokes on my teacher cuz I love science 😎
@sheyodaAKAshedevil Жыл бұрын
I signed up beacuse of the name of the channel but the information provided is outstanding!!
@estherprior91354 жыл бұрын
thank you so much my teacher send me this video
@estherprior91354 жыл бұрын
helo are you here of the covid
@hassy2774 жыл бұрын
i was watching this out loud so everyone got suspicious when he kept saying cleavage
@studopedia61015 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Keep on making such informative videos
@lorip165 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one here because of science class?
@fate0clan6195 жыл бұрын
No
@chabotal31335 жыл бұрын
studying for my intro to geology class rn lol
@marklewis47935 жыл бұрын
no,..i just have a box of rocks,and i skipped science class when i was in school..(a lo-o-ng time ago),and i need to know whats in the box,
@pokecollets45785 жыл бұрын
No
@SanjayAgrawal15 жыл бұрын
NO
@xxxjr42384 жыл бұрын
thank you for helping us
@perseusofmacedon69185 жыл бұрын
I found in one trip to a mountain crystal rocks kind of clear and goldish (not metallic) and I am very curious in finding what type of mineral is this
@rainbowgemtestinglab7663 жыл бұрын
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@krishnaepuri96834 жыл бұрын
This is a perfect video for my school assignment!!
@michswags5 жыл бұрын
Thiiis is just what Ive been looking for...Thankyou Very Much!!!!
@nalinbandara35464 жыл бұрын
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@rajwinderdhaliwal50684 жыл бұрын
Why did you write thiiis
@IW2MXP6 ай бұрын
Nice lecture. Thank you.
@sistershook57195 жыл бұрын
Who else is here bacause you actually like minerals and want to learn more about them not because of science
@fahadsami95614 жыл бұрын
thx dude i needed this for my school i am so glad at least someone so good at science atleast i can answer my teacher any quistion she asks me thxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and youll give me a A++ once again thxxxxxxxxxxxxx hip hip horray hip hip horray
@agateenchantmentrockwizard59695 жыл бұрын
Great help thank you
@harmonymomentofbeing57534 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid ty for your time and knowledge ..thanx fir sharing !!
@kaydeezcafe7265 жыл бұрын
"This piece Galena has a really interesting type of CALCITE" ! 4:26 (thumbs up) very thorough and clear explanation!
@mikesammartano5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@flameb0w4024 жыл бұрын
I have a geode, and the crystals inside are white. They first smelled kind of like laundry detergent, but now they smell like nothing. It might have been because I cracked it open with a hammer. It isn’t see through, and when I put a fire up to it the color changed to gray and yellow, and it smells like ash now. What do you think it is?
@shadisaconnell11046 жыл бұрын
And non-metal has a few sub-category as well. Pearly, Vitreous, Resinous, Waxy,etc
@haroonnadeem51857 жыл бұрын
I watch pretty much all of your vidoes and they are awesome please make more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@mustafatoppi3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot bro its help me with my petroleum engineering study
@moeali-gk6by4 жыл бұрын
best teacher ever
@glenlemons72534 жыл бұрын
Mike question if a black fractured glassy rock cuts in to glass. Is it a mineral? Thanks for your answer to this question in advance.
@amandaahringer74662 жыл бұрын
You're a fantastic teacher!!
@mikesammartano2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@OneCupOfCoffee2044 жыл бұрын
While this information is useful in identifying mineral characteristics, it does not identify specific minerals. For example, how do you identify two different minerals that are soft, fracture the same, are nonmetallic, and have no calcite? Can this be done without expensive scientific equipment? I ask this because my 6-year-old granddaughter is very interested and I would like to help her understand more about it. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.
@muhammadumairaslam50647 жыл бұрын
this cleared my concept as clean as whistle Thankyou sir! and keep uploading such videos :)
@vaiduriampalaniappan90213 жыл бұрын
I have a rock where yellow color mineral distributed around it. I want to know whether it is gold. Is there any other metal or mineral that is yellow in color
@nidaancheta16104 жыл бұрын
hello I really enjoy watching your video
@gogo_princess49002 жыл бұрын
That was kinda helpful tysm🥰
@lyliantazi89447 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very helpful for my last minute studying.
@VoyagesNow3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@ChristyanneMelendez4 жыл бұрын
This is great! Thank you so much for putting this together!
