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They're rocks, Hank.

I just spent 2 hours in a university prac for physical geography. This 10 minute video made more sense to me than the whole prac! Thanks

In an alternate universe: “God dammit Marie they’re rocks”

who is here cause ur teacher told u to come here

I must admit. This 10 minute video is very informative and easy to understand. Thank you for sharing

godammit marie! they're fucking minerals!!!

Hey Michael, I teach 6th graders and needed something to introduce minerals today. Found your video and used it in class. It was super helpful. Thanks for sharing it freely with the rest of us. Bill

My teacher put this video in my zoom class and im comenting here at the same time hes watching it so that means that if he scrolls down im screwed lol

Who’s here because of Hank?

They’re minerals Marie

Great explanation. In my mineralogy class we're taught that substances don't need to be solid in order for them to be considered minerals. Mercury is liquid at a certain temperature but lower that temperature and the mercury becomes solid. Same for water which some consider a mineral and others don't.

You’ve done an awesome job with these Earth Science videos. Been pausing to review some of the topics me and my son have gone over before his next exam and found your videos. They cover everything and your presentation is refreshing. Thanks and keep it up! It’s been great practice to go over a chapter, watch your videos on the topics and have him do a short writing assignment to incorporate the lesson for review!

Mike, You have a gift for conveying knowledge as well as reminding a senior citizen of something he learned in grade school but forgot in the intervening years. I’m planning on doing some rockhounding in retirement and found your channel while doing some background work getting ready. Thanks for your efforts.

Hank Schrader: now this is entertainment

A brief introduction to minerals? More like "A better way to instruct us so we can learn it all!" Thanks for creating this very informative series and I fully intend to watch until the end.

Jesus Marie!

Who else here is watching this because your science teacher told you to?

Man you have the most informative and engaging content on you tube. I love straight to the point facts and the photos!

I still can't believe that I had to sit in a room for 6hrs just to understand this topic however the answer was right under my nose...... Thanks a looooot💯

I had a test and your video helped me

Thank you for making this. Very accessible, clearly communicated.

THEY ARENT ROCKS MARIE THEY ARE MINERALS

This video was perfect! I looked for many years for a video that could explain to me the difference between minerals, elements and rocks. Thank you for this!

OMG this was the best video detailing Minerals. Thank you for breaking it down for us to understand clearly. The example s really put each criteria into perspective. Thank you. I now feel comfortable explaining the 5 criterias.

Round of applause for these rocks that are litterally sustaining life.👏🏿👏🏿

My grade 8 science teacher showed me this, awesome video, thanks for sharing!!

Im watching this right before a science test. Life saver

Thank you !!!! I needed a quick recap and I understood more than I did in my college lecture

Hank Schrader watches this video 5 times a day.

I showed my students this video and they loved it! Thank you😊

So well done. Succinct and digestible. Exactly what I was looking to find. Thank you!

this made tons of sense, I am homeschooled so videos like this does wonders for my grades.

this was a great video. easy to understand, great examples. thanks so much.

This is the most engaging and well explained video I have seen.

thank you very much

Bless you for making this video my goodness, so informative yet easy to understand!! Thank you!

Excellent, easy to understand video. Thanks

Man thank for this.This is so good explained.Long live Mike Sammartano!!!Greetings from Serbia.

Thank you for your very clear video!

That was brilliant. Thank you. I will remember a lot of that because of how well you narrated the video.

This is the second of your videos that I have watched, and I have watched many hundreds of KZfaq videos over the years. You have a real gift for making complex issues simple through clear explanations and talented logic. Thank you very much

Enlightening, as ever. Thanks so much ! 👍

Thank you, I just showed this to my wife. She keeps calling my minerals rocks, now i hope she'll understand

you just skimmed through my entire lesson. this was really helpful!

Very useful thanks for making this. I have to study for my test tomorrow and this video was really helpful !! :)

thank you so much Mike Sammartano

Very helpful, you have nice teaching skills and voice

you rock

Thanks for helping me to study my test

I see how this works... KZfaq recommends some mine exploration videos which lead to prospecting videos which lead to the Tucson gem show videos which leads me to *Geology 101* here... very sneaky but your plan worked, I’m watching the videos and learning :)

Thank You Sir Michael Sammartano video was well organised and very informative.

3:48 You should have also mentioned that Marcasite also has the same Chemical Formula as Pyrite. Any "Marcasite" in jewelry is actually Pyrite. Marcasite is too brittle to cut, and powders easily. Pyrite is a tougher Mineral, so it can be faceted.

god bless you, you have a gift of simplifying complexity. the video was amazing-zing-zing.

Sir kindly explain All geology topics.This video is really helpful

This is very helpful, I'm using it for a presentation if that's okay. Let me know if it's not.

Thanks this helped with my test.

Thank you my teacher showed this us today

wow, you're video is amazing. it helps me a lot especially that im reporting mineral resources tom

Thanks for explaining the rocks, atoms and characteristic's.of minerals and structure...Good stuff

Dude this was so easy to understand! great video, 10/10 from me

Video is informative ...thank you

Clear and concise, perfect.

Your a beast I can finally somewhat understand geology now

that just covered a whole chapter Im writing about tomorrow in 10 minutes thanx

Thank you this is really useful for my studies

Oh, thank you. I finally have a glimmer of understanding. Now if I can just remember it.

Thank You Mike Sammartano, I was hoping you could provide us with an explanation for Fossilized wood and how it also seems to be able to contain minerals..

This video is great to use in try to keep yourself awake challenge. You'll learn a lot of things.

The best video I have ever seen !!!!!helped me a lot in my presentation thankyou for a great video 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🙂🙂🙂🙂

HS Earth Science Teacher, will be introducing my Minerals chapter today with your video...Great!...Thanks!!

Thanks you... A perfect teacher...

Thanks for the help, greatly appreciate your work man

Preeety clear! Thx.

Thank you. Very educational. Best of KZfaq.

I have a geol 101 midterm in an hour and used this to jog my memory thank u much!

Thank you sooo much I’ve been paying for classes and I didn’t understand but with this 10min video I understand very well thanks a lot I think I’m going to do great in my final exam:)

This was so so helpful, thank you so much!

Very informative introduction to minerals :) Thank you!

thanks for the video,i learned to identify a mineral

Splendid introduction to minerals: well-structured & well-designed! Thanks!

Very informative video. Thank you.

Great video! This was very helpful for me, thanks.

Thank you for this video! I was referred to you by my professor, Suzanne Metlay, as I will be taking the Praxis II exam tomorrow. It is really helpful to view videos on subjects for me since I am a visual learner. This video has been very helpful to me, and I thank you. I have a few more to view, too! Way to go, Michael!

Wow! So, in a way rocks are kinda like in the field of chemistry. 😊 Had NO IDEA about this! Great video! 👍

Thanks for putting this together.

Hi, I have a doubt. What does it mean for a substance not to have a fixed chemical formula? Like if it doesn't have a fixed chemical formula, then what kind of formula it has with example? Thank You

Very informative Thanks sir

Thank you very much this will be an improvement in my grades

This helps me a lot

This was really concise and clear. Very helpful and well done.

It to good for students understandment... TQ sir

thank you! this was very informative

i watched this about 10 times and still dont get it my brain is the size of a peanut

Wow really good, clear video. Thank you for this.

Sir very useful.thanks a lot.

Thank you so much this helped me a lot!😁

you helped me on my exam. THANKS

Well done loved the video

mostly as being an indian found it difficult to understand the accent of foreigners as it is very fluent but this one was really very clear to me. thanks ,sir !😊