@anjalimeshram7574 жыл бұрын
Wow you explain so good. 👍
@abdulrahmanabdullatif50705 жыл бұрын
ur videos really helped me sir ...thank you
@alexandermoney29772 жыл бұрын
IDENTIFYING MINERALS 0:01 Mineral Color 0:10 PROBLEM 0:26 All the same mineral. 0:39 Color is not a reliable characteristic to use for identification. 1:09 TESTING HARDNESS 1:16 TESTING LUSTER 2:13 TESTING BREAKAGE 3:14 TESTING STREAK 5:18 OTHER CHARACTERISTICS 7:11
@skoveinoraptor22663 жыл бұрын
Nice video👍
@user-sj3kb1kk8h2 жыл бұрын
What semiconductor metals can be used?
@johnsunda53104 жыл бұрын
This guy is so smart
@timegame36502 жыл бұрын
thank you for this😊
@mayawillson44113 жыл бұрын
Thanking you isn't enough ❤️
@trufee97013 жыл бұрын
i love your channel
@manishamandrekar99595 жыл бұрын
Can we take any glass to check the hardness
@elisabethquimis42426 жыл бұрын
Thank you this video help me to study for my quiz
@mikesammartano6 жыл бұрын
No problem!
@MJkatzTheWriter5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for giving us such an informative video that beginners like me can understand! I've heard the terms "fractured" and "cleavage" but as a woman and retired nurse, they simply sounded like sexy underwear and a medical problem! Lol. (Yes, I subscribed!) :)
@Charlesmom5 жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me where I could post a picture of a rock to get help identifying it? I’m not seeing it on any mineral identification web site.
@tahawaleed26274 жыл бұрын
It's better than my teacher
@jobsline7274 жыл бұрын
I do have some stones like the one u have in the middle of your stones ,when u put light to it reflects light. How much would it cost
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@seniwaqairamasi38367 жыл бұрын
Really liked it and help me alot differentiate minerals.
@sirajulislam-hc8ni4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for video
@avatv45 жыл бұрын
ok what all those mean ? if an stone harder or softer than glass or metallic or not so what ? my mean i like to know rear stones is this helpful for me ? i do not care stone is how hard or soft i care how much its value
@minecloudd78523 жыл бұрын
@AVAtv this video was talking about how to identify minerals. If you want, use google lens to find out what it is and search its value.
@waterlemonandfriends6 жыл бұрын
"Please don't lick your mineral samples."
@eroica175 жыл бұрын
But only over the next few days
@sethleoric25984 жыл бұрын
but they look like caaandy
@juliepolk49743 жыл бұрын
@@sethleoric2598 YESSSSSSSS
@thatstough8384 жыл бұрын
This guy is better than my Science teacher
@kevinkiesel49379 жыл бұрын
what if the hardness is 5.5 or 2.5?
@megabayusuryantoko56598 жыл бұрын
+Kevin Kiesel you can see Moh's Scale
@kevinkiesel49378 жыл бұрын
+Mega Bayu Suryantoko is this a comment or a question? I know what Moh's hardness scale is.
@user-ty5fp7vx1u8 жыл бұрын
+Kevin Kiesel Megan Bayu answered your question exactly how it should have been answered.
@criminals70002 жыл бұрын
Soooo Interessstingggg!!
@chantalhofmann35776 жыл бұрын
It's going to help me on my test.
@qijiy4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike 😎
@mysteryguy7935 жыл бұрын
if they are tumbled how can you figure out what they are?
@janicewomack17965 жыл бұрын
This is so informative.
@sagarrajesh826 жыл бұрын
A very informative video.. thanks a lot
@mikesammartano6 жыл бұрын
No problem! Let me know if you have any specific topics you'd like me to cover!
@minecloudd78524 жыл бұрын
Who’s watching for e-school?
@MaroonYT26006 жыл бұрын
when you were testing the hardness you said it would be harder if it scratched and it wouldn't be harder if it didn't, but what if there was a very sharp edge on a mineral that was softer than glass and it scratched the glass? would that make it harder? Anyways hope that makes sense, anyways great video! Cheers
@ProfTydrim5 жыл бұрын
A mineral with hardness below 5.5 will NEVER scratch the glass. No matter how hard you try or what sharp edges it might have